Examining the Association of Personality Traits and Grit on Greek Students’ Wellbeing in Higher Education by Eirene Katsarou, Paraskevi Chatzipanagiotou

“…This study further discusses potential initiatives and interventions adopted to enhance student wellbeing in higher education.…”
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Multi-Time Scale Optimal Dispatch for AC/DC Distribution Networks Based on a Markov Chain Dynamic Scenario Method and MPC by Jie Liu, Xingquan Ji, Kejun Li, Kaiyuan Zhang

“…Considering the time correlation of the forecast error, Markov chain is adopted in the Markov chain dynamic method to simulate the uncertainty and variability in wind and load with time. …”
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Nano-Pr2O3 Doped PVA + Na3C6H5O7 Polymer Electrolyte Films for Electrochemical Cell Applications by J. Ramesh Babu, K. Ravindhranath, K. Vijaya Kumar

“…It is found that the discharge time is maximum of 140 hrs with open circuit voltage of 1.78 V for film containing 3% of nano-Pr2O3 and this reflects its adoptability in the solid-state battery applications.…”
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الأرشفة الالکترونیة للأطروحات العلمیة فی مکتبات جامعات مکة المکرمة والمدینة المنورة : دراسة وصفیة تحلیلیة... by د. عبد الرحمن غالب دبور

“…The researcher adopted the interview tool in addition tothe list of audit Electronic Archiving in libraries of universities in Mecca andMedina. …”
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Structure preserved ordinal unsupervised domain adaptation by Qing Tian, Canyu Sun

“…Currently, in the discrete classification problems, most existing UDA methods usually adopt the distribution alignment strategy while enforcing unstable instances to pass through the low-density areas. …”
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Positive, negative, and ambivalent: Indian parents’ attitudes to and mediation methods of children’s digital media use by Sowparnika Pavan Kumar Attavar, Padma Rani

“…Parents adopting this method had mixed opinions about digital media. …”
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Multilevel Attention and Multiscale Feature Fusion Network for Author Classification of Chinese Ink-Wash Paintings by Wei Jiang, Xianglian Meng, Ji Xi

“…Moreover, the conditional random field module is adopted to fuse the optimized three-scale feature maps, and the channel attention module is followed to refine the features. …”
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Shelley Jacksons’s Gender Politics in Patchwork Girl (1995): a Cyborg Approach by Anne-Laure Fortin-Tournès

“…Rather, Patchwork Girl prompts the reader into adopting a gaze that is “modular and fragmentary” and facilitates her active participation in the textual criticity inherent in the rhizomatic form of the hypertext. …”
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THE EFFECT OF TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE – CASE STUDY OF 5 ALGERIAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS by Ali Bousbia Brahim, Ognjen Riđić, Tomislav Jukić

“…Quantitative survey instrument design was adopted as the most cost efficient for this research. …”
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF KIDNAPPING ON THE COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY OF ZURMI, ZAMFARA STATE by FAISAL MUHAMMAD

“…It induces and creates a palpable ambience of fear and despairs for all citizens and stultifies economic growth and hinders sustainable development. This study adopted a mixed method, administering structured questionnaires, in-depth and key informant interviews were conducted with Traditional Rulers, Religious leader, Zamfara State Community Protection Guard (ZSCPG) personnel, Military and police officers, and Victim of Kidnapping in Zurmi, Zamfara state. …”
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Staff Turnover and Organizational Performance: A Case of Kabale District Local Government by Pross, Tukamuhebwa

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The TAPin electronic libraries project and the experience at the University of Birmingham by Tracy K. Mulvaney

“…Local issues and key features of a hybrid approach to Networked Learner Support are addressed. The methods of NLS adopted included electronic mail and the Internet. …”
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GROWTH OF CRYSTALS OF PRIMARY ALUMINIUM WITH ROSETTE MORPHOLOGY AT CASTING OF SILUMINS by E. I. Marukovich, A. G. Borisov, Ju. A. Lebedinskij, A. M. Branovitskij

“…The conclusion about different schemes of forming of rosette structures is adopted.…”
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The Monotonicity Results for the Ratio of Certain Mixed Means and Their Applications by Zhen-Hang Yang

“…We continue to adopt notations and methods used in the papers illustrated by Yang (2009, 2010) to investigate the monotonicity properties of the ratio of mixed two-parameter homogeneous means. …”
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Écrire, traduire, publier : la convergence des luttes by Oristelle Bonis, Touriya Fili-Tullon, Souad Labbize, Roula Sadaki

“…The article shows how this dimension is realized by creating solidarity and adopting shared struggles beyond linguistic and national boundaries, especially when the texts to be translated deal with traumatic experiences such as rape. …”
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Anti-Synchronization of Fractional-Order Chaotic Circuit with Memristor via Periodic Intermittent Control by Fanqi Meng, Xiaoqin Zeng, Zuolei Wang, Xinjun Wang

“…Based on the principle of periodic intermittent control and the Lyapunov stability theory, a novel criterion is adopted to realize the anti-synchronization of FCCM. …”
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Evaluation of Learners’ Satisfaction with Open Flexible and Distance Learning Services at the University of Lagos Distance Learning Institute by Adenike Oladipo, Esther O. Oladele, Oladipupo Ajeyalemi, Folashade Afolabi, Peter O. Olayiwola, Johnson A. Adewara, Andrew Akala, Uchenna Udeani

“…A survey research design using non-probability quota sampling was adopted. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire which was developed and validated for testing learner satisfaction in ODL at the University of Lagos. …”
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Rainwater harvesting in arid and semi-arid lands of Africa: challenges and opportunities by Etienne Umukiza, Romain Ntole, Sylvester R. Chikavumbwa, Erion Bwambale, Davis Sibale, Zechariah Jeremaih, Ciro Apollonio, Andrea Petroselli

“…Material and methods: Analysis of scientific and professional contributions reveals that, although water scarcity remains a major constraint to life and economic development, arid and semi-arid regions of Africa are slowly adopting effective rainwater harvesting measures. …”
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Silver-Treated Sutures for the Prevention of Biofilm-Associated Surgical Site Infections by Federica Paladini, Angelica Panico, Annalia Masi, Francesca Russo, Alessandro Sannino, Mauro Pollini

“…The silver deposition technology adopted in this work provides an interesting strategy for preventing biofilm formation on medical devices such as surgical sutures.…”
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Experimental Investigation on Carbonation Behavior in Lime-Stabilized Expansive Soil by Long Xu, Fusheng Zha, Congmin Liu, Bo Kang, Jingjing Liu, Chuang Yu

“…XRD, MIP, and SEM techniques were adopted as supplements to reveal the carbonation mechanism. …”
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