Data-driven optimization design method and tool platform for green residential area layout by Shanshan Wang, Dayu Zhang, Xiaosai Hao, Jia Liang, Shanshan Li

“…A parametric generative algorithm is developed to automatically generate design schemes for typical Chinese urban residential areas based on a sustainable, performance-oriented design flow. The workflow of architects is summarized into the following steps:1) Extraction of spatial form features from the residential area layout database;2) Automatic generation and sunlight duration simulation of new design schemes;3) Evaluation and screening of generated schemes. …”
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Numerical optimization by the PFEMCT-SIF method of the crack propagation of a linear elastic material by Mohammed Bentahar, Noureddine Mahmoudi, Youcef Moulai Arbi

“…Abaqus software was utilized to calculate SIFs and crack orientation angles. Horizontal and inclined cracks were analyzed in a steel plate under tensile loading. …”
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Investigation of Energy-Efficient Solutions for a Single-Family House Based on the 4E Idea in Poland by Piotr Ciuman, Jan Kaczmarczyk, Dorota Winnicka-Jasłowska

“…Analyses were conducted to optimise the non-renewable primary energy index by selecting mechanical ventilation system (CAV or VAV) with heat recovery; the configuration of photovoltaic module installation in terms of their location and orientation; the exposure and type of solar thermal collectors (flat and vacuum); and the use of two types of heat pumps (air- and ground-source). …”
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Analyzing Policymaking for Tuberculosis Control in Nigeria by Nura M. R. Ahmad, Cristina Montañola-Sales, Clara Prats, Mustapha Musa, Daniel López, Josep Casanovas-Garcia

“…The study shows that efforts should be oriented to more active case finding rather than increasing the treatment effectiveness only. …”
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Development of a dynamic quantitative digital model for the measurement of smart city maturity level in the city of Amman by Murad Kalaldeh, Deyala Tarawneh

“…The study concludes that adopting H-KPI can aid Amman in improving its Smart City Index score (previously standing at 135 out of 142 countries in the IMD Smart City Index 2023, and moving up to 128 in the 2024 version), providing a dynamic and infrastructure-oriented adaptive evaluation tool.…”
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Precision of Fit of Titanium and Cast Implant Frameworks Using a New Matching Formula by Marianella Sierraalta, Jose L. Vivas, Michael E. Razzoog, Rui-Feng Wang

“…The three dimensional spatial orientation of each implant replica was matched to the implant replica. …”
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Improving ICP-Based Scanning Sonar Image Matching Performance Through Height Estimation of Feature Point Using Shaded Area by Gwonsoo Lee, Sukmin Yoon, Yeongjun Lee, Jihong Lee

“…We propose two strategies to limit the matching area: the first utilizes the position and orientation information derived from the navigation algorithm, while the second involves estimating the overlapping region between the two images through height assessments of the feature points, facilitated by shaded area analysis. …”
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A Case of Spontaneous Spinal Subdural Hematoma Complicated by Cranial Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Spinal Adhesive Arachnoiditis by Taihei Go, Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Yasuaki Iida, Katsunori Fukutake, Ryoichi Fukano, Kosei Ishigaki, Kazuaki Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Takahashi

“…Transient disturbance of orientation appeared 7 days after onset. Small subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was detected on head CT, and strict antihypertensive therapy was started. …”
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Six-Dimensional Pose Estimation of Molecular Sieve Drying Package Based on Red Green Blue–Depth Camera by Yibing Chen, Songxiao Cao, Qixuan Wang, Zhipeng Xu, Tao Song, Qing Jiang

“…A minimum bounding box-based pre-segmentation method was designed to minimize the impact of packaging wrinkles and skirt curling. Orientation filtering combined with Euclidean clustering and Principal Component Analysis (PCA)-based iterative segmentation was employed to accurately extract the target body. …”
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Organizational Internal Factors and Sustainable Performance: A Serial Mediation Model by Faisal Ejaz, Sidra Abid, Aemin Nasir, Jorge Alberto Esponda-Pérez, Sarmad Ejaz, Md Billal Hossain

“…Method: The study employs quantitative research based on a positivist philosophy orientation. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire distributed among the employees of 350 SMEs operating in Pakistan’s different regions. …”
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Detection of seismic anisotropy and azimuthally varying resonances from seismic data recorded at the Noto Peninsula using seismic interferometry and empirical mode decomposition by Andrés Pech-Pérez

“…Genuine resonances or tremors are identified mainly along: a) directions subparallel to horizontal stress orientations, and b) directions that traverse intersecting fractures. …”
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Alexithymia in multiple sclerosis: past, present and future by Samar S. Ayache, Samar S. Ayache, Samar S. Ayache, Samar S. Ayache, Moussa A. Chalah, Moussa A. Chalah, Moussa A. Chalah

