Aryan Shahabian

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Do you use and suggest any free summarizing tool for academic writing?

I have read a bit about digital summarizing tools (for instance, see the pages below) but I'm wondering if they're useful in academic writing especially in lit review. What's your opinion and...

17 August 2020 698 6 View

What are the similarities and differences between "Randomized Controlled Trials" (RCT) and "Factorial Design of Experiments (FDoE)"?

In Factorial Design of Experiments, each factor has different levels, one level can be considered as the base level. The cases/specimens sharing this base level can be considered as a control...

13 April 2020 597 3 View

How efficiently does Eduroam work at your university, city or counrty in general?

I live and study in Vienna, Austria. You know Austria is a wealthy and developed country, and Vienna is well-known for high standards and quality of living and it has been on the top of the list...

10 December 2019 7,938 11 View

How reliable and valid is ETABS software?

ETABS is a well-known software program for structural engineering. It claims to check the design with valid standards. However, as it is not open-source it's not very clear how it processes the...

12 October 2019 3,717 7 View

Is there any hierarchy among the three pillars of sustainability (environmental, social, and economic)?

Often the three pillars of sustainability are presented equally using a Venn diagram, but sometimes they are shown in hierarchical order as environmental, social, and economic (see the link...

01 September 2019 7,705 27 View

In what cases appendices of a dissertation become larger than the main text?

What criteria determines whether something should remain in the main text or should become an appendix?

09 August 2019 5,340 5 View

How do you perform a sensitivity analysis for an unknown model with a small sample size?

I have run a number of time-consuming complex simulations: -approx. 200 samples -input parameters are not definable as simple numerical values (they are like: low, mid, high, etc.) So, input...

31 July 2019 3,155 7 View

How many research questions can a doctoral dissertation cover?

In many PhD dissertations there's one research question that the whole research tries to answer. However, others have addressed multiple interrelated or compound research questions; e.g., they may...

13 May 2019 2,357 27 View

What are some of the fastest ways to learn a new programming language?

For somebody who already knows some programming skills and languages, what are the best and fastest strategies to master other programming languages?

25 April 2019 6,373 16 View

What is the relationship between Design Research and Research Design?

I would be grateful if you could reply by referring to valid scientific literature sources.

12 April 2019 7,514 3 View

Is the future predictable?

How (un)predictable is the future? Why do we try to predict the future in engineering sciences? How effective is performing Life-Cycle Assessment aiming to fulfill the sustainable development...

22 March 2019 8,960 61 View

How much water is consumed for curing (1 m3 of) concrete?

Here I'm specifically looking for data about "curing" phase. I would appreciate it if you could also cite references.

24 January 2019 5,239 4 View

Could you list some literature sources on the probability of different global warming scenarios?

I would like to know for instance the likelihood of +4° in 2100.

18 January 2019 2,877 5 View

What are the pros and cons of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Many scholars have written about the strengths and weaknesses of the 17 SDGs. What is your opinion?

21 September 2018 7,686 11 View

How effective is the variation of wind speed caused by surrounding structures on heating/cooling energy demands of a building?

Comparing a building in a low density area, with another one located in a dense urban neighborhood; the wind speed on facades and therefore the temperature of the facade elements varies. Is the...

13 January 2018 437 2 View

Do you have a list for Embodied Energy in different strength classes of concrete?

I am looking for a list of amounts of embodied energy in different strength classes of concrete (e.g. c30/37, c40/50, c60/75, etc.). I could find some data about embodied carbon but nothing about...

19 January 2017 4,978 1 View

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a "design research" done by a group of people, in comparison with the ones done by individuals?

Design researches are commonly done by group of researchers or participants. What if an individual does it?

17 January 2016 1,482 8 View

Call for Abstracts - Noticeable for the scientific staff and students of TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), Austria

6th Vienna young Scientists Symposium, TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), Austria June 25-26, 2020 Consisting of four mini-symposia, the symposium has an overall theme of "Technology,...

01 January 1970 7,964 10 View

Publication opportunity for researchers in sustainable smart cities and urban planning in a new peer-reviewed journal

If your research papers are on the topics listed below this text, you could submit them to the International Journal of Urban Planning and Smart Cities (IJUPSC), a new peer-reviewed journal that...

01 January 1970 380 12 View