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Guidance experiments on residents’ participation in decision-making activities related to urban settlement regeneration in China
Authors: Zhang Jiayu , Yang Xiaodong , Xia Manman , Lu Dagang 
Published: July 2024

AbstractIn China, how to guide residents on actively participating in decision-making activities related to urban settlement regeneration is critical and must be addressed. Referring to the theory of planned behavior (TPB), combined with the characteristics of regeneration decision-making, the external environmental factors affecting residents’ participation in such decision-making activities, through impacting psychological environmental factors, were determined by establishing the structural equation model (SEM) and conducting a survey. The guidance measures of enhancing external pressure and providing regeneration information were selected. Participation guidance experiments were designed, and the typical communities located in the development zone and city center of Harbin, China were selected as the experiment regions. Forty-eight subjects were screened in each experimental region and divided into six groups; three participated in the experiments regarding the leading role of representatives, enhancing communication, and incentives, and three in the experiments on policy advocacy, regeneration technology popularization, and regeneration case sharing. Guidance measures’ effects for introversion or extraversion, regardless of region are, from large to small, incentives, regeneration case sharing, leading role of representatives, enhancing communication, policy advocacy and regeneration technology popularization. There are significant differences in the effects of enhancing external pressure measures between different personalities, and enhancing external pressure measures are more effective for extraversion. Although the differences in the effects of providing regeneration information measures are statistically insignificant, providing such measures is more effective for introversion. The results reflect the analysis of the influencing factors. TPB application is enriched and the guidance experiments used to verify guiding measures’ effectiveness are provided. Practically-significant implications include: communities and proprietor committees should organize neighborhood-relationship to enhance community activities, with the proprietor committee solving residents’ daily problems to win authority and trust, positively guiding residents’ participation. Community staff can also understand, via daily participation, residents’ personality traits, so as to implement the above-mentioned guidance measures.
Intercultural interaction willingness: a PLS-PM approach to influencing factors and its mediation effect
Authors: Zheng Haijian , Ding Peng , Liu Qian , Xing Lirong 
Published: July 2024

AbstractFor international students, interaction with host nationals greatly influences their adjustment to the host country. Their willingness to interact is subject to the influence of multiple factors. Partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) was employed in this study to explore three key research questions. Firstly, we sought to determine whether language proficiency, culture, racism and discrimination, and environment could affect international students’ willingness to interact with their Chinese peers. Secondly, we investigated whether interaction willingness was positively correlated with social connection. Thirdly, we examined whether interaction willingness had a mediation effect on intercultural communication. The measurement models and structural models were assessed using consistent PLS-SEM algorithm (PLSc) and consistent PLS-SEM bootstrapping. The assessment results indicated that the models exhibited a satisfactory goodness of fit. Path analysis results showed that (1) language proficiency, culture, and environment exhibited a positive correlation with interaction willingness, while racism and discrimination exerted a negative correlation; (2) interaction willingness was positively correlated with social connection and (3) the variable of interaction willingness was identified as a mediating variable in the correlation between independent variables (i.e. language proficiency, culture, racism and discrimination, and environment) and the dependent variable (i.e. social connection). The findings indicate that multilingualism, length of stay, and empathy from host nationals may contribute to willingness of international students to interact with Chinese students by reducing barriers of language, culture, and discrimination. It is therefore evident that a supportive environment is crucial for interaction and the development of social connection.
The effect of prosocial behavior and its intensity on doctors’ performance in an online health community
Authors: Zhou Peiyu , Xie Yuguang , Liang Changyong , Zhu Junhong , Zhao Shuping 
Published: July 2024

AbstractOnline health communities (OHCs) are encouraging doctors to engage in prosocial behaviors to promote sustainable development of OHCs and benefit the user base, which may further influence doctor-level performance. However, it is unclear how prosocial behavior and its intensity affect doctor-level performance, such as doctor-patient relationship, online reputation, and online demand. The purpose of this study is to test the effects of prosocial behavior and its intensity on doctor-patient relationship, online reputation, and online demand. We conducted a series of empirical analyses on 103,208 doctor-level samples from a leading OHC in China. Initially, we applied the propensity score matching (PSM) method to obtain a more balanced sample, then, we employed a negative binomial regression model to analyze the sample after PSM, and finally, we performed a robustness test using a zero-inflated negative binomial regression model and changing the time window. Our research findings indicate that prosocial behavior positively affects the doctor-patient relationship, doctors’ online reputation, and online demand. The intensity of prosocial behavior has an inverted U-shaped relationship with the doctor-patient relationship, online reputation, and online demand. The doctor’s clinical title negatively moderates the effect of prosocial behavior on the doctor-patient relationship and online demand. Therefore, OHC operators can draw on our findings to encourage more doctors to engage in prosocial behavior while suggesting they consider the role of the intensity of prosocial behavior and clinical title.
