Life experiences of nursing staffs caring for high-risk COVID-19 patients by Wen-Pin Yu, Shui-Tao Hu, Fang-Kuei Hsieh, Chien-Tzung Chen

“…The constant comparative method was used for analysis. There were 28 interviewees. …”
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Consumer preference and food values: can consumers in Tanzania play part in driving a sustainable food system? by Roselyne Alphonce, Yun Yun Gong, Hettie C. Schönfeldt, Lise Korsten

“…Participants rated the importance of 16 food values such as hygiene, nutrition, taste, and price—using the Best-Worst Scaling method. To determine relative preference, data were then analyzed through count analysis and mixed logit models. …”
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Evaluation of dynamic characteristics of a linear time-varying system by Volt Avdieiev

“…The development of methodological support for the construction of an algorithm for calculating the coefficients of the transfer function of the second order link, which is equivalent to a time-varying system in the selected time interval from the point of view of the smallest average value of the modulus of the difference of dimensionless state vectors. Design / Method / Approach. Mathematical models of a time-varying system and a second-order link are used, along with a criterion that determines the transfer function coefficients. …”
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Maneuverable unmanned aerial vehicle "rudder - drive” system design for aeroelastic stability by V. N. Akimov, D. N. Ivanov, A. Yu. Nagornov, S. G. Parafes

“…To solve this problem, an iterative method based on the use of the linearized or nonlinear models of the "rudder-drive" system stability research developed by the authors is proposed. …”
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Clinical application of three-dimensional printing technology in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colon cancer: a pilot study and video demonstration by Zongxian Zhao, Rundong Yao, Yuan Yao, Zongju Hu, Shu Zhu, Fusheng Wang

“…Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of the 3D printed models on surgery-related characteristics. …”
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Outdoor Environment Design Optimization of an Office Building Based on Indoor Thermal Conditions and Building Energy Performance by Yaolin Lin, Tao Huang, Wei Yang, Melissa Chan, Chun-Qing Li, Mingqi Dai, Pengju Chen

“…This study contributes to multi-objective outdoor physical design optimization for the indoor thermal environment, comparative analysis of prediction models, and optimization approaches.…”
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Utilizing Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization for Feature Selection in Gender-Emotion Detection From English Speech Signals by Ammar Amjad, Li-Chia Tai, Hsien-Tsung Chang

“…We extract pitch and acoustic-related statistical features from speech samples and develop separate models for gender prediction and emotion detection. …”
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Productivity income nexus in Nigeria: Empirical lessons from COVID-19 lockdown by N.A. Sofoluwe, L.A. Odusanya, O.G. Yinusa, L.O. Oyelami, S.O. Adeyemo

“…Participants were sampled from Nigeria’s geopolitical zones via a snowball sampling method. A total of 467 household data were utilized for the analysis. …”
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Human thermal comfort indicator in high-temperature environments in deep mining by Naiping Li, Hongmei Shu, Daoyuan Sun

“…This study systematically summarizes the primary analytical indicators for studying human thermal comfort in deep mining high-temperature environments, compares the advantages and limitations of existing models, and addresses the difficulty in dynamically measuring thermal comfort parameters. …”
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Research on the Acoustic Scattering Characteristics of Multi-Sections Conning Tower Geometries in Monostatic Configuration by Lin-Jiang Han, Hao Song, Chang-Xiong Chen, Xi-Rui Peng, Zi-Long Peng

“…The aim of this work is to reduce the TS of a conning tower by varying its geometry and streamlining. The accuracy in modelling the acoustic scattering of a conning tower using the Kirchhoff approximation (KA) was validated, compared with finite element analysis (FEA). …”
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“Almost like it was really underground”: a qualitative study of women’s experiences locating services for unintended pregnancy in a rural Australian health system by Anna Noonan, Kirsten I. Black, Georgina M. Luscombe, Jane Tomnay

“…Participants were asked about accessing healthcare services and what was uniquely rural about their experience. The framework method was used to conduct an inductive thematic analysis. …”
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The Value of MRI and Radiomics for the Diagnostic Evaluation of Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy by Weiyi Zhou, Yan Song, Jufeng Shi, Tuo Li

“…Moreover, radiomics, a method involving the extraction of a large number of features from medical images through algorithms, is a more recent approach used in the analysis and characterization of TAO data. …”
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Determinant factors affecting employee’s performance in the state-owned banks sector: mediated by job satisfaction by Herizal Herizal, Al Asri Abubakar, Nita Hernita

“…The data source uses primary data as a survey by providing questionnaires for employees to fill out. Data analysis techniques use partial least squares-structural equality modeling (PLS-SEM) with statistical tools in SmartPLS software. …”
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The impact of multidimensional excessive social media use on academic performance: the moderating role of mindfulness by Xu Ma, Qi Liu, Wen Zhang

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 for descriptive statistics and moderation analysis, while AMOS 26.0 was employed for structural equation modeling and mediation testing.ResultsExcessive social and hedonic use significantly increased learning burnout, while excessive cognitive use reduced it. …”
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School leadership fostering mental health in the times of crisis: synthesis of school principals’ views and PISA 2022 by Hasan Yücel Ertem

“…Data coming from interviews are analyzed within content analysis while Hierarchical Linear Modelling (HLM) was run for PISA 2022 data. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning in Non-Markov Market-Making by Luca Lalor, Anatoliy Swishchuk

“…Our study includes an analysis of simulated and real data. We include a discussion on the limitations of these results, which are important points for most diffusion style models in this setting.…”
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Two-Element Tapered Slot Antenna Array for Terahertz Resonant Tunneling Diode Oscillators by Jianxiong Li, Yunxiang Li, Weiguang Shi, Haolin Jiang, Luhong Mao

“…The validity and feasibility of the proposed TSA array have been simulated and analyzed by the ANSYS/ANSOFT’s High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS). Detailed modeling approaches and theoretical analysis of the proposed TSA array have been fully addressed. …”
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Uniform Coverage Trajectory Planning for Polishing of Equation-Free Surfaces by Linqiang Gong, Longxiang Li, Lei Zhang, Cheng Fan, Nianju Li

“…In this paper, a polishing trajectory generation method for equation-free surfaces modeled by meshes based on the trajectory mapping strategy is proposed. …”
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Dynamic interactions between spatial change and travel behavior variation in old town fringe by Wenzhu Zhou, Qiao Li, Zhibin Li, Nan Wang, Qi Wang

“…First, based on the identification of the spatial range of OTF in these two years by using travel data mutation points and the Point of Information (POI) kernel analysis method, the significant change in the OTF area, from marginal areas in 2010 to non-marginal areas in 2015, was identified. …”
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Development of Dynamic Impact Factor Expressions for Skewed Composite Concrete-Steel Slab-On-Girder Bridges by Iman Mohseni, Amin Ashin, Won Choi, Junsuk Kang

“…This paper presents a method for determining more realistic dynamic impact factors for skewed composite slab-on-girder bridges under AASHTO LRFD truck loading. …”
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