Dental Anxiety and Self-Esteem in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Maxillofacial Orthopedics by Gema Nataly Barreiro Mendoza, Thainah Bruna Santos Zambrano, Alexandra Ludwika Wied

“…Confidence interval analyses were performed for qualitative variables, while mean values with standard deviations were calculated for quantitative variables. The relationship between self-esteem and dental anxiety was assessed using a chi-square test. …”
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Mesoscopic Numerical Computation of Compressive Strength and Damage Mechanism of Rubber Concrete by Z. H. Xie, Y. C. Guo, Q. Z. Yuan, P. Y. Huang

“…This paper presents graphics of the entire process from fracture propagation to structural failure of the test piece by means of the mesoscopic finite-element method, which provides a theoretical reference for studying the damage mechanism in rubber concrete and performing parametric calculations.…”
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The mediating role of regulations in the effectiveness of XBRL in emerging markets: the case of Jordan by Rasha Alghazzawi

“…A compliance score based on a disclosure checklist is calculated, and a categorization-coding approach is used to analyze the content of the XBRL disclosures. …”
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Determination of Period of RC Buildings by the Ambient Vibration Method by Mehmet Inel, Hayri Baytan Ozmen, Bayram Tanik Cayci

“…In this study, natural vibration periods are calculated by taking ambient vibration signal records from 40 buildings. …”
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Energy-Efficient and Fault-Tolerant Control of a Six-Axis Robot Based on AI Models by Patryk Nowak, Zoran Pandilov

“…The algorithm uses a developed torque model of the robot, which is employed to calculate the energy requirements for each possible movement step in the robot’s position. …”
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Wind Load Reduction in Hollow Panel Arrayed Set by Michalina Markousi, Dimitrios K. Fytanidis, Johannes V. Soulis

“…Wind flow analysis on standalone arrayed set of panels at fixed inclination was carried out to calculate the wind loads at various flow velocities and directions. …”
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Soil Phosphorus Storage Capacity for Environmental Risk Assessment by Vimala D. Nair, Willie G. Harris

“…A concept called the “safe” soil phosphorus storage capacity (SPSC) that is based on a threshold phosphorus saturation ratio (PSR) has been developed; the PSR is the molar ratio of P to Fe and Al, and SPSC is a PSR-based calculation of the remaining soil P storage capacity that captures risks arising from previous loading as well as inherently low P sorption capacity of a soil. …”
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Navigating a Path of Uncertainty: Profiling Novice Teachers as Adaptive Leaders by Edwin Darrell De Klerk, June Monica Palmer

“…Increasingly, novice teachers function in complex learning environments that require heightened resilience and making calculated, sometimes unexpected decisions. Undoubtedly, novice teachers in the African context must adapt to the persistent weaknesses of inadequate education systems, characterized by underperforming learners, high learner drop-out rates, limited resources, and possible un-employability after completing their studies. …”
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Are queries and keys always relevant? A case study on transformer wave functions by Riccardo Rende, Luciano Loris Viteritti

“…We support the numerical results with analytical calculations, providing physical insights of why queries and keys should be, in principle, omitted from the attention mechanism when studying large systems.…”
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An Innovative Architecture of UTC GPS/INS System with Improved Performance under Severe Jamming by Xueyun Wang, Jingjuan Zhang, Wei Wang, Pengyu Gao

“…The bandwidth will be adapted through a fuzzy logic controller according to the calculated carrier to noise intensity ratio (C/N0). …”
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Study on the Allowable Exposure Time of Temporary Goaf in the Open Stope and Backfill Mining Method with Large Structure Parameters by Xiaosheng Liu, Weijun Wang, Yizhong Luo, Jin Zhan

“…Then, the creep model parameters were fitted and reduced to calculate the reasonable exposure time of temporary goaf in the large-scale stope. …”
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Analysis of Meshing Contact Characteristics of the Gear Transmission System Based on Data Mining Technology by Li Shengjia, Ma Yali, Zhao Yongsheng, Pu Dajun, Yan Shidang

