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To solve the problem of heavy workload and high cost when acquiring the position of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) mobile base stations in sports fields, a fast self-positioning algorithm for UWB mobile base stations algorithm based on Time of Flight (TOF) is...

The ubiquity of sensor-rich smartphones provides opportunities for a low-cost method to track indoor pedestrians. In this situation, pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) is a widely used technology; however, its cumulative error seriously affects its accu...

The phenomenon of self-positivity bias refers to the common tendency for individuals to perceive themselves in a more positive light than is objectively warranted. The current study seeks to investigate the impact of enhanced self-positivity bias on...

Magnetorheological finishing is widely used in the high-precision processing of optical components, but due to the influence of multi-source system errors, the convergence of single-pass magnetorheological finishing (MRF) is limited. Although iterati...

A vehicle’s position can be estimated with array receiving signal data without the help of satellite navigation. However, traditional array self-position determination methods are faced with the risk of failure under multipath environments. To...

Self and emotions are key motivational factors of a person strivings for health and well-being. Understanding neural mechanisms supporting the relationship between these factors bear far-reaching implications for mental health disorders. Recent work...

Many companies are turning their attention to digitizing the work efficiency of employees in large factories and warehouses, and the demand for measuring individual self-location indoors is increasing. While methods combining wireless network technol...

Point clouds are essential 3D data representations utilized across various disciplines, often requiring point cloud completion methods to address inherent incompleteness. Existing completion methods like SnowflakeNet only consider local attention, la...

This study developed a new cable-less seismograph system, which can transmit seismic data in real-time and automatically perform high-precision differential self-positioning. Combining the ZigBee technology with the high-precision differential positi...

Autonomous navigation is essential for small-body exploration, particularly for sophisticated missions such as sample-return operations. This study proposes a radio marker-based self-positioning system for small-body exploration using the asynchronou...

Aiming at the problem of the excessive error of direction of arrival (DOA) estimation caused by the position disturbance of a UAV swarm during flight, a robust polarization-DOA estimation method based on sparse Bayesian learning (SBL) is proposed. Fi...

This paper presents a mathematical model for analyzing emotional dynamics in social interactions, considering strategic induction, group feedback, and natural emotional decay. Stability analysis shows that without control strategies, an emotional sys...

The development of a self-configuring method for efficiently locating moving targets indoors could enable extraordinary advances in the control of industrial automatic production equipment. Being interactively connected, cameras that constitute a net...

Background: The impact of transcatheter heart valve (THV) position on the occurrence of paravalvular leakage and permanent pacemaker implantation caused by new-onset conduction disturbances is well described. The purpose of this study was to investig...

Achieving accurate positioning of maglev trains is one of the key technologies for the safe operation of maglev trains and train schedules. Aiming at magnetic levitation train positioning, there are problems such as being easily interfered with by ex...

The emergence of underwater acoustic networks has greatly improved the potential capabilities of marine environment detection. In underwater acoustic network applications, node location is a basic and important task, and node location information is...

Satellite-based target positioning is vital for applications like disaster relief and precision mapping. Practically, satellite errors, e.g., thermal deformation and attitude errors, lead to a mix of fixed and random errors in the measured line-of-si...

With growing environmental consciousness and projections that green markets will represent 10% of global market value by 2030, a significant gap persists between consumers’ stated environmental concerns and their actual purchasing behaviour for...

To improve the accuracy of the maximum correntropy Kalman filter (MCKF) in wireless sensors networks (WSNs) positioning, a dynamic self-tuning maximum correntropy Kalman filter (DSTMCKF) is proposed, where innovation and the sensors information of th...

Accurate measurement of the spatial position of targets in a fixed camera is critical in remote sensing applications. Visual spatial positioning methods that rely solely on images are susceptible to adverse factors such as inaccurate camera calibrati...

To meet the requirement for high-precision dynamic positioning of fully actuated vessels under wave-frequency disturbances, and to achieve clock-synchronous triggering for system analysis, decision-making and reliable communication, this paper propos...

The field of contemporary Lithuanian architecture is influenced by architects from different periods with different attitudes. This is manifested by increasing miscommunication between generations of architects and a crisis of values. Various tension...

Self-bearing machines do not contain physical bearings but magnetic bearings. Both rotor rotary and spatial positions displacement are required in these types of machines to control the rotor position while it is levitating. Self-bearing machines oft...

With the deep integration of ICT into education and teaching, the effect of technology acceptance on students’ self-directed learning has been one of the key concerns in the education field. This study examines the relationship between technolo...

