Modeling factors related to earthquake preparedness: a structural equation modeling approach by Azadeh Fatehpanah, Elham Maraghi, Anthony Coetzer-Liversage, Mahmood Karimy, Amir H. Pakpour, Majed Maripour, Nematollah Jaafarzadeh Haghighi Fard, Marzieh Araban

“…Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze TPB constructs, including attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions, in relation to earthquake preparedness behaviors. …”
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Efficient recovery of rare metal lanthanum from water by MOF-modified biochar: DFT calculation and dynamic adsorption by Qilan Huang, Qianru Zhang, Shuwen Zhao, Chuchen Zhang, Huixin Guan, Jianqiao Liu

“…Density functional theory (DFT) computations allowed for rationally constructing the adsorption model. According to DFT calculations, the primary processes involved in the adsorption of La3+ were π–π interaction and ligand exchange, wherein the surface hydroxyl group played a crucial role. …”
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Filamented hydrogels as tunable conduits for guiding neurite outgrowth by Hao Liu, Anna Puiggalí-Jou, Parth Chansoria, Jakub Janiak, Marcy Zenobi-Wong

“…FLight employs optical modulation instability (OMI) to rapidly and safely (<5 s) fabricate hydrogel constructs with precise microfilament alignment. The tunability of FLight matrices was demonstrated by adjusting four key parameters: stiffness, porosity, growth factor release, and incorporation of biological cues. …”
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SCUBADive. I. JWST+ALMA Analysis of 289 Submillimeter Galaxies in COSMOS-web by Jed McKinney, Caitlin M. Casey, Arianna S. Long, Olivia R. Cooper, Sinclaire M. Manning, Maximilien Franco, Hollis Akins, Erini Lambrides, Elaine Gammon, Camila Silva, Fabrizio Gentile, Jorge A. Zavala, Aristeidis Amvrosiadis, Irham Andika, Malte Brinch, Jaclyn B. Champagne, Nima Chartab, Nicole E. Drakos, Andreas L. Faisst, Seiji Fujimoto, Steven Gillman, Ghassem Gozaliasl, Thomas R. Greve, Santosh Harish, Christopher C. Hayward, Michaela Hirschmann, Olivier Ilbert, Boris S. Kalita, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Anton M. Koekemoer, Vasily Kokorev, Daizhong Liu, Georgios Magdis, Henry Joy McCracken, Jason Rhodes, Brant E. Robertson, Margherita Talia, Francesco Valentino, Aswin P. Vijayan

“…JWST has enabled detecting and spatially resolving the heavily dust-attenuated stellar populations of submillimeter galaxies, revealing detail that was previously inaccessible. In this work, we construct a sample of 289 submillimeter galaxies with joint Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and JWST constraints in the COSMOS field. …”
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OVERCOMING THE ANTINOMIES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE: ONTOLOGY OF TRICKSTER by T. V. Danylova

“…A trickster is free to move from one pole to another, he constructs reality and plays with it metaphorically overcoming the antinomy of life and death.…”
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Temporal and Spatial Assessment of Glacier Elevation Change in the Kangri Karpo Region Using ASTER Data from 2000 to 2024 by Qihua Wang, Yuande Yang, Jiayu Hu, Jianglong Zhang, Zuqiang Li, Yuechen Wang

“…In this study, we used ASTER L1A stereo images to construct a high-resolution elevation time series and provide a comprehensive spatial–temporal assessment of glacier elevation change from 2000 to 2024. …”
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An Effective Iterative Process Utilizing Transcendental Sine Functions for the Generation of Julia and Mandelbrot Sets by Khairul Habib Alam, Yumnam Rohen, Anita Tomar, Naeem Saleem, Maggie Aphane, Asima Razzaque

“…Moreover, we apply <i>s</i>-convexity to the iteration procedure to construct orbits under convexity conditions, and we present a theorem that determines the condition when a sequence diverges to infinity, known as the escape criterion, for the transcendental sine function <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo form="prefix">sin</mo><mo>(</mo><msup><mi>u</mi><mi>m</mi></msup><mo>)</mo><mo>−</mo><mi>α</mi><mi>u</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>β</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>u</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>α</mi><mo>,</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula><inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>β</mi><mo>∈</mo><mi mathvariant="double-struck">C</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>m</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Sign Language Recognition System for Deaf Patients: Protocol for a Systematic Review by Milena Soriano Marcolino, Lucca Fagundes Ramos Oliveira, Lucas Rocha Valle, Luiza Marinho Motta Santa Rosa, Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis, Thiago Barbabela de Castro Soares, Elidéa Lúcia Almeida Bernardino, Raniere Alislan Almeida Cordeiro, Raquel Oliveira Prates, Mario Fernando Montenegro Campos

“…Additionally, a comprehensive chart table will be constructed to consolidate essential data related to the key variables extracted from the studies. …”
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Lactate Ameliorates Kainic Acid-Induced Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Impairment via the Chemokine Signaling Pathway in Mice by Chu X, Ge Y, Geng C, Cao P, Wei P, Fu B, Deng Z, Li Y, Zhao G