“…The results show that the prediction error of the prediction model based on support vector machine is the smallest, and the average absolute percentage error is 3.87%, which is far less than the theoretical calculation error. Under the optimal feature subset, the prediction error index of contact characteristics of the prediction model based on support vector machine decreases significantly, and its average absolute percentage error reaches 3.03%, which is 21.71% lower than the prediction error of contact characteristics before optimization. …”
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Comprehensive Utilization Pattern of the Bohai Rim Coastline Using the Restrictive Composite Index Method by Yun Zhang, Tong Wu, Yuanzhi Ye

“…The improved restricted comprehensive index method model weakens the interaction among variables and makes the calculation results closer to the real situation. The results of the comprehensive utilization pattern of Bohai Rim coastline obtained by quantitative evaluation are of great significance for the coordinated development of coastline ecological protection and development and utilization.…”
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The Hysteresis Performance and Restoring Force Model for Corroded Reinforced Concrete Frame Columns by Guifeng Zhao, Meng Zhang, Yaoliang Li, Dawang Li

“…Thereby, the existing Clough hysteresis rule can be used to establish the restoring force model applicable to corroded RC frame columns based on that of the noncorroded RC members. The calculated skeleton curve and hysteresis curve of corroded RC frame columns using the D-TRI model are closer to the experimental results.…”
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Enhancement of Voltage Stability by Using SVC for 30-Bus Power System by Dara Hama Amin

“…As a result, the voltage of all 30 buses calculated. Based on the “voltage sensitivity factor”, the nominated weak buses has been marked which are suitable for placing the FACTS devices in order to improve the limits of the voltage stability of the system. …”
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RETAIL MARKETING STRATEGIES AND INNOVATIONS IN THE PRACTICE OF A RETAIL CHAIN by Jakub Berčík, Jana Gálová, Elena Horska

“…Using guided dialogue and laser device for measuring the distance we have revealed many deficiencies in the implementation of unified marketing strategies and we obtained data for the calculation of location indicators in different types of sales forms. …”
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Accuracy of Demirjian’s and Cameriere’s Methods for Age Estimation in 6- to 10-Year-Old Iranian Children Using Panoramic Radiographs by S. Milani, M. Shahrabi, H. B Fakhar, S. Parvar, M. Abdolahzadeh

“…The error value of the two methods was calculated by comparing them with the actual chronological age of male and female children, and the absolute error values of the two methods were compared with paired t-tests. …”
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Is increased mutation driving genetic diversity in dogs within the Chornobyl exclusion zone? by Megan N Dillon, Allison N Dickey, Reade B Roberts, Jennifer A Betz, Timothy A Mousseau, Norman J Kleiman, Matthew Breen

“…We then search for evidence of mutation through short tandem repeat/microsatellite diversity analyses and by calculating the proportion of recently derived alleles in individuals in both populations. …”
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Scientific, professional and experiential validation of the model of preventive behaviours at work: protocol of a modified Delphi Study by Alexandra Lecours

“…Quantitative data will be analysed to calculate the percentage of experts’ agreement on four content validity indicators (ie, comprehensiveness, representativeness, relevance and clarity). …”
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Function approximation method based on weights gradient descent in reinforcement learning by Xiaoyan QIN, Yuhan LIU, Yunlong XU, Bin LI

“…Function approximation has gained significant attention in reinforcement learning research as it effectively addresses problems with large-scale, continuous state, and action space.Although the function approximation algorithm based on gradient descent method is one of the most widely used methods in reinforcement learning, it requires careful tuning of the step size parameter as an inappropriate value can lead to slow convergence, unstable convergence, or even divergence.To address these issues, an improvement was made around the temporal-difference (TD) algorithm based on function approximation.The weight update method was enhanced using both the least squares method and gradient descent, resulting in the proposed weights gradient descent (WGD) method.The least squares were used to calculate the weights, combining the ideas of TD and gradient descent to find the error between the weights.And this error was used to directly update the weights.By this method, the weights were updated in a new manner, effectively reducing the consumption of computing resources by the algorithm enhancing other gradient descent-based function approximation algorithms.The WGD method is widely applicable in various gradient descent-based reinforcement learning algorithms.The results show that WGD method can adjust parameters within a wider space, effectively reducing the possibility of algorithm divergence.Additionally, it achieves better performance while improving the convergence speed of the algorithm.…”
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