South African Open Distance Elearning Student: The Types, Effectiveness, and Preference of Feedback Support by Morakinyo Akintolu, Mohamed Ahmed Mitwally, Moeketsi Letseka

“…Les résultats suggèrent que des mécanismes de feedback efficaces sont essentiels dans les environnements de l’EOD, fournissant des informations exploitables aux éducateurs pour optimiser leurs stratégies de feedback. Mots-clés : Feedback des étudiants, eLearning ouvert et à distance ouvert, soutien au feedback, Afrique du Sud, préférence pour le feedback. …”
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New Instruments for the Management of Cochlear Implantation in an Individual with a Fracture of the Temporal Bone and Cochlear Ossification by Antonio Frisina, Francesco Seno, Gionata Conni

“…In this case report, we report the use of new technological instruments to optimise the surgical process of implantation. These were the combined use of a surgical approach extended by a subtotal petrosectomy, a pre-operative radiological study with the OTOPLAN software for choosing the most suitable electrode array, and a residual functionality test of the auditory nerve using the ANTS test electrode array prior to inserting the cochlear implant electrode array. …”
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Design, build, test and flight of the world's fastest electric aircraft by Timothy Bingham, Mathew Moore, Taylor DeCaux, Marco Pacino

“…The blank sheet design of the ESS and powertrain allowed for an appropriately optimised solution, swiftly moving into physical testing allowed for rapid development of the system and opportunities to iterate. …”
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Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results by D. G. Hattingh, M. N. James, L. Susmel, R. Tovo

“…The welded samples being investigated were manufactured by equipping an MTS I-STIR process development system with a retracting tool that was specifically designed and optimised for this purpose. These specimens were tested under proportional and non-proportional tension and torsion, the effect of non-zero mean stresses being also investigated. …”
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Ripples Make Waves: Binding Structured Activity and Plasticity in Hippocampal Networks by Josef H. L. P. Sadowski, Matthew W. Jones, Jack R. Mellor

“…Such events facilitate memory formation by optimising the conditions for synaptic plasticity to occur between contingent neural elements. …”
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Improvement of emulsification of egg yolk powder: protein modification techniques by Rui Chuang, Mengzhuo Liu, Dekun Meng, Huajiang Zhang, Hanyu Li, Lina Xu, Ning Xia, Ahmed M. Rayan, Mohamed Ghamry

“…Future research should focus on optimising the modification process, gaining a deeper understanding of the modification mechanism and developing more mechanisms for the joint application of modification techniques, to maximise the application potential of egg yolk powder and to meet the growing and diversified needs of the food industry.…”
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Transmit waveform and receive filter design for multiple‐input multiple‐output radar with one‐bit digital‐to‐analogue converters by Huan Wan, Zhi Quan, Bin Liao

“…To cope with the challenging non‐convex problem, an alternating maximisation framework is developed to optimise the transmit waveform and receive filter vectors in an iterative manner. …”
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Research on construction management based on BIM-AR/VR technology by Ma Songke

“…The combined technology can significantly improve the transparency and precision of project management, help managers better control construction progress and costs, optimise resource allocation, and reduce rework. At the same time, the introduction of AR/VR improves worker training, decreases the risk of accidents and promotes the intelligent and green development of construction management. …”
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Severe Gastrooesophageal Reflux Disease Associated with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome by N. K. Sujay, Matthew Jones, Emma Whittle, Helen Murphy, Marcus K. H. Auth

“…We report a rare association between foetal alcohol syndrome and severe gastrooesophageal reflux disease in an infant who ultimately required fundoplication to optimise her growth and nutrition. The child had failed to respond to maximal medical treatment (domperidone and omeprazole), high calorie feeds, PEG feeding, or total parenteral nutrition. …”
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A Novel Recommendation Algorithm Integrates Resource Allocation and Resource Transfer in Weighted Bipartite Network by Qiang Sun, Leilei Shi, Lu Liu, Zixuan Han, Liang Jiang, Yan Wu, Yeling Zhao

