Towards intercultural communication effectiveness (congruence) in Sino-African interactions by Fungai Chigwendere, Lynette Louw

“…Thus, with reference to the Sino-African cultural context, a synthesis of literature on culture and communication in Western, African, and Chinese cultures on the basis of a conceptual framework for intercultural communication effectiveness is conducted. The result is a framework reflecting potential synergies and differences in communication culture and patterns, while also suggesting low culture distance between African and Chinese culture. …”
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Changing Positive Academic Emotions of Art Students Utilizing Computer Information Technology Based on the Perspective of Teaching by Yihong Sun

“…With the assistance of computer information technology, the survey utilizing a questionnaire is conducted to explore the influence of different coping styles on the academic moods of art students when the influence of demographic variables is under consideration. …”
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Introducing Autonomous Shuttle Services Based on Travel Patterns for the Elderly by Eunbi Kang, Sunmin Park, Younghoon Seo, Hyungjoo Kim

“…To this end, a study was conducted in Seongnam City, Republic of Korea, where mobility support services for the elderly are insufficient. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Turbine-Generator Foundation under Strong Earthquake Action in Different Directions by Dong An, Tie-jun Qu

“…The rigid foundation of half-speed turbine-generator sets can be seen as a complex space frame system. The tests were conducted under eight earthquake waves in two directions separately. …”
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A prediction model for the oceanauts’ cognitive performance based on the mental workload of typical tasks by Mengya Zhu, Jingluan Wang, Xian Zhang, Dengkai Chen

“…As a result, we attempted to conduct cognitive tests trials on four typical activities among oceanauts. …”
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Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized from Solanum elaeagnifolium and their Effect Against Mealybugs Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley by Worood A. Gorge, Mohammed F. Abood

“…Accordingly, the study was conducted in 2023 to investigate the efficiency of the nano- extract of the seeds and leaves of the nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav loaded on magnesium, producing MgO nanoparticles and the regular alcoholic seed extract with a concentration of 5% on the relative efficiency of killing the first and third nymph instars as well as the adults of the mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, grown on moss rose seedlings. …”
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A low-cost autonomous and scalable hydroponics system for space farming by Jae Hyeon Ryu, Jeonghyun Baek, Zarin Subah

“…Average values of air temperature and relative humidity in the environmentally-controlled room are maintained between 20–24 °C and 48–62 %, while water quality components, including dissolved oxygen (DO, ppm), electrical conductivity (EC, µS/m), pH, and water temperature (WT, Celsius) are monitored by the IoT sensor in real-time during the growing period. …”
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Zn-Doped SnO2 Compact Layer for Enhancing Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells by Chenjun Yang, Mengwei Chen, Jiaqi Wang, Haifei Lu

“…Here, Zn with a similar radius to Sn has been introduced to the doping of the SnO2 compact layer to achieve the purposes of conductivity enhancement of the compact layer and followed photoelectric performance improvement of the device. …”
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Severity and Control Levels of Bronchial Asthma in the Pediatric Population of Yamanigüey. Moa by Alexander Torres Molina, Yamila Loforte Columbié

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive study that included 88 children and adolescents suffering from asthma in the village Yamanigüey, Moa, was conducted from January to December 2010. In these patients, there were identified different clinical and demographic variables.…”
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Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties of Cement-Mixed Gravel by Chen Wang, Wentao Li

“…A study has been conducted to investigate the mechanical properties of cement-mixed gravel using the unconfined compression test and the tensile test. …”
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Seismic Response and Evaluation of SDOF Self-Centering Friction Damping Braces Subjected to Several Earthquake Ground Motions by Jong Wan Hu, Myung-Hyun Noh

“…The configuration and response mechanism of self-centering friction damping brace systems are firstly described in this study, and then parametric investigations are conducted through nonlinear time-history analyses performed on numerical single degree-of-freedom spring models. …”
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Intra-company and strategic planning tools at industrial enterprises: Innovative solutions and developments by V. V. Lebedev

“…The purpose of the work is to analyze the use of intra-company and strategic planning tools at industrial enterprises. In the conducted research general scientific methods were used: analysis, synthesis, grouping, generalization. …”
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The Genus Spilanthes Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties: A Review by Jayaraj Paulraj, Raghavan Govindarajan, Pushpangadan Palpu

“…The studies are carried out mainly on Spilanthes extracts and a few metabolites substantiate the uses of these plants in traditional medicine. Well-conducted pharmacological studies are still needed for several traditional indications, and the mechanisms of action by which the plant extracts and the active compounds exert their pharmacological effects remain to be studied. …”
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Coordinated Control of an Islanded Microintegrated Energy System with an Electrolyzer and Micro-Gas Turbine by Huaren Wu

“…Islanded MIES simulations are conducted in a MATLAB/Simulink environment to test the control scheme. …”
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Experimental Study on Directional Fracture Blasting of Cutting Seam Cartridge by Renshu Yang, Jinjing Zuo

“…Since the cutting seam cartridge has sound directional breaking effect, in order to explore its blasting wave mechanism, an experimental study was conducted on the blast wave of a cutting seam cartridge using a high-speed laser schlieren system and air overpressure test system. …”
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Analisis kaitan Syekh Burhanuddin dan Kadar Ali dengan tradisi tabut: bulan Muharam di Bengkulu-Pariaman by Japarudin Japarudin, Een Syaputra

“…This research aims to describe and analyze Syech Burhanudin and Kadar Ali in Bengkulu and Pariaman and their relationship to the Tabut Tradition. This research was conducted as a qualitative type of research. Data collection was carried out through interviews, a literature study, documentation, and observation. …”
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Insect Pest occurrence on Cultivated Amaranthus Spp in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria by AE Ezeh, ABO Ogedegbe, SA Ogedegbe

“…The aim of this study was to determine the insect pest occurrence on cultivated Amaranths in Benin City, Nigeria. The experiment was conducted in the Agricultural farm of University of Benin, Edo State,  Nigeria. …”
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The Dynamics of Consumer Spending in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Musbatiq Srivani, Ranny Fitriana Faisal

“… This cross-sectional research was conducted with the goal of assessing the Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC) among individuals residing at regional level, both prior to and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Nasal Delivery of Asiatic Acid Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Memory Dysfunction in Mice by Su Lwin Lwin Myint, Ratchanee Rodsiri, Hattaya Benya-Aphikul, Tissana Rojanaratha, Garnpimol Ritthidej, Ridho Islamie

“…Locomotor activity was conducted on day 6 followed by brain collection. In MWM, INAA treatment had significantly reduced escape latency on days 2–4, while POAA3 decreased escape latency on day 3 and POAA30 and donepezil decreased escape latency on day 4. …”
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Modeling of Temperature Effect on Modal Frequency of Concrete Beam Based on Field Monitoring Data by Wenchen Shan, Xianqiang Wang, Yubo Jiao

“…In this paper, principal component analysis (PCA) is conducted on the temperatures taken from all embedded thermocouples for extracting input parameters of regression models. …”
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