A new mixing chamber geometry design for supersonic ejector performance optimization using computational fluid dynamics by Amer Muzaber, Nadin Bassmaji, Assem Kaddah

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Coverage and effectiveness of conditional cash transfer for people with drug resistant tuberculosis in Zimbabwe: A mixed methods study. by Collins Timire, Charles Sandy, Rashida A Ferrand, Regina Mubau, Peter Shiri, Obert Mbiriyawanda, Fredrick Mbiba, Rein M G J Houben, Debora Pedrazzoli, Virginia Bond, Nicola Foster, Katharina Kranzer

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Investigating Different Types of Red-Light Running Behaviors among Urban e-Bike Rider Mixed Groups by Fan Zhang, Chenchen Kuai, Huitao Lv, Wenhao Li

“…The red-light running (RLR) behaviors of urban mixed e-bike groups (delivery and ordinary e-bike) have become the main cause of traffic accidents at signalized intersections. …”
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Teaching undergraduate medical students virtual consultation skills: a mixed-methods interventional before-and-after study by Edie Booth, Kate McFetridge, Evelyn Ferguson, Catherine Paton

“…Objectives To evaluate the impact and transferability of a novel teaching method on virtual communication skills for final year medical students.Design Mixed-methods, interventional before-and-after study.Setting NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland.Participants 21 final year medical students on their obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) placement from September to December 2020.Interventions A two-part teaching session on virtual communication skills.Main outcome measures Self-reported confidence in conducting consultations preteaching and post-teaching, exposure to virtual consultations, usefulness of teaching and transferability to primary care. …”
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Systematic development of quality indicators for skin cancer management in primary care: a mixed-methods study protocol by Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Anne E Cust, David Wilkinson, Andrea Smith, Bela Ines Laginha

“…A standardised set of quality indicators is yet to be developed in the context of primary care skin cancer management.Aims This research aims to identify, develop and generate expert consensus on a core set of quality indicators for skin cancer management in primary care.Methods This mixed-methods study involves (1) a scoping review of the available evidence on quality indicators in skin cancer management in primary care, (2) identification and development of a core set of quality indicators through interviews/qualitative proforma surveys with participants, and (3) a focus group involving discussion of quality indicators according to Nominal Group Technique. …”
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Mixed Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma with Spindle Cell and Clear Cell Features in the Extrahepatic Bile Duct by John Wysocki, Rishi Agarwal, Laura Bratton, Jeremy Nguyen, Mandy Crause Weidenhaft, Nathan Shores, Hillary Z. Kimbrell

“…Mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinomas, spindle cell carcinomas, and clear cell carcinomas are all rare tumors in the biliary tract. …”
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Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions for a Discrete Fractional Mixed Type Sum-Difference Equation Boundary Value Problem by Weidong Lv

“…By means of Schauder’s fixed point theorem and contraction mapping principle, we establish the existence and uniqueness of solutions to a boundary value problem for a discrete fractional mixed type sum-difference equation with the nonlinear term dependent on a fractional difference of lower order. …”
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Reuse of peanut shells and Azolla mixes as a peat alternative in growth medium of Dieffenbachia amoena ‘tropic snow’ by Ali Mahboub Khomami, Mohammad Naghi Padasht, Ali Ajili Lahiji, Fariba Mahtab

“…Methods In this work, Dieffenbachia amoena was grown in a growing medium that had substituted peanut shells and Azolla mixes composts (0, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 100 v/v %) for peat. …”
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Mixed Method Research of Intra-Organizational Trust Model Based on Collective Reaction (Case Study: Tehran Education) by Saeed Azadeh, Ali Akbar Farhangi, Seyed Mohammad Zahedi

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Monitoring Area Coverage Based on Control Multimedia Nodes Position in Mixed Underwater Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks by Qiangyi Li, Ningzhong Liu