Horse selection differs between secular and non-secular equine-assisted organizations
Authors: Tumlin Kimberly I. , Cunningham Patricia V. , Lilley Stacey 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Equine assisted services (EAS) consist of a complex system of horse, human, and environmental factors which ultimately impact program effectiveness. Despite recognition in the literature that organizational affiliation with spirituality or religion impacts values, practices, and culture, connection between faith, spirituality, and specific religious belief, when combined with EAS is a nascent field of inquiry. Despite preliminary observations that suggest many organizations offering EAS are affiliated with religious institutions or claim their practices are informed by a particular faith, the extent of these non-secular affiliations is unknown in current literature. To explore this, we surveyed 113 EAS organizations to determine the extent and type of non-secular (i.e., faith-based) affiliations and whether these affiliations were professed publicly, to all internal staff and participants, to staff only, or not at all (i.e., level of “transparency”). We collected data on a range of horse characteristics and program practices. We used chi-square analyses to assess associations between secular/non-secular status and characteristics of practices. Of 93 organizations, 71% claimed a non-secular affiliation. Of non-secular organizations, 61% were fully transparent, and 36% were open about their belief system only internally with staff and participants. More non-secular organizations emphasized horses that were sensitive to humans and the environment (p = 0.0063). Non-secular organizations placed more importance on partnering with horses with a history of abuse or neglect (p = 0.0461). Transparency of faith or religious affiliation was associated with selection of horses based on girth, bone, and sturdiness (p = 0.0004). This is the first study to explore how a proxy for organizational-level values is associated with EAS practice differences. Further research is needed to determine if program-level differences in faith affiliation impact outcomes for participants in EAS.
Spherical symmetric solutions of conformal Killing gravity: black holes, wormholes, and sourceless cosmologies
Authors: Clément Gérard , Nouicer Khireddine 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
The most general set of static and spherically symmetric solutions for conformal Killing gravity coupled to Maxwell fields is presented in closed form. These solutions, depending on six parameters, include non-asymptotically flat black holes or naked singularities, non-asymptotically flat traversable wormholes, and (possibly singularity-free) closed universes. We also consider the inverse problem, showing that the most general energy–momentum tensor generating a given static spherically symmetric metric depends on three parameters. Sourceless time-dependent isotropic solutions are also given. These solutions depending on the curvature, the cosmological constant, and a new integration constant α, present a rich variety, including singularity-free eternal cosmologies and universes evolving symmetrically from a big bang to a big crunch within a finite lapse of time.
Nucleation of InP on Si under micro-crucibles at ultra-high vacuum using a two-step VLS process
Authors: Suwito Galih R , Haffouz Sofiane , Dalacu Dan , Poole Philip J , Quitoriano Nathaniel J 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
We reported nucleation mechanisms of InP directly on Si (8% lattice mismatch) under confined structures, called micro-crucibles, at ultra-high vacuum (UHV) by chemical beam epitaxy. These micro-crucibles are used to induce lateral growth in the presence of a micro-scale Au catalyst. It is found that at this UHV condition, the kinetics is dictated predominantly by adatom surface diffusion. Using a two-step growth process ((1) In-only exposure, then, (2) simultaneous In and P exposures), InP islands have been successfully nucleated on Si substrates under micro-crucible structures. The nucleation of these InP islands strongly depends on the metal catalyst location relative to the micro-crucible opening with metal catalysts residing closer to the opening having a higher chance to get incorporated with In and P atoms. Importantly, we found that using smaller micro-crucibles with double openings can increase the possibility of having metal catalysts reside near either opening and nucleate InP under micro-crucibles.
Analytical design of electrode particle debonding for battery applications
Authors: Surya Mitra A , Anapolsky Abraham , Edwin García R 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
A physics-based analytical methodology is presented to describe the debonding of a statistically representative electrochemically active particle from the surrounding binder-electrolyte matrix in a porous electrode. The proposed framework enables to determine the space of C-Rates and electrode particle radii that suppresses or enhances debonding. Results are graphically summarized into maps where four debonding descriptions are identified: (a) the spontaneous debonding description, which occurs when the electrode particle spontaneously detaches from the matrix; (b) the continuous debonding description, which occurs when the electrode particle gradually loses contact with the surrounding matrix; (c) the electrochemical cycling fatigue description, which causes gradual growth of the flaw due to electrochemical cycling; and (d) the microstructural debonding description, which is a result of the microstructural stochastics of the electrode and is embodied in terms of the debonding probability of particles. The particle-dependent critical C-Rates for debonding power-law relation enables the experimental identification of individual failure mechanisms, thereby providing a context to formulate design strategies to minimize debonding and provide robust, physics-based, phenomenological, and statistics-based estimates for electrochemically driven failure.
