The current study examined the roles of collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem in the relationship between national identity and subjective well-being.Participants were 583 Chinese college students(females=49...The current study examined the roles of collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem in the relationship between national identity and subjective well-being.Participants were 583 Chinese college students(females=49%;mean age=19.25±1.85 years).They completed measures of national identity,collective self-esteem,personal self-esteem,and subjective well-being.Path analysis findings result indicated national identity to influence the students’subjective wellbeing through three pathways:(1)national identity→collective self-esteem→subjective well-being,meaning higher subjective wellbeing with collective self-esteem.(2)national identity→personal self-esteem→subjective well-being,to suggest higher personal self-esteem was associated with subjective wellbeing;(3)national identity→collective selfesteem→personal self-esteem→subjective well-being.Compared to simple mediation models constructed with only personal self-esteem or collective self-esteem as a single mediating variable,the chain mediation model better explains the mediating mechanism of national identity on subjective well-being(the variance explained by the mediating variables increased by 65.38%and 59.26%,respectively).The collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem mediation is consistent with social identity theory,whereby national identity enhances collective self-evaluation,which in turn bolsters personal self-worth and subjective well-being.These findings of the current study offer new insights into how national identity affects subjective well-being in collectivistic culture.展开更多
Background:Self-esteem,life satisfaction,resilience,and coping strategies are closely linked to depression;however,their interrelationships and relative contributions to depressive outcomes remain insufficiently under...Background:Self-esteem,life satisfaction,resilience,and coping strategies are closely linked to depression;however,their interrelationships and relative contributions to depressive outcomes remain insufficiently understood.This study aimed to examine these associations in individuals with major depressive disorder(MDD)and healthy controls and to evaluate their predictive and mediating roles in depression.Methods:This analytical cross-sectional study included 311 participants(158 patients with MDD and 153 healthy controls)recruited from the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics of Mugla Training and Research Hospital.Psychiatric diagnoses were confirmed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5(SCID-5).Groups were balanced for age,sex,and education using propensity score matching(PSM).Participants completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale,Satisfaction with Life Scale,Brief Resilience Scale,Brief COPE Inventory,and Beck Depression Inventory.Results:Compared with healthy controls,individuals with MDD reported significantly lower life satisfaction and resilience and higher depressive symptom severity,whereas self-esteem did not differ significantly between groups.Emotion-focused coping decreased with increasing depression severity,while avoidant coping showed a modest but significant increase in severe depression.Logistic regression analyses identified life satisfaction(OR=0.95,p=0.004)and resilience(OR=0.92,p=0.002)as significant protective predictors of depression.Mediation analyses demonstrated that life satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and depression,whereas resilience exerted a predominantly direct effect.Conclusion:Life satisfaction and resilience emerge as key protective factors against depression.Self-esteem appears to influence depressive outcomes indirectly through life satisfaction rather than through a direct effect.These findings underscore the importance of interventions that enhance resilience and promote positive evaluations of life in individuals at risk for depression.展开更多
We present a computer-modeling framework for photovoltaic(PV)source emulation that preserves the exact single-diode physics while enabling iteration-free,real-time evaluation.We derive two closed-form explicit solvers...We present a computer-modeling framework for photovoltaic(PV)source emulation that preserves the exact single-diode physics while enabling iteration-free,real-time evaluation.We derive two closed-form explicit solvers based on the Lambert W function:a voltage-driven V-Lambert solver for high-fidelity I–V computation and a resistance-driven R-Lambert solver designed for seamless integration in a closed-loop PV emulator.Unlike Taylor-linearized explicit models,our proposed formulation retains the exponential nonlinearity of the PV equations.It employs a numerically stable analytical evaluation that eliminates the need for lookup tables and root-finding,all while maintaining limited computational costs and a small memory footprint.The R-Lambert model is integrated into a buck-converter emulator equipped with a discrete PI regulator,which generates current references directly from sensed operating points,thus supporting hardware-constrained implementation.Comprehensive numerical experiments conducted on six commercial modules from various technologies(mono,poly,and multicrystalline)demonstrate significant accuracy improvements under the IEC EN 50530 near-MPP criterion:the V-Lambert solver reduces the±10%Vmpp band error by up to 61 times compared to an explicit-model baseline.Dynamic simulations under varying irradiance,temperature,and load conditions achieve millisecond-scale settling with accurate trajectory tracking.Additionally,processor-in-the-loop experimental validation on an embedded microcontroller supports the simulation results.By unifying exact analytical modeling with embedded realization,this work advances computer modeling for PV emulation,MPPT benchmarking,and controller verification in integrated renewable energy systems.展开更多
