Teaching communication skills to OTL-HNS residents: multisource feedback and simulated scenarios by Pier-Luc Beaudoin, Mathilde Labbé, Amanda Fanous, Meredith Young, Jamie Rappaport, Yoon Soo Park, John Manoukian, Lily H. P. Nguyen

“…Abstract Background Effective communication has been linked to a reduction in adverse events and improved patient compliance. …”
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SOLPS-ITER simulations of the ITER divertor with improved plasma-facing component geometry by A.A. Pshenov, X. Bonnin, R.A. Pitts

“…The ITER divertor design has been guided by SOLPS4.3 plasma boundary code simulations focused on baseline burning conditions at QDT = 10 which compose the majority of the existing ITER divertor scenario database. …”
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Simulation of the effect of climate change on phenology and yield of dryland wheat in Kurdistan province by Fateme Aghamir, Saeid Soufizadeh, Ahmad Soheili

“…In this study, in order to simulate the daily growth and development of wheat in the conditions of climate change and to evaluate the potential effects of the simulation under the APSIM wheat model, 24 climate change scenarios and 1 baseline scenario, based on the product of temperature increase multiplied by +1, +2 , +3 and +4 ° C, change in precipitation of 2020% and three concentrations of carbon dioxide were considered 462.5, 527.5 and 725 ppm, respectively. …”
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Sun-simulated-driven production of high-purity methanol from carbon dioxide by Jiqing Jiao, Yanbin Ma, Xiaoqian Han, Awu Ergu, Chao Zhang, Pingping Chen, Wei Liu, Qiquan Luo, Zhaolin Shi, Han Xu, Chen Chen, Yaguang Li, Tongbu Lu

“…Both electro- and thermo-catalytic CO2 reduction to CH3OH can only produce CH3OH in low concentration (typically mixed with water), requiring energy-intensive purification processes. …”
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The effect of simulated nitrogen deposition on soil chemical properties in maple plantation stand by Mehrcedeh Tafazoli, Hamid Jalilvand, Seyyed Mohammad Hojjati, Norbert Lamersdorf

“…Due to the lack of information about the effects of nitrogen deposition on forest soil properties, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of simulated nitrogen deposition on soil chemical properties in a maple plantation located at the educational and research forest of Faculty of Natural Resources (Sari). …”
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Evaluation of Simulated Weightlessness Model of Hindlimb Unloading Miniature Pigs and Their Tissue Damage by TU Yingxin, JI Yilan, WANG Fei, YANG Dongming, WANG Dongdong, SUN Zhixin, DAI Yuexin, WANG Yanji, KAN Guanghan, WU Bin, ZHAO Deming, YANG Lifeng

“…Objective To establish a weightlessness simulation animal model using miniature pigs, leveraging the characteristic of multiple systems’ tissue structures and functions similar to those of humans, and to observe pathophysiological changes, providing a new method for aerospace research. …”
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Three‒Dimensional Numerical Simulation of the Breaching Process of Landslide Dams with Heterogeneous Structures by HU Xianrui, PENG Ming, FU Xiaoli, YANG Ge, ZHU Yan, SHI Zhenming, ZHANG Gongding

“…However, most existing breach simulation models assume material homogeneity for computational convenience, neglecting the influence of real-world structural non-uniformity. …”
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Evaluation of 5G Systems Microstrip Antennas Performance and Approaches for SAR Reduction of Human Head at the Frequency 38 GHz by H. Ayad, R. Alhtab, M. Alzawi

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Reduction of Ceramic Wear by Concave Dimples on the Bearing Surface in CoC Hip Implants: A Finite Element Analysis by Mario Ceddia, Arcangelo Morizio, Giuseppe Solarino, Bartolomeo Trentadue

“…Results: Numerical simulations demonstrated that the wear rate for the dimpled femoral head was 0.2369 mm³/year, compared to 0.286 mm³/year for the smooth counterpart, highlighting a wear reduction of 17.2%. …”
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A Two-Step Sequential Hyper-Reduction Method for Efficient Concurrent Nonlinear FE² Analyses by Yujin So, Jaehun Lee

