Two distinct neural pathways for mechanical versus digital technology by Giovanni Federico, Mathieu Lesourd, Arnaud Fournel, Alexandre Bluet, Chloé Bryche, Maximilien Metaireau, Dario Baldi, Maria Antonella Brandimonte, Andrea Soricelli, Yves Rossetti, François Osiurak

“…Conversely, digital tools largely engaged the ventral visual stream, associated with conceptual and social cognition. A second behavioral experiment showed a pronounced tendency to anthropomorphize digital tools. …”
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Does Terminology Matter? Effects of the Citizen Science Label on Participation in a Wildlife Conservation Online Platform by Poppy McLeod, Jonathon Schuldt, Hwanseok Song, Rhiannon Crain, Janis Dickinson

“…Despite concerns that sociocultural connotations of the term citizen science may discourage engagement with such projects among certain groups, little empirical evidence is available about the behavioral effects of this terminology. One specific area of concern is the persistent gender gap in citizen science participation. …”
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A Novel Highly Nonlinear Quadratic System: Impulsive Stabilization, Complexity Analysis, and Circuit Designing by Arthanari Ramesh, Alireza Bahramian, Hayder Natiq, Karthikeyan Rajagopal, Sajad Jafari, Iqtadar Hussain

“…It is revealed that this system can generate different behaviors such as limit cycle, torus, and chaos for its different parameters’ sets. …”
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Perceived and Ideal Body Image in Young Women in South Western Saudi Arabia by Atika Khalaf, Albert Westergren, Vanja Berggren, Örjan Ekblom, Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa

“…An agreement between actual, perceived, and ideal BI was found in 23% of the participants. Behavioral (activity levels), social (presence of obese parents and fathers’ level of education), and economic factors (households’ monthly income, number of cars in the household, and kind of residence) were positively and significantly associated with the desire to be thinner. …”
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The relationship between epistemic curiosity and creativity: Research status and educational implications by Yadan Li, Merbiya Emin, Qianzhu Zhou, Jing Zhang, Weiping Hu

“…In this paper, we have combined research evidence from behavioral and neuroimaging studies, introduced the basic concepts of EC and creativity, reviewed and evaluated prior empirical research and several theoretical perspectives linking EC and creativity. …”
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Effect of Matrix-Wellbore Flow and Porosity on Pressure Transient Response in Shale Formation Modeling by Dual Porosity and Dual Permeability System by Daolun Li, Wenshu Zha, Dewen Zheng, Longjun Zhang, Detang Lu

“…A mathematical dual porosity and dual permeability numerical model based on perpendicular bisection (PEBI) grid is developed to describe gas flow behaviors in shale-gas reservoirs by incorporating slippage corrected permeability and adsorbed gas effect. …”
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Efficient energy consumption in smart buildings using personalized NILM-based recommender system by Fatemeh Taghvaei, Ramin Safa

“…The main factors involved in energy consumption and residents' behaviors patterns considering environmentally-friendly lifestyle changes must be clearly identified and modeled to provide such solutions. …”
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An Emerging New Paradigm in Opioid Withdrawal: A Critical Role for Glia-Neuron Signaling in the Periaqueductal Gray by Handong Ouyang, Shue Liu, Weian Zeng, Roy C. Levitt, Keith A. Candiotti, Shuanglin Hao

“…., semisynthetic derivatives of opium and other molecules that activate opioid receptors) induces dependence, which is associated with various specific behavioral and somatic signs after their withdrawal or after the administration of an opioid antagonist. …”
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Relationship-Building Skills of Child-Rearing Mothers in Japanese Communities by Hikaru Honda, Nobuko Matsuda, Michiyo Hirano, Kazuko Saeki

“…Cognitive aspects of assessing and understanding the interactions that occur during exchanges and behavioral aspects guided by these cognitions were identified within these skills. …”
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The Role of Coordination Structure of The Quran in the Language Economy (Case Study Part 1-3) by Zahra Jamshidi, S. Mohammad Arta, Ahmad Khajehim

“…Since the Quran has been revealed to mankind, its language, like other human behavioral patterns, follows the economical principle. …”
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Analysis on the Influence Factors of Bulk Temperature of the Meshing Gear of a Nutation Drive with a Double Circular-arc Spiral Bevel Gear by Chen Ying, Yao Ligang, Wang Xingsheng, Zhang Dawei, Wang Xueying

