Living with bipolar disorder: A study of the lived experience of Saudi employees diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the workplace by Hessah Alzahrani

“…The design focuses on capturing the unique experiences and perspectives of individuals through semi-structured interviews, aiming to uncover the nuanced ways in which BD influences their work life. …”
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Finite Element and Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Buckling Strength in Additively Manufactured Lattice Stiffened Panels by Saiaf Bin Rayhan, Md Mazedur Rahman, Jakiya Sultana, Szabolcs Szávai, Gyula Varga

“…The current research aimed to investigate the critical buckling load of a simply supported aerospace-grade stiffened panel made of additively manufactured cubic lattice unit cell arrays, namely simple cubic, face-centered cubic (FCC) and body-centered cubic (BCC) structures. Ansys Design Modeler was chosen to design and analyze the critical buckling load of the panel, while a popular material, Ti-6Al-4V, was used as the build material. …”
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Compact low-noise GeV-scale electron-positron pair spectrometer by Jaehyun Song, Youhwan Noh, Mohammad Mirzaie, Calin Ioan Hojbota, Hyeong-il Kim, Seongmin Lee, Junho Won, Chiwan Song, Woosuk Bang

“…An asymmetrical yoke design was implemented to maximize the bending power without obstructing particle trajectories. …”
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Development of an Augmented Reality-Based Practicum E-Module Integrated with Local Wisdom of Salak Fruit by Heni Mulyani Pohan, Adi Syaputra, Fatma Suryani Harahap, Dinda Yunita, Rabiyatul Adawiyah Siregar, Anouar Ben Mabrouk

“…The research follows a Research and Development (R&D) approach using the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) model and a pretest-posttest control group design. …”
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A qualitative study exploring depressed participants’ experiences of receiving Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT) by Rebecca Watson, Kim A Wright, Nigel Reed, Barney Dunn, Emily Widnall, Kalliopi Demetriou, Laura Warbrick, Katie Marchant, Nicole Geschwind, Isabella Magner-Parsons, Rachel Barter

“…Objectives The current study aimed to explore participants’ views on the acceptability, impact and mechanisms of change of Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT), a novel wellbeing-focused and recovery-oriented psychological therapy for depression.Design A semi-structured qualitative interview design was used, with data analysed using the framework approach.Participants 20 participants with anhedonic depression who had received up to 20 sessions of ADepT, sampled from a pilot randomised controlled trial of ADepT versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).Setting A primary care psychological therapy clinic in Devon, UK, with interviews occurring between May 2018 and February 2020.Results Participants found the wellbeing focus of ADepT acceptable. …”
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EN The combined effect of heating zone length and inclination angle on start-up, transient and operational characteristics of pulsating heat pipe by К. Мане, Є.С. Алексеїк

“…Pulsating heat pipes (PHP) are novel heat transfer devices which have wide prospects of application in energy, refrigeration, cryogenic systems and electronics cooling because of simple design and high efficiency of heat transfer. However, heat transfer characteristics of PHP depend on many parameters. …”
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Rigid‐Flexible Coupling Realized by Synergistic Engineering of the Graphitic‐Amorphous Architecture for Durable and Fast Potassium Storage by Mingchi Jiang, Ning Sun, Bin Cao, Xuyang Jian, Razium Ali Soomro, Bin Xu

“…Systematically varying the catalyst content enables an optimal PGC design integrating a highly graphitized phase providing abundant active sites for K‐ion intercalation, balanced with an amorphous carbon region that accommodates volume expansion and facilitates ion diffusion. …”
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New Zealand policy experts’ appraisal of interventions to reduce smoking in young adults: a qualitative investigation by Janet Hoek, Heather Gifford, Jude Ball, El Shadan Tautolo

“…We investigated how NZ policy experts appraised the feasibility and likely effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce smoking prevalence among 18–24 year olds.Design We used a qualitative design, conducting semistructured interviews and applying thematic analysis.Participants We interviewed 15 key informants, including politicians, senior policy analysts and leading tobacco control advocates. …”
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Performance of high-strength and heat-resistant cast aluminum alloy and its complex shell castings for aircraft engines by QIE Juhong, XIE Feng, FENG Chao, WANG Pinghai, YU Tengfei, YANG Chaoyang, XI Honglei, XIAO Wenlong, MA Chaoli

“…The surface quality， internal quality， airtightness， and pressure resistant performance of the casting case all meet the design requirement of the product.…”
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One Nudge Can Be Enough:Reducing Cigarette ButtLittering in Public Areas by Artsiom Klunin, Matúš Sloboda, Emília Sičáková-Beblavá, Patrik Pavlovský

