Resource- Based Conflict and Rural Poverty in Benue State by W. Yio Benjamin

“…It finally submits that everything should be done by government and other concerned stakeholders towards timely resolution of the conflict. The methodology adopted for the study is a historical methodology, utilizing materials from both primary and secondary sources. …”
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A Time-Domain Boundary Element Method for Wave Diffraction in a Two-Layer Fluid by Ying Gou, Xin-jia Chen, Teng Bin

“…An artificial damping layer is adopted both on the free surface and interface to avoid the wave reflection. …”
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Geneva. An Urban Sociodemographic Database by Michel Oris, Olivier Perroux, Grazyna Ryczkowska, Reto Schumacher, Adrien Remund, Gilbert Ritschard

“… The Geneva databases are a data resource covering the period 1800–1880 for the city of Geneva, and occasionally the canton of Geneva. The research team adopted an alphabetical sampling approach, collecting data on individuals whose surname begins with the letter B. …”
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Experimental Study to Determine the Failure Criteria of Concrete at Its Early-Age by Hongyan Ding, Lei Zhang, Puyang Zhang

“…The delay of theoretical advancement in this field resulted into a mismatch between the rough theories and the advanced algorithms, which were adopted for the estimation and analysis of early-age concrete structures. …”
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Why TEI Stand-off Markup Authoring Needs Simplification by Raffaele Viglianti

“…Stand-off techniques are well documented in the TEI Guidelines and their use is encouraged. They are not widely adopted, however, except in their simplest forms, because they introduce considerable managerial overhead to a project’s workflow. …”
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IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONING OF TERRITORIAL PUBLIC SELF-GOVERNMENT (USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE KHABAROVSK CITY URBAN DISTRICT) by Vitaly E. Morozov

“…Based on the results of the analysis of individual stages of legislative consolidation of TPSG, in this article the author comes to the conclusion, firstly, that there are three such stages, which are related to the number of adopted legislative acts on local self-government, and, secondly, about the changes in regional legal regulation in this area. …”
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Sensitivity Improvement of Optical Computed Tomography Scanners for Scanning Gel Dosimeters by Aza Ismael Abdi

“…Commercially available multi-wavelength lasers provide a variety of power and wavelength ranges. Adopting multi-wavelength light sources instead of single-wavelength laser sources increases the price of the system by less than 5%, which is justifiable and ignorable due to the considerably increased performance and sensitivity. …”
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Crowd Density Estimation of Scenic Spots Based on Multifeature Ensemble Learning by Xiaohang Xu, Dongming Zhang, Hong Zheng

“…The method first uses human head width as a reference to separate the foreground into multiple levels of blocks. Then it adopts the first-level SVR model to roughly predict the three features extracted from image blocks, including D-SIFT, ULBP, and GIST, and the prediction results are used as new features for the second-level SVR model for fine prediction. …”
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THE MOTHER GOOSE PIANO SUITE - AN AESTHETIC PARADIGM OF RAVEL’S MUSIC by Attila FODOR

“…By evocating the fantastic universe of tales, Ravel reveals his childish, sensitive personality and aesthetic credo focused on the permanent aspiration to Beauty, and melancholy, as well as the fear of losing it. These principles adopted from the views of his mentor, E. A. Poe, appear in his art through a continuous pursuit of perfection, balance, compositional sophistication and refinement, elegance, playfulness and illusionism. …”
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THE ROLE OF THE MULTINATIONAL JOINT TASK FORCE IN COUNTER INSURGENCY IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA: THE BOKO- HARAMINSURGENCY by ODO CHRISTOPHER UBA

“…The research uses both primary and secondary sources of data from various experts and stakeholders in Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe in the North Eastern Nigeria and Nigeria Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru near Jos Data was generated through questionnaires, interviews and Focus Group Discussions which were later analysed using descriptive method and thematic and content analysis of the secondary data. System theory was adopted and the genesis of insurgency in North Western Nigeria was traced. …”
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The culture of memory of Serbian builders of recent times by Kadijević Aleksandar

“…However, in spite of the progress evident, a culture of memory in terms of the architectural discipline(s) lacks organizational cohesion and consistent criteria, as well as a long-term plan for its fostering, as evident from the notable absence of such from Serbia's recently adopted National Architectural Strategy (2023-2035).…”
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Adaptive Multihypothesis Prediction Algorithm for Distributed Compressive Video Sensing by Jinxiu Zhu, Ning Cao, Yu Meng

“…In the proposed framework, consistent block-based random measurement for each video frame is adopted at the encoder independently. Meanwhile, a mode decision algorithm is applied in CS-blocks via block-based correlation measurements at the decoder. …”
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Beyond the immediate: exploring the long-term effects of COVID-19 on urban retail in Seoul, South Korea by Kyeong Hee Seo

“…These policy recommendations align with the need for place-based strategies to mitigate the socio-economic impacts of pandemics, as emphasized by international organizations. By adopting nuanced, context-specific approaches, cities can better prepare for and respond to future health crises while fostering sustainable urban systems and economic resilience.…”
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Examination Stress Results in Attentional Bias and Altered Neural Reactivity in Test-Anxious Individuals by Xiaocong Zhang, Yunying Dong, Renlai Zhou

“…A classic dot-probe paradigm was adopted with a test-related/test-unrelated threatening word and a neutral word pair as cues. …”
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FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE STUDENT’S PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS, LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN UNIVERSITY OF BENIN by GABRIEL E. ARAINRU, CHUKWUMA SUNDAY LATOR

“…The study differs from previous related studies in terms of the location/clime in which the study was carried out which could affect the study generally. The research design adopted for the research was the descriptive survey research design. …”
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Safety Management in Sea Reclamation Construction: A Case Study of Sanya Airport, China by Jinchao Ma, Wei Zhong, Xiaoliu Zhu

“…Finally, control measures are adopted to ensure a safe vibration and sinking procedure for the steel cylinders. …”
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Exploring Ethno-Religious Identity and its Impact on the Struggles of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria's Fourth Republic by Mahmud IDREES Gana

“…Theoretically, the paper adopted the conflict trap. The paper employed a secondary method of data collection and analysis based on the collection of data from books, journals, and web-based materials, among others. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimal Travel Route Recommendation for Tourists by Improved Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm by Haodong Sun, Yanyan Chen, Jianming Ma, Yang Wang, Xiaoming Liu, Jiachen Wang

“…Finally, an improved ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm with a novel extensible heuristic factor approach is adopted to search the multi-objective optimal travel routes according to the popularity of attractions and travel time of tourists. …”
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Collider and CMB complementarity of leptophilic dark matter with light Dirac neutrinos by Debasish Borah, Nayan Das, Sahabub Jahedi, Bhavya Thacker

“…Abstract We study the discovery prospects of leptophilic dark matter (DM) in future lepton colliders by considering the light neutrinos to be of Dirac type. Adopting an effective field theory (EFT) approach, we write down dimension six operators connecting the standard model (SM) fields, light Dirac neutrinos and DM. …”
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FIRM ATTRIBUTES AND PROFIT MANIPULATION AGGREGATE AMONG QUOTED NIGERIAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES by Samson Oyewole OLABISI

“…Therefore, this study investigated the effect of firm attributes on EM practices. The study adopted ex-post facto design. Published facts were collected from the financial statements of 56 purposively selected quoted industrial organisations in Nigeria from 2003 to 2020 to achieve this objective. …”
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