Remember when going to the movies meant standing in a long line at the box office? These days, buying tickets online is way easier, but most sites still feel pretty generic. They push the same big movies to everyone, leave you to figure out the best seats, and sometimes even double-book the same spot. Clearly, there’s room for something smarter. That’s where this new AI-powered booking platform comes in—one that actually pays attention to what you like. Instead of just showing what’s trending, it learns your tastes and suggests movies you’ll probably want to see. It even checks out the theater layout and your past choices to recommend the seats you’ll like best. There’s a chatbot, too, so you can book tickets just by chatting—perfect if you’re in a rush or not a fan of clunky web forms. The toughest part? Making sure nobody can grab the same seat at the same time. The team nailed this with a smart seat-locking system that holds your spot while you decide. Under the hood, it’s all built with React for the front end, Node.js running the main show, Python crunching the recommendations, and MongoDB storing the data. Early tests show that the recommendations hit close to 78% accuracy, and the seat-locking works smoothly—even when hundreds of people are booking at once.

Abstract Product realisation process in industrialised house building is often characterized with Engineer-to-order production strategy (ETO). In ETO the design phase is a part of every house building project, and it relies on the combination of process predefinitions and product predefinitions. A challenge with the process part, is to identify, allocate, verify and secure requirements throughout the design process. One set of requirements can be traced to Miljöbyggnad, a climate certification system in Sweden, judged from a third-part evaluation of performance for energy, climate, inner and outer environment. Based on indicators the certification has the purpose for house-building companies to reach the goals for a green transition with climate neutral construction processes before 2050. Requirement management becomes a crucial part of the multi-storey housebuilding design phase, where unique layout and other client choices are present in each project. A prerequisite for the systematic requirement management is the definition of underlying information structures. The aim of this study is therefore to identify and describe how information can be structured for systematic management of Miljöbyggnad requirements in an industrialized house building context. In a qualitative study, with two industrialised house building companies, three representative house-building projects where followed, mapped, analysed and identified for analyses. One interesting analysis result from the study was how requirements were broken down along the design phase and how domains could support the work for each house-building project. Practical contribution, in how information standards could support Miljöbyggnad requirements, was identified align with multi-disciplinary roles in the design phase.

Contemporary development of architecture and design is characterised by a growing demand for environments that consider not only functional and aesthetic aspects but also the psychological characteristics of users. The relevance of the study lies in the need to integrate individual psychological traits into design solutions to ensure comprehensive human comfort. The purpose of the study was to develop a methodological approach to create a personalised architectural environment based on the Big Five model, which allows correlating personality traits with specific spatial, colouristic, material, and lighting parameters. The study employed methods of scientific literature analysis, logical-semantic comparison, generalisation, case analysis, and visualisation of results. Eight leading personality theories were examined and subjected to comparative analysis in terms of their applicability to design practice. Tables were developed to demonstrate the correspondence between psychological characteristics and design solutions, particularly the influence of the Big Five traits on the choice of spatial layouts, colour palettes, materials, and lighting scenarios. Examples were created to illustrate the adaptation of interiors and public spaces to user profiles with varying levels of openness to experience, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. The results confirmed that a personalised approach enhances emotional comfort, productivity, and psychological well-being, while also ensuring a balance between individual and collective needs. The practical value of the study lies in the development of a system of recommendations for architects and designers, aimed at shaping individually comfortable, flexible, and psychologically balanced environments in residential, office, and urban architecture

