Car Purchase Intention Modeling in the Context of COVID-19: An Integrated Analysis of Impact Range and Impact Asymmetry by Xiaoyu Zhang, Chunfu Shao, Bobin Wang, Shichen Huang, Xiong Yang

“…These two attitudes are mainly manifested as intention relievers and discouragers before COVID-19, but they are more likely transformed into intention strengtheners and encouragers after COVID-19. …”
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Viscous heating of hybridized hydromagnetic MWCNTs-Fe3O4/water nanomaterial in a moving disk with non-uniform thermal model by S.O. Salawu, T.A. Yusuf, E.O. Fatunmbi, A.M. Obalalu

“…A spatial temperature variation of a non-uniform thermal model is assumed to simulate practical phenomena. A similarity transformation of the governing model is done and solved by coupling a numerical shooting technique with a Runge–Kutta scheme. …”
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An IoT-Based Hydroponic Monitoring and Control System for Sustainable Food Production by Omolola Ogbolumani, Bonginhlanhla Mabaso

“…It offers a technologically advanced solution capable of transforming food production methods and ensuring a more secure and sustainable food supply worldwide. …”
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Correlation between shear bond strength and degree of conversion of four orthodontic adhesives. by Hangaw Tariq Ibrahim, Bayan Abdulla Hassan

“…The mode of bond failure was determined by the adhesive remnant index (ARI) index and the DC was determined by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. Result: There was a statistically significant difference between the SBS of only Transbond XT and Orthobond plus color change adhesive while the two remaining adhesives showed no significant difference. …”
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PROBLEM OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN CONTEXT OF POSTCOLONIAL FEMINISM by V. A. Muzalevskiy

“…The author reviewed the history of transforming the concepts of "colonialism" and "civilizing mission". …”
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Rolling Bearings Fault Diagnosis under Variable Speed Conditions Based on Multitime-Frequency Ridge Extraction by Qing Xiong, Yixuan Li, Xiaoli Qiu, Dong Yu, Weihua Zhang, Qingze Chen

“…First, the time-frequency representation of the fault signal is obtained through the adaptive short-time Fourier transform (STFT), and then the FPOMRE algorithm is used to extract additional ridges below the lowest time-frequency ridge multiple times. …”
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Assessment and zoning of the geomorphological quality of Vardavard river in Tehran by negar mirzaii, ali ahmadabadi, Seyed morovat eftekhari, elaheh lofti

“…This river flows in the west of Tehran province and has been heavily affected by urban development which has undergone continuous changes in its flow path due to human interference and considering that this river flows in the access route of western cities of Tehran province, its natural and gradual evolution has been disrupted that this transformation, it has removed the river from its natural condition. …”
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Sphere of Providing Funeral Services in Ukraine: Current Problems by V. P. Yatsenko, O. S. Yelisieieva

“…Particular attention in the process of legislative transformation taking place in various areas of legal regulation should be paid to one of the relevant areas – the provision of funeral services, which, although not included in the official list of administrative services, but have an administrative nature given the parties of their provision. …”
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A double closed loop digital hydraulic cylinder position system based on switching active disturbance rejection control by Shouling Jiang, Guochao Zhao, Fuxian Huang, Wenfeng Liu, Ying Chen, Long Zhang

“…Subsequently, the high-order double closed-loop digital hydraulic cylinder control system was transformed into a second-order integral series control system using ADRC strategy. …”
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Plac8 regulates the fibrogenic ability of cardiac fibroblasts in mice with myocardial infarction by Ting Fu, Jianping Gong, Lei Xu, Ningning Ji

“…Then, after transfection with siNC or siPlac8, it was revealed that down-regulating Plac8 protein expression in hypoxic CFs reduced the levels of collagen secretion, the number of activated CFs and the degree of cell migration, indicating the regulation of Plac8 on hypoxic CFs’ transformation into myofibroblasts, cell migration and collagen deposition. …”
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FPGA Implementation of Real-Time Compressive Sensing with Partial Fourier Dictionary by Yinghui Quan, Yachao Li, Xiaoxiao Gao, Mengdao Xing

