Online learning readiness and satisfaction in English as a foreign language at higher education context: the moderating role of engagement by Ertan Altınsoy, Serkan Boyraz

“…The primary aim was to explore the mediating role of Engagement in Online Learning (EOL) in the relationship between Online Learning Readiness (OLR) and Online Learning Satisfaction (OLS).MethodThe study employed a quantitative research design, involving a sample of 945 associate and undergraduate students enrolled at a state university in Türkiye. …”
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Histomorphological evaluation of docetaxel effects on testes and epididymides in Wistar rats by Muntadher Salman Ashour, Ashwaq Ahmed Hussein, Entekhab Hameed Abed Al-Shuwaili, Amer M. Hussin, Harith Humadi Khalaf

“…Aim: To investigate the histomorphological effects of docetaxel chemotherapy on certain parameters in testes and epididymides. Method: For this purpose, 24 Wistar Albino rats were divided randomly into one control group and three treatment groups. …”
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Detection of mare parturition through balanced multi-scale feature fusion based on improved Libra RCNN. by Buyu Wang, Weijun Duan, Jian Zhao, Dongyi Bai

“…Once a mare experiences parturition abnormalities, the outcome between a live foal and a stillborn can change rapidly. …”
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Morphology and mechanical behavior of diatoms in wet and dry states studied using nano-XCT by Qiong Li, Jürgen Gluch, Zhongquan Liao, André Clausner, Przemysław Dąbek, Ehrenfried Zschech

“…Conclusions Our study supplies the important imaging method, the structure and functional information of the diatoms for future studies on diatoms in moisture but also in dry state. …”
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Effect of surface roughness after pulse arc plasma treatment on current test of metal anodes by A. U. Amrenova, A. M. Zhukeshov, U. B. Abdybai, Ye. E. Salimov, B. M. Useinov

“…In this work, the authors used pulsed arc plasma to treat the surface of metallic materials. Experiments on zinc and aluminum samples demonstrated that roughness parameters increased for both materials after plasma treatment. …”
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Comparative study of Poly Aluminum Ferric and Poly Aluminum Chloride Performance for Turbidity Removal from River Water by Reza Aghyani, Gholamreza Nabi Bidhendi, Nasser Mehrdadi, Mohammad Javad Amiri

“…In this study, the effectiveness of PAF and PAC was evaluated at different turbidity levels in order to find optimal operational conditions for low to high turbidity river waters. A set of jar test experiments was conducted to find the optimal coagulant dosage for turbidity removal in Babolrood River samples, Results demonstrated that coagulation process can assure turbidity removal from low to high turbidity waters (i.e., 18.3, 39.2, 72.5, and 136 NTU) effectively using relatively low levels of PAF and PAC (2.5 to 16 ppm). …”
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SAITI-DCGAN: Self-Attention Based Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks for Data Augmentation of Infrared Thermal Images by Zhichao Wu, Changyun Wei, Yu Xia, Ze Ji

“…To further expand its applicability, the proposed method is designed not only to address the specific needs of aluminum foil sealing but also to serve as a robust framework that can be adapted to a wide range of industrial defect detection tasks. …”
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Attack surface analysis and mitigation for near-field communication networks and devices in smart grids by Jing Guo, Zhimin Gu, Haitao Jiang, Yan Li, Daohua Zhu

“…In our experiments, the proposed AFL-Netzob framework discovered 6 vulnerabilities across 3 firmware samples and achieved up to a 2× improvement in fuzzing efficiency compared to Boofuzz. …”
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Blue to Yellow Photoluminescence Emission and Photocatalytic Activity of Nitrogen Doping in TiO2 Powders by Gabriela Byzynski, Caue Ribeiro, Elson Longo

“…The OH radical production did not change extensively after doping, as shown by experiments with terephthalic acid, and higher photocatalytic efficiencies in Rhodamine-B degradation under UVC illumination were achieved using the doped samples.…”
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Morphoagronomical and Nutritive Performance of Brachiaria Grasses Affected by Soil Type and Fertilizer Application Grown under Rainfed Condition in Ethiopia by Beyadglign Hunegnaw, Yeshambel Mekuriaw, Bimrew Asmare, Shigdaf Mekuriaw