“…In this paper, we propose a two-step sequential hyper-reduction method to significantly enhance computational efficiency for both macro- and micro-level analyses in concurrent nonlinear FE² multiscale simulations. …”
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Evaluation and Reduction of Energy Consumption of Railway Train Movement on a Straight Track Section with Reduced Freight Wagon Mass by Maryna Bulakh

“…This paper presents an evaluation and reduction of energy consumption during railway train movement on a straight track section with reduced freight wagon mass. …”
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Development and Assessment of a Miniaturized Test Rig for Evaluating Noise Reduction in Serrated Blades Under Turbulent Flow Conditions by Andrei-George Totu, Cristian-Teodor Olariu, Andrei-Tudor Trifu, Andreea-Cătălina Totu, Grigore Cican

“…A small-scale experimental test setup with a turbulence-inducing grid was designed for testing multiple grid sizes in order to identify the most promising configuration which replicates rotor–stator interaction. Numerical simulations and early experimental tests in an anechoic chamber using a four-blade cascade configuration at an airflow speed of 50 m/s revealed a small but notable noise reduction in the 1–6 kHz range for a partially matched grid–blade geometry. …”
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Study on the Friction Reduction and Wear Resistance Performance of the Surface Laser Micro-texture Shape of the Chain Pin of Marine Engines by Liu Yi, Wang Kui, Dai Longjie, Yang Yong, Li Xiao, Xiong Li

“…Among the three texture shapes, the sinusoidal texture exhibites the best friction reduction and wear resistance performance, and the highest friction reduction rate of about 31. 9% is achieved under high speed and light load conditions. …”
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Activity‐Selectivity Trends in Electrochemical Urea Synthesis: Co‐Reduction of CO2 and Nitrates Over Single‐Site Catalysts by Qinglan Zhao, Yushen Liu, Yuan Zhang, Shangqian Zhu, Hongming Xu, Mohammad Farhadpour, Fei Xiao, Minghui Xing, Dapeng Cao, Xueping Qin, Tejs Vegge, Minhua Shao

“…Abstract Electrochemical co‐reduction of carbon dioxide and nitrates (CO2NO3RR) holds promise for sustainable urea production. …”
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Complexity reduction method for High Efficiency Video Coding encoding based on scene-change detection and image texture information by Hong-rae Lee, Eun-bin Ahn, A-young Kim, Kwang-deok Seo

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Impact of Tuned Mass Dampers and Electromagnetic Tuned Mass Dampers on Geometrically Nonlinear Vibrations Reduction of Planar Cable Robots by Diego A. Zamora-Garcia, Alejandro C. Ramirez-Reivich, Ma. Pilar Corona-Lira

“…Three mathematical models were formulated and analysed using numerical simulations. Then, a test bench to validate the analytical results was designed and built. …”
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Numerical investigation of synergistic effects of magnetic fields and bluff bodies on heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop reduction in microchannels by Shohreh Jalali, Ebrahim Barati, Mahdi Farkhondeh Kalat

“…The results demonstrate that the combination of magnetic fields and a bluff body induces vortex generation, alters velocity distribution, and enhances flow mixing, resulting in a 30 % increase in heat transfer efficiency and an 11 % reduction in pressure drop under optimal conditions. …”
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Performance optimisation of solid oxide electrolyser cell (SOEC) using response surface method (RSM) for thermal gradient reduction by Syafawati Hasbi, Ityona Amber, Mamdud Hossain, Mohd Shahneel Saharudin

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Bandwidth Enhancement and Mutual Coupling Reduction Using a Notch and a Parasitic Structure in a UWB-MIMO Antenna by Jiwan Ghimire, Kwang-Wook Choi, Dong-You Choi

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In Situ Calculation of Spaceflight Magnetometer Coupling Coefficients for Interference Removal Using the Reduction Algorithm for Magnetometer Electromagnetic Noise (RAMEN) by Alex P. Hoffmann, Mark B. Moldwin

“…Through two Monte Carlo simulations, we demonstrate that the RAMEN gradiometry algorithm matches gradiometry with preflight coupling coefficient estimation. …”
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