(1) Background: Affirmative statements are widely recognized as a reliable tool that enhances personal resources to manage life demands, including stress-coping and emotional adaptability. However, recent data suggest that contrary effects can be obt...

In the current information age, SNSs (Social Network Sites) have been popular among young adolescents, and have also become a main manner to maintain social relationships. Against this background, based on relevant evidence, the present study aimed t...

Learning English as a second language (ESL) has garnered significant attention from researchers and practitioners over the past few decades, with numerous ESL learning outcomes examined in the literature. However, self-sustained learning (SSL), a cru...

Background: While academic self-efficacy (ASE) plays a vital role in student success, little is known about its developmental origins in higher education students. Most research focuses on other educational levels and emphasizes adverse childhood exp...

Dyslexia is classed as a neurobiological difficulty and is referred to as a Specific Learning Disability (SPLD) that primarily affects reading, writing, working memory (WM), and organisational skills. Positive psychology interventions (PPIs) have bee...

Background: Optimism bias is the tendency to expect more positive and fewer negative events for themselves versus for others. However, it remains unclear whether the valence focus of this bias depends on how events unfold (i.e., through autonomous ch...

The biopsychosocial development of individuals is influenced by body image and physical exercise. This study aimed to evaluate seven hypotheses regarding the impact of positive affect, negative affect, self-consciousness of appearance, and positive b...

According to recent research, body positivity and self-compassion are key outcomes that are tied to better psychological and physical health. To date, it is unclear whether body positivity and self-compassion improve, stay constant, or deteriorate ov...

With a substantial body of research supporting the critical role of positive affect in improving work outcomes and enhancing career success, investigating the factors that facilitate emotion regulation strategies for fostering positive affect becomes...

Identity development is a central developmental task during emerging adulthood, and religiosity has been proposed as an important factor associated with this process. However, empirical evidence from the Indian context remains limited. This cross-sec...

The purpose of this study is to examine the unexplored mechanisms through which employee job performance is affected by compassion experienced at work. While the relationship between compassion and job performance is relatively well established in th...

Positivity, that is, the tendency to view oneself, one’s life, and one’s future with a favorable outlook, is a key psychological resource for mental and physical well-being. Self-esteem, life satisfaction, and optimism are its expressions...

(1) Background: Creative self-efficacy is associated with better psychological well-being and academic performance in adolescent and youth samples. Positive youth development is a strength-based model of youth transition to adulthood, which states th...

The self-circulating casing treatment can effectively expand the stable working range of the compressor, with little impact on its efficiency. With a single-stage transonic axial flow compressor NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) St...

The exponential increase in the number of people suffering chronic illness has become a problem for which healthcare services need a response. The inclusion of self-care and positive mental health as part of a strategy to promote health offers an opp...

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between insecure attachment (attachment anxiety and avoidance) and depressive symptoms in Chinese young adults as well as the mediating roles of positive and negative self-compassion. Met...

From public images of Islam to everyday Muslim practice. As the current debates on “Islam” and “Muslims” in Europe illustrate, social conflicts related to religious issues seem to attract public attention and become politicise...

Location-awareness is crucial and becoming increasingly important to many applications in wireless sensor networks. This paper presents a network-based positioning system and outlines recent work in which we have developed an efficient principled app...

During COVID-19, self-directed learning, contrasted with standardized learning, became a necessary and promoted learning method in public schools—one potentially supportive of mental health regularly in public schools through the use of online...

In recent years, the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, irregular closed school life and frequent online teaching have negatively impacted the mental health and academic performance of many college students. Doing horticultural activities is an...

The novel COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the coronavirus. In the early stages of the pandemic, Israel struggled to contain its local outbreak through various measures that have virtually halted daily life and placed tens of thousands of...

(1) Background: Research regarding sibling violence is still scarce, although it is the most common type of intrafamily violence. Every sibling’s position in the sibling dyad seems to influence this type of violent conduct since every status ha...

Rising workloads and institutional pressures in higher education threaten lecturers’ mental health, yet few studies explore how university climate and self-efficacy contribute to their positive mental health (PMH). This study employed a cross-s...

This study aimed to investigate the influence of the bleeding position of a self-circulating casing on the aerodynamic performance of a transonic centrifugal compressor. Three types of self-circulating structures with the bleeding positions of 11% Ca...

Despite several empirical studies on the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that have highlighted its detrimental effect on individuals’ mental health, the identification of psychological factors that may moderate its impact on indivi...

Intervention in health prevention and treatment via mobile phones is becoming a key element on health promotion. Testing the efficacy of these mobile health (mHealth) psychological interventions for cardiovascular health is necessary as it is a chron...