This study significantly broadens and deepens the investigation of paratranslation in illustrated liter- ature, foregrounding the complex and multifaceted ways in which visual storytelling intersects, converg- es, and sometimes diverges from textual translation to generate intricate, layered, and dynamically evolv- ing networks of meaning. This study aims to determine the complex interplay between textual and visual elements in illustrat- ed literature, focusing on the role of paratranslation and metaphor in shaping meaning across linguistic, cultural, and historical contexts. Specifically, it seeks to examine how illustrations, peritextual elements, and multimodal strategies in Jean de La Fontaine’s fables contribute to the creation, transformation, and negotiation of narrative meaning, and how these processes facilitate cross-cultural interpretation, reader engagement, and the dynamic evolution of stories over time. Moving beyond traditional translation studies that primarily focus on linguistic equivalence and tex- tual fidelity, this research positions itself at the intersection of translation theory, visual culture studies, and multimodal discourse analysis to examine how meaning-making processes unfold across multiple se- miotic registers simultaneously. As a central and paradigmatic case study, this research undertakes a com- prehensive multimodal and diachronic analysis of Jean de La Fontaine’s fables and their extensive peri- textual ecosystems, focusing particularly on the remarkably diverse visual interpretations, adaptations, and reimaginings provided by illustrators across different historical periods, cultural contexts, and artis- tic traditions. The study traces how these visual interpretations have evolved, transformed, and respond- ed to changing cultural sensibilities, aesthetic movements, and readership expectations, revealing illustra- tion not as a static or subordinate accompaniment to text but as a dynamic and generative force in the on- going reconfiguration of narrative meaning. Metaphor emerges as a multifaceted connecting tool in this complex process, operating simultaneously across linguistic and visual registers to mediate meaning, facili- tate cultural translation, and generate new interpretive possibilities and layers of understanding. The study demonstrates how metaphorical thinking functions not merely as a rhetorical device but as a fundamen- tal cognitive mechanism that enables the translation of abstract concepts, emotional states, and cultural values across different semiotic modes and cultural contexts. The methodological approach adopted here draws extensively upon cutting-edge interdisciplinary frameworks that recognize and theorize the inher- ently multimodal nature of contemporary literary experience and cultural transmission. This perspective necessitates moving decisively beyond conventional translation studies paradigms to embrace a more ex- pansive, nuanced, and theoretically sophisticated understanding of how meaning travels, transforms, and adapts across cultural, linguistic, and visual boundaries. The research methodology integrates insights from semiotics, visual rhetoric, cultural translation theory, and reader-response criticism to develop a compre- hensive analytical framework capable of addressing the complexity of multimodal textual production and reception. At the theoretical core of this inquiry lies the innovative framework of paratranslation, under- stood in productive dialogue with Gérard Genette’s foundational analysis of paratexts and peritexts, while simultaneously extending and challenging these concepts to accommodate visual and multimodal dimen- sions. This approach transcends traditional notions of linguistic equivalence to encompass the material, graphic, spatial, and embodied dimensions of meaning-making processes. Through this sophisticated theo- retical lens, the study explores how illustrations, paratextual elements, layout choices, typography, colour schemes, and spatial arrangements collectively shape the semantic and cultural mediation of the text, pro- foundly influencing how readers interpret narrative space, character dynamics, emotional tone, and the- matic significance across linguistic and visual boundaries. The analysis demonstrates with particular clarity that space within the fable functions not as a passive, neutral backdrop but as a dynamic, socially and cul- turally constructed element that is actively informed by the viewer’s interpretive framework, cultural back- ground, and embodied experience. Visual strategies such as the deliberate partial depiction, strategic crop- ping, or complete omission of key narrative elements like the camel in certain fables represent sophisti- cated paratranslational interventions that shift the narrative’s emotional register, symbolic resonance, and interpretive possibilities. Rather than signifying mere absence or artistic limitation, these calculated omis- sions function as deliberate paratranslational interventions that foreground abstraction, encourage active reader participation, and invite open-ended, culturally situated interpretation, thereby fundamentally re- shaping the affective landscape and emotional geography of the fable. These visual choices create interpre- tive spaces that readers must actively fill, transforming the reading experience from passive consumption to active meaning construction. By systematically comparing more representational visual strategies with highly interpretive, abstract, or stylized approaches, the study reveals the remarkable diversity of meaning- making approaches available within visual peritexts and demonstrates their considerable power to medi- ate, transform, and sometimes completely reconceptualize narrative significance.

The goal of the ‘materiality of the text’concept is to overcome the traditional but misleading distinction between, on the one hand, the work and on the other, the book or printed object. The format, layout, graphic and orthographic choices, punctuation, and collection make the text – at least for the readers of the edition where they meet. The transactions between works and the social world then concern the multiple, mobile, and unstable relationships established between the works and their different texts. The morphological study of typographical dispositions and the social analysis of audiences, far from being mutually exclusive, are therefore necessarily associated.

