Impact of offline experiences on consumer decisions: Balanced vs. unbalanced social exchange in switching to online health services by Teng Wang, Yongqiang Sun

“…Objective The diffusion of online health consultations (OHCs) depends on consumers switching from offline to online channels; consumers’ offline experience on health servicer determines their decisions. …”
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Sustainable Maize Storage Technology Adoption in Ghana: Implications for Postharvest Losses, Farm Income, and Income Inequality by Faizal Adams, Emmanuel Donkor, Jonathan Quaye, Anthony Adusei Jantuah, Seth Etuah

“…This study therefore aims to fill this knowledge gap by analysing the factors influencing the diffusion and adoption rates of PICS bags and estimates the impact of the technology adoption on postharvest losses, farm income and income inequality in the Ashanti region of Ghana. …”
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Lithium Salt Screening for PEO-Based Solid Electrolytes of All Solid-State Li Ion Batteries Using Density Functional Theory by Qian Liu, Jinghua Yin, Minghua Chen, Jialong Shen, Xinhao Zhao, Yulong Liu

“…The structure stability, electrochemical stability, and ionic conductivity of eight common inorganic and organic lithium salts were systematically investigated by analyzing five parameters: formation energy, band gap, Li⁺–anion dissociation energy, anion–PEO binding energy, and anion diffusion barriers along PEO chains. …”
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Effect of Growth Parameters and Annealing Atmosphere on the Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films Deposited by Cosputtering by Arun Khalkar, Kwang-Soo Lim, Seong-Man Yu, Shashikant P. Patole, Ji-Beom Yoo

“…The film showed phonon peaks corresponding to the kesterite CZTS, high-absorption coefficient (1.1 × 105 cm−1), and desired optical direct band gap (1.5 eV).…”
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Improvement of Mechanical, Thermal and Optical Properties of Barium Mixed Cobalt Tartrate Hydrate Crystals Grown by Gel Method by S. Vanaja, V. Selvamurugan, P.V. Chandrasekar, R. Krishna Sharma, M. Alagar

“…In this present work, CTH and BCTH crystals have been prepared by gel technique by using single diffusion method at room temperature. The as grown crystals were characterized by using XRD, FT-IR, UV, TG / DTA and Micro hardness studies. …”
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Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Early Diagnosis and Monitoring of Movement Disorders by Emmanuel Ortega-Robles, Benito de Celis Alonso, Jessica Cantillo-Negrete, Ruben I. Carino-Escobar, Oscar Arias-Carrión

“…Emerging MRI modalities such as neuromelanin-sensitive imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging, magnetization transfer imaging, and relaxometry provide sensitive biomarkers that can detect early microstructural degeneration, iron deposition, and connectivity disruptions in key regions like the substantia nigra. …”
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Biogenic ZnO nanoparticles: structural characterisation and bioactivity evaluation by Abhimanyu Parasram Pawar, Kishor Sudhir Naktode, Arvind Janardhan Mungole, Srinivas Anga

“…The calculated optical band gap was 3.33 eV. A prominent FTIR peak at 480 cm⁻¹ indicated Zn-O stretching vibrations. …”
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Enhanced image hash using cellular automata with sponge construction and elliptic curve cryptography for secure image transaction by M. Mohammed Ibrahim, R. Venkatesan, Nasir Ali, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Hafiz Muhammad Afzal Siddiqui, Fikadu Tesgera Tolasa, Suhad Ali Osman Abdallah

“…We use the fact that CA is naturally unpredictable and has a high entropy to improve its diffusion properties. This makes it less vulnerable to differential cryptanalysis. …”
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Modeling urban land density with Gaussian and inverse S functions by analyzing urban expansion in Zhengzhou City by Hongfei Gao, Xuning Qiao, Yongju Yang, Liang Liu, Jinyuan Zhang, Huimin Zhou, Qianxi Zheng

“…This paper addresses this gap by analyzing land use data from 2000 to 2020 in Zhengzhou City, using two models: the Gaussian function and the inverse S function. …”
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Expected profitability, independence, and risk assessment of small farmers in the wave of GM crop collectivization——evidence from Xinjiang and Guangdong by Yu Pang, Helin Zou, Chunchun Jia, Chao Gu