“…Due to the high cost of mobile nodes and the low cost of fixed nodes, in some applications of wireless sensor networks, in order to reduce the use cost, the mixed mode is used for node deployment. The deployed nodes include both fixed and mobile nodes. …”
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Decompression of a Dentigerous Cyst Treatment in Mixed Dentition: A Case Report with 5 Years Follow-Up by Antoine Berberi, Georges Aad, Marise Nassar, Gwenaëlle Maalouf, Nabih Nader

“…Decompression maintains communication between the cyst and the oral medium through a sutured fixed device, namely an acrylic stent or a pretrimmed disposable suction tube. In the mixed dentition, the extraction of the affected primary teeth and the decompression approach is recommended, especially since children and parents are more tolerant of conservative treatments. …”
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Impact of Different Drying Methods on the Acerola-Ceriguela Mixed Pulp: Physicochemical Characteristics, Bioactive Compounds, and Sensory Attributes by Marcony Silva Júnior, Nathalia Silva, Christine Ribeiro, Caio Veríssimo, Ana Paula Rocha, Carlos Grosso, Maria Inês Maciel

“…Fruit mixed pulp has the objective of improving the nutritional and sensorial characteristics, as well as the development of new flavours and aromas. …”
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Influence of Water-Cement Ratio and Type of Mixing Water on the Early Hydration Performance of Calcium Sulphoaluminate (CSA) Cement by Chuanlin Wang, Meimei Song

“…The present work studies the influence of water-cement ratio and types of mixing water on the hydration process and microstructure of calcium sulphoaluminate (CSA) cement. …”
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Low ITN utilization among households in SWEPR Ethiopia: challenge for malaria elimination, a mixed design approach by Wondwossen Niguse, Bezuayehu Alemayehu, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Mathewos Alemu, Girma Mamo, Ephrem Negeri, Ibrahim Temam, Haile Zewdie, Tamirat Bogale, Erkyihun pawulos, Endale Sahlie

“…Methods Community-based mixed study designs were applied in the present study. …”
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Cultivating mathematical mindset via online video interventions: a mixed-methods investigation in Chinese higher education by Xiaoyu Xu, Jaclyn Broadbent, Jaclyn Broadbent, Qiaoping Zhang

“…Building on mindset theory, this study explores how mathematical mindset-oriented interventions can support freshmen’s mathematics learning during their transition to higher education mathematics, particularly in an online setting. This mixed-methods study involved 306 freshmen, who participated in an online calculus tutorial program, with 118 engaged in the mindset intervention and 188 serving as controls. …”
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Directly Gel‐Thermal Processing of Linker‐Mixed Crystal‐Glass Composite Membranes for Sorption‐Preferential Gas Separation by Yihao Xiao, Yanqing Yu, Xinxi Huang, Da Chen, Wanbin Li

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Influence of injection angles on flow structures and mixing properties in a supersonic combustor at low Mach supersonic crossflow by Lin Zhang, Jianhan Liang, Yi Wang, Wei Zhao, Leichao Yang

“…Abstract The fuel-air mixing is of paramount importance in hypersonic air-breathing vehicles, and its performance is closely related to the fuel injection angle. …”
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A mixed integer linear programming model for fish farming scheduling in different chains and customers demand management by Sajad Moradi

“…Purpose: This article studies an issue in the fish farming industry in which the goal is to find the best multi-period planning for handling various chains, including ordering, breeding, and selling of trout over a time horizon.Methodology: In this study, a new formulation is presented as a mixed integer linear programming model that could find the optimum solution quickly. …”
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Enhancing depression recognition through a mixed expert model by integrating speaker-related and emotion-related features by Weitong Guo, Qian He, Ziyu Lin, Xiaolong Bu, Ziyang Wang, Dong Li, Hongwu Yang

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Strategic selection of polliniser trees can improve fruit quality of lychee, a crop that exhibits mixed-mating by Stephen J. Trueman, Joel Nichols, Christopher J. Burwell, Wiebke Kämper

“…The results demonstrate that these cultivars have a mixed mating system and that flower visitors transport cross-pollen across many orchard rows. …”
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