Interior design is the art and science of upgrading interior spaces to create a practical and aesthetically pleasant environment. It entails envisioning, planning and implementing designs that take into consideration spatial layout, color schemes, vases and pottery choices, lighting, along with decorative components, while balancing functionality with the client’s preferences and the space’s purpose. The purpose of this research is to develop an innovative VR technology integrated interior design method for living space experience. We propose a novel sea horse optimized-versatile deep convolutional neural network (SHO-VDCNN) algorithm for recognizing innovative interior designs in living spaces. At first we gathered a dataset, to train our proposed recognition model. Image standardization is employed to pre-process the gathered data. In this research, we utilize a VR interior design layout mechanism to improve the potential of autonomous layout interior while enhancing interactions of machines with virtualization. Furthermore, the optimal placements (states) for these internal model components in simulated environments could be spontaneously identified by employing the deep Q-learning network (DQN) method. The proposed model is implemented in Python software. We assessed our suggested framework with various evaluation metrics. We also conducted a comparison analysis to examine the effectiveness of the suggested paradigm. The experimental findings demonstrate that the approached recognition model performed better than other traditional learning models for recognizing interior design frameworks in living spaces.

O Museu Chryso Fontes foi criado em 1953, na Faculdade de Odontologia da UFRJ, na Praia Vermelha, sendo um espaço importante para a História da Odontologia. Em 1981, com a transferência da faculdade para a Ilha do Fundão, o expressivo acervo, com mais de 2000 peças, foi guardado em instalações provisórias até recentemente. Nesse período, esforços foram envidados para preservar o acervo. O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever as atividades do Projeto de Extensão “Espaço de Memória Chryso Fontes”, que conta com docentes e alunos de extensão, visando a identificação descritiva dos objetos, identificação dos seus estados de conservação, fotografia e digitalização das peças, visando criar um banco de dados, bem como a recuperação do acervo. Foram identificadas cadeiras, gravuras, pinturas a óleo, fotografias, livros, documentos, mobiliário e instrumentos odontológicos. Está sendo estimulada também a doação de novas peças para o acervo. Outra ação foi a criação do Instagram do Museu, sendo discutido em reuniões as cores, layouts, uma logo e nome para a página, assim como uma padronização das postagens, onde constam imagens e histórias das peças e particularidades sobre personalidades da história da Odontologia. Essas ações foram fundamentais para a recuperação do expressivo acervo, que contém peças a partir do século XVIII, visando colocá-lo novamente em exposição. Palavras-chave: História da Odontologia; Odontologia; Educação em Saúde Pública. Chryso Fontes Memory Space from UFRJ: the Restoration and Cataloging of a Historical Dentistry Collection The Chryso Fontes Museum was created in 1953, at the School of Dentistry of UFRJ, in the Praia Vermelha campus, constituting an important space for the History of Dentistry. In 1981, with the transfer of the School to the Ilha do Fundão campus, the expressive collection, with more than 2000 pieces, was kept in temporary facilities until recently. In this period, efforts were made to preserve the collection. The objective of this article was to describe the activities of the Extension Project "Chryso Fontes Memory Space", in which teachers and extension students work towards identifying the objects, their state of conservation, photographing and digitalizing the pieces, aiming at the creation of a database, as well as recovering the collection. Chairs, engravings, oil paintings, photographs, books, documents, furniture and dental instruments were identified. The donation of new pieces to the collection is also being encouraged. Another act was the creation of the Museum's Instagram, with the choice of colors, layouts, the logo and name for the page being discussed between the team, as well as the patterning for the posts, containing images and stories of the pieces and particularities about personalities in the history of Dentistry. These actions were fundamental for the recovery of the expressive collection, which contains pieces from the eighteenth century, aiming to bring it back to display. Keywords: History of Dentistry; Dentistry; Public Health Education