“…The meshing temperature affects the fatigue, vibration, noise and other behaviors in the nutation transmission process of the double circular-arc spiral bevel gear, which cannot be ignored in the life prediction and mechanical response of the double circular-arc spiral bevel gear. …”
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Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study by Francesco Ciaramella, Lorenzo Cipriano, Emahnuel Troisi Lopez, Arianna Polverino, Fabio Lucidi, Giuseppe Sorrentino, Laura Mandolesi, Pierpaolo Sorrentino

“…Additionally, this preliminary finding suggests a neurobiological basis for adaptive social behaviors. Although the results are preliminary, this study provides initial insights into the intricate relationship between brain dynamics and personality, thus laying the groundwork for further research in this emerging field using a dynamic network analysis of the functional activity of the brain.…”
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Low Urbanization but Not Illiteracy was Associated with Poor Medication Adherence among Elderly People in Rural Taiwan by Pei-Jhih Li, Ling-Chiao Liao, Chin-Ju Chuang, Cheng-Ying Hsieh, Yung-Cheng Huang, Li-Yu Chen, Yi-Hsuan Yang, Feng-Jung Yang, Kai-Chieh Chang, Li-Jiuan Shen, Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Yen-Ming Huang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Shau-Huai Fu, Chin-Kai Chang, Chen-Yu Wang

“…This cross-sectional study focused on the medication use of the elderly population in rural areas in western Taiwan and analyzed related personal and social factors which influence the behaviors of pharmaceutical therapy. In conclusion, most of the elderly who lived in rural areas in western Taiwan have poor adherence (ARMS score over 12) to medication and a poor degree of refilling prescriptions as per physicians’ advice. …”
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Dynamic Competition and Cooperation of Road Infrastructure Investment of Multiple Tourism Destinations: A Case Study of Xidi and Hongcun World Cultural Heritage by Jun Li, Wenna Zhang, Honggang Xu, Jie Jiang

“…Tourists’ destination choice behaviors are characterized by a multinomial logit choice model based on the utility of destinations, which depends heavily on the accessibility of destinations that the local administration has strong willingness to improve. …”
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Delay discounting predicts COVID-19 vaccine booster willingness by Julia G. Halilova, Samuel Fynes‑Clinton, Caitlin M. Terao, Donna Rose Addis, R. Shayna Rosenbaum

“…The results identify delay discounting as a behavioral predictor of booster willingness that may be used to inform tailored approaches to increase booster uptake (e.g., trust in science vs. vaccine mandates).…”
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Investigation of Droplets Distribution and Reaction Kinetics on SO2 Removal in Flue Gas via Venturi Scrubber by Shuo Zhang, Wenyue Cui, Chen Wang, Tao Wu, Xiaohang Zhao

“…Using venturi scrubber as the prototype, the population balance model (PBM) combined with the CFD is implemented to characterize the droplets behaviors. Discrete methods as class model (CM) and various quadrature-based moment models (QBMMs) are applied to numerically solve the population balance equations (PBEs). …”
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Breastfeeding duration: does parity influence? A longitudinal investigation: the pro-saude study by REBECA N.M. DA SILVA, EDUARDO FAERSTEIN

“…These results point to the complex interaction of social, economic, and behavioral factors that should be considered in public policies aimed at maternal and child health.…”
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Reduction reactions dominate the interactions between Mg alloys and cells: Understanding the mechanisms by Jua Kim, Jeremy L. Gilbert, William W. Lv, Ping Du, Haobo Pan

“…It is still unclear how all these by-products and Mg ions concomitantly alter the microenvironment and cell behaviors spatially and temporally. This study shows that Mg corrosion can enhance cell proliferation by reducing intracellular ROS. …”
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Recovering manifold representations via unsupervised meta-learning by Yunye Gong, Jiachen Yao, Ruyi Lian, Xiao Lin, Chao Chen, Ajay Divakaran, Yi Yao

“…Manifold representation learning holds great promise for theoretical understanding and characterization of deep neural networks' behaviors through the lens of geometries. However, data scarcity remains a major challenge in manifold analysis especially for data and applications with real-world complexity. …”
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Assessment of priorities, quality, and inclusivity of digital therapeutics trials in China by Ziming Wang, Xinxin Xia, Weijia Lu, Yuguo Ye, Jin Xu

“…Most trials focused on management (52.5%) and treatment (38.1%), with few on prevention (9.4%). Mental, behavioral, or neurodevelopmental disorders represented the leading condition category of focus. …”
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