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22 Citations
8,349 Views
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Professional Self-Concept and Self-Confidence for Nurses Dealing with COVID-19 Patients

  • Nabeel F. Allobaney,
  • Nidal F. Eshah,
  • Ahmad A. Abujaber and
  • Abdulqadir J. J. Nashwan

20 January 2022

Purpose: To identify the impact of dealing with COVID-19 patients in clinical areas on nurses’ professional self-concept and self-confidence. Background: Professional self-concept is considered a critical factor in the recruitment/retention pro...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,901 Views
24 Pages

Self-Confidence of Venezuelan Migrant Entrepreneurs in Colombia

  • Neida Albornoz-Arias and
  • Akever-Karina Santafé-Rojas

This study determines the personality and behavioural factors related to pull motivation that explains the self-confidence of Venezuelan migrant entrepreneurs. Using a quantitative approach, this study conducted a survey with 88 migrants who own prod...

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  • Open Access
138 Views
13 Pages

6 March 2026

Solution-focused brief group counseling is a systematic approach that centers on solutions rather than the problem itself. In this approach, which focuses on the strengths of the clients, the solutions are generated by the clients themselves, which i...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,981 Views
11 Pages

Experiential Education Builds Student Self-Confidence in Delivering Medication Therapy Management

  • Wendy M. Parker,
  • Kirsten M. Donato,
  • Katie E. Cardone and
  • Jennifer Cerulli

To determine the impact of advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE) on student self-confidence related to medication therapy management (MTM), fourth-year pharmacy students were surveyed pre/post APPE to: identify exposure to MTM learning opport...

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  • Open Access
2,033 Views
13 Pages

21 March 2024

This article deals with the question of the extent to which the Teutonic Order, as a clerical order of knights founded during the Third Crusade, succeeded in expressing its self-confidence and identity by means of its seal. The “geographical&rd...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
10,950 Views
12 Pages

Evaluating Satisfaction and Self-Confidence among Nursing Students in Clinical Simulation Learning

  • Sara Moreno-Cámara,
  • Henrique da-Silva-Domingues,
  • Laura Parra-Anguita and
  • Belén Gutiérrez-Sánchez

25 April 2024

Background: Clinical simulation is effective in nursing student education, fostering autonomous learning and critical skill development in safe environments. This method is adaptable to dynamic educational approaches and integrates technology. Satisf...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
7,070 Views
13 Pages

The Influence of Pre-Competitive Anxiety and Self-Confidence on Dancesport Performance

  • Sara Aliberti,
  • Gaetano Raiola,
  • Francesca D’Elia and
  • Domenico Cherubini

13 November 2024

Competitive dancesport (DS) performance is a multifactorial phenomenon influenced by physical and mental factors. The emotions experienced by athletes in competition are strongly linked to their sports performance. However, to our knowledge, no studi...

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  • Open Access
83 Citations
25,636 Views
20 Pages

10 June 2021

This exploratory study contributes to the understanding of self-confidence as a predictor of self-efficacy, ease of use, and usefulness of eLearning platforms in corporate training. The present research explored the relationship among the employees’...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,017 Views
23 Pages

29 August 2025

The study investigates the interplay among second language (L2) learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC), L2 self-confidence (L2SC), and academic self-concept (ASC) within a cohort of Vietnamese university students studying in the United King...

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  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,598 Views
15 Pages

Self-confidence as one of the human psychological behaviors has important influence on emergency management decision making, which has been ignored in existing methods. To fill this gap, we dedicate to design a group decision making approach consider...

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  • Open Access
956 Views
19 Pages

13 December 2025

A robust literature focused on social capital created in the family has emphasized the efficacy of parental involvement in child, adolescent, and young adult development. Social capital created with and derived from parents has strong and consistent...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,924 Views
22 Pages

16 December 2020

Brief face-to-face self-confidence workshops were effective in reducing depression among the public. Technological advances have enabled traditional face-to-face interventions to be adapted using unique technology-mediated platforms. This article det...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,068 Views
8 Pages

Simulation-based training (SBT) is increasingly recognized in medical education for enhancing clinical skills and confidence. This study evaluated the impact of SBT on satisfaction and self-confidence among final-year medical students at Jazan Univer...

