Critical information quality dimensions of conversational agents for healthcare by Caihua Liu, Guochao Peng, Shufeng Kong, Chaowang Lan, Haoliang Zhu

“…The research describes the demographic information of the participants, the behavioural characteristics of using healthcare conversational agents, and the critical dimensions of information quality of the agents perceived by the participants in the survey, employing descriptive statistics. Furthermore, ANOVA was employed to compare the variances in the perceived importance of information quality dimensions between participants who had used a healthcare conversational agent and those who had not. …”
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Speaking of Animals: A Conceptual analysis of Animal Metaphors in Yoruba by Oluwadamilare Adisa

“…This paper diverges by using a conceptual/cognitive approach to explore how specific animal terms and their associated concepts are metaphorically employed to represent various facets of human experiences, behaviors, and attributes. …”
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Phase-lag mixed integral equation of a generalized symmetric potential kernel and its physical meanings in (3+1) dimensions by Azhar Rashad Jan

“…The degenerate method is employed to deduce the linear algebraic system (LAS). …”
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FISCAL BALANCE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by Okwuchukwu Odili, Okoro Kelechi Okoro, Nwannediya Faith Oti-Ibiam

“…Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model was employed in estimating the variables. The ARDL results indicated that the relationship between fiscal balance and sustainable economic development followed a long-run path. …”
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Nonlinear Vibration Analysis for Stiffened Cylindrical Shells Subjected to Electromagnetic Environment by Xue-Qin Li, Guang-Chen Bai, Lu-Kai Song, Wei Zhang

“…Based on the case of 1 : 2 internal resonance and principal resonance-1/2 subharmonic parametric resonance, the multiscale method of perturbation analysis is employed to precisely acquire the four-dimensional nonlinear averaged equations. …”
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Enhancing Friction Stir Spot Welding of Al 5754 and Al 6111 Joints Using Taguchi’s Technique by Vikram P N Gowda, Keshavamurthy R., Naveena B. E., Solomon Jenoris Muthiya, Joshuva Arockia Dhanraj, Johannex Fefeh Rushman, Amit Verma

“…Taguchi’s L16 design of experiment approach was employed to conduct experiments and optimize the process parameters. …”
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A sparrow search algorithm based hybrid meta-heuristic algorithm for population growth rate prediction by Milad Shahvaroughi Farahani, Hamed Farrokhi-Asl Farrokhi-Asl, Ghazal Ghasemi

“…In any economy, it is essential to monitor the rate of population change closely. Governments employ various strategies and programs to regulate population growth since different population growth rates have distinct economic consequences. …”
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Relationship between academic procrastination and academic achievement of postgraduate students by Mallika Gayary, Sima Kalita

“…Statistical analyses were conducted to assess the null hypotheses associated with the various objectives of the study. The tests employed included Chisquare, Pearson coefficient of correlation, and regression analysis. …”
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Role of Narcissism in Entrepreneurial Traits Mediated by Entrepreneurial Intention and Entrepreneurial Motivation among University Students by Umer Ejaz, Ali Hassan, Abu Huraira, Shahzada Adeel

“… This study investigates the influence of narcissism and entrepreneurial ambition on entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy in students studying entrepreneurship. This study employed an intricate relationship between narcissistic tendencies, entrepreneurial drive, entrepreneurial intention, and self-efficacy among students. …”
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Motor control method using single-sensor phase current reconstruction by Yin Lu, Yuntian Huang, Hao Guo

“…Simultaneously, optimization algorithms like neural networks are employed to learn from historical data to predict and estimate the current values of the three phases. …”
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The mediating role of parental attachment in the relationship between parenting styles and identity achievement among secondary and preparatory school students by Shimelis Anley Tizazu, Demeke Wolle Ambaye

“…Hence, quantitative data were collected and path analysis via linear regression was employed to determine the path coefficients of the variables under consideration. …”
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Landscape lexical diversity for readability and safety mitigation on the commuter line bilingual information board by Nuruz Zaman Mochamad, Supriatnoko, Naufal Alhilmy Muhammad

“…High readability was found in translations employing Literal Translation and Established Equivalent techniques, while medium and low readability were associated with Borrowing, Modulation, and Amplification techniques. …”
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A novel graph convolution and frequency domain filtering approach for hyperspectral anomaly detection by Yang Ding, Hao Yan, Jingyuan He, Juanjuan Yin, A. Ruhan

“…Graph convolution is employed to extract spatial structural features, enhancing the understanding of spatial relationships within the data. …”
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Enhancing Renewable Energy Hosting Capacity in Unbalanced Microgrids via Empowering Smart Inverters by Hossam H. H. Mousa, Karar Mahmoud, Matti Lehtonen

“…To achieve such an ambitious goal, smart inverter control functions are employed, including combined mode, volt-var (VV), volt-watt (VW) for Photovoltaic (PV) inverters, and VW for ESS inverters. …”
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Coloration in a Praying Mantis: Color Change, Sexual Color Dimorphism, and Possible Camouflage Strategies by Leah Y. Rosenheim, Jay A. Rosenheim, Michael R. Maxwell

“…To remain cryptic in such habitats, animals may employ color change, background choice, or generalist coloration, and the efficacy of these strategies may be influenced by an animal's mobility. …”
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Identifying and evaluating supplier selection criteria in iran's steel industry according to industry 4.0 technologies by Shahab Bayatzadeh, Maghsoud Amiri

“…Because decision-making in the real world is often faced with uncertainty, Employing the Fuzzy Delphi and Fuzzy FUCOM methods in this article will make decisions in the selection of suppliers in Industry 4.0 enables more accurate and reliable decision-making.…”
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Optical Evaluation of New Designs of Multifocal Diffractive Corneal Inlays by Diego Montagud-Martínez, Vicente Ferrando, Juan A. Monsoriu, Walter D. Furlan

“…ZEMAX OpticStudio software was employed for the simulations in an eye model with different pupil diameters (3.0 mm and 4.5 mm). …”
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Tivat’s urban regeneration-from arsenal to Porto Montenegro by Martinović Ksenija

“…Since its development in 1889, Arsenal became the main employer in town and shaped the town’s identity. …”
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Estimation of the Dynamic Moduli of Viscoelastic Asphalt Mixtures Using the Extended Kalman Filter Algorithm by Yu-Seok Gong, Dowan Kim, Sungho Mun

“…Typically, viscoelastic characteristics have been used to derive asphalt dynamic moduli; compressive frequency sweep tests at different frequencies (Hz) and temperatures are employed to this end. We compared IRT-derived viscoelastic master curves obtained via compressive frequency sweep testing to those derived using the EKF algorithm, which employs a nonlinear sigmoidal curve and a Taylor series to explore the viscoelastic function. …”
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The Poisson Extension of the Unrelated Question Model: Improving Surveys With Time-Constrained Questions on Sensitive Topics by Benedikt Iberl, Anesa Aljovic, Rolf Ulrich, Fabiola Reiber

“… The Poisson model (Iberl & Ulrich, in print) is a new survey technique that enables the estimation of how frequently a certain behavior occurs, while employing easy-to-answer yes/no-questions that refer to a specific time frame. …”
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