Effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy and Reiki therapy on adolescents with depressive disorders inTehran, Iran by Charkhandeh, Mansoureh

“…The eligible adolescents referred to these health centers recruited for the study from June to September 2010. …”
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Video summarization of person of interest (POI) by Lit, Laura Pei Lin

“…The first contribution of this project is a new enhanced video summarization model which provides additional information centered around a particular Person of interest (POI). …”
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Predicting cognitive scores from wearable-based digital physiological features using machine learning: data from a clinical trial in mild cognitive impairment by Rykov, Yuri G., Patterson, Michael D., Gangwar, Bikram A., Jabar, Syaheed B., Leonardo, Jacklyn, Ng, Kok Pin, Kandiah, Nagaendran

“…In addition, we used individually centered data which represents deviations from personal baselines. …”
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Migrants in between: rural migrant families' practices of settlement in a small but rapidly urbanizing Chinese city by Zhao, Haoyu

“…However, the rural housing and land system, under the influence of land-centered urbanization, has transitioned from an inclusive system to a static exclusive system subject to urban development plans. …”
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A vehicle social distancing management system based on LiFi COVID pandemic: real-time monitoring for smart buildings by Murad, Sallar S., Yussof, Salman, Oraibi, Bha-Aldan Mundher, Badeel, Rozin, Badeel, Banan, Alamoodi, A. H.

“…This study proposes a real-time vehicle social distancing decision system for managing the number of vehicles (RT-VSDD) that adds an additional testing method besides the traditional testing phase (test reports from test centers) with a real-time vital health check at the building access request in order to reduce the risk of unidentified infected individuals. …”
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Single-molecule diagnostics to support curative interventions for tuberculosis and HIV by Dougan, Tyler J.

“…We developed a new digital ELISA platform, called Molecular On-bead Signal Amplification for Individual Counting (MOSAIC), that performs the final readout step with a flow cytometer, bringing digital ELISA within reach of many hospitals and other health care centers. In addition to reducing instrumentation and cost, MOSAIC also allows for greater sensitivity and higher-order multiplexing than Simoa. …”
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Public Interest Computing: a Pluralistic Design Language Foundation for Societal-Machine Alignment by Gaikwad, Snehalkumar 'Neil' S.

“…The reciprocal relationship between these norms and emerging AI technologies calls for a structural conceptualization of algorithmic systems that extends the scale of human-centered considerations. This dissertation introduces “Public Interest Computing, a Pluralistic Design Language,” which enables a novel design space for value-sensitive algorithmic ecosystems, fostering what we term “Societal-Machine Alignment.” …”
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Moho complexity in Southern California revealed by local PmP and teleseismic Ps waves by Li, Tianjue, Yao, Jiayuan, Wu, Shucheng, Xu, Mijian, Tong, Ping

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Learning from success, not catastrophe: using counterfactual analysis to highlight successful disaster risk reduction interventions by Rabonza, Maricar, Lin, Yolanda C., Lallemant, David

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Elongated magma plumbing system beneath the Coso volcanic field, California, constrained by seismic reflection tomography by Wang, Dongdong, Wu, Shucheng, Li, Tianjue, Tong, Ping, Gao, Yongxin

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Synthesis and reactivity of electron-deficient phosphorus(III) compounds by Dordevic, Nemanja

“…In addition to the increased overall positive charge, cooperative enhancement of Lewis acidity by bringing two dicationic P centers in close proximity is also attempted. However, these attempts yielded reaction products derived from an unexpected P-N bond cleavage whose mechanistic details are disclosed. …”
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Innovative application and driving of enhancement mode gallium nitride power transistors by Cai, Aaron Qingwei

“…This work identified Point of Load (POL) converters in data centers as another potential application for enhancement mode GaN due to the increasing need for high efficiency and power density. …”
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Tea leaf [Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze] extract-synthesized silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agent against foodborne pathogens by Loo, Yuet Ying

“…The XRD analysis shows that the synthesized AgNP are of face-centered cubic structure. Well-dispersed AgNP with an approximate size of 4 nm were observed in the TEM image. …”
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Modeling and Implementation of the U.S. Hydrogen Production Tax Credit by Giovanniello, Michael A.

“…As more private enterprises, such as data centers owners, pursue voluntary measures to reduce their electricity-related emissions, our work provides a foundation for further research into clean energy procurement standards (voluntary or mandated) that support power sector decarbonization.…”
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Development of image-based method for the quantitative assessment of cartilage damage from CT as a biomarker in osteoarthritis by Zheng, J-Q

“…Therefore, this thesis introduces and validates two innovative frameworks for automated OA assessment, centering on the image analysis of cartilages and subchondral bones.…”

论明泰昌、天启初年内臣与朝臣的关系 ：以宦官王安为例 = The relationship between eunuchs and imperial officials from Ming Tai Chang period to early Tian Qi period : a case study of eunuch Wang An... by 马爱连 Ma, Ah Lain

“…Therefore, court officials had to communicate and cooperate with those eunuchs from the Directorate of Ceremonial. This paper is centered on the eunuch Wang An, who became one of the key personnel in the Directorate of Ceremonial during the Taichang period and the early years of the Tianqi. …”
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Controlling the assembly of proteins and cells on SiO₂ surfaces by Seong, Jiehyun, 1973-

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Modeling downward counterfactual events : unrealized disasters and why they matter by Lin, Yolanda C., Jenkins, Susanna F., Chow, Jun Rui, Biass, Sébastien, Woo, Gordon, Lallemant, David

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Populism in foreign policy by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…Focused primarily on Europe, it usually applies the conceptualization of populism as a thin-centered ideology that attaches to thicker ideological traditions and reformulates them in terms of the elite-people divide. …”
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Effects of behavioural parent training programme with and without teacher intervention on attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms among ADHD children in Iran by Shaban, Sepideh

“…This experimental study was conducted to compare the effects of behavioral parent-training (BPT) combined with teacher intervention and BPT-only on ADHD symptoms among children from counseling centers in Tehran, Iran. Using a randomized, pre-test, post-test, control group design, 96 boys and girls aged between 9 to 11 years old were randomly assigned into two intervention and one control groups. …”
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