Academic Articles & Research Papers

Utilizing Waste Cotton/Pigeon Pea Stalk Fibers Composites for Enhanced Sound Absorption and Insulation in Automotive Interiors

This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of composite materials, pigeon pea stem, and cotton fibers blended in different ratios such as 100/0, 70/30, 60/40, 50/50, 30/70, and 0/100. These composite materials were produced ...

Development and validation of the Customer Engagement Orientation scale: Assessing firms’ customer engagement orientation and its impact on performance

Objective: The article aims to develop and validate a new scale – Customer Engagement Orientation (CENOR) – to measure a firm’s customer engagement orientation and to provide evidence of its impact on firm performance. Although customer eng...

The Application of Food-Grade Chemical Treatment and Its Effect on the Mechanical Performance Characteristics of Ham Nets

This study involves the use of food-grade chemicals in the integrated pest management of dry-cured ham through the use of 100% polyester weft knitted mesh nets, an idea that was derived from a previously published study in the literature. T...

An innovative and sustainable design of intangible Miao wax printing patterns in combination of diffusion model and fuzzy TOPSIS

Abstract Miao wax printing is a dyeing and weaving process in which natural dyes replace chemical dyes. It is renowned for its unique patterns and exquisite craftsmanship. However, with the development of industrialization and the decreasin...

Design and characterize of kirigami-inspired springs and the application in vertebrae exoskeleton for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis brace treatment

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a common condition that affects children between the age of 10 and young adulthood. Rigid brace treatment is an effective treatment to control the progression of spinal deformity. However, it limits mobili...

Multi-Set Space-Time Shift-Keying With Reduced Detection Complexity

In this paper, we propose a novel multi-set space-time shift keying (MS-STSK) technique, where the source bits are conveyed over two components, namely, by activating one out of MQ dispersion matrices of STSK and M antenna combination of th...

PEMBENTUKAN KOMUNITAS YOUTH ENTREPRENEURIAL ACCELERATION CENTER (YEAC) SEBAGAI USAHA AKSELERASI WIRAUSAHA MUDA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS KEWIRAUSAHAAN UNIKA WIDYA MANDALA SURABAYA DALAM MENGHASILKAN PRODUK INOVATIF

Pengangguran telah menjadi persoalan bagi pemerintah dan masyarakat dari masa ke masa. Berbagai upaya dilakukan untuk mengurangi pengangguran dan meningkatkan kesejahteraan. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan adalah dengan memperkenalkan dan m...

Outcome of pregnancy in the morbidly obese woman

Background: Obesity is a growing global health problem. In South Africa, more than half of the adult women are overweight and almost 30% are obese. The problems associated with obesity, such as diabetes, hypertension, thrombo-embolism and c...

The fourth imagery paradigm and its practical application on fashion propaganda

This paper relates the process of Fashion propaganda with the various Santaella and Nöth’s theories on imagery. We analyze how Fashion communicates through illustrations, text, photographs, magazines and digital social media. We distinguish...

Changing Attitudes Towards Research Through a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience

Studies show undergraduate students typically view research-focused educational courses negatively, with students reporting feelings of anxiety, difficulty, detachment, and reduced perceptions of relevancy to their own life. Course-based un...

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Flexuosus Steud.) wats treated textile: A control measure against vector-borne diseases

Mosquito-borne diseases are one of the major threats to human health. The long-term use of synthetic repellents has made mosquitoes resistant to them leading to search for novel methods of mosquito control. In the present study, we have dev...

Colonic stenting as bridge to surgery versus emergency surgery for management of acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: a multicenter randomized trial (Stent-in 2 study)

Abstract Background Acute left-sided colonic obstruction is most often caused by malignancy and the surgical treatment is associated with a high mortality and morbidity rate. Moreover, these operated patients end up with a temporary or perm...

Development of Hemp-Containing Denim Fabrics: A Comparative Study of Mechanical and Dimensional Properties

Increasing environmental impact of conventional cotton denim production and concerns regarding cotton cultivation under changing climatic conditions have intensified the search for more sustainable raw material alternatives. Hemp is a promi...

Masculinities and Social Contexts of HIV Risk Practices Among Central Asian Male Migrant Workers.

O impacto da inserção de familiares no tratamento do portador adulto de fobia social.

Although several clinical studies on adult social phobic patients have been developed of late, related literature fails to present studies of interventionist nature dealing with family participation in the patient's treatment.The present ar...

Polyphenols and Pharmacological Screening of a Monarda fistulosa L. dry Extract Based on a Hydrodistilled Residue By-Product

This study aimed to determine the composition and content of polyphenols in the dry extract obtained from the hydrodistilled residue by-product of the wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa L., Lamiaceae Martinov family) herb (MFDE) and to evalua...

Pterocarpus santalinus (Red Sanders) an Endemic, Endangered Tree of India: Current Status, Improvement and the Future

Pterocarpus santalinus (Family – Fabaceae) popularly known as Red Sanders is an endemic species confined to Southern parts of Eastern Ghats of India specially in Andhra Pradesh. Heartwood of Red Sanders has high demand in domestic as well a...

Cascading Training Model to Promote Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Across South Africa: Rollout in an HIV Service Organization

Background In South Africa, rates of HIV and alcohol use are among the highest globally, with a detrimental synergistic relationship. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based, cost-effective appr...

Clinicopathological features of rare bleeding disorders in high consanguinity population; A retrospective analysis from two tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Rare bleeding disorder (RBDs) encompasses a deficiency of one or more of FXIII, FXI, FX, FVII, FV, FII, and FI clotting factors, leading to bleeding disorders with variable presentations and outcomes ranging from none or minimal...

Automated patient and medication payment method for clinical trials

Barbara P Yawn,1 Suzanne Madison,1 Susan Bertram,1 Wilson D Pace,2 Anne Fuhlbrigge,3 Elliot Israel,3 Dawn Littlefield,1 Margary Kurland,1 Michael E Wechsler41Olmsted Medical Center, Department of Research, Rochester, MN, 2UCDHSC, Department...