The Bipolar Depression Electrical Treatment Trial (BETTER): Design, Rationale, and Objectives of a Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial and Data from the Pilot Study Phase by Bernardo de Sampaio Pereira Junior, Gabriel Tortella, Beny Lafer, Paula Nunes, Isabela Martins Benseñor, Paulo Andrade Lotufo, Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, André R. Brunoni

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Designing to Attract in an Emerging Market: Applying Behavioural Reasoning Theory to South African Consumer Reactions to an Ultra-High Temperature Milk Product Line Extension by Elizabeth Kempen, Lorna Christie

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Perancangan User Experience Aplikasi E-Business Pasar Tradisional Dengan Metode Human Centered Design (Studi Kasus: Pasar Oro-Oro Dowo) by Indrihana Kharismaning Larasati, Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra, Retno Indah Rokhmawati

“…Therefore, through this study, the user experience design of the conventional market e-business application using Human-Centered Design is proposed. …”
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Impact of the national health guidance intervention for obesity and cardiovascular risks on healthcare utilisation and healthcare spending in working-age Japanese cohort: regression discontinuity design by Yusuke Tsugawa, Shingo Fukuma, Mitsuru Mukaigawara, Toshiaki Iizuka

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of population-level health guidance intervention introduced nationally in Japan on healthcare utilisation and spending.Design Retrospective cohort study, using a quasiexperimental regression discontinuity design.Setting Japan’s nationwide employment-based health insurers.Participants Participants in the national health screening programme (from January 2014 to December 2014) aged 40–74 years.Predictors Assignment to health guidance intervention (counselling on healthy lifestyles, and referral to physicians as needed) determined primarily on whether the individual’s waist circumference was above or below the cut-off value in addition to having at least one cardiovascular risk factor.Primary and secondary outcome measures Healthcare utilisation (the number of outpatient visits days, any medication use and any hospitalisation use) and spending (total medical expenditure, outpatient medical expenditure and inpatient medical expenditure) within 3 years of the intervention.Results A total of 51 213 individuals within the bandwidth (±6 cm of waist circumference from the cut-off) out of 113 302 screening participants (median age 50.0 years, 11.9% woman) were analysed. …”
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Insights into Novel Arylazopyrazolo[1,5‑a]pyrimidines as Promising MurA Inhibitors and Antibiofilm Candidates: Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial Evaluation, and Molecular Docking by Omkulthom Al kamaly, Amel S. Younes, Mona H. Ibrahim, Marwa F. Harras, Aisha A. Alsfouk, Rehab Sabour

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A multi-objective mathematical model for optimization design of humanitarian logistics network using meta-heuristic algorithm: a model to enhance actors’ coordination by Behzad Masoomi, Hassanali Aghajani, Ahmad Jafarnejad, Mohammad Mehdi Movahedi

“…Purpose: This research aims to optimize humanitarian logistics to increase coordination between actors in the phase during and after the disaster and aims to minimize the cost of relief, minimize the time of relief and minimize the cost of rebuilding infrastructure and housing for the affected people.Methodology: This research, in terms of the research direction types, is developmental because it is trying to expand the existing models in the design of the humanitarian logistics network and consider the optimization of two phases during the post-disaster phase. …”
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Conceptual Framework and Designing for a Seafarers’ Health Observatory (SHO) Based on the Centro Internazionale Radio Medico (C.I.R.M.) Data Repository by Gopi Battineni, Getu Gamo Sagaro, Nalini Chintalapudi, Francesco Amenta

“…The proposed HO model integrated with the outcomes of the mentioned methods was working as the origin of the framework. In this way, we can design a standard infrastructure in ships and risk assessment conduction.…”
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Semi-Active Suspension Design for an In-Wheel-Motor-Driven Electric Vehicle Using a Dynamic Vibration-Absorbing Structure and PID-Controlled Magnetorheological Damper by Kyle Samaroo, Abdul Waheed Awan, Sheikh Islam

“…The in-wheel motor (IWM) powertrain layout offers greater design flexibility and higher efficiency of an electric vehicle but has limited commercial success mainly due to the concerns of increased unsprung mass. …”
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Batch Reactor Design and Conception at Laboratory Scale for Solid-State Anaerobic Digestion: Practical Comparison Between 3D-Printed Digesters and Conventional Methods by Arnaud Dujany, Franco Otaola, Laura André, Amar Naji, Denis Luart, Mikel Leturia, André Pauss, Thierry Ribeiro

“…This study explores the feasibility of using 3D printing to rapidly design cost-effective laboratory-scale digesters for optimization experiments. …”
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Design and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of a Novel Organotin(IV) Complex with 1-(4-Carboxyphenyl)-3-ethyl-3-methylpyrrolidine-2,5-dione by Nebojša Đ. Pantelić, Bojana B. Zmejkovski, Željko Žižak, Nebojša R. Banjac, Bojan Đ. Božić, Tatjana P. Stanojković, Goran N. Kaluđerović

