Are Koreans Prepared for the Rapid Increase of the Single-Household Elderly? Life Satisfaction and Depression of the Single-Household Elderly in Korea by Mi-Ra Won, Yun-Jung Choi

“…This research was conducted to provide empirical resources for development of a community mental health program by an explorative investigation on depression, coping mechanism, and life satisfaction of a single-household elderly population. Design and Methods. This research applied a descriptive survey research design. …”
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Static Analysis of Tubular Space Frame Chassis of an Electric Racing Car Made of ASTM A106 Grade B by Encu Saefudin, Nuha Desi Anggraeni, Marsono Marsono, Syauqi Azhari

“…The design process is begun with chassis space frame determination and weight and position definition of all components to be installed on the chassis. …”
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Degradation Pattern of Textile Effluent by Using Bio and Sono Chemical Reactor by Basem Mohammed Al-Sakkaf, Sadia Nasreen, Naeem Ejaz

“…The research study was conducted to design the ultrasonic-assisted electrochemical reactor and the bioreactor/filter to evaluate the potential applicability of biological trickling filter system and to compare the efficiency of two reactors such as SER and TF for the treatment of textile industry effluents. …”
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Petri Net Model for Serious Games Based on Motivation Behavior Classification by Moh. Aries Syufagi, Mochamad Hariadi, Mauridhi Hery Purnomo

“…Petri nets are graphical and mathematical tool for modeling, analyzing, and designing discrete event applicable to many systems. …”
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Influence of Spacer Grid Outer Strap on Fuel Assembly Thermal Hydraulic Performance by Jingwen Yan, Yuxiang Zhang, Baowen Yang, Weicai Li, Yuemin Zhou

“…In the present study, a typical grid spacer with different outer strap designs is adopted to investigate the influence of outer strap design on fuel assembly thermal hydraulic performance by using a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, ANSYS CFX, and a subchannel analysis code, FLICA. …”
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A 3.9 μs Settling-Time Fractional Spread-Spectrum Clock Generator Using a Dual-Charge-Pump Control Technique for Serial-ATA Applications by Takashi Kawamoto, Masato Suzuki, Takayuki Noto

“…The dual-CP architecture reduces a design area to 60% by shrinking an effective capacitance of a loop filter. …”
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Low-tech serious games in higher education: bridging the digital divide and enhancing student thinking and performance by Chong-Wen Chen

“…Through a case study of low-tech serious games in a theory-based and interdisciplinary course in design, this paper demonstrates that hands-on and experiential learning tasks foster a deeper comprehension of the subject matter, bringing significant performance improvements compared to traditional lecture-based instruction. …”
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A Methodology to Assess Diagnostic Competence in Anatomical Pathology Examinations for Pathology Residents by Caridad Socorro Castro, Margarita Roméu Escobar

“…The present methodological design can be adapted and applied in the evaluation of interns from other specialties.…”
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Numerical Simulation Study on the Influence of Different Factors on the Uplift Bearing Capacity of Root Piles, Straight-Shaft Piles, and Pedestal Piles by Junpeng Zhou, Jun Yuan, Xuefeng Huang, Xueming Wang

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Signals of inclusion: how faculty demographics impact the use of identity safety cues in undergraduate STEM syllabi by Anthony Coutts, Crystal Brown, Francesca Bernardi

“…Field also plays a substantial role in syllabi design, with faculty in the Humanities & Arts including ISCs much more frequently than those in STEM and the Social Sciences. …”
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Mechanisms of cage noise generation in machine tool bearings by Kazuho Takeshima, Keisuke Mutoh, Kenji Imanishi, Shunichi Oshima

“…The insights gained from this research are expected to significantly enhance the fundamental understanding of cage design principles aimed at eliminating cage noise.…”
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Nanoprocessing of Industrial Rejects for Controlling Operational Energy of Buildings by Sandeep Tembhurkar, Priyanka Nayar, Naumanuddin Azad, Rahul Ralegaonkar, Mangesh Madurwar

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An IDM-Based Approach for Information Requirement in Prefabricated Construction by Zhao Xu, Jimmy Abualdenien, Hao Liu, Rui Kang

“…The core of the sharing is the establishment of view exchange standard about the linked model and the definition of exchange requirements based on the design process, leading to the formulation of the IDM standard again from the perspective of the actual design. …”
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Simulation and Modelling of Safety of Roadways in Reverse Horizontal Curves (RHCs): With Focus on Lateral Friction Coefficient by Maziyar Khanjari, Ali Abdi Kordani, Saeed Monajjem

“…Based on the modeling results, the higher the design’s speed and the shorter the direct distance, the lower the lateral friction coefficient for the Sedan and SUV. …”
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Vibrations of Flat-End Cutter Entering Workpiece Process: Modeling, Simulations, and Experiments by Ming Luo, Qi Yao

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Grouting Defect Detection of Lapped Bar Connections Based on Impact-Echo Method by Yun-Lin Liu, Jing-Jing Shi, Jun-Qi Huang, Guang-Shuo Wei, Zhi-Xin Wu

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Fault-Tolerant Model Predictive Control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Considering Unknown Disturbances by Yimin Chen, Shaowen Hao, Jian Gao, Jiarun Wang, Le Li

“…Fault models of autonomous underwater vehicles have been established to develop the fault-tolerant control method. In the controller design, the stuck faults of complete rudder failure are incorporated to ensure the heading angle control of the autonomous underwater vehicle in faulty conditions. …”
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Parameter Optimisation of Power Regeneration on the Hydraulic Electric Regenerative Shock Absorber System by Peng Zheng, Ruichen Wang, Jingwei Gao, Xiang Zhang

“…With the increasingly prominent energy issues, regenerative shock absorber has attracted intensive attention in last two decades for the development of structure design. However, the researchers sometimes concentrate on conceptual designs without considering optimal parameter refinements. …”
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The role of risk attitudes in shaping digital privacy preferences: evidence from a large-scale survey by Jing Chen, Manling Zhang, Mengyao Guo, Ze Gao

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Hardware Efficient Architecture with Variable Block Size for Motion Estimation by Nehal N. Shah, Harikrishna Singapuri, Upena D. Dalal

“…Due to such higher throughput design is well suitable for real time implementation.…”
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