DC-biased Suzuki stack circuit for Josephson-CMOS memory applications
Authors: Mustafa Yerzhan , Krause Keith , Shah Archit , Hamilton Michael C , Köse Selçuk 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Josephson-CMOS hybrid memory leverages the high speed and low power operation of single-flux quantum logic and the high integration densities of CMOS technology. One of the commonly used type of interface circuits in Josephson-CMOS memory is a Suzuki stack, which is a latching high-voltage driver circuit. Suzuki stack circuits are typically powered by an AC bias voltage that has several limitations such as synchronization and coupling effects. To address these issues, a novel DC-biased Suzuki stack circuit is proposed in this paper. As compared to a conventional AC-biased Suzuki stack circuit, the proposed DC-biased design can provide similar output voltage levels and parameter margins, approximately two times higher operating frequency, and three orders of magnitude lower heat load of bias cables.
The cosmological collider in R2inflation
Authors: Wu Yi-Peng 
Published: July 2024

AbstractStarobinsky'sR2inflation manifests a best-fit scenario for the power spectrum of primordial density fluctuations. Observables derived from the slow-roll picture of theR2model in the Einstein frame relies on the conformal transformation of the metric, which inevitably induces a unique exponential-type couplings of the rolling scalaron with all matter fields during inflation. The “large-field” nature of theR2model further invokes non-negligible time and scale dependence to the matter sector through such an exponential coupling, modifying not only the dynamics of matter perturbations on superhorizon scales but also their decay rates. In this work, we identify the simplest observable of the cosmological collider physics built in the background ofR2inflation, focusing on the so-called “quantum primordial clock” signals created by the non-local propagation of massive scalar perturbations. Our numerical formalism based on the unique conformal coupling can have extended applications to (quasi-)single-field inflationary models with non-trivial couplings to gravity or models that originated from thef(R) modification of gravity.
Two-dimensional iron oxide/graphene-based nanocomposites as high-performance solid lubricants
Authors: Kasbe Pratik S , Yang Muxuan , Bosch Juan , Bu Jinyu , DellaCorte Christopher , Xu Weinan 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Beyond conventional 2D layered materials such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides, 2D metal oxides have also received much interest in recent years. They have unique electronic (such as 2D TiO2 and MoO2), catalytic (such as 2D CeO2 and MnO2), and magnetic properties (such as 2D Fe2O3) compared with bulk metal oxides due to their atomically thin structures. Certain types of 2D metal oxides also have the potential to be a new type of high-performance solid lubricants due to the tunable interlayer interaction and possibility for 2D heterostructure formation, but this remains largely unexplored. In this work, we developed a scalable microwave-assisted solid-state synthesis of 2D Fe2O3 and their nanocomposites with reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The 2D Fe2O3/rGO nanocomposites were systematically characterized by electron microscopies and spectroscopies, and their utilization as solid lubricants was studied by pin-on-disk tribometer on both silicon and steel substrates. The results show that due to the easy sliding between 2D Fe2O3 and rGO nanosheets and their unique magnetic-induced assembled morphology, low coefficient of friction (COF) can be achieved for both steel-silicon and steel-steel interfaces. Superlubricity (COF ∼ 0.007) can be achieved for the 2D Fe2O3/rGO nanocomposite with a GO primer layer on a steel substrate. This work provides new insights into the development of functional 2D nanocomposites and expands their applications to solid lubrication and beyond.
Performance investigation of hydrothermally stressed polyamide nanocomposites for insulation applications
Authors: Khan Salman , Butt Safi Ullah , Ahmad Nafees , Khattak Abraiz , Ahmed Numan , Ullah Nasim , Alahmadi Ahmad Aziz 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
This paper investigates the performance of novel nano ZnO filled polyamide nanocomposites under hydrothermal conditions for cable insulation applications. Neat polyamide (PA0) and its nanocomposite with 0 wt% (PA0), 1 wt% (PA1), 3 wt% (PA3), 5 wt% (PA5), and 7 wt% (PA7) of nano ZnO were prepared and subjected to accelerated hydrothermal aging conditions in a programmable chamber at 85 °C and 85% relative humidity for 300 h. The samples were analyzed with visual inspection, hydrophobicity evaluation, optical microscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, leakage current and UV–vis spectroscopy after every 100 h of aging. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and x-ray Diffraction (XRD) were employed for analyzing filler dispersion. Maximum filler dispersion was achieved in the case of 3 wt% of nanofiller. All the samples expressed surface degradation and increase in leakage current after aging. Maximum surface roughness and highest leakage current of 7 μA were noticed for PA0, however PA3 expressed lowest leakage current and surface degradation. PA0 expressed the lowest hydrophobicity class of HC-3 and lowest contact angle of 75° after aging. Among the nanocomposites, PA3 expressed the highest hydrophobicity class (HC-1) and contact angle (112°) after aging. FTIR results expressed that all the samples suffered from oxidation and the C=O peaks at ∼1728 cm−1 increased by 120%, 100% and 120% for PA1, PA3 and PA7 respectively. The peaks of –OH group at ∼3500 cm−1 increased for all the sample indicating moister absorption. However, it is observed that the addition of nanofiller enhanced the overall performance of composites and among the composites PA3 performed better.
