Public Transit Loyalty Modeling Considering the Effect of Passengers’ Emotional Value: A Case Study in Xiamen, China by Shi-chao Sun

“…Specifically, in order to better assess the loyalty, seven unobserved variables were measured to construct the structural model, namely, “service guarantee,” “operational services and efficiency,” “emotional value,” “perceived value,” “expectation,” “satisfaction,” and “loyalty.” The goodness-of-fit of the model was estimated and evaluated by using the survey data harvested from Xiamen, China. …”
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Postoperative Endophthalmitis after Combined Cataract Extraction and iStent Inject Implantation by Johnson Huang, Minh T. Nguyen, Mai Tsukikawa, Andrew Chen

“…Surgeons should be aware of endophthalmitis risk following combined iStent inject placement, and good recovery is possible without removal of the implant.…”
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Study on Viscosity Reducer Flooding Technology for Deep Low Permeability Extra Heavy Oil Reservoirs by Xiaopeng Cao, Zupeng Liu, Yong Yang, Shiming Zhang, Yahui Bu, Sen Wang, Yipu Liang, Qihong Feng

“…The results show that compared with waterflooding, the oil displacement efficiency of water-soluble viscosity reducer is increased by 12.7%; water-soluble viscosity reducer can effectively reduce the viscosity of extra heavy oil, under the same temperature and permeability, the higher the concentration of viscosity reducer, the better the viscosity reduction effect, and the smaller the pressure gradient required at the same injection rate; the main mechanism of water-soluble viscosity reducer for enhancing oil recovery is to form oil in water emulsion, which can reduce the viscosity and interfacial tension of crude oil and reduce the residual oil saturation; in the pilot well group, the optimized injection concentration of water-soluble viscosity reducer is 3%, and the optimal injection amount of water-soluble viscosity reducer solution is 50 t/d; water-soluble viscosity reducer displacement was implemented in the pilot well group, the average daily oil of well group was increased from 1.8 t/d to 7.34 t/d, and the pilot well group has achieved good development performance.…”
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Root Coverage for Single Deep Gingival Recessions: Outcomes Based on a Decision-Making Algorithm by João B. César Neto, Marília C. Cavalcanti, Ricardo T. Sekiguchi, Claudio M. Pannuti, Giuseppe A. Romito, Dimitris N. Tatakis

“…The proposed algorithm allows the clinician to select the appropriate surgical technique for treatment of single deep gingival recessions with good predictability.…”
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Medication following bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes mellitus (BY-PLUS) study: rationale and design of a randomised controlled study by Alexander Dimitri Miras, Carel le Roux, Alexis Sudlow, Ricardo Vitor Cohen, Hassan Kahal, Dimitri J Pournaras, Jill Townley, Helen Heneghan

“…Long-term studies suggest that although glycaemic control remains good, only 20%–40% of patients will maintain remission according to the American Diabetes Association criteria.Purpose This trial aims to examine the safety and efficacy of combining Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy with goal-directed medical therapy to improve long-term glycaemic control of T2DM.Methods and analysis This prospective, open-label multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) will recruit 150 patients with obesity and T2DM from tertiary care obesity centres. …”
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Crack Resistance and Mechanical Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber-Reinforced Cement-Stabilized Macadam Base by Yi Zhao, Xuan Yang, Qingyu Zhang, Naixing Liang, Yangkai Xiang, Min Qin

“…The results show that polyvinyl alcohol fiber-reinforced cement-stabilized prepared by optimum proportions (cement 3.6%, fiber content 0.9 kg/m3, and fiber length 24 mm) has good crack resistance. The incorporation of polyvinyl alcohol fiber can effectively improve compressive strength and splitting strength, while its effect on CRM of cement-stabilized macadam is not remarkable. …”
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Upconverter loaded MoS2 counter electrode for broadband dye-sensitized solar cell applications by J. Kawya, M. Durairaj, S. Anandan, T. C. Sabari Girisun

“…Among them, higher photoconversion efficiency (PCE) of 7.1% was witnessed for (Y2O3: Er, Yb) @MoS2 counter electrode-based DSSC which is due to the good conductivity (RS) of the film, the longer electron lifetime and photon harvesting enhancement by upconversion process. …”
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Endocrine disruptor (17 β-estradiol) removal by poly pyrrole-based molecularly imprinted polymer: kinetic, isotherms and thermodynamic studies by Samaneh Mohebbi, Aram Dokht Khatibi, Davoud Balarak, Maryam Khashij, Edris Bazrafshan, Mohammad Mehralian

“…To understand the adsorption process, thermodynamics, kinetics, and isotherm studies were performed. The MIP showed good reproducibility with only a slight decrease in removal efficiency after multiple absorption and reabsorption cycles. …”
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Metaphor in Psychotherapy by Nergis Lapsekili, Zekeriya Yelboða

“…Of course it is possible to construct boring stories or to tell good stories in a boring way. But well thought out and well narrated stories, told in the right context ca inspire people to undertake tasks and think about things they would not have considered before. …”
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Driving Safety Analysis Using Grid-Based Water-Filled Rut Depth Distribution by Jiao Yan, Hongwei Zhang, Bing Hui

