Analysis and Experimental Demonstration of Reflectarray Antennas in Quasi-Regular Lattices by Borja Imaz-Lueje, Juan Corcoles, Marcos R. Pino, Manuel Arrebola

“…The study involves the analysis and design of two reflectarrays based on quasi-periodic lattices with rectangular and pentagonal profiles, whose performance is compared with equivalent reflectarrays comprised of regular grids of elements. …”
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Factors Associated With Reflective Practice Among Specialist Nurses in China: A Latent Profile Analysis by Lichun Xu, Liyu Lin, Aixuan Guan, Qingqing Wang, Feng Lin, Weicong Lin, Jing Li

“…ABSTRACT Aim The objective of this study was to investigate the level of reflective practice and its influencing factors among specialist nurses in Chinese tertiary general hospitals. Design A cross‐sectional study design was adopted. …”
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Management of Obstetric Perineal Tears: Do Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residents Receive Adequate Training? Results of an Anonymous Survey by A. Cornet, O. Porta, L. Piñeiro, E. Ferriols, I. Gich, J. Calaf

“…A questionnaire was designed to evaluate experience, perception of the training and supervision provided. …”
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Simulation Study on Dynamics of Hydraulic Turbines Used in Drilling Engineering by Yijin Zeng, Jin Wang, Shidong Ding, Haobo Zhou, Yanbin Zang, Fangtao Li

“…This paper provided a detailed turbine design and a design method of turbine blade shape. …”
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On Critical Density for Coverage and Connectivity in Directional Sensor Network over Stochastic Channels Using Continuum Percolation by Jinlan Li, Chaowei Wang, Yinghai Zhang, Lin Kang, Zhi Chen

“…Sensing coverage, which is one of vital issues in the design of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), can usually interact with other performance metrics such as network connectivity and energy consumption. …”
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Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Advanced Gynecologic Cancers: An Updated Review from a Multidisciplinary Perspective by Yeh Chen Lee, Nazlin Jivraj, Catherine O’Brien, Tanya Chawla, Eran Shlomovitz, Sarah Buchanan, Jenny Lau, Jennifer Croke, Johane P. Allard, Preeti Dhar, Stephane Laframboise, Sarah E. Ferguson, Neesha Dhani, Marcus Butler, Pamela Ng, Terri Stuart-McEwan, Pamela Savage, Lisa Tinker, Amit M. Oza, Stephanie Lheureux

“…Collaboration is essential to design studies that may improve the overall care and quality of life for these patients. …”
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Optimization of Physiochemical Parameters during Bioremediation of Synthetic Dye by Marasmius cladophyllus UMAS MS8 Using Statistical Approach by Fatin Nur Sufinas Shuib, Ahmad Husaini, Azham Zulkharnain, Hairul Azman Roslan, Tay Meng Guan

“…A two-level Plackett-Burman design was used to screen the medium components for the effects on the decolourization of RBBR. …”
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Strengthening STEM education through a professional development program on enhancing teachers' TPACK in selected calculus topics by Jeneveb T. Malusay, Sylvester T. Cortes, Jay M. Ontolan, Tess P. Englis, Gabriel M. Pagaran, Rhey L. Dizon

“…The PD program consisted of a series of lectures and workshops in designing teaching–learning sequence of the topics. …”
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An Interview-Based Study of Pioneering Experiences in Teaching and Learning Complex Systems in Higher Education by Joseph T. Lizier, Michael S. Harré, Melanie Mitchell, Simon DeDeo, Conor Finn, Kristian Lindgren, Amanda L. Lizier, Hiroki Sayama

“…Our discussions explored approaches to curriculum design, how theories/models/frameworks of teaching and learning informed decisions and experience, how diversity in student backgrounds was addressed, and assessment task design. …”
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A Gamified Active-Learning Proposal for Higher-Education Heterogeneous STEM Courses by Mario J. Duran, Juan J. Aciego, Ignacio Gonzalez-Prieto, Juan Carrillo-Rios, Angel Gonzalez-Prieto, Alicia Claros-Colome

