Analyses of house-owners’ awareness and compliance with urban greenery regulations in Madina, Ghana by Seth Akagla, Yaw Agyeman Boafo

“…Our findings revealed a significant gap between awareness of the benefits of urban greenery and actual compliance with the regulations designed to ensure its provision. Key factors contributing to non-compliance were socioeconomic pressures, such as the high cost of land and accommodation, and institutional barriers, including bureaucracy, weak enforcement, and insufficient resources. …”
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Understanding Types of Stigma Experienced in Black Women Living With HIV in Baltimore, Maryland: A Mixed Methods Study by Tanya Mikhael, Kyra Jennifer Waligora Mendez, Chun‐An Sun, Joy Chepkorir, Hae‐Ra Han

“…ABSTRACT Aim To understand how Black or African American women living with HIV (WLH) experience different types of stigma in their daily lives. Design Secondary analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from a recent clinical trial in Baltimore, Maryland. …”
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Diagnostic yield of cystic fibrosis from a South Australian monocentric cohort: a retrospective study by Maria Fuller, Jasmina Markulić

“…Although newborn screening includes CF, this typically only covers a selection of common genetic variants, and with over 2000 reported in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, we hypothesised that patients will be missed and present clinically later in life.Design A retrospective study over a 5-year period (January 2018–December 2022).Setting A single pathology service in South Australia.Participants A total of 1909 CF test referrals from patients with clinical suspicion indicated by respiratory and gastrointestinal manifestations, foetal echogenic bowel and male infertility and asymptomatic CF requests for reproductive carrier screening.Primary and secondary outcome measures The number and type of CFTR gene variants detected in symptomatic and asymptomatic testing referrals.Results A total of 25 patients were diagnosed with CF or CF-related disorders (2.5%) with gastrointestinal symptoms yielding the highest diagnostic rate of 4.4%. …”
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Effect of Common Pavements on Interjoint Coordination of Walking with and without Robotic Exoskeleton by Jinlei Wang, Jing Qiu, Lei Hou, Xiaojuan Zheng, Suihuai Yu

“…We provide a basis of parameter change of kinematics on different common grounds for the design and optimization of robotic exoskeleton for motor recovery.…”
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Cam Swing Linkage and Spring Linkage Combined Mechanism for Vehicle Side-door Latches with Electric Cinch and Release Priority Function by Yin Chuanshuo, Hang Lubin, Zhong Chuanlei, Qu Zhiyang, Zhang Jiale, Huang Xiaobo, Liu Zhe, Chen Yong

“…The time of the mechanism to realize each function matches the design requirements of the vehicle door latch, the time of the electric cinch process is 420.97 ms, the reset time is 29.03 ms, and the manual release time is 622 ms.…”
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Enhancement of Heat Transfer Using Water/Graphene Nanofluid and the Impact of Passive Techniques—Experimental, Numerical, and ML Approaches by Javed Syed

“…This research aims to create a numerical model designed to improve the performance of heat exchangers by employing passive techniques, particularly through the implementation of a convergent–divergent nozzle insert, without the need for experimental validation. …”
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A TEI Schema for the Representation of Computer-mediated Communication by Michael Beißwenger, Maria Ermakova, Alexander Geyken, Lothar Lemnitzer, Angelika Storrer

“…The paper presents an XML schema for the representation of genres of computer-mediated communication (CMC) that is compliant with the encoding framework defined by the TEI. It was designed for the annotation of CMC documents in the project Deutsches Referenzkorpus zur internetbasierten Kommunikation (DeRiK), which aims at building a corpus on language use in the most popular CMC genres on the German-speaking Internet. …”
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Multidimensional System Identification and Active Vibration Control of a Piezoelectric-Based Sting System Used in Wind Tunnel by Yi Yu, Xing Shen, Yun Huang

“…The system identification process is completed, and the controller is designed. Vibration control experiments verify the effectiveness of the controller, and the results indicate that vibrations in pitch and yaw directions are attenuated apparently. …”
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Determining factors affecting flood risk perception among local communities in Iran by Moslem Savari, Ahmad Jafari, Abbas Sheheytavi