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  • Open Access
3,796 Views
12 Pages

Nursing Students’ Satisfaction and Self-Confidence After Short-Term Clinical Preparation: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Asim Abdullah Alhejaili,
  • Bassam Alshahrani,
  • Abdulrahman Muslihi,
  • Paul Reinald Base Garcia,
  • Mark Yuga Roque,
  • Rawan Saud Alharbi and
  • Hammad Ali Fadlalmola

1 September 2025

Background/Objectives: The transition from theoretical knowledge to clinical practice poses significant challenges for nursing students globally. This critical period requires comprehensive educational support to build confidence and competence. Whil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,470 Views
11 Pages

Perceived Motivational Climate Determines Self-Confidence and Precompetitive Anxiety in Young Soccer Players: Analysis by Gender

  • Verónica Morales-Sánchez,
  • Montserrat Caballero-Cerbán,
  • Cristina Postigo-Martín,
  • Juan P. Morillo-Baro,
  • Antonio Hernández-Mendo and
  • Rafael E. Reigal

25 November 2022

The main objective of this study was to analyze whether the perception of the motivational climate in young soccer players determines the level of competitive anxiety and self-confidence. In addition, the results were explored according to gender, in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,297 Views
18 Pages

Satisfaction and Self-Confidence of Moroccan Nursing Students in Simulation-Based Learning and Their Associations with Simulation Design Characteristics and Educational Practices

  • Hicham Blaak,
  • Abdelmajid Lkoul,
  • Hayat Iziki,
  • Abdelhadi El Haddaouy,
  • Ahmed Kharabch,
  • Rachid Razine,
  • Lahcen Belyamani and
  • Majdouline Obtel

25 April 2025

Background: Nursing students must be able to enter clinical practice as safe, accurate, competent, and compassionate professionals. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of simulation training on the satisfaction and...

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  • Open Access
2,998 Views
29 Pages

24 October 2025

This study, by analyzing processes taking place in physical education (PE) lessons, sought to identify how traits of self-confidence and intrinsic motivation developed in pupils with special educational needs (SEN). The research employed a micro-ethn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,384 Views
12 Pages

Relationship between Aggressiveness, Self-Confidence, and Perceived Coach Support and Head Impact Exposure in Youth Football

  • Madison E. Marks,
  • William C. Flood,
  • Mireille E. Kelley,
  • Mark A. Espeland,
  • Christopher M. Miles,
  • Alexander K. Powers,
  • Christopher T. Whitlow,
  • Joseph A. Maldjian,
  • Joel D. Stitzel and
  • Jillian E. Urban

29 July 2022

This study evaluated head impact exposure (HIE) metrics in relation to individual-level determinants of HIE. Youth (n = 13) and high school (n = 21) football players were instrumented with the Head Impact Telemetry (HIT) system during one season. Pla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,046 Views
21 Pages

Linguistic preference relations are widely used by decision makers to elicit their preferences over alternatives in the Group Decision Making (GDM) process. Recent studies have shown that self-confidence, as an important human psychological behavior,...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,632 Views
11 Pages

In self-directed learning, students take the initiative to identify learning goals, choose learning strategies, and evaluate learning outcomes. This study aimed to explore the effects of a self-directed clinical practicum on nursing students’ s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,537 Views
21 Pages

In the face of practical problems such as the increasing demand for shared bicycles and the number of faulty vehicles which are hard to handle and repair in time, shared bicycles operators tend to outsource recycling services to suppliers. To solve t...

