Evaluation of the Status of Yasouj in terms of City Development Strategy (CDS) Indicators by Ahmad PoorAhmed, Ali Saberi

“…However, from the perspective of city managers, the dimensions of livability and good governance are the most and least significant, with coefficients of 0.373 and 0.112, respectively. …”
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Experimental Testing of Nonredundant Near-Field to Far-Field Transformations with Spherical Scanning Using Flexible Modellings for Nonvolumetric Antennas by Francesco D'Agostino, Flaminio Ferrara, Claudio Gennarelli, Rocco Guerriero, Massimo Migliozzi

“…This paper deals with the experimental testing of effective probe compensated near-field-far-field (NF-FF) transformations with spherical scanning requiring a minimum number of NF data. …”
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Internal Economic Management and Performance Evaluation Method of Enterprise Based on Balanced Scorecard by Shuangshuang Liu

“…The Balanced Scorecard is a management tool for measuring performance in multiple dimensions. Starting from multiple aspects, scientifically combining strategic objectives with multiple dimensions, this management method not only is suitable for the current market environment, but also improves the company’s internal management system. …”
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Dual-Polarized Crossed Bowtie Dipole Array for Wireless Communication Applications by Zhi-Ya Zhang, Shuang Li, Shao-Li Zuo, Jia-Yue Zhao, Xiao-dong Yang, Guang Fu

“…The proposed dual-polarized antenna element achieves an enhanced impedance bandwidth and compact dimensions by introducing a parasitic circular patch and vertical metal cylinders, which is a good candidate for radiating elements in base station antennas. …”
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Influence of Social Determinants of Health Service Quality on Patient Satisfaction at Undata Hospital, Palu by Sudirman Sudirman, Muhammad Nur Ali, Nurdin Rahman

“…In the dimension of social and community, environmental development influences service quality. …”
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Numerical Study of the Effect of Transverse Reinforcement on Compressive Strength and Load-Bearing Capacity of Elliptical CFDST Columns by Ali Mohammed Ali, Sima Besharat Ferdosi, Laith Kareem Obeas, Alwaleed Khalid Ghalib, Meisam Porbashiri

“…The results obtained from this study are in good agreement with the results of previous studies and showed that the finite element method can provide accurate behavior of these columns. …”
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Attachment as a factor in generating satisfaction with, and loyalty to, rural tourism destinations by Ana María Campón-Cerro, Helena Maria Baptista Alves, José Manuel Hernández-Mogollón

“…The objective of this research is to test the influence that attachment exerts on satisfaction with, and loyalty to, rural tourism destinations, through attachment´s main dimensions: identity and destination dependence. The application of attachment to rural tourism is considered interesting because of the particular relationships that tourists establish with the associated environments. …”
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A Mathematical Model for the Flow Resistance and the Related Hydrodynamic Dispersion Induced by River Dunes by Marilena Pannone, Annamaria De Vincenzo, Francesco Brancati

“…In terms of shear stress or friction factor, the proposed theory provides estimates in good agreement with the real data, especially if evaluated against the performances provided by other classical similar approaches. …”
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Parameter Adaptive Terminal Sliding Mode Control of Flexible Coupling Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicle by Haibing Chen, Wei Lin, Tielin Ma, Hengxian Jin, Cheng Xu

“…This method uses adaptive reaching law gain instead of the additional adaptive compensation term to handle the uncertainty to improve robustness. …”
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Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being in nursing professionals from southern Chile by Alex Leandro Veliz Burgos, Anita Patricia Dörner Paris, Alexis Soto Salcedo, Jose Luis Reyes Lobos, Francisco Ganga Contreras

“…A <em>Trait Meta-Mood Scale </em>and the Ryff scale of psychological wellbeing were applied to evaluate the emotional intelligence and psychological wellbeing respectively, both with good levels of reliability and composed by a series of sub-scales or dimensions.…”
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Evaluation of the Additives’ Behaviour to Determine the Best Modifier for Improving Asphalt Performance at High Temperature by Ismail Bakheit Eldouma, Huang Xiaoming