Earth-to-Moon missions with low thrust-to-weight ratios present unique challenges for exoatmospheric guidance,and the existing algorithms are ineffective for the unprecedentedly long burn arcs and high orbital eccentr...Earth-to-Moon missions with low thrust-to-weight ratios present unique challenges for exoatmospheric guidance,and the existing algorithms are ineffective for the unprecedentedly long burn arcs and high orbital eccentricities.To address these challenges,a Long Burn Arc Powered Explicit Guidance(LBA-PEG)algorithm is developed and compared with the existing algorithms.In the proposed LBA-PEG algorithm,a fully numerical thrust prediction method is developed to accurately predict the highly nonlinear thrust effects over long burn arcs.Moreover,a real-time Newton correction method is proposed to correct the orbit injection point,remedying the position-velocity coupling induced by high orbital eccentricities.The comparison between the proposed algorithm and the existing algorithm shows that the proposed algorithm surpasses the existing ones by significantly enhancing fuel efficiency and improving tolerance to thrust decrease.The proposed LBA-PEG algorithm can adapt to a 65%thrust decrease,which is 12%–22%larger than that of the existing algorithms,and it can still reliably converge and complete the guidance mission even when the length of the burn arc exceeds 90°.The proposed LBA-PEG highlights the algorithm's adaptability for long burn arc missions,especially in critical scenarios such as manned Earth-to-Moon missions.展开更多
Global challenges like epidemics,wars,and climate change expose humans to life-and-death threats daily,triggering death anxiety and subsequent death reflection,which involves deliberate cognitive processing of mortali...Global challenges like epidemics,wars,and climate change expose humans to life-and-death threats daily,triggering death anxiety and subsequent death reflection,which involves deliberate cognitive processing of mortality.While some studies have shown the positive impacts of death reflection,such as on well-being,the relationship between death reflection and existential well-being,closely related to life and death,remains unexplored.This study aimed to investigate the effects of death reflection on existential well-being and the mediating role of relational self-esteem.675 university students from Sichuan and Hubei,China,completed the death reflection scale,relational self-esteem scale,and the existential well-being subscale of the spiritual well-being scale.Results indicated that death reflection was positively correlated with both relational self-esteem and existential well-being,and relational self-esteem was positively related to existential well-being.Mediation analysis confirmed that relational self-esteem mediated the relationship between death reflection and existential well-being.This study not only enriches the research content on the positive effects of death reflection theoretically,but also holds significant practical value in guiding individuals who have experienced death or been exposed to death-related information in their psychological reconstruction and recovery.展开更多
Background:While various factors contributing to delinquency have been explored,the role of selfesteem in this specific context has received little attention.Hence,this study aims to investigate the complex issue of a...Background:While various factors contributing to delinquency have been explored,the role of selfesteem in this specific context has received little attention.Hence,this study aims to investigate the complex issue of adolescent delinquency in Iran by focusing on the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between parental attachment and delinquent behavior.Methods:Using the multistage cluster random sampling method,the research involved 528 high school students in Tehran.Each student completed validated scales assessing their parental attachment,self-esteem,and delinquency at school.Multiple regression analyses with the Sobel test and bootstrappingmethod were used to examine mediated effects.Results:Thefindings reveal that self-esteem significantly mediates the relationship betweenmaternal attachment and delinquency(standardized coefficient=−0.0292;p=0.04).Adolescents with secure maternal attachments tend to exhibit higher self-esteem,which reduces the likelihood of delinquent behavior.In contrast,paternal attachment did not show a significant mediating effect in this study.These results underscore the importance of cultivating secure maternal relationships and fostering positive self-esteem to address adolescent delinquency.Conclusion:The study suggests that targeted interventions that strengthen maternal attachment and boost self-esteem could effectively mitigate delinquent behaviors among Iranian adolescents.These interventions should prioritize the emotional support and value of secure maternal bonds as key factors in promoting healthy adolescent development.展开更多