“…It entails difficulties in identifying and expressing emotions and an externally oriented thinking style. It is not a psychiatric disorder but rather a multidimensional personality trait or construct, appearing to be normally distributed in the general population, with high levels of alexithymia in approximately 10% of individuals. …”
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Solvent-dripping modulated 3D/2D heterostructures for high-performance perovskite solar cells by Xiaoming Chang, Randi Azmi, Tinghuan Yang, Nan Wu, Sang Young Jeong, Herui Xi, Drajad Satrio Utomo, Badri Vishal, Furkan H. Isikgor, Hendrik Faber, Zhaoheng Ling, Mingjie He, Marco Marengo, Pia Dally, Adi Prasetio, Yu-Ying Yang, Chuanxiao Xiao, Han Young Woo, Kui Zhao, Martin Heeney, Stefaan De Wolf, Leonidas Tsetseris, Thomas D. Anthopoulos

“…Unfortunately, the random orientation of the spontaneously formed 2D phase atop the pre-deposited 3D perovskite film can deteriorate charge extraction owing to energetic disorder, limiting the maximum attainable efficiency and long-term stability of the PSCs. …”
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EFL pre-service teachers’ challenges in teaching English to young learners during Kampus Mengajar program in rural areas by Wahidah Nurul Hikmah, Irma Windy Astuti

“…In reference to the findings, this study subsequently suggests the importance of providing additional and more contextualized training for pre-service teachers prior to their teaching practicum to orient and prepare them in dealing with the dynamic of teaching and learning in remote schools with limited facilities to perform more effectively and contribute meaningfully to the program …”
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Spatial Heterogeneity of Planning Influencing Factors on Residents’ SWB in Historic Conservation Area of China: Three Cases from Yangzhou by Yue Chen, Yiting Shen, Can Wang

“…The findings of this study provide targeted planning strategies for historic districts with different functional orientations and heritage conservation duties, aimed at more effectively enhancing the well-being of heritage site residents by utilizing limited public resources.…”
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Analysis of Spatial Distribution Pattern and Driving Factors of Nature Reserves in Xinjiang by Yue Yang, Zhaoping Yang, Fang Han

“…Their spatial distribution exhibits a northeast–southwest orientation and a ring-centered clustering pattern. …”
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Exploring the Node Importance and Its Influencing Factors in the Railway Freight Transportation Network in China by Qipeng Sun, Xiaozhuang Guo, Wenjing Jiang, Haiying Ding, Tingzhen Li, Xingbo Xu

“…The Hub values tended to cluster around the average, and the economic structure of the output-oriented provinces improved as a whole. At the same time, the PageRank values of many provinces in the central and western regions significantly increased, and those provinces exhibited more frequent exchanges of goods with other provinces and closer economic ties with other regions. (2) The traffic fixed asset investments and the population density have the most obvious influences on the importance of the provincial nodes with a positive effect. …”
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Design and validation of a programmable dual-tunnel soft pneumatic origami actuator with a large maximum shrinkage rate for reciprocating motion by R. Xu, R. Xu, R. Xu, Q. Meng, Q. Meng, Q. Meng, Q. Xie, Q. Xie, Q. Xie, Y. Zheng, Y. Zheng, Y. Zheng, C. Fei, C. Fei, C. Fei, V. Parenti Castelli, H. Yu, H. Yu, H. Yu

“…The prototype is fabricated using lightweight materials, such as oriented polypropylene and hard cardboard, on which tensile and load experiments are conducted. …”
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Interaktion im wissenschaftlichen Fachtext aus kontrastiver Sicht. Untersucht anhand von deutschen und lettischen linguistischen Aufsätzen by Agnese Dubova, Diāna Laiveniece, Dzintra Lele-Rozentāle

“…Linguistic specialised communication can take place in various ways, and the ‘pure’ technical language formulations are combined with those used in everyday scientific language to enable interaction between the author and the addressee, as well as to direct it in a subject-oriented manner. Such interaction not only spans cross-disciplinary and cross-culturally, but is also culturally conditioned. …”
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Electromagnetic Low-Frequency Dipolar Excitation of Two Metal Spheres in a Conductive Medium by Panayiotis Vafeas, Polycarpos K. Papadopoulos, Dominique Lesselier

“…This work concerns the low-frequency interaction of a time-harmonic magnetic dipole, arbitrarily orientated in the three-dimensional space, with two perfectly conducting spheres embedded within a homogeneous conductive medium. …”
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