The emergence of electric buses poses fresh body-in-white (BIW) crashworthiness problems due to the changes in the mass distribution, structural packaging limits, and allowable areas of deformation caused by the high-voltage energy storage systems.Meanwhile, driving-range targets also increase the lightweighting needs and the BIW layout choices become more decisive than the tuning of thickness only. The review brings together BIW design strategies based on crash-optimal topology simulation and the associated computational optimization strategies with focus on rollover-applicable structural integrity, multi-scenario performance, and manufacturable embodiment. The major methodological families are structured in terms of their treatment of the nonlinear crash dynamics such as direct crash-driven update strategies of topology and dynamic-to-static transformation and in terms of how they permit the BIW-scale iteration by surrogate, reduced-order, and data-efficient optimization. The existing constraints are reduced into gaps in research in the model uncertainty, numerical noise, multi-fidelity governance, minimum feature-size control, translation between topology and buildable bus structures. Future directions are regulation-consistent multi-scenario optimization, uncertainty-conscious digital workflows, new machine-learning-enabled nonlinear finite element analysis that can better clarify the feasibility of crash-optimized topologies of electrified buses.

Virtual displays enabled through head-worn augmented reality have unique characteristics that can yield extensive amounts of screen space. Existing research has shown that increasing the space on a computer screen can enhance usability. Since virtual displays offer the unique ability to present content without rigid physical space constraints, they provide various new design possibilities. Therefore, we must understand the trade-offs of layout choices when structuring that space. We propose a single Canvas approach that eliminates boundaries from traditional multi-monitor approaches and instead places windows in one large, unified space. Our user study compared this approach against a multi-monitor setup, and we considered both purely virtual systems and hybrid systems that included a physical monitor. We looked into usability factors such as performance, accuracy, and overall window management. Results show that Canvas displays can cause users to compact window layouts more than multiple monitors with snapping behavior, even though such optimizations may not lead to longer window management times. We did not find conclusive evidence of either setup providing a better user experience. Multi-Monitor displays offer quick window management with snapping and a structured layout through subdivisions. However, Canvas displays allow for more control in placement and size, lowering the amount of space used and, thus, head rotation. Multi-Monitor benefits were more prominent in the hybrid configuration, while the Canvas display was more beneficial in the purely virtual configuration.

To mitigate the impact of the climate, there is an advantage in incorporating climate calculations for design alternatives early in the design process. However, there is a need for tools dedicated to providing climate feedback on design sketches in the early design stages. A main actor in this stage is the architect. It is therefore beneficial if the toolchain already used by architects can be adapted to provide the necessary decision support for climate optimized design. For this purpose, a software tool called LCAnt version 0.2.2 was developed. This tool assists in determining amounts of materials from volume sketches in Rhino using a novel method for estimating the load-bearing structure and connecting it to an existing life cycle assessment database through Grasshopper. A real-life case study was used to demonstrate and evaluate how this type of tool can be applied in early design stages. This study was expanded by exploring strategies for managing uncertainties naturally present in these early design stages. This work demonstrates how to incorporate uncertainty evaluation into the early building design phase to obtain higher-quality decision support for low-climate-impact buildings. The uncertainty evaluation will at the same time identify in which stage important decisions regarding layout and material choices should be made to minimize the climate impacts of the finished building. Combining this with the studied tool LCAnt, which adapts to the workflow of professional building design, will facilitate implementation.

Perkembangan teknologi nampaknya merambah pada perpustakaan. Dapat dilihat banyaknya bermunculan sumber informasi perpustakaan dengan memanfaatkan teknologi informasi termasuk ijogja. Ijogj dikembangkan oleh pemerintah Provinsi Yogyakarta dan dinaungi oleh (BPAD) Badan Perpustakaan dan Arsip Daerah Yogyakarta. Diharapkan aplikasi ijogja dapat digunakan secara maksimal oleh penggunanya. Maka dari itu sudah menjadi keharusan teknologi informasi tersebut mengalami perkembangan sesuai dengan kebutuhan penggunanya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif, data diperoleh dari observasi secra langsung dan dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian aplikasi ijogja memiliki banyak seklai fitur yang dapat dimanfaatkan secara maksimal oleh penggunanya. Dengan pemilihan warna, tata letak, dan icon yang sudah difikirkan dengan baik. Namun, dibalik kelebihannya tersebut palikasi ijogja juga memiliki kekurangan yang dapat diperbaiki agar dapat digunakan secara maksimal. Technological developments seem to be spreading to libraries. It can be seen that many library information sources have emerged using information technology, including Ijogja. Ijogj was developed by the Yogyakarta Provincial government and is overseen by (BPAD) the Yogyakarta Regional Library and Archives Agency. It is hoped that the Ijogja application can be used optimally by its users. Therefore, it has become a necessity for information technology to develop according to the needs of its users. This research uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach, data is obtained from direct observation and documentation. The results of the research show that the Ijogja application has many features that can be utilized optimally by its users. With the choice of colors, layout and icons that have been well thought out. However, behind these advantages, application of ijogja also has disadvantages that can be corrected, so that can be corrected to that it can be used optimally.

