Unveiling the Role of Hahani (Paternal Aunts) in the VaTsonga Culture of South Africa by Stewart Lee Kugara, Lucky Sethuthuthu Vuma, Tsetselelane Decide Mdhluli

“…This conceptual paper thus adopted the Sankofa Theory to underpin the write-up. To illuminate this subject matter, the paper focused on discussing who the hahani is, her marital counseling role, conflict resolution and leading indigenous rituals in the family from the lived experiences of the authors. …”
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Interpersonal, not existential, adversities predict postwar deterioration in youth social support by Kelly E. Dixon, Christopher M. Layne, Kimberly S. Ho Misiaszek, Chloe Golden

“…As applied to war-exposed youth, these unanswered questions impede efforts to build theory capable of identifying psychosocial mechanisms (early attachment relationships or ongoing interpersonal transactions?) …”
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Scare Behavior Diffusion Model of Health Food Safety Based on Complex Network by Jun Luo, Jiepeng Wang, Yongle Zhao, Tingqiang Chen

“…This study first analyzes the effects of network structure and heterogeneity of health food consumers on the health food safety scare behavior diffusion using network stochastic dominance theory. Subsequently, a computer mathematical simulation is performed to explore the characteristics and laws of the evolution of health food safety scare behavior diffusion. …”
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Strengthening teamwork and respect (STAR) in maternity units: developing a health system intervention in South Africa by Tanya Doherty, Ruwayda Petrus, Sandra Land, Christiane Horwood, Veronique Filippi, Lyn Haskins, Cleo Phewa, Sphindile Mapumulo, Silondile Luthuli, Vaughn M. John

“…The intervention approach draws on a conceptual framework for learning health systems, with intervention strategies informed by participatory learning and action theory. The intervention design was an iterative process informed by literature reviews, formative data collection, consultation with provincial, district and hospital management stakeholders, expert reviewer inputs and piloting of proposed activities. …”
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The complex social, cultural and psychological drivers of the ‘chemsex’ experiences of men who have sex with men: a systematic review and conceptual thematic synthesis of qualitati... by Edward Mundy, Alexander Carter, Tom Nadarzynski, Christopher Whiteley, Richard O. de Visser, Carrie D. Llewellyn

“…Finally, the review highlights the clinical implications and inherent complexities in providing clinical services for those reporting chemsex and the need for greater application of theory to advance our understanding of chemsex and continue to develop appropriate forms of therapeutic support.Systematic review registrationhttps://osf.io/j6k9r/.…”
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Life-history adaptation under climate warming magnifies the agricultural footprint of a cosmopolitan insect pest by Estelle Burc, Camille Girard-Tercieux, Moa Metz, Elise Cazaux, Julian Baur, Mareike Koppik, Alexandre Rêgo, Alex F Hart, David Berger

“…Here, we predict how climate change adaptation in life-history traits of insect pests affects their growth rates and impact on agricultural yields by unifying thermodynamics with classic theory on resource acquisition and allocation trade-offs between foraging, reproduction, and maintenance. …”
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Vibration of Shaft System in the Mixed-Flow Pump Induced by the Rotor-Stator Interaction under Partial Load Conditions by Wei Li, Leilei Ji, Weidong Shi, Yulu Wang, Ling Zhou, Xiaoping Jiang

“…The research results can provide the reference and theory instruction for revealing the operating characteristic of mixed-flow pump when it operates under partial load conditions and to reduce or to prevent the deterioration of vibration of shaft system.…”
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Self-directed learning versus traditional didactic learning in undergraduate medical education: a systemic review and meta-analysis by Jasmine Aulakh, Hana Wahab, Christine Richards, Satesh Bidaisee, Prakash V. A. K Ramdass

“…Abstract Background Self-Directed Learning (SDL) is a theory of andragogy in which adult learners take their own initiative to identify and tailor their individual learning process and outcomes. …”
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The method of increasing the efficiency of the man-machine system functioning by improving the quality of decision support system software by О.В. Турінський, М.А. Павленко, Г.В. Пєвцов, С.В. Осієвський

“…For this purpose, a comprehensive plan is presented in the form of a relevance tree, built in accordance with the provisions of graph theory and the rank approach. The time complexity of the algorithms implementing the relevance tree tasks was evaluated. …”
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Numerical Simulation during Short-Shot Water-Assisted Injection Molding Based on the Overflow Cavity for Short-Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene by Zhong Yu, He-Sheng Liu, Tang-Qing Kuang, Xing-Yuan Huang, Wei Zhang, Zhong-Shi Chen, Kai Zhang