“…This study enriches the theoretical frameworks related to technology acceptance, innovation and diffusion, livelihood strategies, and collective transformation among small farmers in developing countries. …”
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Evaluation on the interface characteristics, mechanism and performance of the dry modified SBS asphalt mixtures by multiscale methods by Zijun Zhang, Wenda Yan, Huadong Sun, Yongling Ding, Fuqiang Dong

“…Microscopic tests results show that the optimal diffusion effect of SBS can be achieved when the mixing time of the mixture is 90 s. …”
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The financialization of platform capital from the perspective of political economy by Hao Qi, Zhongjin Li, Yankai Wen

“…Findings – The paper argues that the advancement of new technologies, excess capital and labor supply in the post-crisis era, and the development of economic financialization, particularly the maturity and diffusion of the venture capital system, constitute the historical background of the financialization of the platform economy. …”
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AI post-intervention operational and functional outcomes prediction in ischemic stroke patients using MRIs by Emily Wittrup, John Reavey-Cantwell, Aditya S. Pandey, Dennis J. Rivet II, Kayvan Najarian

“…Methods This study introduces a novel method leveraging autoencoders to integrate 2.5D diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) with clinical features for refined outcome prediction. …”
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Edaphic and meteorological parameters as determinants of radon exhalation and its environmental implication in Peruvian agroecosystems by B. Pérez, L. C. Stieff, R. E. Ponce-Amanca, C. J. Guevara-Pillaca, D. Palacios

“…Abstract Radon exhalation is a natural process by which atoms of the radioactive gas radon diffuse in the soil and then exhale to an indoor and/or outdoor environment. …”
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How did Bangladesh Quintuple Rice Output and Quadruple Its Yield in Seven Decades? An Analysis of Seasonal Land-Use Changes and Implications for Economic Development by Mohammad Alauddin, Clement A. Tisdell, Abdur Rashid Sarker, Zeenatul Islam

“…We found evidence of different time trajectories of the seasonal diffusion of high-yielding variety (HYV) rice; and a varying pace of production and yield growth of dry and wet season HYV rice. …”
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Tuning properties through disorder: structural, optical, and mechanical insights into novel medium-entropy rare-earth hafnate pyrochlores by Gaius Cherian Mathew, Shijo Thomas

“…The developed oxides display a narrower band gap when compared to the individual rare-earth hafnates, due to severe lattice distortion effect. …”
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Scanning near-field optical microscopy on rough surfaces: Applications in chemistry, biology, and medicine by Gerd Kaupp

“…Shear-force apertureless scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) with very sharp uncoated tapered waveguides relies on the unexpected enhancement of reflection in the shear-force gap. It is the technique for obtaining chemical (materials) contrast in the optical image of “real world” surfaces that are rough and very rough without topographical artifacts, and it is by far less complicated than other SNOM techniques that can only be used for very flat surfaces. …”
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CATCH-FORM-ACTer: Compliance-Aware Tactile Control and Hybrid Deformation Regulation-Based Action Transformer for Viscoelastic Object Manipulation by Haobo Kang, Hongjun Ma, Weichang Li

“…However, this strategy requires fine-tuning of object-specific parameters and task-specific calibrations, to bridge this gap, a CATCH-FORM-ACTer is proposed, by enhancing CATCH-FORM-3D with a framework of Action Chunking with Transformer (ACT). …”
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Clinical management of sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: current evidence and future directions by Liang Liu, Liang Liu, Linguangjin Wu, Ying Chen, Rou Deng, Yingying Hu, Yanjie Tu, Bangjiang Fang, Bangjiang Fang

“…Pulmonary infections or systemic inflammatory cascades triggered by various pathogens can lead to acute and diffuse pulmonary damage, often manifesting as persistent hypoxemia. …”
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Microstructure and property of Ni3Al-based superalloy IC10 brazed joint by LI Wenwen, LI Sisi, CHEN Bo, REN Xinyu, SHANG Yonglai

“…Because of the interreaction and mutual diffusion， the brazing seam is wider than the preset gap. …”
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