“…Agronomic performance such as plant height (PH), number of tillers (NT), number and length of leaves, forage dry matter (DM) yield, and nutritive values of the cultivars were measured and analyzed. Forage samples were taken at 90 days harvesting age. A general linear model of statistical analysis system (SAS) version 9.0 is used as a statistical method. …”
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Screening, identification, and anti-alcoholic and anti-drunken efficacy evaluation of ethanol-degrading lactic acid bacteria by SONG Jia, YU Ping, LIN Xinmei, CHEN Xuejiao, WANG Tingting, PENG Yongzhen

“…Lactic acid bacteria were isolated from milk pimple (traditional fermented food) samples by traditional culture separation method, and the strains with high ethanol degradation function were screened by ethanol degradation test in vitro, and were identified by morphological observation, physiological and biochemical experiments and molecular biology techniques. …”
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Accelerometry-assessed sleep duration and timing in late childhood and adolescence in Scottish schoolchildren: A feasibility study. by Laura M Lyall, Natasha Sangha, Cathy Wyse, Elaine Hindle, Dawn Haughton, Kate Campbell, Judith Brown, Laurence Moore, Sharon A Simpson, Joanna C Inchley, Daniel J Smith

“…This study assessed whether accelerometry data collection was feasible within the school setting as a method for investigating the extent of sleep and circadian disruption, and associations with subjective wellbeing, in Scotland. …”
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Effects of Areca Catechu L. Seed Extract on Mortality Anopheles Vagus Larvae by Majematang Mading, Muhammad Kazwaini, Budi Utomo, Heny Arwati, Subagyo Yotopranoto

“…The areca seed and An. vagus larva are collected from Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya, then the seeds were extracted with ultrasonic method. The effect of the extract is evaluated based on LC50 and LC90 value. …”
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Experimental Study on the Gas Flow Characteristics and Pressure Relief Gas Drainage Effect under Different Unloading Stress Paths by Chaolin Zhang, Jiang Xu, Enyuan Wang, Shoujian Peng

“…A series of pressure relief gas drainage experiments were conducted using large-scale coal samples under different unloading stress paths in this study to explore the unloading stress paths. …”
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Teacher-student empathic relationship shaping: an elimination mechanism for psychological segmentations in entrepreneurship education by Kui Yi, Xinyu Wang, Yingqi Wu, Le Zhang

“…Previous studies have focused on the educational significance of the promoting entrepreneurial intention, and few have paid attention to the psychological differentiation caused by the incomprehension between teachers and students. Method By conducting three experiments on cognitive empathy shaping to eliminate confidence segmentation, affective empathy shaping to eliminate confidence segmentation, and the non-negligible affective bias, a total of 424 college undergraduates were invited to participate in this study (405 final valid samples were collected). …”
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Pengembangan produk yoghurt dari santan kelapa dan susu sapi (kajian dari suhu dan lama inkubasi) by Moh Su'i, Mustika Paramitha Cendia, Frida Dwi Anggraeni

“…The research method was carried out experimentally with a research design using RAK factorial experiments. …”
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Predictive modeling of Cbr and compressibility in lime stabilized lateritic soil using machine learning and Pchip data augmentation by Hyginus Obinna Ozioko, Emmanuel Ebube Eze

“…This framework offers a rapid, cost-effective method for field decision-making, confirming 10% lime as the optimal content for static load applications in variable natural lateritic soils.…”
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Furthering Our Understanding of Post-Traumatic Mental Health Conditions and Intimate Relationship Outcomes in Veterans of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by Camara A. T. Azubuike, Alexander O. Crenshaw, Candice M. Monson

“…The purpose of this paper is to extend understanding of the associations among PTSD and relationship adjustment for female and male veterans, as well as to account for the impact of comorbid symptoms of depression and problematic alcohol use in a large sample. Method: Participants were 2325 (<i>n</i> = 1122 men and 1203 women) veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from a larger study exploring wartime experiences and post-deployment adjustment. …”
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A paper-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for highly pathogenic avian influenza by Mohamed Kamel, Josiah Levi Davidson, Jenna M. Schober, Gregory S. Fraley, Mohit S. Verma

“…Additionally, the assay exhibited no cross-reactivity with common bovine and avian pathogens, confirming its specificity. Spiking experiments revealed that the assay could accurately detect 1000 copies of synthetic HPAIV RNA (per reaction) when spiked into oropharyngeal swab samples, achieving 100% analytical sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. …”
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White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) and Vibrio sp. in the Fresh Feed Used as Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus monodon, Broodstock Diet by R.W. Haliman

“…The presence of WSSV was detected by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method, while the Vibrio sp. was grown in TCBS agar and counted as cfu/g fresh feed. …”
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