Thermal Effect on Structural Interaction between Energy Pile and Its Host Soil by Qingwen Li, Lu Chen, Lan Qiao

“…In this study, a comprehensive method using theoretical derivations and numerical simulation was adopted to analyze the structural interaction between the energy pile and its host soil. …”
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A Hybrid Wavelet Transform Based Short-Term Wind Speed Forecasting Approach by Jujie Wang

“…In order to find the optimal network architecture, the partial autocorrelation function is adopted to determine the number of neurons in the input layer, and an experimental simulation is made to determine the number of neurons within each hidden layer in the modeling process of TNN. …”
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WORKPLACE GENDER INEQUALITY: ASSESSING INTERSECTIONAL BARRIERS EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN OF COLOUR IN REACHING UPPER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN THE WORKPLACE by IFEOMA CLARE OKORONTA, DYMYTRO KYLYMNYUK

“…Both Intersectionality and Black Feminist theories were adopted for the study. The findings show that women of colour - Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African women, face unique challenges due to the double jeopardy of experiencing gender and racial discrimination simultaneously, which can hinder their progression to upper management positions and they are significantly underrepresented in senior leadership positions. …”
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Propagation pattern of cracks around a shale borehole via the cohesive element method by Dexu Sun

“…Therefore, in combination with rock mechanics theory and fracture mechanics theory, the cohesive element method is adopted to establish a numerical model for differential crack propagation due to bottomhole pressure on the basis of the B-K fracture criterion. …”
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Impact of Toxic Leadership on Employee Performance by Christian Wiradendi Wolor, Ardiansyah Ardiansyah, Rofi Rofaida, Ahmad Nurkhin, Mahmoud Ali Rababah

“…Using surveys and structural equation modeling, a quantitative strategy was adopted (SEM). The research sample amounted to 400 taken from 8 locations in Indonesia. …”
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New Link Functions for Distribution–Specific Quantile Regression Based on Vector Generalized Linear and Additive Models by V. F. Miranda-Soberanis, T. W. Yee

“…Our parametric quantile regression approach adopts VGLMs/VGAMs because they can handle multiple linear predictors and encompass many distributions beyond the exponential family. …”
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MycoNews 2020: President’s message, news, reports, awards, personalia, book news, and correspondence by David L. Hawksworth

“…This contribution continues with news of 10 new mycological books published in 2019 or 2020 and concludes with a letter on the appropriateness of adopting the term ‘Funga’.…”
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The Critical Success Factors for Sustainability Financial Technology in Vietnam: A Partial Least Squares Approach by Van Phuoc Nguyen

“…Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling has been adopted to analyze the data through SmartPLSv3. For better understanding, we emphasize that companies within the same industry may exhibit different CSFs due to anomalies in their environmental situation or strategic situations, which might pose as a challenge for this study and the future exploration towards a general set of CSFs for sustainability fintech companies. …”
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Pour une approche politique des réseaux dans la recherche en tourisme

“…De nouvelles perspectives et de nouvelles pistes d’enquête sur ce qui se passe réellement peuvent s’ouvrir pour les chercheurs qui adoptent une ontologie de réseau, s’ils discutent, déconstruisent et critiquent les théories, outils, cadres conceptuels des politiques et des sciences politiques.…”
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Une période de discontinuité dans la vie d’Urbanistica : 1985-1990 by Paola Savoldi

“…During a brief period until 1990, the journal profoundly changed in terms of subjects covered, languages adopted, role and treatment of images, publisher, and, above all, the editorial board’s method of work and research. …”
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A Novel Algorithm for Defending Path-Based Denial of Service Attacks in Sensor Networks by Ramzi Saifan, Omar Al-Jarrah

“…Therefore, there is a need to enable intermediate nodes to filter out bogus packets. We adopted a link layer security scheme to enable en route intermediate nodes to filter out any bogus or replayed packet as soon as it is injected into the network. …”
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The madrasah principal’s strategies to maximize teaching and learning processes during the covid-19 pandemic by Syaiful Bahri

“…This research was motivated by the difficulties of Madrasah Jauharussa'adah in carrying out learning processes during the Covid-19 pandemic to describe the Madrasah principal’s strategies to maximize teaching and learning process during such. This research adopted a qualitative approach. The consideration of taking this research object was because the researcher wanted to reveal that not a few educational units were confused in carrying out learning processes during the pandemic COVID-19. …”
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Identifying potential barriers to community participation and use of telecentres: A Survey-based Study by Jeremy Brown

“…Therefore, the present study adopts a community-centred approach by discussing users' views and perceptions and non-users from the local community. …”
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The perception of healthcare workers toward primary healthcare communication in South Africa by Sonja Verwey, Andrea Crystal, Tracey Bessin

“…Against this broad background, it would seem that Government has failed to adopt a fully integrated approach to primary healthcare communication. …”
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Processus de qualification et construction d’un compromis institutionnel territorialisé. La gestion intégrée de l’eau par bassin dans le canton de Fribourg (Suisse) by Arnaud Buchs

“…; secondly, the scale finally adopted does not fit exactly the watershed, even though it is presented as the perfect functional space for regulating water use.…”
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The Translation of Diminutives in Miron Białoszewski’s “A Memoir of the Warsaw Uprising.” A Cognitive Analysis by Prażmo Ewelina, Kowalewski Hubert

“…Levine – A Memoir of the Warsaw Uprising. We adopt the semantic account of the category of the diminutive proposed by John Taylor (1989), which treats meanings of the diminutive as a radial network of interrelated senses. …”
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Les paysages de Kronsberg à Hanovre : approches sonore et multisensorielle by Élise Geisler, Théa Manola

“…These three researches adopt a sensitive approach of the landscape with similar methods (interviews, commented courses, sound journal/multisensory bag). …”
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Meaning and authority: the social construction of an 'author' among information behaviour researchers by Michael Olsson

“…<br><b>Analysis.</b> The study adopted an inductive approach to data analysis, based on the 'constant comparison' approach of Glaser and Strauss. …”
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TRANSFORMATIONAL OR INFORMATIONAL HOLIDAYS? AN ANALYSIS OF THE MESSAGE STRATEGIES FOR TECHNOLOGY BRANDS IN ROMANIA by ÎMPUȘCATU ROLAND

“…The research explores the dynamics between messaging strategies (informational and transformational) and user engagement, providing insights into the digital advertising strategies adopted by these brands during the crucial holiday shopping season. …”
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The Shadow of Crime: Impact on Prison Experiences and Recidivism Tendency by Roza Süleymanoğlu

“…A phenomenological approach was adopted, total of 15 people were interviewed and a semi-structured interview form was used. …”
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