Effect of Proximity on The Layout and Selection of Chair Types in The Coffee Shop Industry by Eulis Yulianti Faridah, Riza Septriani Dewi

“…Because of this, this coffee shop is usually used as a place to talk, gather or just spend time. In essence, coffee shops are often used by people to relax, not as a special place to eat. …”
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Radiation efficiency characteristics estimated by sound intensity method by S. WEYNA

“…Using SI techniques, precise measurements can be made even under in-situ conditions, saving a lot of time in comparison to the classical method. The article presents the application of SI to measure radiation efficiency characteristics for ship cabin partitions (bulkheads, floors and ceilings). …”
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Issues concerning Social Security, Medicare and the national debt by Paul F. Gentle

“…The reader should always be cognizant of the fact that ratings can change over time. Such times as occurred in May 2023 (debt ceilings, tax revenues and spending disagreements between the legislative and executive branches) may or may not be contemplated regarding the credit rating of US Treasuries.…”
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Acoustic Investigations of Two Barrel-Vaulted Halls: Sisto V in Naples and Aula Magna at the University of Parma by Antonella Bevilacqua, Adriano Farina, Gino Iannace, Jessica Ferrari

“…Acoustic measurements conducted in both halls reveal reverberation times of approximately 4.5 s at mid frequencies, resulting in poor speech clarity. …”
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Historical Application of Dovetail Corner Joints with Practical Example by Margarita Bego, Iris Lobaš Kukavičić, Sandra Martinović, Viktor Puljas

“…A historical review of the development of traditional dovetail corner joints demonstrates the importance of the skill of crafting joints that stand the test of time and survive to this day. With the development of art, the joints became more and more decorative, but also of higher quality to withstand the various stresses that occur when furniture is used. …”
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Methodology for the Study and Analysis of Concrete in a Heritage Façade: The Ateneu Sueco Del Socorro (Spain) by Luis Cortés-Meseguer, Pablo Monzón Bello

“…The original project’s structural design reflects the construction methods of its time, with sculptural elements using Fallas modeling techniques, resulting in various concrete and mortar types. …”
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A Deep Learning-Based Gunshot Detection IoT System with Enhanced Security Features and Testing Using Blank Guns by Tareq Khan

“…In this project, a new custom dataset of blank gunshot sounds is recorded, and a deep learning model using both time and frequency domain features is trained to classify gunshot and non-gunshot sounds with 99% accuracy. …”
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DDD++: Exploiting Density map consistency for Deep Depth estimation in indoor environments by Giovanni Pintore, Marco Agus, Alberto Signoroni, Enrico Gobbetti

“…For these reasons, it promises to be suitable for incorporation in real-time solutions, as well as a building block in more complex structural analysis and segmentation methods.…”
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Wrocławska kuria książąt legnicko-brzeskich w epoce nowożytnej – perspektywy badawcze by Rafał Eysymontt, Łukasz Krzywka, Agnieszka Seidel-Grzesińska

“…The buildings in this area date back to the time before the city was granted an urban charter, and in previous centuries the walls of today’s institute housed burgher residences, possibly a synagogue, a ducal curia, a monastery, a Police Presidium office and university teaching rooms. …”
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The Wrocław curia of the Dukes of Legnica and Brzeg in the early modern period – research perspectives by Rafał Eysymontt, Łukasz Krzywka, Agnieszka Seidel-Grzesińska

“…The buildings in this area date back to the time before the city was granted an urban charter, and in previous centuries the walls of today’s institute housed burgher residences, possibly a synagogue, a ducal curia, a monastery, a Police Presidium office and university teaching rooms. …”
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Towards a definition of refractory/therapy-resistant/intractable constipation in children: a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based, online survey by Marc A Benninga, Morris Gordon, Shaman Rajindrajith, Vassiliki Sinopoulou, Merit Tabbers, Carlos Velasco, Wathsala Hathagoda, Mansour Abdulshafea

“…The majority of respondents (92.9%) agreed on considering a time frame for defining refractory constipation, with 37.7% suggesting 2–3 months. 467 (43.2%) recommended including failure despite maximum laxative therapy with two agents should be considered as previous therapy failure. …”
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Improving health-promoting workplaces through interdisciplinary approaches. The example of WISEWORK-C, a cluster of five work and health projects within Horizon-Europe by Deborah De Moortel, Michelle C Turner, Ella Arensman, Alex Binh Vinh Duc Nguyen, Víctor Gonzalez

“…Exploring Acclimatization Time in Test-Room Environments via Physiological Indicators: Evolving Human-Centric Personalized Comfort Measurement Procedures. …”
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Architectural interventions in the Palace of the Admiral of Aragón in Valencia (early 20th century) by Antonio Gómez Gil

“…The second element which makes this building unique is its ceilings of carved painted woodwork. Until the present day, this Palace has only been refurbishment once (in 1987), according to written records. …”
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Methods for Improving lighting Inside Educational Buildings and Their Role in Improving Visual Performance Case study: A Classroom in the City of Tama, Sohag Governorate سبل الارتق... by Mai Hamdy Abd ElLatif Abd ElLatif, Ahmed Abd ElRahim Farghaly Farghaly, Mohamed Helmy Al-Morsy Al-Hafnawy

“…The study found that the determinants that affect lighting condition in existing buildings are sun breakers, type of glass, colour of walls and ceilings, and artificial lighting. It was found that a compound of breakers with a protrusions of (0.75 meters) for the western facade classrooms achieves the highest percentage in reducing the percentage of natural lighting and reaching the permissible limit in lighting, which is (300: 2000 lux), with regard to studying at open and closed windows, and during winter and summer time at all times of the day. …”
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High abundances of crustose coralline algae inside cryptic coral habitats linked to coral reef functioning by Anna Rothstein, Orion S. McCarthy, Sophie Luu, Emily L. A. Kelly, Philip Heller, Stuart Sandin, Jennifer E. Smith, Maya S. deVries

“…We found that crevices had approximately 3.1 times more CCA cover than the top-reef and that CCA cover was highest on crevice ceilings and entrances, which had low sediment and macroalgal cover, compared to the back walls of crevices, which had higher sediment abundance. …”
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Better public housing management in Ghana by Samson Aziabah

“…They make reference to leaking roofs, rotten ceilings, cracked walls, faded paint, and dysfunctional electrical and plumbing systems, among other problems in public housing. …”
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Modeling the pattern of energy consumption in residential buildings based on optimal energy management approach (A case study: Conventional Apartments in Lahijan, Iran) by Armin Golshahi, Vahid Ghobadian, Mehrdad Matin

“…The shortcomings of the study buildings were significant from the energy point of view, so that the average heat transfer coefficients of the walls, windows and ceilings were 2.5, 1.7 and 2.2 times the standard value of Standard Topic 19 of the National Building Regulations, respectively. …”
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The head of invasive cardiologists as a target of professional exposure to ionizing radiation by Andrea Borghini

“…Unprotected interventional cardiologists experience head radiation doses up to ten times greater than chest doses below lead aprons, with marked exposure to the left hemisphere of the brain reaching up to 2 Sv—equivalent to 10,000 chest X-rays over a professional lifetime. …”
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