Exploring drivers and prevention strategies for sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women in Kicukiro, Rwanda by Wongani Patricia Kawonga, Sam M. Livingstone, Augustine Ndaimani, Jean Pierre Sibomana, Tsion Yohannes Waka, Maxwell Mhlanga, Andrew Mclellan

“…This study explores the drivers and prevention strategies for sexual violence among AGYW in Kicukiro, Rwanda.MethodsA descriptive exploratory design guided by the socioecological model and feminist standpoint theory was employed. In-depth interviews were conducted with 13 AGYW participating in a mentorship program and 5 male community members. …”
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Determination of Shape Coefficient in Elastic Modulus Estimation with Penetration Test by Tongbin Zhao, Rui Mao, Kai Fang, Biwen Zhang, Fenghai Yu

“…Based on the elastic theory, the relationship between rock penetration behavior and elastic modulus was established. …”
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The Small-Signal Stability of Offshore Wind Power Transmission Inspired by Particle Swarm Optimization by Jiening Li, Hanqi Huang, Xiaoning Chen, Lingxi Peng, Liang Wang, Ping Luo

“…The optimal position of the controller connected to the grid is obtained from the analysis of modal control theory. The results show that, after joining the PSS control, the system damping ratio significantly increases. …”
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Does the instructional approach really matter? A comparative study of the impact of online and in-person instruction on learner engagement by Zhiyong Li, Zonglin Dai, Jiaying Li, Pengju Guan

“…We discussed the findings in light of self-determination theory (SDT), drawing pedagogical implications for language teaching and policymaking for delivery of engaging offline, online, and hybrid language programs in the future.…”
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Examining the Effects of Investor Sentiment Shocks on Normal and Abnormal Returns in the Oil Products Sector of the Tehran Stock Exchange: A PVAR Analysis by Mohammad Javad Zare Bahnamiri, Samira Balavar, vahid omidi

“…Understanding the sources of stock price changes is critical within asset pricing theory, highlighting the necessity of exploring the effects of investor sentiment on stock returns. …”
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Cover it up! Visual euphemisation strategies for transforming non-religious songs into Islamic songs in music videos by Ikke Dewi Pratama, SF Luthfie Arguby Purnomo, Arina Rohmatika, Nestiani Hutami

“…Furthermore, a localization approach, the theory of euphemism, and para-adaptation were employed to analyze the data. …”
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Predictive Model for Deformation of Adjacent Pipelines Caused by Tunnel Boring in Twin-Lane Tunnels in Soft Ground Layers by Kezhong Wang, Qianjiang Zheng, Maowen Hang

“…This approach is based on the Pasternak foundation beam theory. It aims to address the issue of the difficulty in predicting the deformation of the adjacent pipeline caused by shield tunneling in a saturated soft ground layer in the Yangtze River Delta. …”
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Topological Properties of Large-Scale Cortical Networks Based on Multiple Morphological Features in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment by Qiongling Li, Xinwei Li, Xuetong Wang, Yuxia Li, Kuncheng Li, Yang Yu, Changhao Yin, Shuyu Li, Ying Han

“…Six cortical features (3 volumetric and 3 geometric features) were extracted for each participant, and brain abnormities in aMCI were identified by cortical network based on graph theory method. All the cortical networks showed small-world properties. …”
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Analyzing crop production: Unraveling the impact of pests and pesticides through a fractional model by Navnit Jha, Akash Yadav, Ritesh Pandey, A.K. Misra

“…The feasibility of every possible nonnegative equilibrium and its stability characteristics are explored utilizing the stability theory of fractional differential equations. Our model analysis reveals that in a continuous spray approach, the roles of pesticide abatement rate and pesticide uptake rate can be interchanged. …”
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Influence of moving heat sources on thermoviscoelastic behavior of rotating nanorods: a nonlocal Klein–Gordon perspective with fractional heat conduction by Ahmed E. Abouelregal, M. Marin, Abdelaziz Foul, Sameh S. Askar

