Experimental Studies of Fluid Flow Resistance in a Heat Exchanger Based on the Triply Periodic Minimal Surface by Marcin Kruzel, Krzysztof Dutkowski, Tadeusz Bohdal

“…The heat exchanger is a prototype designed and manufactured additively using 3D printing in metal—AISI 316L steel. …”
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Qualitative evaluation of survey questions to assess treatment preference for daily oral or long‑acting injectable antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV. by Cindy Garris, Irina Kolobova, Vasiliki Chounta, Alberto Díaz De Santiago, Robin Dretler, Tulika Singh, Gary Sinclair

“…Concept confirmation interviews included topics, questions, and probes designed to elicit information about the emotional burden of HIV and current perceptions of a participant's treatment regimen. …”
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Rebuilding Participatory Institutions in Brazil: The <i>PPA Participativo</i> Between Corporate Demands and Climate and Animal Rights by Priscila Delgado de Carvalho, Priscila Zanandrez, Diego Matheus de Menezes

“…The challenge was significant due to the intricate nature of budget planning and the complexity of the plan’s participatory design. This paper examines that experience by outlining the institutional design of the <i>PPA Participativo</i> and analyzing its results in terms of online participation. …”
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Surgical site infections post-ventriculoperitoneal shunting: A matched healthcare cost and length of stay study: Empirical research quantitative by Issa M. Hweidi, Saba W. Al-Ibraheem, Omar H. Jebreel

“…Aim: To assess the increased hospital length of stay and healthcare costs associated with SSIs among ventriculoperitoneal shunting surgery patients in Jordan. Design: Retrospective and nested 1:1 pair-matched case-control design. …”
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Global stellarator coil optimization with quadratic constraints and objectives by Lanke Fu, Elizabeth J. Paul, Alan A. Kaptanoglu, Amitava Bhattacharjee

“…Most present stellarator designs are produced by costly two-stage optimization: the first for an optimized equilibrium, and the second for a coil design reproducing its magnetic configuration. …”
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Implementation of robotic devices in nursing care. Barriers and facilitators: an integrative review by Martin Mueller, Ricarda Servaty, Annalena Kersten, Kirsten Brukamp, Ralph Möhler

“…No restrictions regarding study designs were imposed. All included articles underwent quality assessments with design-specific critical appraisal tools. …”
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PRATIC: A soluble-boron-free, pressurized water cooled, SMR core benchmark by Vuiart Romain, Eustache Aimeric, Eveillard Sarah, Prulhière Géraud

“…The article elaborates on the design assumptions for PRATIC, then details the reactor core and its equilibrium cycle. …”
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Implementing essential diagnostics-learning from essential medicines: A scoping review. by Moriasi Nyanchoka, Mercy Mulaku, Bruce Nyagol, Eddy Johnson Owino, Simon Kariuki, Eleanor Ochodo

“…Most (75%, n = 129) studies were purely quantitative in design, comprising descriptive cross-sectional designs (60%, n = 104), 15% (n = 26) were purely qualitative, and 10% (n = 17) had mixed-methods approaches. …”
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Calculation of the Optimal Magnetic Duty Cycle for a Graded Coaxial Magnet of a Rotary Type Magnetic Refrigerator by Chih-Hao Lee, Pai-Hsiang Cheng, Keh-Chyang Leou, Chih-Ming Hsieh, Yu-Chuan Su

“…In the design of a rotary-type magnetic refrigerator, a high field of a coaxial magnet is desired. …”
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The Satellite Risk Prediction and Radiation Forecast System (SaRIF) by Richard B. Horne, Sarah A. Glauert, Peter Kirsch, Daniel Heynderickx, Suzy Bingham, Peter Thorn, Babara‐Ann Curran, David Pitchford, Ewan Haggarty, David Wade, Ralf Keil

“…We summarize 10 user needs that arose out of meetings with satellite operators, designers, underwriters and space agency staff. We present the satellite risk prediction and radiation forecast (SaRIF) system which is designed to meet most of these needs. …”
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Presentating a multi-objective optimization model for resource-constrained project scheduling regarding financial costs, time delays and the reliability function by Saeideh Naderi, Mohsen Vaez-Ghasemi, Farzad Movahedi Sobhani

“…To solve the final linear math problem, some experimental examples were designed in different dimensions aiming to study the performance and efficiency of the designed model. …”
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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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Investigation of Factors That Influence Human Presence and Robot Anthropomorphism in Telepresence Robot by Nungduk Yun, Seiji Yamada

“…These innovative insights offer a new approach to optimizing the design of telepresence robots depending on the desired user experience. …”
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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

“…All patients underwent preoperative CT scans for custom implant design using computer-aided design (CAD) software. …”
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Predicting the Viscosity of Petroleum Emulsions Using Gene Expression Programming (GEP) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by Abubakar A. Umar, Ismail M. Saaid, Aliyu A. Sulaimon, Rashidah M. Pilus

“…To achieve that, a response surface methodology (RSM) based on Box-Behnken design (BBD) was used to design the experiment. Synthetic emulsions were prepared from an Offshore Malaysian Crude oil based on the DoE design and were aged for 7 days. …”
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Cross-cultural aspects of streetscape perception by Rachid Belaroussi, Irène Sitohang, Elena María Díaz González, Jorge Martín-Gutiérrez

“…It enables real estate developers and urban planners to judge the level of comfort their design of sidewalks and public places can provide. …”
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Development of Tracer Gas Method to Improve Indoor Air Quality: A Study on Ventilation Performance in Apartment Buildings in South Korea by Soo Man Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Gil Tae Kim, Byung Chang Kwag

“…This research also reviews the various previous research articles, noting that Korean research places emphasis on system design parameters, while international research focuses on architectural factors. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome Prediction Using Machine Learning Models with Genetic and Clinical Information from a Nonobese Healthy Population by Eun Kyung Choe, Hwanseok Rhee, Seungjae Lee, Eunsoon Shin, Seung-Won Oh, Jong-Eun Lee, Seung Ho Choi

“…A prediction model for MS was designed for a nonobese population using clinical and genetic polymorphism information with five machine learning algorithms, including naïve Bayes classification (NB). …”
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Interdisciplinary participation in climate-adapted urban land-use planning – findings of two gaming simulations in the city of Bottrop, Germany by Marisa Fuchs, Madeleine Loren Kirstein

“…The gaming simulations are designed as performance simulations in which we involved several representatives from different public authorities. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN E-MODUL BERBASIS HOTS BERBANTUAN FLIPBOOK MARKER SEBAGAI BAHAN AJAR ALTERNATIF SISWA SMA by Rina Puspitasari, Dedy Hamdani, Eko Risdianto

“…Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan desain 4-D yang memiliki empat tahap yaitu tahap Define (Pendefinisian), Design (Perancangan), Develop (Pengembangan, dan Desseminate (Penyebaran), namun pada penelitian ini hanya dilaksanakan sampai tahap Develop. …”
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