“…Compared with water penetration condition of short-shot water-assisted injection molding with or without overflow cavity, it can be known from theory and common knowledge that short-shot water-assisted injection molding with overflow cavity has many advantages, such as it can save materials and energy. …”
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Interacting Large Language Model Agents Bayesian Social Learning Based Interpretable Models by Adit Jain, Vikram Krishnamurthy

“…This paper discusses the theory and algorithms for interacting large language model agents (LLMAs) using methods from statistical signal processing and microeconomics. …”
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Multiplex Community Detection in Social Networks Using a Chaos-Based Hybrid Evolutionary Approach by Bagher Zarei, Bahman Arasteh, Mehdi Asadi, Vahid Majidnezhad, Saeid Taghavi Afshord, Asgarali Bouyer

“…Network analysis involves using graph theory to understand networks. This knowledge is valuable across various disciplines like marketing, management, epidemiology, homeland security, and psychology. …”
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Adaptive Extraction of Oil Painting Texture Features Based on Reaction Diffusion Equation by Qicai Huang

“…Based on the statistical theory and classification principles of support vector machines, combined with the characteristics of oil painting classification, the research and analysis are carried out from the three important aspects of kernel function, training algorithm, and multiclass classifier algorithm that affect the classification effect and speed. …”
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Exploring genetic structures and shared sites between alcohol, cheese intake, and inflammatory bowel disease by Zhifang Huang, Weichao Yuan

“…A genetic overlap analysis between various traits was then conducted based on the statistical theory of conditional/conjunctional false discovery rate (cond/conjFDR). …”
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La Mélancolie et l’aspect spatio-temporel de l’identité dans Le pion sur l’échiquier d’Irène Némirovsky by Liudmyla Parfeniuk

“…These tendencies, it is believed, can be neutralised by theories that focus on the dialogical nature of the subject. …”
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Water quality prediction and carbon reduction mechanisms in wastewater treatment in Northwest cities using Random Forest Regression model by Jingjing Sun, Xin Guan, Xiaojun Sun, Xiaojing Cao, Yepei Tan, Jiarong Liao

“…The RFR algorithm integrates Bagging ensemble learning and random subspace theory to construct multiple decision trees and aggregate their predictions, thereby enhancing the model’s prediction accuracy and stability. …”
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The algebraic extended atom-type graph-based model for precise ligand–receptor binding affinity prediction by Farjana Tasnim Mukta, Md Masud Rana, Avery Meyer, Sally Ellingson, Duc D. Nguyen

“…This study introduces the AGL-EAT-Score, a scoring function that integrates extended atom-type multiscale weighted colored subgraphs with algebraic graph theory. This approach leverages the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of graph Laplacian and adjacency matrices to capture high-level details of specific atom pairwise interactions. …”
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Chemical Speciation of the System Cu(II)-Indomethacin in Ethanol and Water by UV-Vis Spectrophotometry by Norma Rodríguez-Laguna, Luis I. Reyes-García, Rosario Moya-Hernández, Alberto Rojas-Hernández, Rodolfo Gómez-Balderas

“…Moreover, molecular structures of the Cu(II)–Indomethacin complexes were explored by means of the molecular modeling within the frame of the density functional theory.…”
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Digitalization of Spectral Measurements in the Fourier Basis – Development Trends and Problems by O. V. Ponomareva, A. V. Ponomarev, N. V. Smirnova

“…To combat the negative effects of digitalization of spectral measurements, a generalization of the DFT in the form of a parametric DFT (DFT-P) (Parametric Discrete Fourier Transform – DFT-P) is proposed.The main scientific and applied problems of computerization of signal spectrum measurements are formulated: the development of the theory of digital methods for measuring signal spectra, the creation of new and improvement of existing digital methods for measuring signal spectra, the development of algorithmic, software and metrological software for PRIS and VI for the implementation of DFT-P.…”
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Heterogeneous influences of urban compactness on air pollution: evidence from 285 prefecture-level cities in China by Dan Yan, Shaoxuan Huang, Guoliang Chen, Huan Tong, Peiyuan Qin

“…With sustainability initiatives receiving increasing attention, whether compact urban development can yield green environmental benefits has become an essential research proposition among urban planners. The compact city theory advocates energy efficiency enhancement through the mutual superposition of urban functions. …”
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