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Industrial Design

Paul H. King, Richard C. Fries • CRC Press eBooks (2008)

Industrial design is the professional service of creating and developing concepts and specifications that optimize the function, value, and appearance of products and systems for the mutual benefit of both user and manufacturer. Industrial de...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781439878071-13

Effectiveness of music-based interventions in acute care settings for people living with dementia to reduce anxiety and enhance the care experience: A systematic review.

Victoria McArthur, Susan Everington, Martyn Patel • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus (2024)

Introduction: Dementia is a global health priority, with an increasing percentage of overall hospital bed days occupied by people with dementia (PWD). This combined with increased demand and availability of complex scanning means that there...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2024.100087

Heterogeneity in Trajectories of Body Mass Index and Their Associations with Mortality in Old Age: A Literature Review

Hiroshi Murayama, Benjamin A. Shaw • Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome (2017)

This article reviewed studies to investigate the association between trajectories of body mass index (BMI) and mortality among older adults. Investigators conducted a systematic search of published peer-reviewed literature in the PubMed dat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7570/jomes.2017.26.3.181

Comparative efficacy of exercise interventions for cognitive health in older adults: A network meta-analysis

Jinhao Zhang, Wei Ye, Wang Li, Fan Zhang et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2025)

Background: Previous studies have consistently demonstrated that exercise mitigates cognitive decline in older adults. However, the most effective types of exercise, along with optimal frequency and duration of interventions, remain inadequ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2025.112768

GERONTOLOGY AS A DISCIPLINE

R. D. Bramwell • Educational Gerontology (1985)

This paper discusses four well‐attested criteria by which a given “subject area” might be judged to be or not to be an “academic discipline.” What can be said of “gerontological studies” under each of these criteria? In what ways might “ger...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0380127850110403

Qualitative Gerontology

Martha Holstein • Research on Aging (1995)

This commentary examines four articles in qualitative and humanistic gerontology, with the purpose of explicating the goals of such work, the criteria that make them exemplary, and the contribution they make to an enriched understanding of ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027595171006

Influence of chemical composition and discontinuities on energy transformation and rock mass behaviour: Insights into geological dynamic

Naeem Abbas, Kegang Li, Yewuhalashet Fissha, Zemicael Gebrehiwot et al. • The Journal of Engineering (2024)

Abstract In this study, efforts were made to incorporate the influence of discontinuities and failure modes of rock into the classification of rock masses. The past tectonic activities may create microfractures in the rock body therefore th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1049/tje2.12388

Heat transfer augmentation of Al2O3-Cu/water hybrid nanofluid in circular duct with inserts

Muluken Biadgelegn Wollele, Harish H.V, Mebratu Assaye • Cogent Engineering (2022)

Nanotechnology has opened up new avenues for industrial efficiency and performance. The Al2O3-Cu/water hybrid nanofluid with and without insert is analyzed numerically and validated to show heat transfer enhancement. A circular duct with in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2022.2146627

A Catalog of Filaments in the Central Molecular Zone

Richard G. Arendt, F. Yusef-Zadeh, I. Heywood • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2025)

We present a catalog of 1.28 GHz radio filaments observed by MeerKAT over the innermost 200 pc of the Galaxy (roughly ±1 $\mathop{.}\limits^{\unicode{x000b0}}$ 5), which includes the central molecular zone. The catalog is generated by repur...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/ae1296

To the question of foreign-language training of undergraduates of power specialities in technical establishments of higher education of Ukraine

Nataliia Bilan • Ukrainian Journal of Educational Studies and Information Technology (2019)

In the article the current state of foreign linguistic preparation of future power-engineering specialists in technical institutions of higher education is investigated and analysed. On the basis of the theoretical review of scientific and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.32919/uesit.2019.01.01

A bibliometric analysis of Halal and Islamic tourism

Syed Ahamed Suban, Kumar Madhan, Shameem Shagirbasha • International Hospitality Review (2023)

Purpose – Halal and Islamic tourism is gaining attention in the tourism literature in recent years. This study uses bibliometric analytical techniques to explore all the publications indexed in the Scopus database in the broad subject of Ha...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1108/IHR-05-2021-0038

Industry 4.0 Competencies and Sustainable Manufacturing Performance in the Context of Manufacturing SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review

Hui Ying Yeo, Choon Hee Ong • SAGE Open (2024)

As the backbone of Malaysia’s economy, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those in the manufacturing industry, are spotlighted in times of crisis, considering the substantial risks that small businesses must overcome. S...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21582440241271263

Importance and performance evaluation tools for small and medium companies: critical analysis of national versus international literature

Sandro César Bortoluzzi, Sandra Rolim Ensslin, Leonardo Ensslin • Revista Produção Online (2015)

The research aims to map the importance and performance evaluation tools for small and medium companies. This descriptive and qualitative study analyzed 33 national articles and 21 international ones. Regarding the importance of performance...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14488/1676-1901.v15i4.1689

Forestry at the EU’s Doorstep – How Much are We Ready in the Area of Occupational Safety in Forestry?

Matija Landekić, Mario Šporčić, Marko Lovrić, Ivan Martinić • Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering (2011)

According to the classification of business activities in the National Classification of Activities, agriculture, forestry and fishery together account for 3.43% of all injuries recorded in 2009, which places them in the lower part of the a...

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PROMOTING GLOBAL HEALTH: THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL EDITORS POSITION ON EDITORS’ RESPONSIBILITY

Lorraine E Ferris, World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) Ethics and Policy Committee, WAME Board • Khyber Medical University Journal (2015)

We live in a world community. Our countries are interconnected in ways unanticipated by previous generations. This new reality means that global health can only be achieved through collaboration, cooperation, and sharing of resources across...

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An Integrated Decision Support Model for Evaluating Public Transport Quality

Sarbast Moslem, Ahmad Alkharabsheh, Karzan Ismael, Szabolcs Duleba • Applied Sciences (2020)

Big cities suffer from serious complex problems such as air pollution, congestion, and traffic accidents. Developing public transport quality in such cities is considered an efficient remedy to obviate these critical issues. This paper aims...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app10124158

PROPOSING A FRAMEWORK FOR ESTABLISHING A GREEN ENERGY LOGISTIC HUB: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN EGYPT

Shady Magdy Mahmoud, Mostafa Abdel Geliel, Sara El Gazzar • International Maritime Transport and Logistic Journal (2025)

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has emphasized the opportunity to create "hydrogen hubs" to reduce costs associated with low-carbon hydrogen pathways. A "hub" is a region capable of aggregating hydrogen demand, typically found in coas...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21622/MARLOG.2025.14.1.41

Generation of layering in the upper arctic troposphere away from the jet stream

A. Karpetchko, A. Karpetchko, E. Kyro, P. von der Gathen • Annales Geophysicae (2003)

Ozone sounding databases for two stations, So-dankylä (67° N, 27° E) and Ny-Ålesund (79° N, 12° E) were used in order to investigate the generation of layering in the upper and middle troposphere of the Arctic. We concentrated on dry,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-1653-2003