Passive social media use and depression among college students during public health emergencies: a chain mediation approach by Lin Wang, Shuhe Li, Yajing Liu, Lu Cheng

“…This study investigates the impact of passive social media use on depression among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically examining the mediating roles of vicarious traumatization and fear of missing out (FoMO).MethodsA structured survey was conducted among 322 college students. …”
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The Effects of Facies Variability and Bioturbation Intensity on Permeability in a Mixed Siliciclastic–Carbonate Core from the Upper Strawn Group, Katz Field, Eastern Shelf of the P... by Jerry L. Jensen, Peter P. Flaig, Kelly E. Hattori

“…To combat these issues, we employed a probe permeameter to produce a high-resolution (4 in [10 cm] spacing) permeability dataset for cores from the Strawn Formation, Katz Field, Permian Basin, Texas, USA. We structured our sampling to record permeability changes related to facies variability and fluctuating bioturbation intensity. …”
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Meanings of recovery and post-traumatic growth in people with lived experience of eating disorders: a qualitative study by Chiara Tosi, Davide Patanè, Ludovica Natali, Valentina Meregalli, Valentina Cardi

“…Methods Nineteen participants (mean age 24.37; range: 18–50), who self-identified as recovered from an ED (mean time since recovery = 33.68 months, standard deviation = 31.67 months; range = 5-130 months), completed a demographic questionnaire and were asked to discuss their experiences of recovery and areas of PTG in a structured interview. Reflexive Thematic Analysis (TA) was used to identify common themes and sub themes. …”
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Optical Trapping and Separation of Metal Nanoparticles by Cylindrical Metalenses With Phase Gradients by Zhe Shen, Ziyao Wang, Hongchao Liu, Yaochun Shen

“…The induced driving force has an approximately linear relationship with the phase gradient. This kind of planar thin structure can be combined with a microfluidic chip to form a miniaturized system for label-free and non-contact sorting of particles or biological cells, and it may find potential applications in biomedicine.…”
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Schiff Base-Functionalized Melamine Sponge with Hierarchical Porous Architecture for High-Efficiency Removal of Organic Dyes in Wastewater by Xiaoyu Du, Hailiang Nie, Yanqing Qu, Jingyu Xu, Hongge Jia, Yong Zhang, Wenhui Ma, Boyu Du

“…In this study, a stable linear polymer network structure was constructed on the surface of melamine sponges via an in situ polymerization strategy based on the Schiff base reaction mechanism. …”
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All-optical switch exploiting Fano resonance and subwavelength light confinement by Saudan Quentin, Bekele Dagmawi A., Xiong Meng, Yvind Kresten, Galili Michael, Mørk Jesper

“…We propose and experimentally demonstrate a small-mode volume bowtie cavity design for all-optical switching applications using a waveguide-cavity structure that exploits asymmetric Fano resonance lineshapes. …”
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The method of formation of skills of simulation modeling the it professional by E. N. Guseva, I. Y. Efimova, T. N. Varfolomeeva

“…A specialist in simulation modeling should possess integrative interdisciplinary knowledge from related scientific fields, for example, probability theory and mathematical statistics, higher mathematics, be familiar with other methods of solving economic problems: linear, nonlinear, dynamic programming, optimization; show proficiency in structural and functional analysis; be able to explore complex processes and systems comprehensively.Materials and methods. …”
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Family protection motivation and economic vulnerability: a network analysis of public influenza risk perception, education and mitigation strategies in China by Cheng Yang, Cheng Yang, Jiawei Li, Jiawei Li, Xianqiong Feng, Xianqiong Feng, Shaoyu Su, Shaoyu Su, Qin Zeng, Qin Zeng

“…This gap impedes effective interventions targeting critical behavioral nodes in influenza mitigation.ObjectiveThis study employs network analysis to uncover the core structural features of influenza risk perception among the Chinese public, examining the association between science literacy and risk perception to inform targeted mitigation and intervention strategies.DesignA multicenter, cross-sectional network analysis study using convenience sampling.SettingFifteen provinces across mainland China, covering eastern, western, southern, northern, and central regions.Participants1,416 individuals aged 18–70, representing diverse occupations, education levels, and income groups.ResultsThe public’s influenza risk perception network exhibited a “family-knowledge-economy” triadic structure. …”
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Advancing antiferromagnetic nitrides via metal alloy nitridation by Qianying Wang, Lele Zhang, Ze-Xu He, Qian Li, Haitao Hong, Ting Cui, Dongke Rong, Songhee Choi, Qiao Jin, Chen Ge, Can Wang, Qinghua Zhang, Liang Cheng, Jingbo Qi, Kui-juan Jin, Gang-Qin Liu, Er-Jia Guo