“…The assessment of the course design implementation is performed considering multiple aspects, such as satisfaction, performance, social relationships and self-regulation. …”
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Advance Chemical Mechanical Polishing Technique for Gallium Nitride Substrate by Xuanyi Zhao, Shouzhi Wang, Lei Liu, Qiubo Li, Jiaoxian Yu, Guodong Wang, Chang Liang, Zhongxin Wang, Han Hao, Xiangang Xu, Lei Zhang

“…The mechanism and design strategy of the process are discussed and summarized. …”
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Effects of a therapeutic suit based on myofascial meridians on postural control and balance in children with cerebral palsy: a multiple-baseline, single-subject study by Thalita Karla Flores Cruz, Deisiane Oliveira Souto, Rafhael Guimarães Capuchinho, Arthur Felipe Barroso de Lima, Amanda Aparecida Alves Cunha Nascimento, Ianara Pereira Silva, Patrícia Aparecida Neves Santana, Lia Constantino Criscoullo, Vitor Geraldi Haase, Vitor Geraldi Haase

“…The intervention was a programme designed for the use of a therapeutic suit, that is, the TREINI Exoflex. …”
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Effect of Thickness and Compaction Degree of Overburden Soil on Radon Reduction for Uranium Tailings Reservoir by Xingwang Dai, Yifan Chen, Yan Chen, Hong Wang, Xiangyang Li, Changshou Hong, Yong Liu

“…A theoretical model of radon exhalation is established and an experimental device is designed. The main results are as follows. (1) The radon reduction rate increases with the increase of thickness. …”
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A Compact Instrument for Temperature-Programming-Assisted Capillary–Nanoliquid Chromatography by Lincon Coutinho Marins, Alessandra Maffei Monteiro, Vivane Lopes Leal, Deyber Arley Vargas Medina, Edwin Martin Cardenas, Fernando Mauro Lanças

“…This approach simplifies instrument design and operation, as a single pump can suffice to achieve efficient separations. …”
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Experimental analysis and performance evaluation of a solar PV-driven diffusion absorption refrigeration system by Mohamed Rady, Mohanad Aljahdli, Abdullah Abuhabaya, Eydhah Almatrafi, Faisal Al Batati, Alaa Attar

“…This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the design, integration, and performance evaluation of a photovoltaic (PV) solar-driven aqua-ammonia diffusion absorption refrigeration (DAR) system. …”
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Effects of V on the dual-phase heterostructure FeCrNiVx medium-entropy alloys by Peng Sang, Ningning Liang, Lei Gu, Liangyu Chen, Yuan Lei, Zan Zhang, Yongsheng Li

“…The heterogeneous FCC and BCC dual-phase FeCrNiVx MEAs (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3, mole fraction) were designed and prepared to elevate the mechanical properties. …”
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An Efficient FPGA Implementation of Optimized Anisotropic Diffusion Filtering of Images by Chandrajit Pal, Avik Kotal, Asit Samanta, Amlan Chakrabarti, Ranjan Ghosh

“…The hardware implementation of the proposed design shows better performance in terms of reconstruction quality and accelerated performance with respect to its software implementation. …”
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Sliding Mode Real-Time Control of Photovoltaic Systems Using Neural Estimators by J. A. Ramos-Hernanz, O. Barambones, J. M. Lopez-Guede, I. Zamora, P. Eguia, M. Farhat

“…In order to test the designed control system, a photovoltaic module model based on a second artificial neuronal network (ANN) has been obtained from experimental data gathered during 18 months in the Faculty of Engineering Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain). …”
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A Numerical and Theoretical Investigation of the Flexural Behavior of Steel–Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Composite Slabs by Changshui Li, Boyi Zhao, Dawei Hao, Xiaolong Gao, Hao Bian, Xuanzheng Zhang

“…This paper provides a theoretical basis for the design of flexural performance of steel–UHPC composite slab.…”
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Comprehensive reviews on technological and life cycle environmental aspects of solar–thermal adsorption refrigerator by Jun-Ki Choi, Anup Paudel, Bipin Karki, Katie Bradley, Natalie Quinn, Amy Ciric

“…Finally, we present two novel bench-scale STAR systems, compare their environmental performance to traditional systems, and highlight key design improvements that address scalability challenges.…”
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