The Empty Stage in Edward Hopper’s Early Sunday Morning, Girlie Show, and Two Comedians by Philip Smith

“…These paintings, I argue, depend upon innovations and fashions in lighting and set design from Hopper’ era. These influences, I further contend, extend beyond the mechanical to the thematic; if these paintings resemble the stage, it is significant that the stages he depicts are vacant of actors or signify either a scene which is about to occur or one which has ended. …”
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Mid-Century Modern Design as a Cinematic Vision of Dystopia Based on Selected Examples of the 21st-Century Films and TV Series by Anna Wiśnicka

“…The author discusses various takes on set design to highlight a wide spectrum of narrations regarding the future and its cultural dimension in selected productions incorporating iconic mid-century design pieces and, more importantly, the non-verbal message they carry.…”
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The Hybrid KICA-GDA-LSSVM Method Research on Rolling Bearing Fault Feature Extraction and Classification by Jiyong Li, Shunming Li, Xiaohong Chen, Lili Wang

“…A new method named sensitive subband feature set design (SSFD) based on wavelet packet is also presented; using proposed variance differential spectrum method, the sensitive subbands are selected. …”
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Determination of the optimal mode of FDM printing with composites to obtain the required design and technological parameters by I. D. Markanov, R. A. Vdovin, E. S. Goncharov, A. O. Firsin

“…As the result, we have determined an optimal 3D printing mode for various structures of composite material parts with the purpose to reach the set design–engineering parameters.…”
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Lumière sur Eugène Martial Simas, décorateur oublié de la Belle Époque by Constance Desanti

“…This article is an introduction to the polymorphous oeuvre of Simas, who trained as a set designer, then turned to the decorative and industrial arts to exercise his fascination for new forms and forms inspired by Japanese art. …”
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Machines de théâtre et théâtres-machines des années 1960-1970 by Sandrine Dubouilh

“…In 1961, at a conference held at Royaumont, the painter and set designer Rene Allio announced a principle which has become a rule, that of the theatre ‘as an instrument’. …”
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Traffic Signal Setting at Urban Junctions and Fundamental Diagram: A Before–After Study by Borja Alonso, Salvatore Del Giudice, Giuseppe Musolino, Antonino Vitetta

“…The analysis at the link level may be extended in the future to the network level by incorporating the network fundamental diagram into the traffic signal setting design problem.…”
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Applications on Bipolar Vague Soft Sets by Hanan H. Sakr, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Mohamed S. Mohamed, Saieed F. Ateya

“…Furthermore, a bipolar vague soft set-designed decision-making algorithm is provided generalizing Roy and Maji method. …”
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A Generalized Decision-Making Technique Based on Bipolar-Valued Multivague Soft Sets by Hanan H. Sakr, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Ramy Aldallal

“…Finally, a bipolar-valued multivague soft set-designed decision-making algorithm, as well as a real-life example, are discussed generalizing the Roy and Maji method.…”
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Levels of Interferon-Gamma Increase after Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a High-Transmission Setting by Iukary Takenami, Brook Finkmoore, Almério Machado, Krisztina Emodi, Lee W. Riley, Sérgio Arruda

“…We investigated IFN-γ levels before and after a six month course of isoniazid among individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a high-transmission setting. Design. A total of 26 household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients who were positive for LTBI by tuberculin skin test completed six months of treatment and submitted a blood sample for a follow-up examination. …”
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Factors Influencing Nursing Interns' Engagement in Fall Prevention Activities in Saudi Arabia by Saeed Asiri, Ali Kerari

“…ABSTRACT Aim To assess the knowledge, attitudes and engagement of nursing interns regarding fall prevention activities during their internship within hospital settings. Design This study used a cross‐sectional design. …”
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Community mental health funding, stakeholder engagement and outcomes: a realist synthesis by Walter P Wodchis, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Katie N Dainty, Maritt Kirst, Andrea Duncan

“…Objectives This study sought to understand how stakeholder engagement impacts outcomes when there is a change in public funding within community mental health settings.Design A realist synthesis approach was used to address the research question to fully understand the role of stakeholder engagement as a mechanism in achieving outcomes (system and service user) in the context of community mental health service reform. …”
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Medication Timing Errors for Parkinson's Disease: Perspectives Held by Caregivers and People with Parkinson's in New Zealand by Stephen Buetow, Jenny Henshaw, Linda Bryant, Deirdre O'Sullivan

“…To explore lay perspectives of factors contributing to medication timing errors for PD in hospital and community settings. Design and Methods. This qualitative research purposively sampled individuals with PD, or a proxy of their choice, throughout New Zealand during 2008-2009. …”
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Multi-scale mechanical properties of Al–Mg–Zr–Sc alloys fabricated by direct metal laser sintering: Towards single-material composites by Dominic Zettel, Piotr Breitkopf, Ludovic Cauvin, Pascal Nicolay, Roland Willmann

“…Eighty-five specimens were produced using seventeen distinct parameter sets, designed through a Design of Experiments approach, and subjected to non-destructive and destructive testing. …”
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Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in Ghana by Dorothy Serwaa Boakye, Vida Maame Kissiwaa Amoah, Edward Appiah Boateng, John Antwi, Joyce Yeboah, Jennifer Owusu

“…Objective This qualitative study explored the experiences, preparedness, instructional practices and roles of preceptors supervising nursing students in a clinical setting.Design Exploratory descriptive study employing semi-structured interviews.Setting A district hospital in the Kumasi Metropolis accredited for training nursing students in clinical practice.Participants 12 nurse preceptors, each holding at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.Major findings Findings revealed gaps in the preparation of preceptors and a lack of a clear definition of preceptors’ roles and responsibilities from the outset, contributing to feelings of under-preparedness. …”
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Biophilic Quality Matrix: A tool to evaluate the biophilic quality of a building during early design stage by Niranjika Wijesooriya, Arianna Brambilla, Lina Markauskaite

“…Therefore, all existing tools developed to measure the biophilic quality, focused on completed projects in the industry. In academic settings design outcome is judged during the early design stage. …”
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Getting more by asking for less: Linking species interactions to species co-distributions in metacommunities by Barbier, Matthieu, Bunin, Guy, Leibold, Mathew A.

“…Here we show that the latter issue arises almost inescapably, even in a simple theoretical setting designed to minimize it. Using a model of competitive metacommunity dynamics where direct species interactions are assumed to be context-independent, we show that inferring these interactions accurately from cross-species correlations is a major challenge under all but the most restrictive assumptions. …”
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Nurses' experiences and preferences around shift patterns: A scoping review. by Ourega-Zoé Ejebu, Chiara Dall'Ora, Peter Griffiths

“…Key study features were extracted including setting, design and results. Findings were organised thematically by key features of shift work.…”
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Trials and tribulations: a qualitative exploration of researcher perspectives on navigating the challenges of health system implementation research by Natalie Taylor, April Morrow, Julia Steinberg, Emily Hogden, Deborah Debono, Elijah Tyedmers, Priscilla Chan, Gabriella Tiernan

“…This qualitative study aimed to capture the experiences of a small research team coordinating a large, multisite implementation trial (the Hide and Seek Project) in the Australian healthcare setting.Design A qualitative approach was used, whereby members of the Hide and Seek Project research team were invited to take part in semistructured focus groups led by an external facilitator. …”
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