“…This study aims to investigate the impact of lactate intervention and its underlying mechanisms on epilepsy.Methods: HT22 cells were stimulated with glutamate to construct an excitotoxicity cell model. An acute epilepsy model was established in mice by kainic acid induction. …”
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Development and Evaluation of a Hypertension Prediction Model for Community-Based Screening of Sleep-Disordered Breathing by Feng T, Shan G, Hu Y, He H, Pei G, Zhou R, Ou Q

“…Hypertension was diagnosed using blood pressure monitoring or self-reported antihypertensive medication use. A nomogram was constructed using multivariate logistic regression after Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression identified six predictors: waist circumference, age, ODI, diabetes status, family history of hypertension, and apnea. …”
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Emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions among young ICU nurses: a model based on the job demands-resources theory by Xiaona Zhang, Haitao Huang, Songtao Zhao, Dan Li, Hua Du

“…AMOS 25.0 was employed to construct the Structural Equation Model and the Bootstrap test. …”
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Multitask Learning-Based Pipeline-Parallel Computation Offloading Architecture for Deep Face Analysis by Faris S. Alghareb, Balqees Talal Hasan

“…Furthermore, the multitask learning (MTL) approach is employed to construct a parallel multi-task classification network. …”
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MANAGING FRAUD IN CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, THE ROLE OF INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT: A STUDY OF QUOTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS (DMBs) IN NIGERIA by Onajero Kensington OHWO

“…Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients for the constructs ranged from 0.864 to 0.952. Descriptive and inferential (multiple regression) statistics were used to analyze the data. …”

Research on Formation Mechanism and Evolution Pattern of Bed Separation Zone during Repeated Mining in Multiple Coal Seams by Jianshuai Ji, Zhihua Li, Ke Yang, Guanghua Zhou, Guojun Ma, Cheng Liu, Peng Zhou

“…Taking a mine in Ningdong as the engineering background, using the research methods of theoretical analysis, numerical simulated, and field measurement, four overburden structure models of single or multiple key strata with repeated mining and single or multiple key strata without repeated mining were constructed. The evolution pattern of bed separation zone was studied from four aspects: bed separation zone development mechanism, formation position, development form, and change of clearance. …”
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RNA-Sequence Reveals the Regulatory Mechanism of miR-149 on Osteoblast Skeleton under Mechanical Tension by Yifan Wang, Guanyin Zhu, Fang Pei, Yigan Wang, Jun Liu, Caixia Lu, Zhihe Zhao

“…Tree shrews were used to construct orthodontic models. We used RNA-seq to identify differentially expressed miRNAs in periodontal tissues of the treatment group and control group tree shrews. …”
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Teacher competency and work engagement among secondary school physical education teachers: the multiple mediating roles of occupational stress, emotional exhaustion, and profession... by Weisong Chen, Zhen Huang, Bo Peng, Lin Li, Jingsong Chen

“…It also investigated demographic differences in these variables and tested the structural invariance of the proposed model across genders.MethodA total of 1,347 secondary school physical education teachers participated in the study, completing validated scales to measure the key constructs and providing demographic information such as gender, age, education level, professional title, and school location. …”
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An Integrated Stacking Ensemble Model for Natural Gas Purchase Prediction Incorporating Multiple Features by Junjie Wang, Lei Jiang, Le Zhang, Yaqi Liu, Qihong Yu, Yuheng Bu

“…By conducting four different feature combination experiments for each base model, including weather, time, regional, and usage features, we constructed 12 foundational models. Subsequently, we integrated these base models using a meta-learner to form the final stacking ensemble model. …”
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Identification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Subtypes Based on Global Gene Expression Profiling to Predict the Prognosis and Potential Therapeutic Drugs by Cunzhen Zhang, Jiyao Wang, Lin Jia, Qiang Wen, Na Gao, Hailing Qiao

“…A subtype scoring formula and a nomogram were constructed, both of which showed an excellent predictive performance. …”
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Rapid Detection of microRNA-122 in Serum and Finger Blood Using a Lateral Flow Nucleic Acid Biosensor by Min Zhang, Meijing Ma, Jiahui Wang, Yurui Zhou, Xueji Zhang, Guodong Liu

“…In this study, a thiol-modified single-stranded detection DNA probe (Det-DNA), a biotinylated single-stranded capture DNA probe (Cap-DNA), and a biotinylated single-stranded control DNA probe (Con-DNA) are used to construct the LFNAB. A gold nanoparticle (AuNP) is a colored tag, which is used to label the Det-DNA probe. …”
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Correlation-guided decoding strategy for low-resource Uyghur scene text recognition by Miaomiao Xu, Jiang Zhang, Lianghui Xu, Wushour Silamu, Yanbing Li

“…This dual-decoder strategy can better guide the model in extracting effective features, enhancing the model’s ability to learn internal language knowledge and more fully utilize the useful information in the input data. (3) We constructed two Uyghur scene text datasets named U1 and U2. …”
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