In factories, spatial configuration plays an important role in order to improve workers’ comfort which will result in maximising the productivity and at last will contribute to economy generation. With the goal of identifying the major variables influencing shoe factories' spatial layout choices, this study explores the spatial arrangement and organization of shoe factories. By analyzing a cluster of shoe manufacturing plants located in Agra in India through site visit and international case studies in Bangladesh, this study examines how factors such as workflow process, machinery placement, storage areas and logistical considerations impact the spatial arrangement of factories. With the help of workers and factory officials interviews in shoe factories, site visits, and spatial analysis techniques this research provides insights into the actual indoor environment of the factories in terms of spatial arrangement. This actual indoor environment is further comparatively analysed by existing standards for industrial buildings which helped to find out the potential areas for improvement. The findings of this research work aim at identifying the potential areas and best practices for improvement in spatial configuration of shoe factories which will contribute to workers’ comfort.

The user interface is an important element in an application or website. The choice of font type, color and layout in the user interface can be attractive and make it easier for users to explore applications or websites. The aim of this service is to provide training for participants consisting of 12th grade high school students to know and understand the basics of designing e-commerce user interfaces. The application used in user interface design training is Figma. The methods of this training service are introduction, understanding, teaching, testing and evaluation. The results of the evaluation show that the participants can design e-commerce user interfaces well and attractively. Of the total participants, 90% of participants had scores above 70 and only 2 participants scored 65 and 61. So it can be concluded that the use of Figma in designing e-commerce user interfaces increases the knowledge and understanding of the training participants.

PurposeOver the past century, office designers have adapted to changing work conditions across various industries by creating workspaces that cater to the needs of modern workers. As a result, a range of office layouts have been developed, from traditional private offices to open-plan setups. The choice of layout can significantly impact communication, social interaction and overall performance. This study aims to explore the social and mental well-being of employees working in open-plan offices in the public sector in South Africa.Design/methodology/approachThe research was conducted in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa, focusing on five governmental departments. Using purposive sampling, employees working in open-plan offices were identified. A structured online interview form with open-ended questions was distributed to all selected employees between May and September 2021, resulting in 54 responses. Thematic content analysis using ATLAS.ti was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe findings suggest that while open-plan offices can enhance teamwork, communication, accessibility and inclusivity, their design can negatively affect employees’ perceptions of social and mental health in the workplace. Specifically, open-plan designs are perceived to compromise privacy, shorten attention spans, lower productivity and increase stress levels. Interestingly, absenteeism was not reported by employees in this study, which contradicts previous research and requires further investigation.Practical implicationsThese findings can be valuable for human resource managers, facilities managers and office space designers.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the ongoing conversation surrounding the impact of open-plan offices on the mental and social well-being of employees in the public sector within the South African context. The contribution of this paper thus lies in the South-African context and the public sector angle plus a more in-depth insight on well-being through an extensive set of 54 interviews.

Abstract In the late 18th and first half of the 19th century, print gained a permanent foothold in the Middle East and enabled the mass production of books in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian. As a consequence, handwriting gradually ceased to be the primary technology for making books. This article, the second of two, examines the materiality of a selection of Arabic manuscripts mostly made between 1870 and 1930 CE. It shows how scribes not only adapted to the availability of new types of pens or stationery when making their manuscripts, but also that some of them adopted layout choices and paracontent typical of printed books. Tradition and change are both visible in the objects that were analysed, and it is especially against the backdrop of a growing print industry in the Middle East that Arabic manuscript culture’s strengths and its ability to adapt emerge.