“…Overall, the findings of this study can significantly assist policymakers in designing flood risk reduction programs and facilitating safer living conditions in flood-prone areas.…”
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Axial Compression of Glass Fiber Tube-Gangue Concrete-Steel Tubular Hollow Columns by Ni Zhang, Chenyang Zheng, Zhongwei Zhao, Bo Yang

“…The conclusions of the presented work can provide references for the design and calculation of the GGCS columns.…”
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Selection of the Key Segment Position for Trapezoidal Tapered Rings and Calculation of the Range of Jack Stroke Differences with a Predetermined Key Segment Position by Wencui Zhang, Jian Zhang, Jingru Yan, Yaohong Zhu

“…The method is based on the change in the shield tail gap calculated with the above model and the positional relationship between the shield machine’s actual axis and the designed tunnel axis after the current segmental ring has been assembled. …”
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Inventory and Ordering Decisions in Dual-Channel Supply Chains Involving Free Riding and Consumer Switching Behavior with Supply Chain Financing by Senyu Xu, Huajun Tang, Zhijun Lin

“…In order to achieve the optimal performance in the centralized system, this research designs a partial buyback contract to coordinate the supply chain. …”
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EVALUATING LOYALTY IN SOUTH AFRICA’S HOTEL INDUSTRY: THE EFFECT OF SERVICE QUALITY AND BRAND EQUITY by Sharmila Ragunanan, Michael C. Cant, Johannes A. Wiid

“…Guided by a positivist paradigm, the study employed a quantitative methodology and a descriptive research design. Data was collected via an online survey from 379 respondents and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the hypotheses with SmartPLS version 3. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics of an Offshore Wind Turbine with Tripod Suction Buckets via Full-Scale Testing by Yun-Ho Seo, Moo Sung Ryu, Ki-Yong Oh

“…The suggested integrated framework and measurement campaign are useful not only to avoid conservatism that may incur additional costs during load calculation and design phases but also to establish an intelligent operation and maintenance strategy with a novel sensing technique.…”
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Does the Perceived Authentic Leadership Have a Mediating Role in the Relationship Between Employees’ Emotional Intelligence and Self-Compassion?* by Osman Yalap

“…Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to evaluate whether perceived authentic leadership has a mediating role in the relationship between employees’ emotional intelligence levels and their self- -compassion perceptions. Design/methodology/approach: All data in the research were obtained from 175 employees in 12 different tea factories. …”
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Bladeless dust collection system to prevent scattering in cosmetics manufacturing process by Nana TSURUTA, Michihiro HAKODA, Ken’ichi YANO, Yohei NAGAMITSU, Yoshiyuki HIRAYAMA

“…Specifically, we propose a bladeless dust collection system designed to prevent powder dispersion and enhance the adsorption of powder particles onto the liquid surface. …”
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A Scoping Review of Empirical Research Relating to Quality and Effectiveness of Research Ethics Review. by Stuart G Nicholls, Tavis P Hayes, Jamie C Brehaut, Michael McDonald, Charles Weijer, Raphael Saginur, Dean Fergusson

“…No study reported using an underlying theory or framework of quality/effectiveness to guide study design or analyses. We did not identify any studies that had involved a controlled trial--randomised or otherwise--of ethics review procedures or processes. …”
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Synergy model and financial bookkeeping administration through technopreneurship education: does it impact on increasing the competitiveness of MSMES? by Andi Arifwangsa Adiningrat, Andi Rustam, Arniati Arniati, Warda Warda, Naidah Naidah

“…The research results show that the synergy model that was designed has a positive impact, but the synergy model through technopreneurship education is less effective in being implemented by MSMEs so that the competitiveness of MSMEs is not optimal. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Dynamic Responses of Electric Power Fitting of Transmission Lines after Ice Shedding by Zhongfei Ye, Chuan Wu, Xiaohui Liu, Fei Huang

“…The structure of the parts with smaller stress can be optimized according to the simulation results where design margins may be reduced and additional cost benefits realized.…”
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Quality of Vision after Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (Fluid Dissection) Compared to Penetrating Keratoplasty for the Treatment of Keratoconus by Islam Mahmoud Hamdi, Momen Mahmoud Hamdi

“…To compare the visual quality of patients with keratoconus who underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) with fluid dissection. Design. Cross-sectional, observational study. Methods. …”
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