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3 weeks ago | 
tandfonline.com | Tong Zhang |Xinyu Liu
ABSTRACTThis study investigates the evolving impact of AI-driven learning platforms on EFL students’ burnout, emotional dysregulation, and emotional well-being throughout a semester. The participants comprised 909 Chinese college students, and data were analyzed using Latent Growth Curve Modeling (LGCM) within the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) framework, employing SPSS (Version 27) and AMOS (Version 24).
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1 month ago | 
tandfonline.com | Zhipeng Wang |Tong Zhang |Jing Li |Peixiao Wang
AbstractModeling population-level human mobility has been attracting multidisciplinary research attention due to its profound implications for sustainable urban development. However, previous studies have often neglected the explicit consideration of spatial heterogeneity of travel demand, which limits their abilities to accurately estimate mobility flows.
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2 months ago | 
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Xudong WANG |Engineering Nanjing |Tong Zhang |Guangbu Liu
1 Introduction Proteins play significant roles in the biological activities of living organisms, including transporting substances, participating in immunity, and regulating hormones. As the function of proteins is largely determined by the structure, making clear 3D structures would give important insights into understanding biological mechanisms in cellular processes and facilitate interventions (e.g., drug development) through protein function modulation.
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2 months ago | 
mdpi.com | Yongkang Guo |Tong Zhang |Wei Lu |Dan Liu
This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Yongkang Guo, Tong Zhang, Wei Lu, Dan Liu, Junjie Lao, Na Zhang, Hao Sun, Ling Jia * and Sanyuan Ma * Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City, Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China *Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
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2 months ago | 
smallbusinesscurrents.com | Maria Valdez Haubrich |Tong Zhang |Data Scientist
Small businesses have higher expectations for economic growth in 2025 than last year, specifically with hopes of lower inflation and more consumer spending. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose by 3.4 points in December to 105.1 points, marking the highest reading since October 2018.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
smallbusinesscurrents.com | Maria Valdez Haubrich |Tong Zhang |Data Scientist
Last fall’s November jobs report revealed that job growth rebounded with a gain of 227,000 following October’s report, which added only 12,000 jobs, falling far short of the anticipated 110,000. Rapid fluctuations like this demonstrate the uncertainties small businesses face every day. The latter part of 2024 was particularly arduous. Rising costs forced businesses to increase prices and reduce operating costs.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
pubs.rsc.org | Tianchi Cao |Mengting Zhao |Tong Zhang |Wei Chen
Weathering pathways differentially affect colloidal stability of nanoplastics†
Aggregation is the most fundamental process affecting the fate, transport, and risks of nanoplastics in aquatic environments. Weathering of nanoplastics alters their physiochemical properties and, consequently, aggregation behavior.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
mdpi.com | Quanliang Dong |Jinhe Yang |Tong Zhang |Xiaoming Wang
1. IntroductionThe photoelectric theodolite can measure the flight trajectory of the target in real-time and output real-time images while recording motion parameters and flight attitude, with accurate measurement results and low susceptibility to interference [1]. The primary mirror is an important component of the optical system of the theodolite. With the improvement in the observation resolution and the ability to gather light, the diameter of the mirror is getting larger and larger.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
mdpi.com | Mingyuan Wang |Tong Zhang |Yanping Yuan |ZhiYong Wang |Zhiyong U. Wang
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
pubs.rsc.org | Tong Zhang
A bubble-templating strategy to construct CeO2 aerogels and their potential application for fast detection of acetone
The simultaneously combining the advantages of aerogel structure and CeO2 materials presents a compelling avenue for design of novel functional materials for diverse applications. However, the development of facile approach to synthetize CeO2 aerogel with high crystallinity and excellent porous structures is still challenge.
