Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Heat Pump Systems: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Building Operations by Mahdiyeh Zafaranchi, William T. Riddell, Nicholas B. Chan, Elizabeth Saliba, Luke Leung

“…These findings emphasize the importance of a holistic design approach that considers both operational and embodied impacts to achieve sustainable building designs.…”
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The Centrality of Prosocial Values in Work Motivation among Public and Private Sector Employees by Egle Vaidelytė, Vaidas Morkevičius, Egle Butkevičienė, Michiel de Vries

“…Hitherto research measures the importance of values by taking them as autonomous entities or using a factorial design, asking employees whether they adhere to a certain value or not. …”
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Further Analysis of the Passive Dynamics of the Compass Biped Walker and Control of Chaos via Two Trajectory Tracking Approaches by Essia Added, Hassène Gritli, Safya Belghith

“…An optimization method is also achieved to design the parameters of the desired trajectory. Some features of the period-1 passive gait are used in the design of such Spline trajectory. …”
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Quality management of production processes of engineering products in the network by Ya. V. Denisova

“…Novelty: generalization and systematization of theoretical approaches to quality management in mechanical engineering made it possible to design an intersectoral model of a quality management system in a network, the use of which will make it possible to create and strengthen technological sovereignty. …”
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Biodiversité et viabilité de l'agriculture paysanne dans la Réserve de Biosphère Sierra de Manantlán, Mexique by Enrique J. Jardel Peláez, Sergio H. Graf Montero, Eduardo Santana C., Ricardo Ávila Palafox

“…Although the biosphere reserve management approach integrates conservation goals with the sustainable use of natural resources for local development, currently there is a downward trend towards the conventional model of nature protection excluding or limiting human activities and imposing land use regulations with direct costs to peasant landowners that accentuate their disadvantage. Therefore the design and implementation of conservation programs should provide instruments to offset the exceptional conditions created by protected areas, and to implement actions to strengthen the communal institutions, to promote the creation of effective participatory mechanisms for reserve management, and to contribute to capacity building, recovery of traditional knowledge and sustainable resource management techniques and the design of new forms of land management that allow conservation of ecosystems and agro-biodiversity, food self-sufficiency and improvement of the living conditions of the rural population. …”
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Exploring the potential impacts of anthropogenic heating on urban climate during heatwaves by Ansar Khan, Konstantina Vasilakopoulou, Mattheos Santamouris

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Clinical evaluation of 3D PEEK implants for skull bone defects repair: a single center case serious by Mohamed Ahmed Elnaggar, Hossam Abdelhakim Elnoamany, Mohamed K. Eissa

“…Abstract Background Custom-designed 3D-printed polyetheretherketone (PEEK) implants have emerged as a promising option for skull bone defect repair. …”
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Prevalence of Tactile Hallucination of Phone Vibration among Individuals Aged 18–22 Years by Tanisha Sunil Mali, Trupti Yadav

“…Theories explaining the possibility of the phenomenon are proven through researchers. Design: The study was a cross-sectional survey in design. …”
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Spin-bearing molecules as optically addressable platforms for quantum technologies by Kuppusamy Senthil Kumar, Hunger David, Ruben Mario, Goldner Philippe, Serrano Diana

“…Crucially, by harnessing the molecular design protocols, the optical and spin (electronic and nuclear) properties of molecules can be tailored, aiding the design of optically addressable spin qubits and quantum sensors. …”
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A Framework for Developing Biodiversity Conservation Networks Based on Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis and the Maximum Entropy Model: A Case Study of the Jianghan Plain, Chi... by Xiaohua Guo, Chang Liu, Shibo Bi, Xuewen Zhang

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Kombinasi Aromaterapi dan Hidroterapi dalam Menurunkan Tekanan Darah pada Pasien Hipertensi Primer by I Gede Manik Vikantara, Ni Made Wedri, I Made Mertha, IGA Ari Rasdini, VM Endang Sri Purwadmi Rahayu

