The Characteristics of CNT/Cement Composites with Acid-Treated MWCNTs by Su-Tae Kang, Jun-Yeong Seo, Sun-Hong Park

“…Strength was also enhanced by using acid-treated CNTs alone, compared to using a surfactant with acid-treated CNTs. …”
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Smoking prevalence, exposure to secondhand smoke, and factors associated with smoking among medical, dental, and pharmacy students in a public university in Malaysia by Rashidi Mohamed, Isa Naina-Mohamed, Jaya Kumar, Nadzmi Teh

“…In addition, home exposure to secondhand smoke was four times more common for current smokers (OR=4.11; 95% CI: 1.43–11.79, p=0.009). …”
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Motion Control of a Mobile Robot Using the Hedge–Algebras-Based Controller by Sy-Tai Nguyen, Thi-Thoa Mac, Hai-Le Bui

“…The HAC is established and optimized to minimize the traveling distance of the mobile robot and help it to avoid obstacles simultaneously. Simulations include one and two obstacle environments. Design variables, when optimizing, include the fuzzy parameters of linguistic variables and the reference range of state variables. …”
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High Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Ruthenium and Metal-Free Dyes by Che-Lung Lee, Wen-Hsi Lee, Cheng-Hsien Yang

“…The influence of using different concentrations of triazoloisoquinoline based small molecule as coadsorbent to modify the monolayer of a TiO2 semiconductor on the performance of a dye-sensitized solar cell is studied. …”
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RADAR SIMULATION USING GPU-BASED TEXTURE MAPPING by Nguyễn Trung Kiên, Trương Khánh Nghĩa, Nguyễn Thị Lan

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Longer-Term Postcure Measurement of Cuspal Deformation Induced by Dimensional Changes in Dental Materials by A. Falsafi, J. D. Oxman, P.-H. Tse, T. T. Ton

“…For shrinkage effects, resulting cusp deformation of aluminum blocks with MOD type cavity, filled with novel filling compositions and commercial cements, has been measured using a bench-top micrometer and a Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT, a displacement transducer) based instrument. …”
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Lipid Metabolism Alterations in Hyperlipidemic Dogs with Biliary Tract or Endocrine Diseases by Tae-Woo Kim, Min-Hee Kang, Hee-Myung Park

“…Dogs in the HL group with biliary tract disease and those with underlying metabolic disorders exhibited significantly higher pre-beta fractions and cholesterol concentrations compared to the NHL group. …”
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Exploring the role of reflective teaching in professional growth: insights from Vietnamese tertiary EFL educators by Pham Trut Thuy, Tran Thi Thuy, Le Thanh Thao

“…The study recruited nine Vietnamese tertiary EFL teachers from two institutions, representing a range of career stages: novice, mid-career, and near-end. …”
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Satellite In-Orbit Secondary Collision Risk Assessment by Haicheng Tao, Xueke Che, Qinyu Zhu, XinHong Li

“…A modified spacecraft impact disintegration model then is used to calculate the collision results and estimate the collision threat level of the short-term debris cloud formed by the Starlink satellite after its destruction to satellites in the same orbit. …”
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Recent Advances on Bioinspired Computation by Zhihua Cui, Rajan Alex, Rajendra Akerkar, Xin-She Yang

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Green Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Carbon Quantum Dots from Lemon Juice by Bui Thi Hoan, Phuong Dinh Tam, Vuong-Hung Pham

“…Highly luminescent carbon dots (C-dots) were synthesized by the one-pot simple hydrothermal method directly from lemon juice using different temperatures, time, aging of precursors, and diluted solvents to control the luminescence of C‐dots. …”
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Neglected tropical diseases in Yemen: a systematic review of epidemiology and public health challenges by Ibrahim Ahmed Ahmed Alhothily, Rahmat Dapari, Nazri Che Dom

“…Methods A comprehensive literature search was conducted across five international databases and one national database, resulting in 3,652 identified records. …”
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Characteristics of Wave Reflection for Vertical and Slit Caissons with Porous Structures by Tae-Hwa Jung, Sung-Jae Lee, Yong-Sik Cho

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Date Attachable Offline Electronic Cash Scheme by Chun-I Fan, Wei-Zhe Sun, Hoi-Tung Hau

“…There are two types of e-cash in general, which are online e-cash and offline e-cash. …”
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The Impact of Components in Marketing - Mix Strategy on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty: Case Study at Codegym Vietnam Joint Stock Company, Hue Branch by Nguyen Dinh Chien, Dao Duy Minh, Mai Thi Vui

“… This study aims to analyze the impact of 7 components on the marketing - mix strategy on the satisfaction and loyalty of programming course students at the branch of CodeGym Vietnam Joint Stock Company in Hue. The study combined exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to measure the impacts of each component into the success of marketing - mix strategy then applied linear structural modeling (SEM) to test the related hypothesis of driving parameters to the customers’ satisfaction and loyalty. …”
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Ethanol Extract of Sesamum indicum Linn. Inhibits FcεRI-Mediated Allergic Reaction via Regulation of Lyn/Syk and Fyn Signaling Pathways in Rat Basophilic Leukemic RBL-2H3 Mast Cells by Hyun Ju Do, Tae Woo Oh, Kwang-Il Park

“…To examine the antiallergic effect of Sesamum indicum Linn. extract (SIE), we treated antigen/immunoglobulin E- (IgE-) sensitized mast cells with extracts of various concentrations. …”
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Automated and code-free development of a risk calculator using ChatGPT-4 for predicting diabetic retinopathy and macular edema without retinal imaging by Eun Young Choi, Joon Yul Choi, Tae Keun Yoo

“…The validation set showed ROC-AUCs of 0.786 and 0.835 for predicting DR and DME, respectively. The performance of the ChatGPT-4 developed models was comparable to those created using various machine-learning tools. …”
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The Epoxidized Vietnam Rubber Seed Oil as a Secondary Plasticizer/Thermal Stabilizer in PVC Processing by Nguyen Thi Thuy, Vu Minh Duc, Nguyen Thanh Liem

“…The epoxidized rubber seed oil (EeRSO) was a mixture of epoxidized triglyceride, and epoxidized methyl ester of free fatty acids was used as a secondary plasticizer for PVC. …”
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Multiscale Structural Health Monitoring of Cable-Anchorage System Using Piezoelectric PZT Sensors by Khac-Duy Nguyen, Jeong-Tae Kim, Young-Hwan Park

“…Secondly, the dynamic strain of cable is utilized for classifying the damage type. Thirdly, the loss of cable force and the anchorage damage are quantified by a frequency-based cable force model and an impedance-based damage estimation model, respectively. …”
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Research on Human Motion Recognition Based on Data Redundancy Technology by Hong-Lan Yang, Meng-Zhe Huang, Zheng-Qun Cai

“…The simulation results show that the proposed method can obtain the optimal recognition results and has strong robustness. At the same time, it also fully proves the importance of human motion recognition.…”
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