The Challenge Coping and Resilience of the Families of School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in China: A Qualitative Study by Fengying Han, Xin Gao

“…Based on Walsh’s family resilience theory, a qualitative research methodology was used, with semi-structured interviews to collect experience data from these families, and thematic analysis was used to summarize the main challenges and coping processes. …”
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Comparison of trabeculotomy ab externo outcomes between resident physicians and supervising ophthalmologists using propensity score matching by Tomoaki Sakamoto, Hirokazu Nisiwaki

“…We retrospectively analyzed surgical data on 248 eyes that underwent LOT ab externo at our hospital between April 2016 and December 2022. …”
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Twenty Years of Activity of the Councils and Representatives of the Slovene National Minority in Croatia by Barbara Riman, Sonja Novak Lukanovič

“…The article analyses the activity of the councils and representatives of the Slovene minority in Croatia. Data analysis, sourced from official documents of the Croatian Government and media reports (including minority media), indicates that members of the Slovene minority in Croatia have not fully acknowledged the significance of these political bodies, which could potentially play a more prominent role in improving their position. …”
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Screening Test for At-Risk Drinking: Development of New Abbreviated Version of Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test for Young and Middle-Aged Adults by Jae Hee Lee, Koo Young Jung, Yoon Hee Choi

“…In this study, we developed a new abbreviated version of AUDIT called the Screening Tool for At-risk Drinking (STAD) for young and middle-aged adults, consisting of two questions that reflect the structure of the AUDIT questionnaire using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). …”
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Driving success: Leveraging strategic decision-making and digital technology for sustainable performance by Diana Escandon-Barbosa, Jairo Salas-Paramo

“…To achieve this objective, a survey was conducted among 400 international companies with active commercial presence in various countries and that, in turn, rely heavily on digital technologies to drive their global operations. These data were processed using a structural equation model to analyze the relationships between the study variables. …”
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Investigation of temperature-dependent performance degradation in AlGaN/InGaN/GaN HEMTs: Implications for device reliability and efficiency by Neda Ahmad, Sonam Rewari, Vandana Nath

“…Simulated DC characteristics are validated against experimental data using the 2D device simulation tool, TCAD Atlas. …”
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Electric Submersible Pump Fault Diagnosis Based on Laplacian Eigenmaps and Weighted Extreme Learning Machine by XU Zekun, FU Jun, GAO Xiaoyong, ZHANG Yu, LI Qiang, TAN Chaodong

“…Electric submersible pump (ESP) oil production technology is widely used in non-flowing high-yield wells and high water-cut wells, but equipment faults are prone to occur during operation, and subsequent maintenance may trigger long-term downtime, which may cause incalculable economic losses. …”
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Identifying the critical management aspects for diabetic patients A qualitative study by Farshad Falahati, Khalil Alimohammadzadeh, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Ali Maher, Mehrnoosh Jafari

“…Model validation was conducted through confirmatory factor analysis using Lisrel software version 8.8, with the chi-square test confirming the model. …”
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Exploring the Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment, External Debt Stock, and Economic Growth in Tanzania by Seth Kenedi Mbwambo, Romanus L. Dimoso

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Anonymous group key distribution scheme for the internet of vehicles by Zhiwang HE, Huaqun WANG

“…Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET) play a crucial role in intelligent transportation systems by providing driving information and services such as collision prevention and improved traffic efficiency.However, when a trusted third party (TTP) interacts with a vehicle in VANET, it can be vulnerable to security threats like eavesdropping, tampering, and forgery.Many existing schemes rely heavily on TTP for key negotiation to establish session keys and ensure session security.However, this over-reliance on TTP can introduce a single point of failure and redundancy issues when TTP sends the same information to multiple vehicles.Additionally, key negotiation methods used for creating group session keys often result in increased interaction data and interaction times.An anonymous group key distribution scheme for the internet of vehicles was proposed to address these challenges.The Road Side Units (RSUs) were used to facilitate the creation of group session keys among multiple vehicles.Identity-based public key cryptography and an improved multi-receiver encryption scheme were utilized for communication between RSUs and vehicles, enabling two-way authentication and secure distribution of group session keys.During the key distribution process, a single encryption operation was sufficient to allow all group members to obtain a consistent session key.This reduced the reliance on TTP for authentication and group communication.Formal security proofs demonstrate that the proposed scheme satisfies basic security requirements.Furthermore, performance analysis and comparisons indicate that this scheme offers lower computational overhead and communication overhead compared to similar schemes.…”
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Determining the diagnostic cut-off on the Chinese version of severity of dependence scale for cannabis by Albert Kar Kin Chung, Cheuk Yin Tse

