A Choice Behavior Model of Bike-Sharing Based on User Perception, Psychological Expectations, and Loyalty by Xingjian Xue, Zixu Wang, Xuejiao Liu, Zhou Zhou, Rui Song

“…The results of this study help us better understand the influencing factors of bike-sharing usage and can aid policymakers in formulating effective guidance strategies for bike-sharing travel demand based on a model structure.…”
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Vibration Characteristics Induced by Cavitation in a Centrifugal Pump with Slope Volute by Ning Zhang, Minguan Yang, Bo Gao, Zhong Li

“…Results show that at noncavitation condition, vibration level is closely related to flow structure interior pump. At partial flow rates, especially low flow rates, vibration level increases rapidly with the onset of rotating stall. …”
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A Novel Elastic Metamaterial with Multiple Resonators for Vibration Suppression by Saman Ahmadi Nooraldinvand, Hamid M. Sedighi, Amin Yaghootian

“…The model with one DOF is built by assembling several unite cells in which each unite cell consists of a rectangular frame as the base structure and a rack-and-pinion mechanism that is joined to the frame with a linear spring on both sides. …”
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Impaired Muscle Regeneration in Ob/ob and Db/db Mice by Mai-Huong Nguyen, Ming Cheng, Timothy J. Koh

“…In obesity and type 2 diabetes, efficient skeletal muscle repair following injury may be required, not only for restoring muscle structure and function, but also for maintaining exercise capacity and insulin sensitivity. …”
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Functionally Graded Materials: An Overview of Stability, Buckling, and Free Vibration Analysis by Ning Zhang, Tahir Khan, Haomin Guo, Shaoshuai Shi, Wei Zhong, Weiwei Zhang

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Calculation and Analysis of Nonlinear Algorithm for Stability of Nanosilica Powder Soft Soil Pile Foundation by Jinbo Sun, Li Guo, Liang Gong, Fei Zheng, Hao Hao

“…First, the soft soil foundation reinforced by the composite structure of “piles (prestressed pipe piles, (cement fly-ash gravel, CFG) piles)—pile caps—geotextile pads” is analyzed through the soft soil embankment test section of the Wenfu high-speed railway. …”
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Safe cooperative control of CAVs at signal-free intersection under realistic scenarios by Yuta Nakai, Toru Namerikawa

“…In order to execute cooperative control, a two-stage control structure is considered. In the first stage, the merging time, defined for each CAV as the time at which the CAV reaches the intersection, is obtained by solving mixed integer linear programming (MILP). …”
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INNOVATION OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING AI TOOLS by Petra Mikulcová, Kristína Medeková, Drahoslav Lančarič, Radovan Savov

“…By analysing data collected through a structured questionnaire, we identified key themes, including the usefulness, ease of use, attitudes, and concerns surrounding AI. …”

More than data repositories: perceived information needs for the development of social sciences and humanities research infrastructures by Anna Sendra, Elina Late, Sanna Kumpulainen

“…Analysis. Thirteen semi-structured interviews with social sciences and humanities scholars and computer and data scientists processed through a thematic analysis revealed three themes (developing a research infrastructure, needs and expectations of the research infrastructure, and an approach to user feedback and user interactions). …”
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Assessment of the living standard of elderly people and their well-being in a changing social environment by R. M. Sadykov

“…Besides, there is a steady growth in the share of pensioners in its structure. In recent years, in the Russian Federation in general and in the Republic of Bashkortostan in particular, there has been a real trend of ageing population, longer life expectancy (73 years), and a greater number of senior citizens in total (28.5 %). …”
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Drawings and Scale Models Used in Building the Spanish Royal Sites by Pilar Chías, Tomás Abad

“…As a result, the administration of the royal estates was updated and modernised due to its pyramidal structure. The building works were supervised by architects or draftsmen, who were responsible for the project’s definition and construction respectively. …”
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Simple and Efficient Rout for Synthesis of Spinel Nanopigments by Leila Torkian, Maryam Daghighi, Zahra Boorboor

“…XRD patterns show that all calcined powders have single phase cubic spinel structure. EDX analysis revealed the composition of desired spinels. …”
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Clear cell meningioma of the filum terminale in a 44-year-old woman: case report by Piotr Glinka, Michał Sobstyl, Albert Acewicz, Piotr Bojarski

“…During the operation, the filum terminale was identified as a structure that was disappearing into the tumor. The filum terminale was cut and the tumor was totally removed in one piece. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP OF WOMEN WORKERS WITH DEVELOPMENT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF GAINING THEIR ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND SECURING THE FUTURE OF THEIR CHILDREN by Bediha Şahin

“…Data were collected during the interview with the use of a semi-structured questionnaire. The duration of the interviews with the participants was approximately 90 minutes. …”
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Using the five-factor questionnaire to study the personality of a specialist-cynologist of the security agencies of the Russian Federation by Е. А. Kusakina

“…The article presents the results of using the Russian-language version of the “Big Five” personality questionnaire, in which personality is considered as a structure consisting of 5 factors, including many secondary factors. …”
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Order/disorder in electrodeposited aluminum-titanium alloys by Stafford G.R., Tsuda T., Hussey C.L.

“…Alloys electrodeposited from the higher temperature melt have an ordered L12 crystal structure while alloys of similar composition but deposited at lower temperature are disordered fcc. …”
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The genus Cortinarius should not (yet) be split by Brigida Gallone, Thomas W. Kuyper, Jorinde Nuytinck

“…Until recently Cortinarius was the single genus of the family Cortinariaceae, despite several attempts to provide a workable, lower-rank hierarchical structure based on subgenera and sections. The first phylogenomic study for this group elevated the old genus Cortinarius to family level and the family was split into ten genera, of which seven were described as new. …”
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Rising Value of Turkish Foreign Policy: Cultural Diplomacy by Fırat Purtaş

“…Thus, a strategy to be developed by leading NGOs which are the main actors of cultural diplomacy, and providing them the resources they need, will not only strengthen the democratic structure of the country. Above all, through such a strategy, Turkey’s soft power which plays a leading role in the practice of cultural diplomacy on a global scale will become all the more so efficient and perceptible. …”
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Elements of mathematical phenomenology and analogies of electrical and mechanical oscillators of the fractional type with finite number of degrees of freedom of oscillations: linea... by Katica R. (Stevanović) Hedrih, Gradimir V. Milovanović

“…Following the ideas about analogies, mathematical, qualitative, and structural, introduced by Mihailo Petrović in Elements of Mathematical Phenomenology (Serbian Royal Academy, Belgrade, 1911), in this paper we present our research results focused on analogies of fractional-type oscillation models between mechanical and electrical oscillators, with a finite number of degrees of freedom of oscillation. …”
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Simulations of decane-ammonia autoignition in two mixture fractions by Angelos Kylikas, Epaminondas Mastorakos, Epaminondas Mastorakos

“…The approach uses two mixture fractions as conditioning variables, one for each fuel, to effectively model ignition and reveal the flame structure in mixture fraction space. Initially, 0D reactor calculations are performed using Cantera, exploring the chemical mechanism, identifying the most reactive mixture fractions, and determining key species involved in the ignition process. …”
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