“…Jenis penelitian ini adalah Quasy Experimental Design dengan rancangan pre-post design with group control serta dengan simple random sampling. …”
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Utility of 2D Video Analysis for Assessing Frontal Plane Trunk and Pelvis Motion during Stepping, Landing, and Change in Direction Tasks: A Validity Study by Rachel K Straub, Christopher M Powers

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose of the current study was to assess the concurrent validity and agreement of frontal plane pelvis and trunk motion obtained with 2D video against the respective 3D angles during stepping, landing, and change in direction tasks. # Design Crossover Study Design. # Methods 3D kinematics and 2D frontal plane video were obtained from 39 healthy participants (15 males and 24 females) during five athletic tasks (step down, lateral shuffle, deceleration, triple hop, side-step-cut). …”
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Sample size calculations based on day-to-day variability of stress biomarkers in persons with dementia and their family caregivers by Azita Emami, Jeehye Jun, Gabriella Engström, Lars Berglund, Töres Theorell

“…Our findings will aid researchers in the study design phase.…”
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Leveraging mRNA technology for antigen based immuno-oncology therapies by Wei Zheng, Michele Ceccarelli, Charalampos S Floudas, Siranush Sarkizova

“…Preclinical experimental validations are crucial in cancer vaccine development, but we emphasize the computational approaches that facilitate neoantigen selection and design, highlighting their role in advancing mRNA vaccine development. …”
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Promoting quality education through blended learning during and post COVID-19 pandemic by De-Graft Johnson Dei

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the role of blended learning in promoting quality education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach – The qualitative research design was deployed in this study and enabled the researcher to collect data via in-depth interviews. …”
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Effect of Ethanol Processing on Functional Properties and Composition of Peanut Proteins by ZHANG Xiang-feng, GUO Xing-feng, ZHANG Qian, ZHU Ting-wei, ZHAO Shu-chao, ZHANG Ming, LIN Feng-yan

“…The protein optimized for product yield, designated as D1, was obtained under the conditions of 75.00% volume fraction, 35.00 ℃ extraction temperature, and 55.45 min extraction time, resulting in a product yield of 87.82% and a protein content of 58.02%. …”
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Three-axis electrical induction sensor of electric field strength in form of three mutually perpendicular disks by S. V. Biryukov

“…The aim of the study is to create a frameless threeaxis sensor of electric field strength, the calculation of which would be simple as for the case, and the simplicity of design and low weight as for the frameless sensors. …”
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Identification of a Non-Linear Landing Gear Model Using Nature-Inspired Optimization by Felipe A.C. Viana, Valder Steffen Jr., Marcelo A.X. Zanini, Sandro A. Magalhães, Luiz C.S. Góes

“…However, this is a difficult task due to the existence of local minima in the design space and the requirement of an initial guess. …”
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Interface dipole evolution from the hybrid coupling between nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots and polyethylenimine featuring the electron transport thin layer at Al/Si interfaces by Sasimontra Timjan, Ta-Cheng Wei, Kuan-Han Lin, Yi-Ting Li, Po-Hsuan Hsiao, Chia-Yun Chen

“…In this work, the hybrid design of ETL, obtained from the solution-processed nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (NCQDs) incorporated with organic polyethylenimine (PEI) demonstrates the feasible contact characteristics for the modification of Si/Al contacts, which greatly facilitates the transport and collection of photoexcited electrons in the Si-based optoelectronics. …”
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The Role of Education in Preventing E-Smoking Behavior is to Increase Student Knowledge and Attitudes by Sri Sunarti, Tukimin bin Sansuwito, Purwo Setiyo Nugroho, Nida Amalia, Rusni Masnina, Linda Suwarni

“…Methods: The experimental design of this study consisted of a two-group experimental design with a pre-test and a post-test plus a control, with the purpose of determining the impact of educational intervention through the use of web-based preventive education for mesuare diffrences knowled and attitude Results: The Different Tests Within Experiment Group Of Knowledge, Attitudes From One Month After Intervention, knowledge P-Value 0.000, Attitudes P-Value 0,00. …”
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