Evaluation Policy and Organizational Evaluation Capacity Building: Application of an Ecological Framework across Cultural Contexts by Hind Al Hudib, J. Bradly Cousins

“…Purpose: We employed an ecological conceptual framework arising from our own empirical research to explore the interface between evaluation policy and EC in non-western contexts. …”
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Development platform for artificial pancreas algorithms. by Mohamed Raef Smaoui, Remi Rabasa-Lhoret, Ahmad Haidar

“…Once connected, users interact with a graphical interface to design experimental protocols for their trials. …”
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Health care professionals' views on discussing sexual wellbeing with patients who have had a stroke: a qualitative study. by Ruth M Mellor, Sheila M Greenfield, George Dowswell, James P Sheppard, Tom Quinn, Richard J McManus

“…<h4>Setting</h4>Two hospitals and three general practices in the West Midlands, UK.…”
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Work-Nonwork boundaries in academia: A problematizing review [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Aleksandra Batuchina, Jūratė Čingienė

“…The interplay between work and non-work in academic settings has been the subject of extensive research, particularly in relation to work-life balance and work-nonwork conflict. …”
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Temperature field characteristics of slab ends of double-block ballastless track in large daily temperature difference region by Youxin Wei, Yu Liu, Bin Yang, Shiping Zhang, Yanxi Zhao

“…In regions with large daily temperature differences, double-block ballastless tracks have experienced severe interface damage and warping deformation at the slab ends. …”
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Analysis of Azure Zero Trust Architecture Implementation for Mid-Size Organizations by Vedran Dakić, Zlatan Morić, Ana Kapulica, Damir Regvart

“…Azure administrators need help navigating and changing configurations due to its complex user interface (UI). Each Azure ecosystem component must meet ZTA criteria. …”
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Effortless Student Attendance: A Smart Human-Computer Interactive System Using Real Time Facial Recognition by Ahmad S. Lateef, Mohammed Y. Kamil

“…Our method integrates multiple feature extraction algorithms within a user-friendly graphical interface, specifically designed in English to enhance usability. …”
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Employees’ attitudes and work-related stress in the digital workplace: an empirical investigation by Maddalena Cavicchioli, Fabio Demaria, Francesca Nannetti, Anna Chiara Scapolan, Tommaso Fabbri

“…Furthermore, our findings offer practical insights into the management of employees and their level of stress in digital work settings.…”
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Long short-term-memory-based depth of anesthesia index computation for offline and real-time clinical application in pigs by Benjamin Caillet, Gilbert Maître, Steve Devènes, Darren Hight, Alessandro Mirra, Olivier L. Levionnois, Alena Simalatsar

“…We here present a deep-learning approach for computing depth of anesthesia (DoA) for pigs undergoing general anesthesia with propofol, integrated into a novel general anesthesia specialized MatLab-based graphical user interface (GAM-GUI) toolbox. This toolbox permits the collection of EEG signals from a BIOPAC MP160 device in real-time. …”
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A wireless reader for detecting frequency shift of passive sensors by Fariborz Mirlou, Emine Bardakci, Taher Abbasiasl, Levent Beker

“…Our results show that WiRe uniquely combines power harvesting with a flexible, portable readout interface, enabling effective and non-invasive detection of even minor frequency shifts in a frequency sweep range of 1–8 MHz with 100 kHz resolution for both in vitro and in vivo experiments.…”
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Influence of Permeability Anisotropy on the Seawater Intrusion Progress by Paul Emile Boka, Dogba Narcisse Dakouri, Kablan Jérôme Adou

“…In this paper, we study the influence of permeability anisotropy on the progress of the saltwater–freshwater interface in an unconfined aquifer. The model used in this study is composed of the two-phase flow equations in porous media and the transport equation of the level set function to follow the motion of the interface. …”
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Assessment of Osstell™ and Periotest® systems in measuring dental implant stability (in vitro study) by Samer Al-Jetaily, Abdullah AlFarraj Al-dosari

“…In Part I seven fixtures were placed in direct contact with acrylic and another seven were placed in contact with polyvinyl siloxane impression material as soft interface. Part II: four sets of 0, 2, 4 and 6 mm horizontally exposed fixture samples were made (seven fixtures in each set). …”
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Co-Designing an Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Mobile App for Early Childhood Education Teachers' Professional Development: Community-Based Participatory Research Approach by Ruby Natale, Elizabeth Howe, Carolina Velasquez, Emperatiz Guzman Garcia, Karen Granja, Bianca Caceres, Elizabeth Erban, Tania Ramirez, Jason Jent

“…However, young children may exhibit behavioral challenges in these settings, negatively impacting their social-emotional development. …”
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Novel analytical perspectives on nonlinear instabilities of viscoelastic Bingham fluids in MHD flow fields by Galal M. Moatimid, Yasmeen M. Mohamed

“…Abstract The nonlinear stability of a plane interface separating two Bingham fluids and fully saturated in porous media is inspected in the existing work. …”
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Test and Verification Scheme for Interconnected/Intercommunicated Flexible Formation Vehicles in Beijing Rail Transit by SONG Zhanxun, FANG Shaoxuan, RAO Dong, ZHAO Chuanyu

“…［Method］ Taken the interconnection and flexible formation of Beijing Metro Line 3 and Line 12 as the background, based on the design of the vehicle′s mechanical interface, electrical interface, and communication interface, aiming at three scenarios of vehicle coupling/uncoupling, reconnection operation, and interconnection/intercommunication operation, considering compatibility and scheduling requirements, a complete set of test and verification schemes are proposed, which elaborates and demonstrates in detail the verification content and necessity of various key systems and test items, and adds type test content. …”
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Simulation of Stress Distribution near Weld Line in the Viscoelastic Melt Mold Filling Process by Binxin Yang, Jie Ouyang, Fang Wang

“…The finite volume methods on nonstaggered grids are used to solve the model. The level set method is used to capture the melt interface. …”
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Research on the Integrated Operation Platform for Autonomous-rail Rapid Transit by WU Junliang, PENG Qin, ZOU Bin, ZHANG Hongbin

“…In order to ensure the safe and orderly operation of ART and improve the operation and scheduling efficiency, a set of unified ART integrated operation platform is developed, which integrates the functions of each subsystem through an unified user interface and human-computer interface, so as to simplify the operation of the staff and save labor cost. …”
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Marginal gap of three-dimensional printed full-arch frameworks supported by all-on-four and all-on-six implant designs by Leticia Del Rio Silva, Thaís Barbin, Daniele Valente Velôso, Marcelo Ferraz Mesquita, Guilherme Almeida Borges

“…Measurements were taken three times by a calibrated examiner (intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.996; P < 0.001) at the buccal and lingual interface between the abutment and the framework. Statistical Analysis Used: A two-way ANOVA was applied to assess the effects of implant design and manufacturing technology (α = 0.05). …”
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Low-cost optical sensors in electrified lab-on-a-disc platforms: liquid-phase boundary detection and automated diagnostics by Vahid Kordzadeh-Kermani, Maryam Vahid, Seyed Nezameddin Ashrafizadeh, Sergio O. Martinez-Chapa, Marc J. Madou, Masoud Madadelahi

“…However, the need to use stroboscopes or high-speed cameras for monitoring these tasks hinders the extensive use of these platforms in research and commercial settings. In this study, we introduce an innovative and cost-effective strategy for using an array of light-dependent resistors (LDRs) as optical sensors in microfluidic devices, particularly centrifugal platforms. …”
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