“…This paper demonstrates the potential of behavioural science, namely nudges employing gamification, salience, and priming. Design/Methodology/Approach: In collaboration with local public administration, two field quasi-experiments were conducted to explore the effectiveness of low-complexity behavioural measures to tackle cigarette butt littering in heterogeneous public spaces. …”
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Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada by Rusty Souleymanov, Bolaji Akinyele-Akanbi, Chinyere Njeze, Patricia Ukoli, Paula Migliardi, Linda Larcombe, Gayle Restall, Laurie Ringaert, Michael Payne, John Kim, Wangari Tharao, Ayn Wilcox

“…Methods A qualitative community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach was employed to actively engage ACB community members in shaping the research process. The design included in-depth qualitative interviews with 33 ACB community members in Manitoba, Canada. …”
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A Cross-Layer FL-Based Clustering Protocol to Support Multicast Routing in IoT-Enabled MANETs With CF-mMIMO by Amalia Amalia, Yushintia Pramitarini, Ridho Hendra Yoga Perdana, Kyusung Shim, Beongku An

“…We design the FL model to improve the clustering performance and satisfy future mobile network requirements. …”
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Fatigue Experiment and Failure Mechanism Analysis of Aircraft Titanium Alloy Wing–Body Connection Joint by Xianmin Chen, Shanshan Li, Yuanbo Liang, Shuo Wang, Liang Yan, Shichang Du

“…This result proves that the crack initiation life accounts for 95.19% of the full life cycle, which is much higher than the design requirement of 400,000 landings and takeoffs, indicating that the structural design of this test piece is on the conservative side and meets the requirements of aircraft operational safety. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR ELEKTRONIK MENGGUNAKAN FLIP PDF PROFESSIONAL PADA MATERI ALAT-ALAT OPTIK DI SMA by Indah Sriwahyuni, Eko Risdianto, Henny Johan

“…Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) Model pengembangan yang digunakan yaitu model 3 D dengan langkah- langkah  Define, Design, dan Develop. Validasi dilakukan oleh 2  judgement ahli dan 2 praktisi untuk menilai produk yang dikembangkan dari aspek penyajian, isi, dan bahasa. …”
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mHealth knowledge and usage in maternal healthcare delivery: perspectives and experiences of healthcare practitioners in Ghana by Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Padmore Adusei Amoah, Pascal Agbadi, Aikins Amoako Asiama

“…Objectives This study explored the knowledge and experiences of health practitioners regarding the use of mobile health (mHealth) for maternal healthcare delivery.Design Underpinned by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, this study was an exploratory qualitative design involving in-depth interviews. …”
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Comparison of Common Methodologies for the Determination of Knee Flexor Muscle Strength by Dan I Ogborn, Alix Bellemare, Brittany Bruinooge, Holly Brown, Sheila McRae, Jeff Leiter

“…The purpose of this study was to 1) investigate the validity and test-retest reliability of isometric knee flexion strength measured by a fixed handheld dynamometer (HHD) apparatus compared to a Biodex Dynamometer (BD), 2) determine the impact of body position (seated versus supine) and foot position (plantar- vs dorsiflexed) on knee flexion peak torque and 3) establish the validity and test-retest reliability of the NordBord Hamstring Dynamometer. # Study Design Validity and reliability study, test-retest design…”
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A Novel Active Polyphase Filter Employing Frequency-Dependent Image Rejection Enhancement Technique by Yue Yin, Haobo Qi, Haodong Lu, Ziting Feng, Jiayu He, Xinbing Zhang, Lei Li, Xiaofei Qi, Xiyuan Feng

“…In addition, the proposed design also has an excellent IRR for quadrature input signals with phase imbalance.…”
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Experimental Study on Improving the Compressive Strength of UHPC Turntable by Jiawei Wang, Quansheng Sun

“…However, the effect of the restraint radius of the stirrup needs to be considered during the design; otherwise, the loading effect is poor. Furthermore, a directional steel fiber UHPC turntable can improve the compressive strength to a certain extent. …”
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Quarter-Wavelength Two-Section Coaxial Stepped Impedance Resonators for Harmonics Suppression in Tx Bandpass Filters by Alexandre Bonizec, Jessica Benedicto, Jean-Francois Favennec, Eric Rius, Christophe Goujon

“…It is therefore possible to design a filter for which the harmonic frequencies of the resonators are not the same, leading to destructive recombinations in the attenuated band. …”
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A COMBINATION TECHNIQUE OF AUTOLOGOUS AUGMENTATION AND BREAST LIFTING IN HYPOPLASTIC-THIRD GRADE PTOTIC BREAST: A CASE REPORT by Beta Subakti Nataatmadja, Nida' Fahima Amatullah, Loelita Marcelia Lumintang

“… • The use of tailored preoperative design, including breast ultrasound, enhances surgical safety and outcomes. …”
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