Academic Articles & Research Papers

Design Procedure for Motion Profiles with Sinusoidal Jerk for Vibration Reduction

High-speed motions performed by industrial machines can induce severe vibrations that degrade the positioning accuracy and efficiency. To address this issue, this paper proposes a novel motion profile design method utilizing a sinusoidal je...

The Impact of Industrial Design Effectiveness on Corporate Financial Performance *

Despite the growing recognition of industrial design's value in creating sustainable competitive advantage, few studies have attempted to quantify the contribution that design makes to company financial performance. This article examines th...

Editorial: Mechanisms and Effectiveness of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Pain Management

The impact of phased university reopenings on mitigating the spread of COVID-19: a modeling study

Abstract Background Several American universities have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks, risking the health of their students, employees, and local communities. Such large outbreaks have drained university resources and forced several institu...

Discharge preparation experiences of intergenerational caregivers for premature infants in China’s NICU: a qualitative study

Background Proper discharge preparation by family caregivers is essential for improving the growth and development of preterm infants and lowering their readmission rates. Within China’s unique family cultural context, intergenerational car...

Effectiveness of music-based interventions in acute care settings for people living with dementia to reduce anxiety and enhance the care experience: A systematic review.

Introduction: Dementia is a global health priority, with an increasing percentage of overall hospital bed days occupied by people with dementia (PWD). This combined with increased demand and availability of complex scanning means that there...

Charlson comorbidity index has no incremental value for mortality risk prediction in nursing home residents with COVID-19 disease

Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home (NH) residents faced the highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease and mortality. Due to their frailty status, comorbidity burden can serve as a useful predictive indicator of vul...

Comparative efficacy of exercise interventions for cognitive health in older adults: A network meta-analysis

Background: Previous studies have consistently demonstrated that exercise mitigates cognitive decline in older adults. However, the most effective types of exercise, along with optimal frequency and duration of interventions, remain inadequ...

The electrochemical effects of pitch stabilization for supercapacitor-grade activated carbon precursors

Petroleum pitch (PP) is a by-product generated during the petroleum refining process, characterized by its high carbon content, tunable structure, and cost-effectiveness. These attributes have spurred extensive research into its potential a...

EXARIS Model Development: Enhancing Elementary Scientific and Digital Literacy

Background/purpose. Study addresses the problem of low scientific and digital literacy among Grade 6 students (Phase C) in the IPAS (Science and Social Studies) subject under the Merdeka Curriculum, particularly in the theme “Our Endangered...

Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Nanomodified Cement-Based Materials

Recent advances in nanotechnology have highlighted the transformative potential of carbon-based nanomaterials, such as carbon nanofibers, carbon nanotubes, and graphene, in cementitious systems. These materials have shown a remarkable abili...

The method for the treatment of pastels of the Instituto Português de Conservação e Restauro

A method is presented for the treatment of pastels, which has been developed at the Instituto Português de Conservação e Restauro (IPCR) since 1992. It consists of blotter washing in a humid environment (using ultrasonic humidification) and...

A Decision Support Model for Hotel Recommendation Based on the Online Consumer Reviews Using Logarithmic Spherical Hesitant Fuzzy Information

Spherical hesitant fuzzy sets have recently become more popular in various fields. It was proposed as a generalization of picture hesitant fuzzy sets and Pythagorean hesitant fuzzy sets in order to deal with uncertainty and fuzziness inform...

A Nonparametric Model for Multi-Manifold Clustering with Mixture of Gaussians and Graph Consistency

Multi-manifold clustering is among the most fundamental tasks in signal processing and machine learning. Although the existing multi-manifold clustering methods are quite powerful, learning the cluster number automatically from data is stil...

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Flexible Work Arrangement on Employee Satisfaction and Performance:  a scoping review

This scoping review systematically synthesises empirical evidence on the effectiveness of Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs), including telecommuting, flexitime, compressed workweeks, and hybrid work models, as strategic interventions for en...

Tripartite Linear Relationships Among Job Satisfaction, Organisational Commitment, and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour in Non-Western Settings: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis

There is substantial evidence indicating a positive linear relationship among job satisfaction (JS), organisational commitment (OC), and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB), with OC often serving as a mediating variable. The interact...

Why is the screening rate in lung cancer still low? A seven-country analysis of the factors affecting adoption

Strong evidence of lung cancer screening’s effectiveness in mortality reduction, as demonstrated in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in the US and the Dutch–Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NELSON), has prompted count...

Partnership for large and small businesses in the development strategy of the industrialized region

The article deals with the integration of large and small businesses in order to increase mutual effectiveness. Currently, large business, mainly in form of transnational and national corporations, is the foundation of the economy on a glob...

Research on the multi-agent motivation coupling evolution and synergy improvement for farmland ecological protection in China

The global ecology movement of the 1960s gave rise to international efforts to of farmland ecological protection. In these systematic, multi-agent projects, the long-term viability of farmland ecological protection rests significantly upon ...

Does the Effectiveness of Risk Management Committee Mitigate Earnings Management Practices?

Recently, there has been a lot of debate on the issues of earnings management practices. Most of these arguments have been confirmed by past studies in developed economies, where their regulations and institutional settings of corporate gov...