Tuning into urban birdsong: enhancing nature connectedness with an AI-powered wearable by Zhuying Li, Si Cheng, Xiaoqing Sun, Xipei Ren, Yan Wang, Min-Ling Zhang

“…Additional questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were employed to evaluate the device’s usability and user experience. …”
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Confrontation avec le contexte disciplinaire institutionnalisé : réflexion critique des approches écosystémiques de la santé sur la base des expériences des jeunes chercheurs au Ca... by Mathieu Feagan, Brama Koné, Nicolas Brou, Yveline A. Houenou, Edouard Kouassi, Jerry Spiegel

“…. – remain intimately connected to the mode of knowledge production dominated by the disciplinary structure and current political-economic conditions through which the encounter between researchers and the community occurs. …”
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Unpacking the doctoral journey in India: Supervision, social support, and institutional factors influencing mental health and research engagement by Suhalia Parveen, Juhi Yasmeen, Mohd Ajmal, Md. Tauseef Qamar, Shahab Saquib Sohail, Dag Øivind Madsen

“…Using a Grounded Theory approach, we conducted qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 40 doctoral students from three faculties at a reputed public Indian university. …”
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Compact Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Stacked Patch Antenna for Microwave-Radio-Frequency Identification Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output Application by Enze Zhang, Andrea Michel, Paolo Nepa, Jinghui Qiu

“…A shared metal slot layer is designed to separate two feeding structures of the lower band and upper band for port isolation enhancement as well as saving space. …”
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A High Efficiency Discontinuous Galerkin Method for 3D Ground-Penetrating Radar Simulation by Shuyang Xue, Changchun Yin, Jing Li, Jiao Zhu, Wuyang Liu

“…Numerous numerical simulation algorithms have been developed to improve the computational efficiency of GPR simulations, enabling the modeling of complex structures. The discontinuous Galerkin method is a high efficiency numerical simulation algorithm which can deal with complex geometry. …”
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Design of a Low-Profile Dual-Polarization Wideband Semi-Flexible Antenna by Ankang Liu, Jian Lu, Peng Khiang Tan, Theng Huat Gan

“…The proposed antenna features a stacked-patch on the top PCB layer and two orthogonal inverted-F feed structures on the bottom PCB layer. Flexibility is achieved through the thin, flexible bottom PCB layer, while the rigid top PCB layer can be arranged to prevent collisions between adjacent cells, allowing the array to bend easily. …”
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Biosynthesis of Multicomponent Nanoparticles with Extract of Mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) Berry: Application on Heavy Metals Removal from Water and Immobilization in Soils... by Mayra Abril, Hugo Ruiz, Luis H. Cumbal

“…As-prepared nanoparticles were spherical measuring approximately 12 nm in diameter and contained iron oxides and iron sulfides in the crystal structure. Removal of copper and zinc from water using MCNPs showed high efficiencies (>99%) at pH above 6 and a ratio of 0.5 mL of the extract:10 mL 0.5 M FeCl3·6H2O : 10 mL 0.035 M Na2SO4. …”
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Dust Explosion Characteristics of Agglomerated 35 nm and 100 nm Aluminum Particles by Hong-Chun Wu, Hsin-Jung Ou, Deng-Jr Peng, Hsiao-Chi Hsiao, Chung-Yun Gau, Tung-Sheng Shih

“…From an analysis of the explosive residue, the study found that nanoparticles of 35 nm Al powder became filamentous strands after an explosion, where most of 100 nm Al nanoparticles maintained a spherical structure, This may be because the initial melting temperature of 35 nm Al is 435.71°C, while that for 100 nm Al is 523.58°C, higher by 87.87°C. …”
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Differential between-therapist effects in more versus less standardized therapies for depression by Anuj H. P. Mehta, Michael J. Constantino, Jack J. M. Dekker, Alice E. Coyne, Averi N. Gaines, Henricus L. Van, Jaap Peen, Frank J. Don, Ellen Driessen

“…We also explored whether the size of therapist effects differed by degree of treatment standardization; in this trial, CBT was structured and manualized, whereas PDT was flexible and principle driven. …”
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Exploring the nexus of migration dynamics and urban expansion: key drivers of horizontal spatial growth in Woldia Township, Ethiopia by Mulu Fasigo Fente, Birhanu Girma Abebe, Mintesnot Gebeyehu Woldeamanuel