“…The aim of this paper is to propose improvements on the standard substance diffusion algorithm, taking into account the influence of the user’s rating on the recommended item, adding a moderating factor, and optimising the initial resource allocation vector and resource transfer matrix in the recommendation algorithm. …”
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Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results by D. G. Hattingh, M. N. James, L. Susmel, R. Tovo

“…The welded samples being investigated were manufactured by equipping an MTS I-STIR process development system with a retracting tool that was specifically designed and optimised for this purpose. These specimens were tested under proportional and non-proportional tension and torsion, the effect of non-zero mean stresses being also investigated. …”
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Effect of normalisation on the microstructure and wear resistance of U75V rail welded joints in desert service environments by Xi Zhang, Tingting Liao, Xing Liu, Xiaoya Shen, Ruotong Tian, XinYi Yang, Biao Guo, Qibing Lv, Guoqing Gou, Xiao Huang

“…Notably, owing to an optimised grain structure, the normalised joint demonstrated superior resistance against wear compared to its non-normalised counterpart under high-temperature conditions. …”
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Customer Behavior Analysis and Predictive Modeling in Supermarket Retail: A Comprehensive Data Mining Approach by Kavitha Dhanushkodi, Akila Bala, Nithin Kodipyaka, V. Shreyas

“…In the dynamic landscape of supermarket retail, understanding customer behaviour is paramount for optimising business strategies and enhancing profitability. …”
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Improving Environmental Permitting Systems: Integrated Permits in the Netherlands by Hanna Dürtge Tolsma

“…Policymakers feel the necessity to integrate decision-making in order to optimise the protection of the environment. The first part of this article contains a brief overview of the concept of an integrated process for the granting of environmental permits. …”
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Framework for Holistic Online Optimization of Milling Machine Conditions to Enhance Machine Efficiency and Sustainability by Alexander Bott, Simon Anderlik, Robin Ströbel, Jürgen Fleischer, Andreas Wortmann

“…This study addresses the challenge of the optimization of milling in industrial production, focusing on developing and applying a novel framework for optimising manufacturing processes. Recognising a gap in current methods, the research primarily targets the underutilisation of advanced data analysis and machine learning techniques in industrial settings. …”
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EXPLORING THE IMPORTANCE OF EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT IN CONSTRUCTION: PERSPECTIVES FROM HEALTH AND SAFETY PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTH AFRICA by John Smallwood, Fidelis Emuze, Charissa BLOOMBERG Bloomberg

“…The purpose of the paper is to present the findings of an exploratory study that was conducted to determine the perceived importance of EQ in terms of managing construction H&S and the extent to which EQ contributes to optimising H&S performance on projects in South Africa. …”
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Update in Noninvasive Home Mechanical Ventilation: A Narrative Review of Indications, Outcomes, and Monitoring by Laura Tregidgo, Prasheena Naran, Eshrina Gosal, Rebecca F. D’Cruz

“…This narrative review provides an overview of the pathophysiology of chronic respiratory failure, evidence-based applications of home NIV, and monitoring of patients established on home ventilation and describes technological advances in ventilation devices, interfaces, and monitoring to enhance comfort, promote long-term adherence, and optimise gas exchange.…”
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Effect of nonlinearity of restrainer and supports on the elasto-plastic seismic response of continuous girder bridge by Wang Changfeng, Zhu Long, Chen Xingchong

“…When entering nonlinear stage, members of the bridge structure affect the elasto-plastic seismic response of the whole structure to a certain extent; for multi-span continuous bridges, longitudinal restrainers can be installed on the movable piers to optimise the distribution of seismic force and enable the movable piers to bear a certain amount of seismic effect. …”
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An end-to-end implicit neural representation architecture for medical volume data. by Armin Sheibanifard, Hongchuan Yu, Zongcai Ruan, Jian J Zhang

“…We employ a trade-off point method to optimise each module's performance and achieve the best balance between high compression rates and reconstruction quality. …”
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Design of Optical Wireless Networks with Fair Traffic Flows by Artur Tomaszewski

“…The paper presents a method for optimising the wireless optical network that carries elastic packet traffic. …”
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