This paper presents an explicit formula based on reparameterization technique for progressively computing a simple root of a smooth function,which may have wide applications in robotics,geomagnetic navigation,geometri...This paper presents an explicit formula based on reparameterization technique for progressively computing a simple root of a smooth function,which may have wide applications in robotics,geomagnetic navigation,geometric processing and computer graphics.Comparing with Newton-like method,it can achieve convergence rate 2 by adding one more functional evaluation,improve the computational stability and ensure the convergence,and also obtain higher convergence rate and higher efficiency index.Compared with clipping methods for polynomials,it doesn't need to bound the polynomials,directly bound the roots and can also work well for non-polynomial functions with much higher computational efficiency.Comparing with previous progressive methods,it achieves a much higher computational efficiency and is extended to solve bivariate equation system.Numerical examples show its much better performance on approximation error,computational efficiency and computational stability.展开更多
The existing research on the path following of the autonomous electric vehicle(AEV)mainly focuses on the path planning and the kinematic control.However,the dynamic control with the state observation and the communica...The existing research on the path following of the autonomous electric vehicle(AEV)mainly focuses on the path planning and the kinematic control.However,the dynamic control with the state observation and the communication delay is usually ignored,so the path following performance of the AEV cannot be ensured.This article studies the observer-based path following control strategy for the AEV with the communication delay via a robust explicit model predictive control approach.Firstly,a projected interval unscented Kalman filter is proposed to observe the vehicle sideslip angle and yaw rate.The observer considers the state constraints during the observation process,and the robustness of the observer is also considered.Secondly,an explicit model predictive control is designed to reduce the computational complexity.Thirdly,considering the efficiency of the information transmission,the influence of the communication delay is considered when designing the observer-based path following control strategy.Finally,the numerical simulation and the hardware-in-the-loop test are conducted to examine the effectiveness and practicability of the proposed strategy.展开更多
In recent years,there has been a growing demand for more efficient and robust control strategies in cooperative multi-robot systems.This paper introduces the cascade explicit tube model predictive controller(CET-MPC),...In recent years,there has been a growing demand for more efficient and robust control strategies in cooperative multi-robot systems.This paper introduces the cascade explicit tube model predictive controller(CET-MPC),a control architecture designed specifically for distributed aerial robot systems.By integrating an explicit model predictive controller(MPC)with a tube MPC,our approach significantly reduces online computational demands while enhancing robustness against disturbances such as wind and measurement noise,as well as uncertainties in inertia parameters.Further,we incorporate a cascade controller to minimize steady-state errors and improve system performance dynamically.The results of this assessment provide valuable insights into the effectiveness and reliability of the CET-MPC approach under realistic operating conditions.The simulation results of flight scenarios for multi-agent quadrotors demonstrate the controller’s stability and accurate tracking of the desired path.By addressing the complexities of quadrotors’six degrees of freedom,this controller serves as a versatile solution applicable to a wide range of multi-robot systems with varying degrees of freedom,demonstrating its adaptability and scalability beyond the quadrotor domain.展开更多
This paper presents an explicit difference scheme with accuracy and branching stability for solving onedimensional parabolic type equation by the method of undetermined parameters and its truncation error is O(△t4+△...This paper presents an explicit difference scheme with accuracy and branching stability for solving onedimensional parabolic type equation by the method of undetermined parameters and its truncation error is O(△t4+△x4). The stability condition is r=a△t/△x2<1/2.展开更多
文摘The current study examined the roles of collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem in the relationship between national identity and subjective well-being.Participants were 583 Chinese college students(females=49%;mean age=19.25±1.85 years).They completed measures of national identity,collective self-esteem,personal self-esteem,and subjective well-being.Path analysis findings result indicated national identity to influence the students’subjective wellbeing through three pathways:(1)national identity→collective self-esteem→subjective well-being,meaning higher subjective wellbeing with collective self-esteem.(2)national identity→personal self-esteem→subjective well-being,to suggest higher personal self-esteem was associated with subjective wellbeing;(3)national identity→collective selfesteem→personal self-esteem→subjective well-being.Compared to simple mediation models constructed with only personal self-esteem or collective self-esteem as a single mediating variable,the chain mediation model better explains the mediating mechanism of national identity on subjective well-being(the variance explained by the mediating variables increased by 65.38%and 59.26%,respectively).The collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem mediation is consistent with social identity theory,whereby national identity enhances collective self-evaluation,which in turn bolsters personal self-worth and subjective well-being.These findings of the current study offer new insights into how national identity affects subjective well-being in collectivistic culture.