“…The conclusions confirmed that the ELTs have fewer agglomerates and have good compatibility before ageing and excellent compatibility after the ageing process. …”
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Developing the Chinese version of the Index of Sojourner Social Support: the roles of socio-emotional and instrumental support in internal migrant university students by Hanzhi Fu

“…The model fit was excellent (χ2/df = 5.64, CFI = 0.96, TLI = 0.95, SRMR = 0.03, and RMSEA = 0.06). The McDonald's omegas for its two subscales were both 0.96. The measurement equivalence of the ISSS-C and criterion validity were also excellent. …”
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Analysis Method for Reinforcing Circular Openings in Isotropic Homogeneous Plate-Like Structures Subjected to Blast Loading by Sebastian Mendes, Liling Cao

“…The method allows for the determination of corresponding concentrated bending moments adjacent to the opening for the design of reinforcement that can prevent the formation of localized plasticity around the opening during a blast event. …”
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Experimental Investigation and Load Capacity of Slender Cold-Formed Lipped Channel Sections with Holes in Compression by Xingyou Yao

“…Then, a nonlinear elastoplastic finite element model (FEM) was developed, and the analysis results showed good agreement with the test results. The validated FE model was used to conduct a parametric study involving 36 FEMs to investigate the effects of column slenderness, dimension of the hole, and the number of holes on the axial strength of such channels. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Parallel Elastic Shoulder Joint for Humanoid Robotics Application by Sharafatdin Yessirkepov, Timur Umurzakov, Michele Folgheraiter

“…This design leverages both good mechanical stability and the integration of an elastic element, which mitigates vibrations up to 40% and allows the storage and release of elastic potential energy up to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.9 \,J$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Effect of airflow rate and honeycomb channels addition on the efficiency of bagasse-fuelled top-lit updraft (TLUD) gasification stove by Clarissa Putri Sholeha, Muhammad Trifiananto, Mahros Darsin, Andi Sanata, Imam Sholahuddin, Ariyo Anindito

“…In addition to the fuel aspect, the ability of the gasification stove to produce good thermal efficiency depends on the stove design, such as stove type, stove dimensions, and combustion airflow rate. …”
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The emotions of Chinese netizens toward the opening-up policies for COVID-19: panic, trust, and acceptance by Qiong Dang, Yifei Li, Suping Chen

“…Based on the results of sentiment and topic analysis, public emotions toward the COVID-19 opening-up policies were categorized into three dimensions: panic, trust, and acceptance. …”
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Teaching responsible chemistry: a challenge-based learning framework for the implementation of RRI courses in tertiary chemistry education by Mehlich Jan

“…The CBL fashion is expected to lead to a high engagement with the course content, a clear realisation of the practical significance and applicability of the acquired skills, and a change in attitude towards normative dimensions of chemical science and innovation activities. …”
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Technique of Coaxial Frame in Reflection for the Characterization of Single and Multilayer Materials with Correction of Air Gap by Zarral Lamia, Djahli Farid, Ndagijimana Fabien

“…The extension of the coaxial probe in reflection technique to multilayer substrates such as Delrin and Teflon permitted to measure bilayer material provided the good knowledge of electrical parameters and dimensions of one layer. …”
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Development, reliability and validity testing of the Supportive Care Needs Scale for Patients with Bladder Cancer Undergoing Urostomy by GUO Can, CAO Ying, TANG Liping, YI Huarong, YI Jiqun, MEI Ziwei, Cai Shiying, XU Shuangying

“…The content validity index at the item level was 0.78-1.00, S-CVI/Ave was 0.95, the total Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.909.Conclusion The Supportive Care Needs Scale for Patients with Bladder Cancer Undergoing Urostomy has good reliability and validity, and can serve as an effective assessment tool for measuring the supportive care needs of patients.…”
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