“…All items loaded into a single factor which accounted for 56.64% of the variance. Receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated that a C-SDS-C cut-off score of ≥ 3 provided optimal discrimination for moderate to severe CUD among Chinese-speaking individuals using cannabis.ConclusionThe C-SDS-C is a valid and reliable screening instrument to identify cannabis users with moderate-to-severe CUD in the Chinese-speaking population.…”
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Research on the Sharing Control Method of Anemometer Based on Wind Direction Correlation Coefficient of Wind Turbine by WEN Kun, WAN Yubin, HU Kaikai, ZHANG Jiayou, CHEN Ya'nan, LI Kecheng

“…Finally, according to the given control strategy, the wind farm SCADA sharing module extracts the wind direction sequence of the shared wind turbine group, calculates the shared wind direction sequence by using the linear regression method, and shares the sequence to the defective wind turbine to realize short-term obstacle avoidance operation. Measurement data is obtained from the actual wind farm and simulation experiment is carried out by Matlab simulation software. …”
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Development of a clinical predictive score for allergic reactions during oral food challenges in pediatric patients. by Manatchanok Pattarakiatjaroen, Araya Yuenyongviwat, Pasuree Sangsupawanich

“…Logistic regression analysis with predictor selection using a backward stepwise approach, was employed. …”
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Transmission and Volatility Mechanisms of Mineral and Oil Prices in the Context of Clean Energy Transition: A Global Perspective by Md. Monirul Islam, Kazi Sohag

“…The PCQ analysis shows that aluminum and copper price shock transmission and volatility spillover effects boost cumulative and decomposed renewable energy generation, particularly solar and wind power, in bullish market conditions with long-term memory. …”
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Performance evaluation of first Iranian large scale photovoltaic power plant by Mehran Pirzadi, Ali Asghar Ghadimi

“…The information of this power plant is recorded in fifteen-minute intervals, which according to IEC-61724 this power plant is in class B, and we can do a one-year performance analysis. Also, the effect of the improper operation on the amount of injected energy into the grid is investigated. …”
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A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE BUSINESS FUNCTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICAN SMMES: INSIGHTS POST-COVID-19 by Nomfundo Gladys Khoza, Walter Mthuthuzeli Mkosana

“…Keywords: Digital Transformation; SMMEs; South Africa; Post-COVID-19; Sectoral Analysis …”
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Simulation of creep of a rectangular wooden beam under prolonged static load by B. M. Yazyev, Song Xuanzhen, M. А. Magomedov, S. V. Litvinov, V. V. Kuznetsov

“…Depending on the stress level, the operation of wooden beams under prolonged load is characterized by both linear and nonlinear creep. …”
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Design and evaluation of a compact unified hexagonal dual-band wearable patch antenna by Ayyappa Swamy Burra, Bappadittya Roy

“…This antenna is optimized for efficient operation and it is ideal for wireless communications, ISM band, WBAN applications, high data rate devices, and other wearable devices.…”
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Intensification of Hydrate Formation by Microbubbles by Kutnyi B.A., Krot O.P., Chernetska I.V.

“…To achieve the goal, the following tasks were solved: the experimental unit was developed and assembled; the experimental research methodology was proposed; experimental data were obtained and their statistical analysis was performed; a mathematical model of hydrodynamic and heat and mass-exchange processes in the nozzle was developed; оn the basis of the mathematical model, a calculation program was created which allows analyzing the nozzle operation in different thermobaric conditions under different hydrodynamic regimes. …”
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Land concentration processes in Poland in the light of D.C. North’s development paradigm by Mirosław Struś, Magdalena Raftowicz

“…The research was conducted based on a critical analysis of literature concerning institutional aspects of rural areas and data from the General Agricultural Censuses of 2010 and 2020. …”
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