“…The proposed method provides a good foundation for the vehicles to actively respond to the situation of the water-filled road section.…”
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Classification of Visual Cortex Plasticity Phenotypes following Treatment for Amblyopia by Justin L. Balsor, David G. Jones, Kathryn M. Murphy

“…Here, we use an animal model to explore the effects of 3 visual treatments started during the CP (n=24, 10 male and 14 female): binocular vision (BV) that promotes good acuity versus reverse occlusion (RO) and binocular deprivation (BD) that causes persistent acuity deficits. …”
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The JADES Transient Survey: Discovery and Classification of Supernovae in the JADES Deep Field by Christa DeCoursey, Eiichi Egami, Justin D. R. Pierel, Fengwu Sun, Armin Rest, David A. Coulter, Michael Engesser, Matthew R. Siebert, Kevin N. Hainline, Benjamin D. Johnson, Andrew J. Bunker, Phillip A. Cargile, Stephane Charlot, Wenlei Chen, Mirko Curti, Shea DeFour-Remy, Daniel J. Eisenstein, Ori D. Fox, Suvi Gezari, Sebastian Gomez, Jacob Jencson, Bhavin A. Joshi, Sanvi Khairnar, Jianwei Lyu, Roberto Maiolino, Takashi J. Moriya, Robert M. Quimby, George H. Rieke, Marcia J. Rieke, Brant Robertson, Melissa Shahbandeh, Louis-Gregory Strolger, Sandro Tacchella, Qinan Wang, Christina C. Williams, Christopher N. A. Willmer, Chris Willott, Yossef Zenati

“…The JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) is a multicycle JWST program that has taken among the deepest near- and mid-infrared images to date (down to ∼30 AB mag) over ∼25 arcmin ^2 in the GOODS-S field in two sets of observations with 1 yr of separation. …”
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Designing multi-epitope vaccines against Echinococcus granulosus: an in-silico study using immuno-informatics by Jadoon Khan, Asma Sadiq, May M. Alrashed, Nosheen Basharat, Syed Nadeem Ul Hassan Mohani, Tawaf Ali Shah, Kotb A. Attia, Aamer Ali Shah, Hayat Khan, Ijaz Ali, Arif Ahmed Mohammed

“…The resultant construct was significantly expressed and received good endorsement in the pIB2-SEC13-mEGFP expressional vector. …”
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Particle Filtration Efficiency, Breathability, and Reusability of Common Masks by Heikki Junninen, Nieves Maria Flores March, Marko Vana, Kalju Tamme, Helina Lipp, Sander Mirme, Siim Pikker, Tareq Hussein, Markku Kulmala

“…When also counting the breathability, the equally good performance was for commercial multiple-usable masks with filtering layer and disposable masks.…”
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Prognostic factors of subacute comprehensive encephalitis: a retrospective study by Hiroshi Kataoka, Hitoki Nanaura, Kazuma Sugie

“…Methods We studied 90 patients with encephalitis. Poor and good outcomes were defined as scores of ≥3 and ≤2 on the modified Rankin scale, respectively. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Wet Snow Accumulation on Inclined Cylindrical Surfaces by Behrouz Mohammadian, Mehdi Sarayloo, Ahmed Abdelaal, Asif Raiyan, Douglas K. Nims, Hossein Sojoudi

“…The maximum thickness and shape of the accumulated snow on cables obtained from the numerical model were found to be in good agreement with the outdoor experimental data. …”
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The Synergy of Nanosilica and Zinc Diethyl Hypophosphite Influences the Flame Retardancy and Foaming Performance of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) by Jiaxin Zheng, Congxiao Wang, Yuyin Zhao, Menghao Guo, Yadong He, Chunling Xin

“…Finally, a flame-retardant PET system with good foaming property was proposed.…”
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Peripartum Severe Acute Pancreatitis with Rare Complications: Case Report and Review of Literature by Syed Muhammad Ali, Nissar Ahmed Shaikh, Zia Aftab, Ejaz Latif, Muhammad Sameer, Muhammad Burhan Khan, Mohannad Al-Tarakji

“…She made uncomplicated recovery and discharged in good health. Conclusion. Peripartum pancreatitis can be complicated by ACS, PRES, and splanchnic and extrasplanchnic thrombosis.…”
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Bacteriological Assessment of the Indoor Air of Different Hospitals of Kathmandu District by Arzu Kunwar, Samyukta Tamrakar, Shyaron Poudel, Sony Sharma, Pramila Parajuli

“…According to the European Union Guidelines to Good Manufacturing Practices, the hospitals were under C- and D-grade air quality. …”
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Concurrent Mode-Division Multiplexed Half-Mode Substrate-Integrated Waveguide Link With Three Independent Data Channels by Mohamed Elsawaf, Constantine Sideris

“…Methods for selective excitation of both modes with good overall cross-modal isolation are introduced and presented. …”
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