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  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,110 Views
15 Pages

31 July 2020

Food resource management (FRM) behaviors are key components within nutrition education programs designed to help food insecure households maximize their food dollars. However, little is known about the association between FRM self-confidence and fina...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,469 Views
12 Pages

Educational posters are used to enhance knowledge, attitudes and self-confidence of patients. Little is known on their effectiveness for educating health care professionals. As these professionals may play an important role in suicide prevention, the...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,505 Views
9 Pages

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-Confidence in Patient Treatment in the Endodontic and Restorative Procedures of Dentistry Students at the University of Novi Sad

  • Milica Jeremic Knezevic,
  • Milana Bojinovic,
  • Daniela Djurovic Koprivica,
  • Aleksandra Maletin,
  • Aleksandar Knezevic,
  • Marija Sarac,
  • Tatjana Puskar,
  • Zeljka Nikolasevic and
  • Bojana Ramic

10 July 2024

(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a change in the concept of teaching with the introduction of online lectures and “distance learning.” The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,104 Views
11 Pages

VNursLab 3D Simulator: A Web-Based Nursing Skills Simulation of Knowledge of Nursing Skill, Satisfaction, and Self-Confidence among Nursing Students

  • Restuning Widiasih,
  • Maria Komariah,
  • Iqbal Pramukti,
  • Raini Diah Susanti,
  • Habsyah Saparidah Agustina,
  • Hidayat Arifin,
  • Yulia Kurniawati and
  • Katherine Nelson

19 April 2022

The use of technology-based learning methods in nursing education is necessary in the era of digitalization, but these methods are limited, especially in developing countries, including Indonesia. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Virtual...

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  • Open Access
2,055 Views
14 Pages

Staff’s Knowledge and Self-Confidence in Difficult Communication: Evaluation of a Short Experiential-Based Training Program

  • Silvia Gonella,
  • Ludovica Brofferio,
  • Luigi Stella,
  • Daniele Sciarrotta,
  • Paola Di Giulio and
  • Valerio Dimonte

8 February 2025

Background: Most of the communication training programs developed over the past two decades were monodisciplinary, relied on traditional teaching methods, and targeted the hospital context. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of...

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  • Open Access
2,075 Views
12 Pages

Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Ambulatory Self-Confidence Questionnaire (ASCQ), Portuguese (European) Version

  • Maria Teixeira,
  • Mónica Luís,
  • Magda Reis,
  • Carlota Carvão and
  • Anabela Correia Martins

In a world where physical activity and social participation are fundamental pillars of a full and healthy life, confidence in walking has emerged as a fundamental aspect to assess, especially for older adults. Therefore, the purpose of this study was...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,576 Views
10 Pages

This study aimed to examine the relationships between student satisfaction and self-confidence in learning (SCLS), the simulation design scale (SDS), and educational practices in simulation (EPSS) and to identify the influencing factors on SCLS in nu...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,909 Views
16 Pages

The Role of Government Financial Support Programmes, Risk-Taking Propensity, and Self-Confidence on Propensity in Business Ventures

  • Mohd Nor Hakimin Bin Yusoff,
  • Fakhrul Anwar Zainol,
  • Mohammad Ismail,
  • Razman Hafifi Redzuan,
  • Rooshihan Merican Abdul Rahim Merican,
  • Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik and
  • Asyraf Afthanorhan

4 January 2021

This study identifies the effect of government financial support services (GFSS) on the relationship between two dimensions of psychological factors in business ventures. As such, the study uses small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of various Malaysia...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,330 Views
15 Pages

30 January 2025

The self-confidence of nurses in performing electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring is a critical competency for managing patients with cardiac conditions in high-acuity settings such as emergency rooms (ERs) and intensive care units (ICUs). This study...

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  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,994 Views
15 Pages

18 August 2021

This paper reports a case study, developed in K-12 Portuguese Education, that aimed to analyze the computer science teachers’ knowledge, interest, and self-confidence to use educational robotics and other programable objects in classroom activities t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,628 Views
16 Pages

Objectives: To provide safe and effective local anesthesia, dentists must have knowledge of neuroanatomy, anesthesia agents, techniques, equipment, and proper use of local anesthetics. This study aims to explore the knowledge, practices, and confiden...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,939 Views
14 Pages

24 May 2023

With the development of the cloud computing era, the decision-making environment and algorithm models have become increasingly complex, and traditional decision-making methods have been unable to meet the needs of large group decision-making (LGDM) p...