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Influence of Geometrical Design on Defect Formation of Commercial Al-Si-Cu-Mg Alloy Fabricated by High-Pressure Diecasting: Structural Observation and Simulation Validation by Warda Bahanan, Siti Fatimah, Dong-Ju Kim, I Putu Widiantara, Jee-Hyun Kang, Young Gun Ko

“…Near-net-shaped metal products manufactured by high-pressure diecasting (HPD) encountered more or less critical failure during operation, owing to the development of micro-defects and structural inhomogeneity attributed to the complexity of geometrical die design. Because the associated work primarily relies on technical experience, it is necessary to perform the structural analysis of the HPDed component in comparison with simulation-based findings that forecast flow behavior, hence reducing trial and error for optimization. …”
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Perancangan Antarmuka dan Pengalaman Pengguna pada Prototipe Aplikasi Operasional Notaris menggunakan Metode Ethnographic Field Studies dan User Centered Design by Aqila Fayyadh Ferliamo, Buce Trias Hanggara, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo

“…Based on requirement analysis and mapping from the data collected, a design was carried out with the results of 24 pages of high-fidelity mobile-based application prototypes. …”
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Design and Implementation of a Wireless Power Transfer System Using LCL Coupling Network with Inherent Constant-Current and Constant-Voltage Output for Battery Charging by Pengqiang Nie, Song Xu, Zhenlin Wang, Seiji Hashimoto, Linfeng Sun, Takahiro Kawaguchi

“…However, as charging progresses, the battery’s internal resistance increases, complicating the charging circuit. This paper designs a wireless power transfer system utilizing an LCL coupling network for battery charging. …”
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Inpatient dialectical behavior therapy combined with trauma-focused therapy for PTSD and borderline personality disorder symptoms: study design of the naturalistic trauma therapy study by Annemieke C. Kamstra, Annemieke C. Kamstra, Sybolt O. de Vries, Maarten F. Brilman, Petty Vasilev, Manna A. Alma, Antoinette D. I. van Asselt, Antoinette D. I. van Asselt, Mia De Wolf, Robert A. Schoevers, Frederike Jörg

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Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine against laboratory-confirmed influenza in elderly Chinese patients with diabetes: A test-negative design case-control study by Zhengyan Chen, Tianchi Yang

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Designing a Forecasting Model and Evaluating the Strategic Cooperation between the Banking System and Fintech Startups using the Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) by Arash Onsori, Abbas Khamseh, Taghi Torabi, Hamid Reza Yazdani

“…The level of strategic cooperation was determined to be in the medium to high range. Notably, the Anfis-designed model exhibited acceptable validity and predictive power. …”
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Evaluation of pre-exposure vaccine effectiveness against mpox during the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the Madrid region (Spain): a test-negative design by José Francisco Barbas del Buey, Jesús Íñigo Martínez, Marcos Alonso García, Andrés Aragón Peña, Laura Montero Morales, Araceli Arce Arnáez

“…Introduction An appropriate vaccination approach is critical to control the current outbreak of mpox but there is little research providing information on its effectiveness, particularly under circumstances of limited vaccine availability.Methods Pre-exposure vaccination campaign in the Madrid region, with the modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic was indicated in the risk groups from 18 July 2022.To evaluate the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of a dose of third-generation smallpox vaccine against mpox in the context of pre-exposure prophylaxis, a population-based indirect cohort study (Broome method) also known as test-negative design (TND) was conducted in the Madrid region (6 751 251 inhabitants). …”
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Intervening to eliminate the centre-effect variation in home dialysis use: protocol for Inter-CEPt—a sequential mixed-methods study designing an intervention bundle by Sarah Damery, Kerry Allen, Lisa Dikomitis, Harry Hill, David Coyle, Maatla Tshimologo, Mark Lambie, Simon J Davies, Iestyn Williams, James Fotheringham, Louise Phillips-Darby, Ivonne Solis-Trapala

“…Selected from these factors, using the capability, opportunity and motivation for behaviour change framework (COM-B) for intervention design, the optimal intervention bundle will be developed through workshops with patients and healthcare professionals to ensure acceptability and feasibility. …”
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Designing a Human Machine Interface for Quality Assurance in Car Manufacturing: An Attempt to Address the “Functionality versus User Experience Contradiction” in Professional Production Environments by Nikolaj Borisov, Benjamin Weyers, Annette Kluge

“…Building up on this, we developed the device score model, which is designed to investigate interactive system and user interface in production context due to ergonomics, UI design, performance, technology acceptance, and user experience. …”
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Controlled Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithms for Multi-Objective Optimal Design of Standalone and Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Systems in Integrated Energy Sectors by Hamza El Hafdaoui, Ahmed Khallaayoun, Salah Al-Majeed

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