“…Abstract Nitride materials, valued for their structural stability and exceptional physical properties, have garnered significant interest in both fundamental research and technological applications. …”
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Predicting the compressive strength of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) mortars with POFA via maturity method by Muhammad Yousaf Raza Taseer, Ahmad Razin Zainal Abidin, Shafiq Ishak

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Bird species richness, assemblage density, and feeding guild composition in human-modified lowland rainforests of Papua New Guinea by Kryštof Korejs, Bonny Koane, Samuel Jeppy, Legi Sam, Kateřina Sam

“…We employed generalized linear mixed-effects models to analyze bird species richness, assemblage density, and community structure. …”
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Amine modified sodium alginate: Synthesis, characterization and in vivo evaluation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Samira Salarvand, Seyed Amir Hossein Jalali, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Alireza Allafchian

“…Alginate is a natural linear anionic biopolymer abundantly found in the seabed. …”
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Non-Markovian quantum exceptional points by Jhen-Dong Lin, Po-Chen Kuo, Neill Lambert, Adam Miranowicz, Franco Nori, Yueh-Nan Chen

“…The PMEOM is particularly useful due to its Lindblad-type structure, aligning with previous studies in the Markovian regime while offering deeper insights into EP identification. …”
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Enhancing classification efficiency in capsule networks through windowed routing: tackling gradient vanishing, dynamic routing, and computational complexity challenges by Gangqi Chen, Zhaoyong Mao, Junge Shen, Dongdong Hou

“…In addition, a novel gradient-friendly network structure is developed to facilitate the extraction of complex features with deeper networks. …”
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Numerical study of initial gas temperature impact on plasma characteristics of argon switch discharge by Shichao Zheng, Rongrong Sun, Hanlin Liu, Linlin Ma

“…The two electrodes of the argon switch adopted a rod–rod structure with hemispherical heads. The distributions of plasma parameters, including particle density, current, and electric field strength at various times, were acquired and subjected to analysis. …”
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Metamaterials with asymmetric transmission effect based on magnetic field manipulation by Jiaqi Cui, Haochen Yan, Yuzhen Lou, Xiaoyuan Huang, Qi Zhu

“…In this article, we propose a metamaterial with chiral structure composed of connected metal loops placed on orthogonal directions, where the response orthogonal to the magnetic field of incident electromagnetic wave can be generated. …”
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Rescue of a stone bridge with respect to current condition and standards by Petr Řeřicha, Petr Fajman, Lucy Davis

“…The carbon footprint of the stone arch replacement would be approximately 200 t CO2 emission owing to 430 m3 reinforced concrete in the new structure. Besides the cultural monument, considerable energy, CO2 emissions and natural resources can be saved in accordance with the sustainable development goals. …”
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The activities of selected metals and supports for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol: A review by Tani J. Monene, Mduduzi N. Cele

“…Catalysts provide active metal and basic sites for CO2 adsorption for activation by bending the linear CO2 molecule. Excited hydrogen ions are produced from H2 homolytic and heterolytic dissociation on the surface of the catalysts depending on the structure and the nature of the material. …”
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Circular Economy as a Management Model in the Paradigm of Sustainable Development by Skawińska Eulalia, Zalewski Romuald I.

“…The following paper explores circular economy as a model of management within the framework of sustainable development. Its structure comprises 4 parts. The first part illustrates the role of sustainable development as an emerging paradigm in the theory of modern economics and in the recent policy of the European Union. …”
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Computation of Graph Fourier Transform Centrality Using Graph Filter by Chien-Cheng Tseng, Su-Ling Lee

“…The computational complexity comparison and experimental results show that the proposed graph filter method is more computationally efficient than conventional GFT method because the sparsity of Laplacian matrix is used in the implementation structure. Finally, the centrality computations of social network, metro network and sensor network are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed GFTC computation method using graph filter.…”
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