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According to the recent policy requirements in China, which present to built the users classification of electrical retail tariff base on the users load characteristics, this paper put forward the consumers classification according to the voltage grade and load factor, and design the pricing system considering...

This paper presents a study on the advection equation with an uncertain condition given by a fuzzy-number-valued function. A fuzzy solution to the problem is presented. This solution is obtained from the sup-J extension principle, which is a generalization of the Zadeh’s extension principle. In this...

The effect of the pre-compression deformation on the mechanical property of dual phase steel DP590 which is developed early and used extensively in automotive industry is investigated in this paper. The tensile performance, the flow curve, strain hardening index and three-point bending strength in different...

Cracking occurred on the aluminum alloy sealing cover of a transformer in a 220kV substation after three years of operation. To investigate the cause, a systematic analysis was conducted on its chemical composition, macroscopic appearance, and microscopic morphology. The results revealed that the sealing...

This study investigates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) application on the outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) of Chinese A-share listed firms from 2009 to 2023. Using a large panel dataset and a two-way fixed effects model, the empirical results demonstrate that AI application significantly...

There is a growing trend of organized criminals crossing borders illegally and seeking safe haven in third countries. Gang leaders, including those involved in drug and arms trafficking, plan, oversee, and execute criminal activities from abroad through their subordinates in their countries of nationality....

Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is an aggressive hematological malignancy characterized by an uncontrolled clonal proliferation of plasma cells (PCs) in the bone marrow and peripheral blood. PCL has been defined by an absolute number of circulating PCs exceeding 2.0 × 109/L and/or >20% PCs in the total...

As technology advances, big data and the Internet of Things are permeating all industries. This study examines how digital transformation affects the innovation performance of new energy enterprises in China using panel data from 2013 to 2023. It also analyzes the mediating role of total factor productivity...

Sustainability research about using Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to reduce household energy consumption has recently focused on two potential strategies: “smart homes” that rely on sensors and technological innovations to automatically reduce the energy load, and tools that seek...

The Internet and social media are remotely connecting people around the world. Social media is an interactive platform that makes sharing information among online communities easier. Social media campaigns greatly assist businesses in massively attracting new and potential customers. Email campaign stimulates...

This study examines how innovation affects renewable energy adoption across 11 Arab countries from 2007 to 2023, addressing a critical gap in the literature on the so-called innovation paradox in resource-rich economies. Using the Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR), the analysis captures heterogeneous...

Objective: Hypertension is a major risk factor of cardiovascular events. To identify potential sex specific differences in the association of prior blood pressure (BP) to arterial stiffness, we studies the relative change of lumen diameter for a given pulse pressure (distensibility) in participants of...

Knowledge elicitation from a group versus a single source typically yields outcomes that range in agreement and promote a level of uncertainty. Recently, the use of Type-2 fuzzy sets has been proffered as an alternative approach for capturing the difference of opinions expressed by a group of experts...

Consider a -algebra A generated by self-adjoint elements a1, . . . , an (aj = a j , j = 1, . . . , n) and the relations Pk(a1, . . . , an) = 0 (k = 1, . . . , m). (1) Here Pk(·) are polynomials in the non-commuting variables a1, . . . , an over C such that P k (·) = Pk(·). In other words, A is a quotient...

The author of the article reviews the major ideas of the postmodern philosophy that have found a visual embodiment in the artistic forms of contemporary art. In this context, the author analyzes the conceptual understanding of modern society, the position and tasks of an individual, included in the postmodern...

This paper selects original Chinese diplomatic texts from 2023 and their Arabic translations as corpus material. It applies the concept of “structural shift” from Catford’s Category Shift Theory as a guiding framework to systematically analyze the source texts and their translations. Based on translation...

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a technology-oriented lender headquartered in California, declared bankruptcy on 10 March 2023, which created a worldwide stock market reaction. This study examines the impact of Silicon Valley Bank's bankruptcy news on stock markets in the Asia Pacific area. The research...

Over the past decade, virtual idols have gained immense popularity among Chinese youth, with an industry research report estimating the core market size to exceed ¥12.08 billion in 2022 and reach ¥48.06 billion in 2025 (iiMedia Research, 2023). The commercial success has positioned virtual idols as iconic...

