Shaoying Liu^1,2,#, Qian Yu^3,#, Md Mahbub Hossain⁴, Scott Doig⁵, Ran Bao⁶, Yaping Zhao⁷, Jin Yan^8,*, Xun Luo³, Jiaxuan Yang³, Arthur F. Kramer^9,10, Liye Zou³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.1, pp. 13-24, 2022, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.017660 - 20 December 2021

Abstract This research is designed to investigate the relationship between the 24-h movement guidelines (24-HMG) and self-reported academic achievement (AA) using nationally representative data derived from the 2019 U.S. National Youth Risk Behaviour Survey. A multiple-stage cluster sampling procedure has been adopted to ensure a representative sample (N = 9127 adolescents; mean age = 15.7 years old; male% = 49.8%). Logistic regression has been adopted to obtain the odds ratio (OR) regarding the associations between adherence to 24-HMG and AA while controlling for ethnicity, body mass index, sex and age. The prevalence of meeting the 24-h… More >

Zhenzhen Zhang¹, Kai Lan^2,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.1, pp. 53-73, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.017506 - 27 July 2021

Abstract Understanding the economic feasibility of cross-laminated timber (CLT), an emerging and sustainable alternative to concrete and steel, is critical for the rapid expansion of the mass timber industry. However, previous studies on economic performance of CLT have not fully considered the variations in the feedstock, plant capacities, manufacturing parameters, and capital and operating costs. This study fills this gap by developing a techno-economic analysis of producing CLT panels in the Southern United States. The effects of those variations on minimum selling price (MSP) of CLT panels are explored by Monte Carlo simulation. The results show… More >