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  • Open Access
227 Views
16 Pages

27 February 2026

Background/Objectives: Effective glycemic management from the time of diagnosis is essential in the care of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D), as early glycemic patterns can influence long-term health outcomes. Methods: This explora...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,027 Views
13 Pages

Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Knowledge of Primary Care Professionals towards School Bullying

  • María del Carmen Celdrán-Navarro,
  • Ismael Jiménez-Ruiz,
  • César Leal-Costa,
  • James R. Moore and
  • Pedro José López-Barranco

Attitudes, practices, and knowledge about bullying were evaluated in a sample of 274 primary care professionals, including general practitioners, pediatricians, community, pediatric and school nurses, and residents of these specialties. This study wa...

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  • Open Access
45 Citations
11,758 Views
8 Pages

Psychological and Social Effects of Oral Health and Dental Aesthetic in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: An Observational Study

  • Angela Militi,
  • Federica Sicari,
  • Marco Portelli,
  • Emanuele Maria Merlo,
  • Antonella Terranova,
  • Fabio Frisone,
  • Riccardo Nucera,
  • Angela Alibrandi and
  • Salvatore Settineri

Background: Is well known that oral health and dental aesthetic have significant effects on the sociality of human beings. The aim of the present study was to assess some aspects of oral health with possible repercussions in adolescent and youth, wit...

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  • Open Access
665 Views
14 Pages

19 December 2025

Background/Objective: Hypertension is a major global health concern and a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Lifestyle behaviors, such as diet, physical activity, stress management, and self-confidence, markedly influence hypert...

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  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,868 Views
20 Pages

Entrepreneurial Motivation, Competency and Micro-Enterprise Sustainability Performance: Evidence from an Emerging Economy

  • Syed Ali Fazal,
  • Abdullah Al Mamun,
  • Ali Saleh Alshebami,
  • Rajennd Muniady,
  • Mohd Helmi Ali,
  • Sayed Samer Ali Al Shami,
  • Salem Handhal Al Marri,
  • Abdullah Hamoud Ali Seraj,
  • Murad Thomran and
  • Faiz Algobaei

4 October 2022

Small to medium-sized enterprises suffer from loss of competitive advantage, low productivity, and poor performance because of inadequate competencies. Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to examine the effect of selected motivational...

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  • Open Access
54 Citations
30,006 Views
19 Pages

Revisiting the Self-Confidence and Sport Performance Relationship: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

  • Marc Lochbaum,
  • Mackenzie Sherburn,
  • Cassandra Sisneros,
  • Sydney Cooper,
  • Andrew M. Lane and
  • Peter C. Terry

Self-confidence is a common research topic, and most applied textbooks include interventions designed to enhance athlete confidence. Our purpose was to quantify the self-confidence and sport performance literature using meta-analytic techniques. We a...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,609 Views
14 Pages

Relationship between Sports and Personal Variables and the Competitive Anxiety of Colombian Elite Athletes of Olympic and Paralympic Sports

  • Fabián Humberto Marín-González,
  • Iago Portela-Pino,
  • Juan Pedro Fuentes-García and
  • María José Martínez-Patiño

Background: Anxiety is one of the most complex and the most studied constructs in psychology, and it is extremely frequent in high-level sportsmen and women. The main goal was to study the influence of sex, age, type of sport, sport modality, other p...

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  • Open Access
41 Citations
17,339 Views
14 Pages

9 January 2021

Physical Education (PE) is recognized for its value in developing personal and social development. However, the instructional approach adopted by the teacher may affect the achievement of positive outcomes. This study aimed to examine the effects of...

