Online language education courses: a Chinese case from an ecological perspective by Mei Fang, Lu Yunru, Ma Qing

“…A total of 18 young-adult English learners from different parts of China were invited to attend three one-to-one (teacher–learner) online lessons designed by the researchers. A quasi-experimental one-group design was used to examine the effectiveness of the online course. …”
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On Topological Analysis of Niobium (II) Oxide Network via Curve Fitting and Entropy Measures by Muhammad Kamran Siddiqui, Sana Javed, Sadia Khalid, Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Shahbaz, Samuel Asefa Fufa

“…The remarkable optical features of metallic nanoparticles have extensively developed the interest of scientists and researchers. The generated heat overwhelms cancer tissue incident to nanoparticles with no damage to sound tissues. …”
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Perencanaan dan pelaksanaan supervisi akademik oleh pengawas pada guru Agama Kristen by Wolter Weol, Olivia Cherly Wuwung, Subaedah Luma

“…Associated with obtaining information and a clear and systematic picture in using a qualitative approach where as a researcher tries to photograph, describe and interpret every phenomenon of the object under study in accordance with the objective situation and conditions. …”
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Implementing the Vieta–Lucas Collocation Optimization Method for MHD Casson and Williamson Model under the Effects of Heat Generation and Viscous Dissipation by M.M. Khader, A. Eid, M. Adel

“…The statistics, which are given visually, were compared to the results of other researchers’ theoretical analysis.…”
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The gendered perspective of cyberbullying: The case of a rural University in Limpopo by Memory Mabika

“…Besides increased integration due to availability and access to mobile communication technologies, students today indulge in cyberbullying where they harass, insult and stalk each other. Scholars have researched extensively on cyberbullying in institutions of higher learning globally and how victims try to cope with the problem. …”
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Decision-Making Based on Spherical Linear Diophantine Fuzzy Rough Aggregation Operators and EDAS Method by Muhammad Qiyas, Neelam Khan, Muhammad Naeem, Samuel Okyere

“…In everyday life, decision-making is a difficult task fraught with ambiguity and uncertainty. Many researchers and scholars have suggested numerous fuzzy set theories to resolve these ambiguities and uncertainties. …”
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Stingless Bee Honey Farming and Farmer Empowerment in Sawahlunto City, West Sumatra, Indonesia by Oktavia Y., Mahdi Mahdi, Astuti N.B., Hidayat R., Yonariza Yonariza, Mutiani C., Anwar H., Goembira F., Arbain A.

“…Interviews with farmers, local officials, and researchers revealed that honey production significantly enhances farmers’ incomes, diversifies agricultural activities, and improves food security. …”
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A scoping review of the Trauma Recovery Center model for underserved victims of violent crime by Annette M. Dekker, Jennifer Wang, Jason Burton, Breena R. Taira

“…Several studies demonstrated improvement in mental health symptoms and social needs in individuals from underserved communities. Researchers should focus on expanding and diversifying upon current knowledge to better understand the impact of the TRC model.…”
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From FPGA to Support Cloud to Cloud of FPGA: State of the Art by Rym Skhiri, Virginie Fresse, Jean Paul Jamont, Benoit Suffran, Jihene Malek

“…This survey aims at motivating further researches in cloud FPGA.…”
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Non-Gaussian Linear Mixing Models for Hyperspectral Images by Peter Bajorski

“…This paper provides the tools that researchers can use for verifying a given model to be used with a given image.…”
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Disturbance Effect of Pipe Jacking Group Adjacent Excavation on Surrounding Soil by Changbai Wang, Jimin Liu, Hua Cheng, Haibing Cai

“…To understand and grasp the excavation-induced disturbance range and mechanism of adjacent pipeline jacking group on surrounding soils, this paper carries out relevant researches. Based on a case history of a three-hole parallel adjacent jacking pipeline in shallow overburden, a field test and assessment are performed. …”
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Large Eddy Simulation of Unstably Stratified Turbulent Flow over Urban-Like Building Arrays by Bobin Wang, Guixiang Cui

“…Thermal instability induced by solar radiation is the most common condition of urban atmosphere in daytime. Compared to researches under neutral conditions, only a few numerical works studied the unstable urban boundary layer and the effect of buoyancy force is unclear. …”
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Proposed Framework for the Evaluation of Standalone Corpora Processing Systems: An Application to Arabic Corpora by Abdulmohsen Al-Thubaity, Hend Al-Khalifa, Reem Alqifari, Manal Almazrua

“…Despite the accessibility of numerous online corpora, students and researchers engaged in the fields of Natural Language Processing (NLP), corpus linguistics, and language learning and teaching may encounter situations in which they need to develop their own corpora. …”
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Promising Markers in the Context of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Subpopulations with Unique Properties by Agnieszka Smolinska, Aleksandra Bzinkowska, Paulina Rybkowska, Magdalena Chodkowska, Anna Sarnowska

“…The heterogeneity of the mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) population poses a challenge to researchers and clinicians, especially those observed at the population level. …”
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Document publication. Survey of 1545 Livonia and the Great Duchy of Lithuania borderline audit (Livonian officers report) by Tomas Čelkis, Darius Antanavičius

“…Specifically, iconographic information and the depicted border mark "sculpture" are particularly important to the researchers. The document contains facts about the border marks deranged by the GDL inhabitants (it was common to blame them on damaging the other side), but more important is the fact that the ways of damaging are also mentioned; for instance, marks made on trees were burnt. …”
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A Modeling Strategy for Predicting the Response of Steel Plate-Concrete Composite Walls by Mohammad Sadegh Barkhordari

“…Usually at the base of the wall, these structures tolerate inelastic deformations subjected to strong ground motions. Researchers have offered composite walls to solve these problems. …”
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A Novel Method of Skeletonization of Complex Shapes Based on Bisectors by Nourddin Saidou, Mhamed Zineddine, Mohamed Rhazzaf

“…The mathematical skeleton of a complex form has been essential for a variety of scientific fields and of great interest to many researchers for decades. It is based on several concepts such as the reconstruction of forms and image processing. …”
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Study on the regulatory mechanisms of mitochondrial biosynthesis by polyoxometalates by Shan Lei, Bingnian Chen, Li Wang, Jian Li

“…In recent years, polyoxometalates (POMs) have been extensively researched for their potential in treating diabetes, tumors, cancer, inflammation, and other diseases, both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Evaluating Volunteer Motivation for Sea Turtle Conservation in Florida by Bianca M. Bradford, Glenn D. Israel

“… Understanding volunteer motivation has been widely recognized by both researchers and managers as a valuable component of volunteer management (Cnaan & Goldberg-Glen, 1991; Harrison, 1995). …”
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Experimental Study of a Low-Specific Speed Francis Model Runner during Resonance by Einar Agnalt, Petter Østby, Bjørn W. Solemslie, Ole G. Dahlhaug

“…As the turbine geometry is available to the public, it provides an opportunity for the researchers to verify their codes at resonance conditions.…”
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