Humanities Education for Engineering Students: Enhancing Soft Skills Development by Fouzia Munir

“…Engineering decisions and designs affect not only humans but they also affect the entire planet. …”
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Midair Gestural Techniques for Translation Tasks in Large-Display Interaction by Vera Remizova, Yulia Gizatdinova, Veikko Surakka

“…We summarize the implications of the results for the design of midair gestural interfaces, which would be useful for interaction designers and gesture recognition researchers.…”
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Evaluating Stress during Pregnancy: Do We Have the Right Conceptions and the Correct Tools to Assess It? by Raquel González-Ochoa, Elly N. Sánchez-Rodríguez, Anahi Chavarría, Gabriel Gutiérrez-Ospina, Tania Romo-González

“…Biased perspectives could lead us to use and/or design inadequate/incomplete panels of biochemical determinations and/or psychological instruments to diagnose it accurately during pregnancy, a psychoneuroimmune-endocrine state in which allostatic loads may be significant. …”
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The Form and Content of Ọbasa’s Weekly Newspaper: The Yorùbá News by Clement Adeniyi Akangbe

“…The form of The Yorùbá News is discussed in the context of the print media as a periodical by taking technical cognizance of its physical features: format, design and layout, typography, columns, paper, size and production quality. …”
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Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Management of Obstructed Labor Among Final Year GNM Students by Noorjan K S, Preethi D’Souza

“…Objectives To assess the pre-existing knowledge prepare and administer the structured teaching program and to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program by comparing the pre and post-test knowledge scores regarding the management of obstructed labour.Methods The study was conducted at a selected school of nursing and one group pre-test post-test experimental research design was used for the study. The sample comprised of 60 GNM final year students. …”
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Characteristic of pH and Temperature of Crude Extract of Glukoamilase from Gliocladium KE by using Solid Substrate of Sago Hampas by Risa Meutia Fiana, Novelina Novelina, Alfi Asben

“…it  wasbased  on  Complete  Random  Design.  The  data  were  statistically  analyzed  by  using  F  test.  …”
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Study on Key Cost Drivers of Prefabricated Buildings Based on System Dynamics by Na Lou, Jingjuan Guo

“…Through sensitivity analysis, key cost drivers of prefabricated building are identified and ranked as degree of design standardization, unit price, prefabrication rate, information technology level, transportation mode, labor level, machinery level, transportation distance, etc. …”
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A Hybrid Energy Harvester Based on Bowtie Periodic Antenna Surface by Mahmoud Abushab, Thamer S. Almoneef, Muhammad Amin, Omar F. Siddiqui

“…An innovative method is introduced for energy harvesting by combining a bowtie frequency selective rectenna surface with a traditional photovoltaic solar panel. The design of the rectenna antenna surface aims to optimize the geometry of the bowtie antennas for enhanced ambient RF energy absorption and rectification efficiency. …”
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Multiple Reflective Cracks in Semirigid Base Asphalt Pavement under Traffic Load Using XFEM by Lei Guo, Jinchao Yue, Pan Guo, Xiaofeng Wang

“…The research on the propagation mechanism of reflective cracks in this paper provides the essential theoretical and numerical basis for the design, construction, working condition evaluation, and maintenance of pavement structures.…”
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Controlling an Anatomical Robot Hand Using the Brain-Computer Interface Based on Motor Imagery by H. M. K. K. M. B. Herath, W.R. de Mel

“…We also observed that the proposed design provided promising results for the performance of the task (grab, hold, and release activities) of hand-disabled persons.…”
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Advanced biological imaging techniques based on metasurfaces by Yongjae Jo, Hyemi Park, Hyeyoung Yoon, Inki Kim

“…Here, we comprehensively discuss the metasurface empowered various imaging applications in biology, including their working principles and design strategies. Furthermore, we compared conventional imaging modalities with the metasurface-based imaging system. …”
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Modelling of Rough Contact between Linear Viscoelastic Materials by Sergiu Spinu, Delia Cerlinca

“…The model is expected to predict the contact behavior of deterministic rough surfaces as resulting from practical engineering applications, thus assisting the design of durable machine elements using elastomers or rubbers.…”
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Perspective of The Psychological Assessment Team on Factors Influencing Parental Acceptance of Students with Disabilities by Hevearita G. Rahayu, Hardi Warsono, Rina Kurniati, Hartuti Purnaweni

“…This study aimed to explore the perspective of the psychological assessment team on the factors influencing parental acceptance of students with disabilities. A qualitative design was used through a case study, with data gathered through in-depth interviews comprising four key participants, specifically two Psychologists and two Psychological Counsellors at Rumah Duta Revolusi Mental. …”
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Simulation of the Compressive Strength of Cemented Tailing Backfill through the Use of Firefly Algorithm and Random Forest Model by Qi-Ang Wang, Jia Zhang, Jiandong Huang

“…Five input parameters (tailing to cement ratio, percentage of fine tailings, cement type, curing time, and solid to water ratio) were considered for the design of the laboratory tests. The firefly algorithm (FA) was used to tune the random forest (RF) hyperparameters, and it was adopted to combine the RF model to improve the accuracy and efficiency for the prediction of the compressive strength of the cemented tailing backfill. …”
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Effect of Types and Concentrations of Stabilizers on the Characteristics of Emprit Ginger (Zingiber Officinale Var. Amarum) Extract Tempe Beverage by Ahmad Farhan, Anwar Kasim, Rini B

“…This study used completely randomized design (CRD) with two factors (F1 is the type of stabilizer and F2 is the concentration of the stabilizer) and carried out with 3 replications. …”
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Research on Differences in Knowledge Demand of Sustainability Learning of Teams in Mega Engineering Construction Project in China by Jinfan Zhang, Yun Chen, Wenxi Zhu, Jianrong Cai

“…This study followed a research design that included identifying SLK and the stakeholder teams that needed SLK and investigating the respondents’ perception of the level of demands for SLK through semistructured interviews and survey questionnaires executed in China. …”
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Productive capacity and genetic variation behavior in progenies from irrigated açai according to plant age by João Tomé de Farias Neto, Gilberto Ken Iti Yokomizo, Marcos Deon Vilela de Resende

“…The experiment followed a randomized block design with three replications and five plants per plot, with 30 progenies. …”
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Simultaneous Optimization of Train Timetabling and Platforming Problems for High-Speed Multiline Railway Network by Qin Zhang, Xiaoning Zhu, Li Wang, Shuai Wang

“…To coordinate station resources for multiline train timetables, this study fully considered the resources of track segments, station throat areas, and platforms to design a three-part space-time (TPST) framework from a mesoscopic perspective to generate a train timetable and station track assignment simultaneously. …”
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Contraceptive Use among Basic School Pupils in Ghana: A Case Study of a Municipality by Fred Yao Gbagbo

“…Methods. The research design was a cross-sectional and mixed-method survey involving four hundred and twenty-seven (427) respondents randomly selected from four hundred and eleven (411) basic schools (102 from private and 309 from public basic schools) within Effutu Municipality of Ghana. …”
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Une recherche-action en pédagogie de l’alternance : une autre façon de se trans-former by Christine Poplimont

“…The research presented here aims to understand how trainers in work/study alternation succeed or not to integrate the basics of a trainers training structured on learning processes implemented in alternation didactics, through a design which set themselves in a situation of work/study alternation. …”
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