文摘Background:Self-esteem,life satisfaction,resilience,and coping strategies are closely linked to depression;however,their interrelationships and relative contributions to depressive outcomes remain insufficiently understood.This study aimed to examine these associations in individuals with major depressive disorder(MDD)and healthy controls and to evaluate their predictive and mediating roles in depression.Methods:This analytical cross-sectional study included 311 participants(158 patients with MDD and 153 healthy controls)recruited from the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics of Mugla Training and Research Hospital.Psychiatric diagnoses were confirmed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5(SCID-5).Groups were balanced for age,sex,and education using propensity score matching(PSM).Participants completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale,Satisfaction with Life Scale,Brief Resilience Scale,Brief COPE Inventory,and Beck Depression Inventory.Results:Compared with healthy controls,individuals with MDD reported significantly lower life satisfaction and resilience and higher depressive symptom severity,whereas self-esteem did not differ significantly between groups.Emotion-focused coping decreased with increasing depression severity,while avoidant coping showed a modest but significant increase in severe depression.Logistic regression analyses identified life satisfaction(OR=0.95,p=0.004)and resilience(OR=0.92,p=0.002)as significant protective predictors of depression.Mediation analyses demonstrated that life satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and depression,whereas resilience exerted a predominantly direct effect.Conclusion:Life satisfaction and resilience emerge as key protective factors against depression.Self-esteem appears to influence depressive outcomes indirectly through life satisfaction rather than through a direct effect.These findings underscore the importance of interventions that enhance resilience and promote positive evaluations of life in individuals at risk for depression.
基金funded by Scientific Research Deanship at University of Ha’il-Saudi Arabia through project number(RG-24014).
文摘We present a computer-modeling framework for photovoltaic(PV)source emulation that preserves the exact single-diode physics while enabling iteration-free,real-time evaluation.We derive two closed-form explicit solvers based on the Lambert W function:a voltage-driven V-Lambert solver for high-fidelity I–V computation and a resistance-driven R-Lambert solver designed for seamless integration in a closed-loop PV emulator.Unlike Taylor-linearized explicit models,our proposed formulation retains the exponential nonlinearity of the PV equations.It employs a numerically stable analytical evaluation that eliminates the need for lookup tables and root-finding,all while maintaining limited computational costs and a small memory footprint.The R-Lambert model is integrated into a buck-converter emulator equipped with a discrete PI regulator,which generates current references directly from sensed operating points,thus supporting hardware-constrained implementation.Comprehensive numerical experiments conducted on six commercial modules from various technologies(mono,poly,and multicrystalline)demonstrate significant accuracy improvements under the IEC EN 50530 near-MPP criterion:the V-Lambert solver reduces the±10%Vmpp band error by up to 61 times compared to an explicit-model baseline.Dynamic simulations under varying irradiance,temperature,and load conditions achieve millisecond-scale settling with accurate trajectory tracking.Additionally,processor-in-the-loop experimental validation on an embedded microcontroller supports the simulation results.By unifying exact analytical modeling with embedded realization,this work advances computer modeling for PV emulation,MPPT benchmarking,and controller verification in integrated renewable energy systems.
文摘Earth-to-Moon missions with low thrust-to-weight ratios present unique challenges for exoatmospheric guidance,and the existing algorithms are ineffective for the unprecedentedly long burn arcs and high orbital eccentricities.To address these challenges,a Long Burn Arc Powered Explicit Guidance(LBA-PEG)algorithm is developed and compared with the existing algorithms.In the proposed LBA-PEG algorithm,a fully numerical thrust prediction method is developed to accurately predict the highly nonlinear thrust effects over long burn arcs.Moreover,a real-time Newton correction method is proposed to correct the orbit injection point,remedying the position-velocity coupling induced by high orbital eccentricities.The comparison between the proposed algorithm and the existing algorithm shows that the proposed algorithm surpasses the existing ones by significantly enhancing fuel efficiency and improving tolerance to thrust decrease.The proposed LBA-PEG algorithm can adapt to a 65%thrust decrease,which is 12%–22%larger than that of the existing algorithms,and it can still reliably converge and complete the guidance mission even when the length of the burn arc exceeds 90°.The proposed LBA-PEG highlights the algorithm's adaptability for long burn arc missions,especially in critical scenarios such as manned Earth-to-Moon missions.
文摘Global challenges like epidemics,wars,and climate change expose humans to life-and-death threats daily,triggering death anxiety and subsequent death reflection,which involves deliberate cognitive processing of mortality.While some studies have shown the positive impacts of death reflection,such as on well-being,the relationship between death reflection and existential well-being,closely related to life and death,remains unexplored.This study aimed to investigate the effects of death reflection on existential well-being and the mediating role of relational self-esteem.675 university students from Sichuan and Hubei,China,completed the death reflection scale,relational self-esteem scale,and the existential well-being subscale of the spiritual well-being scale.Results indicated that death reflection was positively correlated with both relational self-esteem and existential well-being,and relational self-esteem was positively related to existential well-being.Mediation analysis confirmed that relational self-esteem mediated the relationship between death reflection and existential well-being.This study not only enriches the research content on the positive effects of death reflection theoretically,but also holds significant practical value in guiding individuals who have experienced death or been exposed to death-related information in their psychological reconstruction and recovery.
