Platform models in small businesses: A challenge for mature companies by Rafael Dan Schur, Rodrigo Sabiá

“…Methodology: The methods of Structural Equation Modeling by Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) and Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) were applied in an online survey with 126 small companies to evaluate relationships of sufficiency and necessity of selected constructs in the adoption of business models based on digital platforms. …”
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Experimental Validation of Virtual Torque Sensing for Wind Turbine Gearboxes Based on Strain Measurements by Jelle Bosmans, Simone Gallas, Victor Smeets, Matteo Kirchner, Luk Geens, Jan Croes, Wim Desmet

“…Second is a physics‐based model, capable of predicting the response of aforementioned sensors. These models are constructed with a purposeful balance between accuracy and computational cost. …”
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A Prediction Model for Recognizing Strangulated Small Bowel Obstruction by Xiaming Huang, Guan Fang, Jie Lin, Keyu Xu, Hongqi Shi, Lei Zhuang

“…A logistic regression model was applied to identify determinant variables and construct a clinical score that would predict SSBO. …”
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GLP-1 Gene-Modified Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Line Improves Blood Glucose Level in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Ying Chang, Mingxin Dong, Yan Wang, Haotian Yu, Chengbiao Sun, Xin Jiang, Wei Chen, Xin Wang, Na Xu, Wensen Liu, Ningyi Jin

“…We hypothesized that human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells can be used as a vector to construct a novel cell line that expresses GLP-1 in vivo for a long time. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomes reveal cell-type-specific and sample-specific gene function in human cancer by Huating Yuan, Xin Liang, Xinxin Zhang, Yu Cao

“…In order to explore how scRNA-seq contributes to the understanding of gene function in cancers, we constructed an assessment framework based on co-expression network and neighbor-voting method using 116,814 cells. …”
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Tendency to depressive states, anxiety and strategies of coping behavior for boys and girls by E. F. Yashchenko, N. B. Kaznacheeva, E. V. Bazhanova

“…The following factors were identified using factor analysis: “Predictors of personal anxiety and tendency to depression,” “Constructive strategies for coping with difficult situations,” “Confrontation against situational anxiety,” characterizing features of students’ coping with depression and anxiety.…”
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Can a tiered water price policy improve the technical efficiency of crop irrigation for maize in the Heihe River Basin in Northwest China? by Guifang Li, Dongdong Ma

“…On the basis of farmer survey data in 2014 and 2019, this study takes typical irrigation districts in the Heihe River Basin (HRB) in Northwest China as the study area and measures the net effect of a tiered water price policy (TWPP) on the technical efficiency of crop irrigation (TECI) by constructing sub-vector data envelopment analysis (DEA) and difference-in-differences (DID) models. …”
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Nonlinear Static Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis of Time-Dependent Soil Deformation Effects on RC Structures by Ayat Errahmane Remadna, Kamel Bezih, Rafik Demagh, Mohamed Saddek Remadna

“…Numerical simulations are performed on real RC beam constructions at serviceability limit states (SLS) under various loading scenarios in both homogeneous and heterogeneous soil conditions. …”
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Explicating failure among nascent entrepreneurs in West Sumatra: The nexus of psycho-economic factors and opportunistic behavior by Hafiz Rahman, Eri Besra, Nurhayati

“…The study further adds and analyses the construct of opportunistic behavior as another possible factor that may cause entrepreneurial failure. …”
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Helical Phase Inflation and Monodromy in Supergravity Theory by Tianjun Li, Zhijin Li, Dimitri V. Nanopoulos

“…In the model, inflation is driven by the phase component of a complex field whose potential possesses helicoid structure. We construct phase monodromy based on explicitly breaking global U(1) symmetry in the superpotential. …”
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Synthesis of lutetium hydrides at high pressures by Yuan-Ao Peng, Han-Yu Wang, Fu-Hai Su, Pu Wang, Hai-An Xu, Lin Liu, Lun-Xuan Yu, Ross T. Howie, Wan Xu, Eugene Gregoryanz, Xiao-Di Liu