“…Data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to a randomly selected sample of 395 respondents, complemented by key informant interviews and secondary data sources. …”
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The Performance of a Scale-Aware Nonlocal PBL Scheme for the Subkilometer Simulation of a Deep CBL over the Taklimakan Desert by Hongxiong Xu, Yinjun Wang, Minzhong Wang

“…The results showed that the vertical structure simulated with the Shin-Hong scheme was closer to that in both the WRF-LES (large-eddy-simulation) and observations than that simulated with the YSU. …”
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Pectin‐decorated selenium nanoparticles as a nanocarrier of curcumin to achieve enhanced physicochemical and biological properties by Yan Wu, Hong Liu, Zhihua Li, Dongye Huang, Lizheng Nong, Zhengxing Ning, Zhizhong Hu, Chunping Xu, Jing‐Kun Yan

“…Results showed that pectin‐SeNPs and Cur‐loaded pectin‐SeNPs (pectin‐SeNPs@Cur) exhibited monodisperse and homogeneous spherical structures in aqueous solutions with mean particle sizes of ∼61 and ∼119 nm, respectively. …”
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor Effects on Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Arteries: A Novel Strategy to Accelerate Vascular Ulcer Wound Healing by Sabrina Valente, Carmen Ciavarella, Emanuela Pasanisi, Francesca Ricci, Andrea Stella, Gianandrea Pasquinelli

“…HGF/SF did not increase hVW-MSC proliferation, whereas it enhanced the cell migration, the formation of capillary-like structures, and the expression of angiogenic markers (vWF, CD31, and KDR). …”
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The Effect of a Card Game upon Achievements within Medical Terms Topic: MedTerm Game by Tugce Gunter, Dilek Karaman

“…At the end of the implementation, the semi-structured interviews were also conducted with randomly selected students.. …”
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Lactic acid in the vaginal milieu modulates the Candida-host interaction by Diletta Rosati, Marisa Valentine, Mariolina Bruno, Arnab Pradhan, Axel Dietschmann, Martin Jaeger, Ian Leaves, Frank L. van de Veerdonk, Leo A.B. Joosten, Sumita Roy, Mark H. T. Stappers, Neil A.R. Gow, Bernhard Hube, Alistair J.P. Brown, Mark S. Gresnigt, Mihai G. Netea

“…The cell wall of C. albicans cells grown in VSM+LA displayed a robust mannan fibrillar structure, β-glucan exposure, and low chitin content. …”
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Using Instructional Supervision to Improve Learners’ Performance in Eswatini High Schools by Naboth Mudavanhu Phebeni, Phumuzani Mpofu

“…From the first research question, the findings revealed that instructional leadership improves school performance, provides adequate support structures for learners, helps manage school resources, and helps monitor and evaluate teaching and learning. …”
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The Influence of Financial Literacy, Financial Inclusion, and Financial Attitude on the Financial Performance of Depok UMKM Through Financial Management as an Intervening Variable by Annisa Diana Putri, Elwisam Elwisam

“…The data analysis method used is Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) on WarpPLS 7.0 application software. …”
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Exploring students’ experience of ChatGPT in STEM education by Federico Valeri, Pernilla Nilsson, Anne-Marie Cederqvist

“…Using a mixed methods approach, the data collected included a survey and semi-structured interviews involving upper secondary students. …”
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Disrupted Auto-Activation, Dysexecutive and Confabulating Syndrome Following Bilateral Thalamic and Right Putaminal Stroke by Lieve De Witte, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Jo Verhoeven, Peter P. De Deyn, Peter Mariën

“…Objective: Clinical, neuropsychological, structural and functional neuroimaging results are reported in a patient who developed a unique combination of symptoms after a bi-thalamic and right putaminal stroke. …”
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Synthesis of MgFe2O4 Nanoparticles and its Application for Photodegradation of Methylene Blue by Dede Sukandar, Adawiah Adawiah, Saeful Rohman, Shella Fitria, Nanda Saridewi, Salman Farishi, Nurhasni Nurhasni, Isalmi Aziz, Yulyani Nur Azizah

“…Characterization results show that MgFe2O4 nanoparticles synthesized with the addition of 3 mL pumpkin seed extract have a crystal size of 3.87 nm, cubic spinel structure, average particle size of 29 nm, and band gap energy value of 1.94 eV. …”
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