“…A key innovation was the adoption of Klein–Gordon-type nonlocal elasticity theory, which incorporated internal length and time scales to capture small-scale interactions effectively. …”
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Ways to improve the accuracy of the harmonic method for simulating two-dimensional signals by V.V. Syuzev, A.V. Proletarsky, D.A. Mikov, I.I. Deykin

“…The article studies properties of the harmonic simulation method within the framework of the spectral theory and evaluates the quality of this method. A review of the literature on the existing methods for modeling multidimensional random fields is carried out, making it possible to compare these methods using criteria such as the complexity of the algorithm, computational costs and memory requirements, requirements for the covariance function and the grid. …”
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Impact of Tunnel Groups on Pupil Diameter of Drivers on Mountainous Freeway in China: A Real-World Driving Study by Jianping Gao, Sijie Zhang, Yunyong He, Qi Zhang, Lu Sun, Chang Lu, Yi Wu, Enhuai He, Changfeng Yang

“…Subsequently, a related model for the PPDV of drivers and the length of the connecting zone between tunnels was established, its reliability evaluated, and the smooth mutation value obtained on the basis of the mutation theory. Thereafter, a tunnel group definition standard based on the visual effect of drivers was developed. …”
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On a New Epidemic Model with Asymptomatic and Dead-Infective Subpopulations with Feedback Controls Useful for Ebola Disease by M. De la Sen, A. Ibeas, S. Alonso-Quesada, R. Nistal

“…The global stability is formally discussed by using tools of qualitative theory of differential equations by using Gauss-Stokes and Bendixson theorems so that neither Lyapunov equation candidates nor the explicit solutions are used. …”
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Dynamics of phase separation from holography by Maximilian Attems, Yago Bea, Jorge Casalderrey-Solana, David Mateos, Miguel Zilhão

“…Abstract We use holography to develop a physical picture of the real-time evolution of the spinodal instability of a four-dimensional, strongly-coupled gauge theory with a first-order, thermal phase transition. …”
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The AI-knowledge management nexus for sustainable learning: A PLS-SEM study by Sashi Ranjan, V. P. Joshith, K. Kavitha, Shana Chittakath

“…This study contributes to the “knowledge-based view” and “absorptive capacity” theory by exploring the integration of AI and KM in education. …”
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Reliability-Based Analysis of Sight Distance Modelling for Traffic Safety by César de Santos-Berbel, Mohamed Essa, Tarek Sayed, María Castro

“…Also, the different conditions of the existing roadside features or geometric elements, under which the 3D ASD estimation is important, were identified. Next, reliability theory is utilized to evaluate the risk level (probability of noncompliance, Pnc) associated with limited sight distance for each ASD modelling method. …”
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Research on Vibration Characteristics of a Ceramic Spindle Based on the Reverse Magnetic Effect by Ke Zhang, Zinan Wang, Huaitao Shi, Xiaotian Bai, Zhan Wang

“…The electromagnetic magnetization model was established based on Maxwell’s theory to calculate electromagnetic magnetic density and radial force. …”
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Professional learning networks: a descriptive phenomenological study with primary school teachers in Greece by Ourania Maria Ventista, Stavroula Kaldi, Magdalini Kolokitha, Christos Govaris, Chris Brown

“…It explores the PLNs in a different setting compared to the existing conceptual theory of change for PLNs.…”
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Distribution Pattern of Anchorage Stress and Water Sensitivity Analysis of Red Clay by Lifeng Li, Weili Gong, Huilin Deng, Xiaohu Zhang, Gan Li

“…Based on the classical Phillips and uniform anchorage shear stress distribution theory, this paper puts forward a uniform-exponential distribution pattern of anchorage shear stress according to the specific characteristics of red clay by using the characteristics of the peak shear strength and residual shear strength of the rock and soil mass. …”
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Study on Creep Characteristics and Constitutive Relation of Fractured Rock Mass by Maotong Li, Kesheng Li, Deng Zhang, Chuanxiao Liu, Depeng Ma

“…Combined with the characteristics of creep curve and based on Kachanov’s creep damage theory, the damage variable is introduced into the constitutive relation and creep equation, and the evolution equation of damage variable with time in the whole creep process is derived. …”
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