“…To solve these problems efficiently, the correlation optimization is implemented by fast Fourier transform (FFT) and the large scale least square problem is implemented by Conjugate Gradient (CG) technique, respectively. …”
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A Hybrid Approach for Color Face Recognition Based on Image Quality Using Multiple Color Spaces by Mahdi Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Mehdi Pazouki, Önsen Toygar

“…Based on the categorized face images, three feature extraction and classification methods as Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT), Speeded Up Robust Features (SURF), and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) are applied to face images using RGB, YCbCr, and HSV color spaces to extract the features and then classify the images for face recognition. …”
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Adsorption, isotherms and kinetics characteristics of solid state Mg exchanged bentonite for removal of methylene blue by Ahdieh Bavi, Mohammad Ghorbanpour, Mohammed Jaafar Ali Alatabe

“…Parent bentonite and magnesium exchanged bentonite were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The parent bentonite showed the lowest removal efficiency (40.3%) and prepared magnesium exchanged bentonite for 10 min showed the highest removal efficiency (54.8%). …”
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Examination of optimal performance mood status in sedentary women according to certain variables by Orhan Ahmet Şener, Osman İmamoğlu

“…According to the behavioral change stages, a statistically significant change was found in the dimensions of task difficulty, awareness in action, clear goals, secondary notification, focus on the task, sense of control, transformation of time and experience of achieving the goal, and decrease in awareness subscales in optimal performance emotional state (p<0.001). …”
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Enhancing Africa’s agriculture and food systems through responsible and gender inclusive AI innovation: insights from AI4AFS network by Nicholas Ozor, Joel Nwakaire, Alfred Nyambane, Wentland Muhatiah, Cynthia Nwobodo

“…The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into agriculture holds urgent and transformative potential for enhancing food security across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region acutely impacted by climate change and resource constraints. …”
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Development and Implementation of an FPGA-Embedded Multimedia Remote Monitoring System for Information Technology Server Room Management by Yongqin Zhu, Kaiwen Hou

“…Additionally, the system employs the fast Fourier transform algorithm and butterfly operations to derive voltage and current AC quantities, while utilizing relative temperature differences to identify equipment faults within the server room. …”
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Effect of Tetrahydrofuran Extraction on Surface Functional Groups of Coking Coal and Its Wettability by Jian Yao, Huaijun Ji, Huazhang Lu, Tongtong Gao

“…The raw and residual coals were studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) with curve-fitting analysis. …”
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Research and Application of Core Technology of Storm Surge Prevention Ecological Seawall in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area by CAO Chunding, WANG Meng, TANG Le

“…In the design of the ecological seawall project for storm surge prevention on the north coast of Lingshan Island in the Greater Bay Area, to solve the contradiction between urban flood tide prevention and the hydrophilicity of the coastal landscape ecological seawall, the design is transformed from the traditional single tidal wave prevention seawall to the diversified coastal landscape ecological seawall by the concept of innovative technology. …”
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Facilitating Smooth Post-School Transition for Learners with Specific Learning Needs: Policy and Curriculum Recommendations by Nettie Nobukosi Ndou-Chikwena

“…The research reveals a multifaceted approach to enhancing educational and transitional support for the learners, highlighting critical areas for intervention: redesigning the curriculum to accommodate the diverse abilities and needs of the learners; developing a transition policy that is specifically designed to support individuals with special conditions in post-school settings; introducing corporate tax incentives for companies that create employment opportunities for individuals with special conditions and societal attitude transformation. By prioritizing stakeholder perspectives, the study develops a nuanced transitional model that offers practical guidance for more effective inclusive educational practices. …”
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Control of regulated and unregulated emissions of an automotive spark ignition engine with alternative fuels (methanol, ethanol and hydrogen) by Akshey Marwaha, K.A. Subramanian

“…The present research study investigates the effect of alternative fuels (Methanol, Ethanol, Hydrogen) on the performance, combustion, and emission (regulated and unregulated) characteristics of an automotive spark ignition engine. The FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectrometer was used to measure instantaneous emissions with a frequency of 5. …”
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