Interactions between gut microbiota and emerging contaminants exposure: new and profound implications for human health
Authors: Zhao Feng , Liu Zhaoyi , Wu Yuehua , Wang Jiao , Xia Yinyin , Cheng Shuqun , Jiang Xuejun , Zhang Jun , Zou Zhen , Chen Chengzhi , Qiu Jingfu 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Emerging contaminants (ECs) pollution has attracted global attention, and a large number of ECs spread in the environment, threatening the ecological environment and human health. Gut microbiota is the most complex microbial community, and its high sensitivity to ECs exposure has been widely concerned and reported by researchers. In fact, many studies have demonstrated that the gut microbiota is closely related to host health and is a toxic target of various environmental pollutants including ECs. This review evaluates the interaction of ECs (including persistent organic pollutants, antibiotics, microplastics and environmental endocrine disruptors) with the gut microbiota, and considers the possible harm of ECs to human health, finding that the gut microbiota may be involved in the regulation of various organ damage, endocrine disorders, embryotoxicity, and cancer development and other toxic processes caused by ECs exposure through related mechanisms such as the gut-liver axis, direct effects, and gut-brain axis. In short, we hope that more future studies will pay more attention to the relationship between ECs, gut microbiota and human health.
Circuits implementations using carbon nanotube field-effect transistor nanotechnology
Authors: Maqbool Mehwish , Sharma Vijay Kumar 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Device scaling is a pivotal aspect in the field of electronics, aimed at enhancing the performance of integrated circuits (ICs) by reducing the dimensions of transistors. The device scaling presents the short channel effects (SCEs) in the nanoscale regime. To address the SCEs, nanometer IC designers have turned to the carbon nanotube field-effect transistor (CNTFET) technology, which offers unique properties and mitigates the challenges associated with transistor scaling. In this research work, a leakage reduction technique known as the input-dependent (INDEP) method is suggested to tackle the leakage current issue at the nanoscale regime using CNTFET technology. The INDEP method involves the incorporation of two additional transistors within the logic circuit. To evaluate the efficacy of the INDEP method, a CNTFET-based 7-stage inverter chain is meticulously designed at 32 nm CNTFET technology node. Subsequent comparative analysis against alternative designs is conducted, assessing performance metrics such as power dissipation, delay, and power delay product (PDP). The suggested INDEP method reduces power dissipation by 83.75% and improves PDP by 78.44%. Furthermore, the study delves into the impact of process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) variations. Additionally, the investigation explores the influence of parameters such as the number of carbon nanotubes, temperature, supply voltage, and chiral indices on the performance of the 7-stage inverter chain. The simulation results demonstrate that the CNTFET-based INDEP technique yields promising outcomes, characterized by low power dissipation, precise output, and minimal uncertainty across all evaluated metrics.
Performance evaluation of an automatic resonant switched capacitor-based voltage balancing circuits for series connected batteries
Authors: Hafiz Samsul , Wijaya Sastra Kusuma , Kurniawan Edi 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Electrical energy storage (EES) plays a crucial role in various power applications. Voltage imbalance is a common issue that can negatively affect the efficiency, reliability, and safety of EESs. Several types of voltage balancing (VB) circuits have been proposed in much of the literature. Among these VB circuits, switched capacitor (SC)-based circuits have attracted significant interest due to their efficiency, cost-effectiveness, compact size, and ease of control, but their balancing performance is not yet satisfactory. As a result, structural modifications in SC-based circuits have been widely proposed to improve balancing performance. However, not all of these circuit structures have been implemented into a resonant switched capacitor (RSC)-based voltage balancing, which has higher efficiency. Hence, this study aims to assess the efficiency of RSC-based VB circuits by conducting analog simulation using the Matlab Simulink software. This research evaluates the performance of the VB circuit not only in terms of its speed and efficiency, but also in terms of its energy distribution. The results show that the delta structure is the fastest in terms of balancing speed when completing the balancing process, followed by the mesh structure and the parallel structure. The best energy distribution is produced by a parallel structure, as indicated by the change in voltage of all battery cells always moving towards a convergent value, regardless of the variations in initial imbalance conditions. Meanwhile, other circuit structures distribute energy randomly, allowing the voltage of the battery cells to change not directly towards a convergent value. Lastly, the paper summarizes the balancing speed, efficiency, circuit complexity, and quality of energy distribution.