Background: Few studies assessed arterial stiffness in Black hypertensive patients Born and living in sub-Saharan Africa, where cardiovascular disease reaches epidemic proportions. Methods: The Newer versus Older Antihypertensive Agents in African Hypertensive Patients (NOAAH) trial had recruited native...

In this work we apply the Weiss, Tabor and Carnevale integrability criterion (Painlevé analysis) to the classical version of the two dimensional Bukhvostov-Lipatov model. We are led to the conclusion that the model is not integrable classically, except at a trivial point where the theory can be described...

This paper focuses on the mechanical and physical evaluation of Portland cement mortars, CPC, with the addition of ash sugarcane bagasse (CBC) and a high-range water-reducing and super-plasticizingadmixture (SikaViscoCrete PC ® 2500), and its effect is discussed mainly in terms of the mechanical strength...

Institutional support of public procurement logistics is presented in the context of innovative transformations based on the results of monitoring procurement processes in international and Russian practice. Based on the comparison of existing models of public procurement in the world practice, the stability...

The rapid expansion of digital transportation platforms such as ride-hailing and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) has transformed urban mobility while simultaneously raising complex governance challenges. Although scholarly interest in this domain has increased significantly, existing studies remain fragmented...

Objective: Besides traditional risk factors, other factors such as life stressors are linked with incident cardiovascular disease. However, the underlying mechanisms for this association remain mostly unknown. We studied the relation of life stressors (job strain, sleep loss due to worry, illness or...

This survey research aimed to identify the factors that influence student learning outcomes in the online Fundamental Mathematics I course at Del Institute of Technology during the odd semester of the 2022/2023 academic year. The study used a quantitative approach and a questionnaire as a data collection...

Public sector reform increasingly acknowledges the necessity to progress beyond conventional bureaucratic frameworks towards more flexible, citizen-oriented governance. This research investigates the implementation of dynamic governance principles within a local public service initiative called “Si Bulan”...

The operations for treating kidney stones include open nephrolithotomy, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL), Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL), ureteroscopy, and laparoscopic surgery. The aim of this study was to analyzing the differences in stone free rates and complications in kidney stone...

Research purpose: The purpose of this paper aims to empirically explore the impact of innovation on the trade performance of Vietnamese enterprises. Research motivation: Innovation is usually considered as a key factor to support trade performance of firms, especially...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) duration is related to early vascular aging and diabetic complications. Aortic stiffness is considered an integrated marker of the combined effect of cardiovascular risk factors, and could represent one of the links between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To our knowledge,...

Described are classical and quantized systems on linear and affine groups. Unlike the traditional models applied in astrophysics, nuclear physics, molecular vibrations and elasticity, our models are not only kinematically ruled by the affine group, but also their kinetic energies are affinely invariant....

The Corona Virus Disease 19 (Covid-19) pandemic has become a global problem. The best way to deal with covid-19 at this time is to take precautions and implement health protocols as proclaimed by WHO. But until now there are still many people, especially students who do not understand the dangers of...

Catastrophe modeling is a popular risk assessment tool for the insurance industry and has been applied to a variety of natural disaster events. More recently, catastrophe modeling techniques have been extended to events, such as pandemics, where the range of possible scenarios is less understood due...

This paper describes the modifications required to use advanced, immersive I/O devices such as domes and Kinects in videogames (the case study includes four games). A standalone library of components has been created to allow easy adaptation of other games, with few modifications required in the game...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused infections cases and deaths of people, damaged healthcare systems, and declining economies. All countries have responded the pandemic through various policies. The study aims to compare the response of the Taiwan and the Indonesian in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic....

The purpose of this paper is to look at how annealing time affects the microstructure and mechanical characteristics of lightweight medium manganese steel. OM, XRD, SEM, and other characterization methods were used to examine and test the microstructure. The findings revealed that the test steels’ microstructures...

On May 19, 2023, The Financial Services Authority (OJK) advised people against borrowing money from online loans for purchasing tickets to the Coldplay music concert in Jakarta on November 15, 2023. Online loans are believed to make debt systems more effective, effective and easier. Because the consequences...

A total of 324 questionnaires were collected from across the country to examine the mediating role of information asymmetry between perceived health information quality (PIQ) and evaluations of physicians’ enthusiasm, competence, and ethics, as well as the moderating role of the health information pathway...