基金supported in part by the Higher Education Sprout Project,Ministry of Education,to the Headquarters of University Advancement at National Cheng Kung University(NCKU).
文摘Background:While various factors contributing to delinquency have been explored,the role of selfesteem in this specific context has received little attention.Hence,this study aims to investigate the complex issue of adolescent delinquency in Iran by focusing on the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between parental attachment and delinquent behavior.Methods:Using the multistage cluster random sampling method,the research involved 528 high school students in Tehran.Each student completed validated scales assessing their parental attachment,self-esteem,and delinquency at school.Multiple regression analyses with the Sobel test and bootstrappingmethod were used to examine mediated effects.Results:Thefindings reveal that self-esteem significantly mediates the relationship betweenmaternal attachment and delinquency(standardized coefficient=−0.0292;p=0.04).Adolescents with secure maternal attachments tend to exhibit higher self-esteem,which reduces the likelihood of delinquent behavior.In contrast,paternal attachment did not show a significant mediating effect in this study.These results underscore the importance of cultivating secure maternal relationships and fostering positive self-esteem to address adolescent delinquency.Conclusion:The study suggests that targeted interventions that strengthen maternal attachment and boost self-esteem could effectively mitigate delinquent behaviors among Iranian adolescents.These interventions should prioritize the emotional support and value of secure maternal bonds as key factors in promoting healthy adolescent development.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61972120)。
文摘This paper presents an explicit formula based on reparameterization technique for progressively computing a simple root of a smooth function,which may have wide applications in robotics,geomagnetic navigation,geometric processing and computer graphics.Comparing with Newton-like method,it can achieve convergence rate 2 by adding one more functional evaluation,improve the computational stability and ensure the convergence,and also obtain higher convergence rate and higher efficiency index.Compared with clipping methods for polynomials,it doesn't need to bound the polynomials,directly bound the roots and can also work well for non-polynomial functions with much higher computational efficiency.Comparing with previous progressive methods,it achieves a much higher computational efficiency and is extended to solve bivariate equation system.Numerical examples show its much better performance on approximation error,computational efficiency and computational stability.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2023YFE0204700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52472402 and 52302469)+7 种基金the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant Nos.2023A1515012327 and 2024A1515010449)the research grant of the University of Macao(Grant No.MYRG GRG2023-00235-FST-UMDF)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.ZR2023ME133)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.N2403012)the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao SAR(Grant No.0091/2023/AMJ)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant Nos.2023M740538 and AM2024003)the Zhuhai Science and Technology Innovation Bureau(Grant No.2220004003107)the Yunfu Science and Technology Project(Grant No.2024090202).
文摘The existing research on the path following of the autonomous electric vehicle(AEV)mainly focuses on the path planning and the kinematic control.However,the dynamic control with the state observation and the communication delay is usually ignored,so the path following performance of the AEV cannot be ensured.This article studies the observer-based path following control strategy for the AEV with the communication delay via a robust explicit model predictive control approach.Firstly,a projected interval unscented Kalman filter is proposed to observe the vehicle sideslip angle and yaw rate.The observer considers the state constraints during the observation process,and the robustness of the observer is also considered.Secondly,an explicit model predictive control is designed to reduce the computational complexity.Thirdly,considering the efficiency of the information transmission,the influence of the communication delay is considered when designing the observer-based path following control strategy.Finally,the numerical simulation and the hardware-in-the-loop test are conducted to examine the effectiveness and practicability of the proposed strategy.
文摘In recent years,there has been a growing demand for more efficient and robust control strategies in cooperative multi-robot systems.This paper introduces the cascade explicit tube model predictive controller(CET-MPC),a control architecture designed specifically for distributed aerial robot systems.By integrating an explicit model predictive controller(MPC)with a tube MPC,our approach significantly reduces online computational demands while enhancing robustness against disturbances such as wind and measurement noise,as well as uncertainties in inertia parameters.Further,we incorporate a cascade controller to minimize steady-state errors and improve system performance dynamically.The results of this assessment provide valuable insights into the effectiveness and reliability of the CET-MPC approach under realistic operating conditions.The simulation results of flight scenarios for multi-agent quadrotors demonstrate the controller’s stability and accurate tracking of the desired path.By addressing the complexities of quadrotors’six degrees of freedom,this controller serves as a versatile solution applicable to a wide range of multi-robot systems with varying degrees of freedom,demonstrating its adaptability and scalability beyond the quadrotor domain.
文摘This paper presents an explicit difference scheme with accuracy and branching stability for solving onedimensional parabolic type equation by the method of undetermined parameters and its truncation error is O(△t4+△x4). The stability condition is r=a△t/△x2<1/2.