“…A comprehensive diagram representing the formation and synthesis of lutetium hydrides as a function of pressure and time is constructed. Our findings indicate that the synthesis can be accelerated by elevated temperature and decelerated by increased pressure. …”
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The Role of Interviewer Observations in Obtaining Representative Data in Repeated Cross-National Studies by Hafsteinn Einarsson, Alexandru Cernat, Natalie Shlomo

“…Using sample frame data and interviewer observations, a form of paradata where interviewers record characteristics of the household and its neighbourhood, we construct representativity indicators (R-indicators) for each country over nine survey rounds and identify variables that contribute to non-representativeness. …”
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Residual Vision Transformer and Adaptive Fusion Autoencoders for Monocular Depth Estimation by Wei-Jong Yang, Chih-Chen Wu, Jar-Ferr Yang

“…In this paper, by using a single camera, we propose an end-to-end supervised monocular depth estimation autoencoder, which contains an encoder with a structure with a mixed convolution neural network and vision transformers and an effective adaptive fusion decoder to obtain high-precision depth maps. In the encoder, we construct a multi-scale feature extractor by mixing residual configurations of vision transformers to enhance both local and global information. …”
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Critical quality indicators of high-performance polyetherimide (ULTEM) over the MEX 3D printing key generic control parameters: Prospects for personalized equipment in the defense... by Nectarios Vidakis, Markos Petousis, Constantine David, Nektarios K. Nasikas, Dimitrios Sagris, Nikolaos Mountakis, Mariza Spiridaki, Amalia Moutsopoulou, Emmanuel Stratakis

“…Prediction equations were constructed to express the quality indicators in terms of the control parameters. …”
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Comparative analysis of flat multi-element electric field strength sensors with round base and various design features by S. V. Biryukov, E. G. Glukhoverya, A. V. Tyukin

“…Using a generalized mathematical model, graphs of the sensor error are constructed depending on the spatial measurement range and various design parameters of its sensitive elements. …”
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The solution of super-scale DEA models based on preference character by Zhanxin Ma, Hao Li, Yinjie, Ziwei Fan

“…Building on this, a DEA model based on maximal element set (DEA-PS) is constructed based on the theory of partially ordered set theory, and the equivalence between DEA-PS model and the original DEA model is proved. …”
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Equity analysis of bus network balance from the perspective of spatial morphology and service capability by Hui Li, Chao Chen, Ying Yuan, Xiaohui Xia, Qianye Huang, Lianhong Ye, Zongcai Huang

“…A comprehensive index for quantitatively measuring bus routes was constructed. The results show that the comprehensive index values of Xiamen bus routes decrease from the inner island to the outer areas, reflecting a relatively balanced bus network layout in Xiamen. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the sweet potato rot nematode Ditylenchus destructor by Yiwei Yang, Ruirui Feng, Bo Hong, Yuchuan Fang, Chen Liu, Kui Wang, Deliang Peng, Yingmei Li, Huan Peng, Qing Chang

“…Herein, we combined Illumina short reads, PacBio long reads, and Hi-C mapping technology to construct a chromosome-scale reference genome assembly for D. destructor. …”
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Indoor air quality at the Arab governmental girls’ schools [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Abdulmalik Salman Alsaif, Mohammed Tawfiq Aljassim, Sana Abdullah Alsulaiman, Mahmoud Fathy Elsharkawy

“…The levels of all measured air pollutants inside governmentally constructed school buildings were higher than those inside the rental type. …”
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A chaotic bursting-spiking transition in a pancreatic beta-cells system: observation of an interior glucose-induced crisis by Jorge Duarte, Cristina Januário, Nuno Martins

“…Considering very recent developments in the literature, we construct analytical solutions triggering the bursting-spiking transition in the Deng model. …”
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