Previous studies have shown that the average losses of wind power production due to the wind turbine wake effect within operating wind farms is between 10% to 20% of the overall power output. Among other factors, it is reviled that, the wind farm array layout can contribute significantly to both wake effect and power loss at the wind farm site. This study employs mesoscale modelling techniques to assess the effect of geometric layout on the onshore wind farms performance. Geometric layout can be defined by the spacing and alignment (e.g. staggered or aligned) of the wind turbines with respect to the prevailing wind direction. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model in this study utilised Fitch’s wind farm parameterization to simulate the interaction between wind turbine blades rotation and the atmosphere. To examine a wide range of operating conditions observed within the real-world operating wind farms, two idealised numerical simulations are carried out for each designed wind farm geometric layout, one with the convective condition and another with stable condition. Among the four different designed wind farm geometric layouts, the triangular wind farm layout which offered staggering after every next row was noted to be the easiest method for improving the wind farm performance by increasing the capacity factor from 0.55 to 0.71 and decreasing array losses from 9.15 % to 4.63 %. Comparison between stable and convective regime indicates that the highest capacity factor was obtained during the stable case with the highest power loss owing to increased wake impacts downstream. The lowest value of the capacity factor was obtained during the convective case with the lowest power loss for both four designed wind farms.

In factories, spatial configuration plays an important role in order to improve workers' comfort which will result in maximising the productivity and at last will contribute to economy generation. With the goal of identifying the major variables influencing shoe factories' spatial layout choices, this study explores the spatial arrangement and organization of shoe factories. By analyzing a cluster of shoe manufacturing plants located in Agra in India through site visit and international case studies in Bangladesh, this study examines how factors such as workflow process, machinery placement, storage areas and logistical considerations impact the spatial arrangement of factories. With the help of workers and factory officials interviews in shoe factories, site visits, and spatial analysis techniques this research provides insights into the actual indoor environment of the factories in terms of spatial arrangement. This actual indoor environment is further comparatively analysed by existing standards for industrial buildings which helped to find out the potential areas for improvement. The findings of this research work aim at identifying the potential areas and best practices for improvement in spatial configuration of shoe factories which will contribute to workers' comfort.

This study highlights the value of computational modeling in health care infection prevention planning, especially in response to climate-induced community risk factors. It investigates the relationship between Socioecological Modeling features and Principal Component Analysis derived parameters in a Decision Tree classification model, predicting regional risk levels of Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health care-associated infections (MRSA) Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI). The research confirms that climate-related factors, such as housing instability and medical infrastructure strain, impact regional infectivity risks, influencing health care environment resilience. It emphasizes the link between Clostridioides difficile and MRSA HAI, highlighting the role of Built Environment Vulnerability. These findings have vital implications for hospital predesign, material selection, layout, and hand sanitization device choices, and underscore optimizing patient flow in health care environment planning.

Stretchable electronic devices are progressively deployed in many applications of mechanical, electrical, and bio-medical engineering. These circuits are made of stretchable and flexible substrate, as well as conductive ink, and various electronic components. The choice of components and layouts for the substrate and conductive ink can regulate the stretchability of stretchable circuits. On top of that, the substance utilized to create the conductive ink must have high electrical conductivity and strong adherence to the substrate in order to produce a high-quality stretchable printed circuit. Thus, this study focused on the development of stretchable conductive ink using silver powder as a conductive filler and PDMS-OH as a binder. The mechanical properties of the synthesized ink were investigated via simple uniaxial tensile testing method and nanoindentation technique, respectively. Accordingly, the modulus of elasticity, tensile stress and yield stress of the ink were obtained as 5.72 MPa, 1.195 MPa, and 0.86 MPa, congruently at 137% strain before undergoing failure. The experimental stress-strain data was then employed on the elastic-plastic constitutive model to investigate the elastomeric properties of the ink as it is an alternative method of lengthy and expensive procedures of validating different polymers. Moreover, the hardness and reduced modulus of the ink were evaluated by nanoindentation method using 5 mN maximum load with 0.5 mN/s loading/unloading rate and 2 secs holding time. Consequently, the hardness and reduced modulus values were obtained as 1.45 MPa and 34.53 MPa, respectively. These values were further validated by Oliver-Pharr method, and were in a good agreement.

Warehouses without aisles: Layout design of a multi-deep rack climbing robotic system