This study focuses on the differences in college student dropout behavior among racial/ethnic groups. We employ event history methods and data from Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) National Student Aid Study (NPSAS) surveys to investigate how financial aid may differentially influence risks these groups

The aging of a population structure is an inevitable path demographic transition, as inescapable result decline in fertility rate and extension life expectancy. Although transition occurred earlier Japan than China, the two countries had similar patterns, both which took much shorter period time Western to complete well have been at rapid speed that has rarely seen world. highest level world, China experiencing very fast pace process largest older population. Drawing upon data from World...

For urban metro systems with platform screen doors, train automatic stop control (TASC) has recently attracted significant attention from both industry and academia. Existing solutions to TASC are challenged by uncertain stopping errors the fast decrease in service life of braking systems. In this paper, we try solve problem using a new machine learning technique propose novel online strategy help precise location data balises installed at stations. By modeling analysis, find that...

We address a multi-skill project scheduling problem for IT product development in this article. The goal is managers to be able generate an initial schedule at early stage of activities. Due the complexity structure and functionality, effort divided into multiple projects. Each includes several tasks, each task must completed by employee who has mastered certain skill complete it. A pool multi-skilled employees available, employees' efficiencies are influenced both learning forgetting...

This research investigates a key concept in East Asia, face, and represents the first attempt to empirically examine of face at national level. Controlling for level identification, Study 1 employed scenario experiment method among samples native Chinese Taiwanese populations revealed that exhibits patterns reverse personal face. Using experimental method, 2 replicated findings provided support different mechanisms underneath 3 additionally showed exerts significant inhibitory effect on...

Introduction: This study aimed to establish a core set of confounders for real-world essential hypertension studies improve the reasonable control confounding bias. Methods: Controlled clinical published between January 2001 and June 2020 were retrieved from PubMed. Matched or adjusted these compiled form pool potential candidates. The importance each confounder was assessed through Delphi expert consultation, considering its statistical significance impacting prognosis in applicability...

We examined the impact of psychological empowerment on employee loyalty, satisfaction, and task performance with survey data from 617 employees a petrochemical company in China. Results based structural equation model showed that had significant positive effect both loyalty performance, which was partially mediated by satisfaction. In addition, we found significantly positively influenced each dimension internal marketing.

In the context of privatization higher education, this study examines possible role state finances in promoting equal educational opportunities. Through combined use a national representative database and finance application hierarchical generalized linear modeling methods, found that funding need-based aid was positively associated with college students' chances persistence, while findings regarding on non-need-based are mixed merit further research.

In addition to birth and death, migration is also an important factor that determines the level of population aging in different regions, especially under current context low fertility mortality China. Drawing upon data from fifth sixth national census 287 prefecture-level cities China, this study explored spatial patterns its trends 2000 2010 We further examined how large-scale internal was related differences changes by using multivariate quantitative models. Findings showed percentage...

This paper emphasises the pivotal role of enhancing research and development (R&D) staff competence boosting team innovation efficiency in configuring R&D project teams for artificial intelligence (AI) product development. Diverging from traditional studies primarily focused on time, quality, cost objectives, this study proposes prioritising skill increments diversity, aligning with overarching goals cycle. Targeting multi-skilled personnel scheduling configuration, a three-objective...

Interpersonal short video forwarding is currently one of the most popular activities Internet users. One key factors that affects this online interpersonal behavior intention. In study, a quality perception → benefit expectation intention model was proposed to explain formation To test data were collected from 210 undergraduate students. The results showed perceptions content and empathy affect 3 expectations control, inclusion, affection. addition, affection

Abstract Charitable causes and monetary donation requests are two indispensable components of fundraising messages. A wealth research focused on the effect charitable cause phrasing donation. However, few researchers explored associated. Since past suggested that different money could activate construal levels, we propose if levels activated by aligned (misaligned), giving intentions amount may increase (decrease). In a series six studies, adopt various manipulations request phrasing,...