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  • Open Access
48 Citations
6,070 Views
14 Pages

Gender, Physical Self-Perception and Overall Physical Fitness in Secondary School Students: A Multiple Mediation Model

  • Pedro Jesús Ruiz-Montero,
  • Oscar Chiva-Bartoll,
  • Antonio Baena-Extremera and
  • David Hortigüela-Alcalá

Background: Physical self-perception is often related with better physical fitness perception in adolescents. Moreover, it is an important social cognitive perspective to provide suitable mental health in this population. However, this relationship i...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,096 Views
10 Pages

The Relationship between Football Participation and Sport Trait Confidence for Adolescents: A Chain-Mediated Effect of Collective Self-Esteem and Self-Esteem

  • Deyang Yu,
  • Xiang Che,
  • Haopeng Wang,
  • Ning Ma,
  • Zicheng Wan,
  • Bingjun Wan,
  • Xuqun You,
  • Kun Zhang,
  • Nian Li and
  • Yizhou Shui

31 July 2024

To investigate the relationship between sports participation and sport trait confidence, 1659 teenagers in primary and secondary schools who regularly play football were asked to complete the Sports Participation Scale, Collective Self-Esteem Scale,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,692 Views
13 Pages

Workshop on Blood Loss Quantification in Obstetrics: Improving Medical Student Learning through Clinical Simulation

  • Javier Ruiz-Labarta,
  • Ana Martínez Martín,
  • Pilar Pintado Recarte,
  • Blanca González Garzón,
  • Juan Manuel Pina Moreno,
  • Mercedes Sánchez Rodríguez,
  • África Vallejo Gea,
  • Luis Sordo,
  • Melchor Álvarez-Mon and
  • Juan A. De León-Luis
  • + 2 authors

21 February 2022

Purpose: To assess whether a clinical simulation-based obstetric blood loss quantification workshop for medical undergraduate trainees improves theoretical–practical knowledge, along with self-assurance and self-confidence. Methods: This was a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,390 Views
8 Pages

Effect of High-Volume Training on Psychological State and Performance in Competitive Swimmers

  • Oussama Gaied Chortane,
  • Sofiene Amara,
  • Tiago M. Barbosa,
  • Raouf Hammami,
  • Riadh Khalifa,
  • Sabri Gaied Chortane and
  • Roland van den Tillaar

This study aimed to examine the effect of four weeks of aquatic high-volume training (HVT) on the psychological state (somatic, cognitive anxiety, and self-confidence) and sprint swimming performance (50 m front crawl) compared to the standard traini...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,024 Views
17 Pages

Do Confidence Ratings Reactively Modify Children’s Academic Assessment Performance? Negative Answer from a Three-Year Longitudinal Study

  • Jun Zheng,
  • Ningxin Su,
  • Tian Fan,
  • Baike Li,
  • Wenbo Zhao,
  • Xiao Hu,
  • Chunliang Yang and
  • Liang Luo

The reactivity effect of metacognitive judgments on first-order task performance has received increased research attention. Previous studies showed that soliciting retrospective confidence ratings (CRs) reactively enhances task performance itself, su...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,150 Views
19 Pages

1 March 2024

This paper investigates the impact of product-related experience on consumers’ perception of their knowledge about extended warranties for automobiles in Germany and its implications for sustainability. Utilizing a structural equation model and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
13,733 Views
12 Pages

7 September 2021

This study attempts to answer one straightforward question: “what is the relationship between students’ proficiency level and their willingness to communicate?”, i.e., their “readiness to enter into discourse at a particular time with a specific pers...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
13,713 Views
13 Pages

Analysis of the Sports Psychological Profile, Competitive Anxiety, Self-Confidence and Flow State in Young Football Players

  • José A. Domínguez-González,
  • Rafael E. Reigal,
  • Verónica Morales-Sánchez and
  • Antonio Hernández-Mendo

8 January 2024

The objective of this study was to analyse the correlations among the sports psychological profile, competitive anxiety, self-confidence and the flow state of young football players. Additionally, potential distinctions based on age category, competi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,743 Views
17 Pages

Attitudes Towards Statistics in Secondary Education: Findings from fsQCA

  • Ángel Peiró-Signes,
  • Óscar Trull,
  • Marival Segarra-Oña and
  • J. Carlos García-Díaz

Students report a high degree of anxiety and reduced self-confidence when facing statistical subjects, especially in secondary education. This anxiety turns into poor academic performance. Most studies have used linear models for studying the interre...

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