Model Test and Numerical Simulation Analysis on Freezing Effect of Different Freezers in Freeze-Sealing Pipe-Roof Method by Haibing Cai, Yujie Liu, Rongbao Hong, Mengkai Li, Zongjin Wang, Hanglong Ding

“…However, the processing method of ESF is relatively complex, which adopts arc angle steel welding requiring a lot of reverse welding and high welding quality. …”
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Numerical Simulation Study on Construction Effect of Top-Down Construction Method of Suspended Diaphragm Wall for Deep and Large Foundation Pit in Complex Stratum by Yunhui Zhu, Fuxue Sun, Mingqing Liu, Qifeng Liu, Xiaochun Li, Gang Ge

“…In order to study the deformation of a diaphragm wall and the settlement of surrounding soil under the complicated conditions of the deep and soft soil layer, which is underlying inclined rock and top-down construction method, the construction scheme of suspended diaphragm wall based on the engineering practice of Oujiang North Estuary deep and large foundation pit of Wenzhou S2 railway is proposed, and the research method of numerical simulation is adopted in this article. By using Midas GTS finite element software, a three-dimensional model of deep and large foundation pit excavation with top-down construction method is established, and the internal force, deformation, and surface settlement of surrounding soil of suspended diaphragm wall with different depths into rock (1 m, 2 m, and 4 m) are analyzed. …”
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A model for the development of virtual communities for people with long-term, severe physical disabilities by C.M. Tilley, C.S. Bruce, G. Hallam, A.P. Hills

“…</b> A Grounded Theory approach was adopted to inform the investigation. In- depth interviews were conducted with twelve persons with paraplegia, quadriplegia or other severe, long-term physical or mobility disabilities and six health care professionals, service providers, information personnel and policy advisers who were involved in their well-being. …”
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Understanding the Role of Refugees' Entrepreneurship Motives and Challenges in Integration: Evidence From the Food Industry by Ibrahim Cifci, Ozan Atsız

“…Based on the food industry, a qualitative research approach was adopted in this study. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with Syrian refugees in two major European cities (i.e., London and Istanbul). …”
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Monitoring and analysis of reinforced concrete plate-column structures under room temperature and fire based on acoustic emission by Dongye Wang, Yuli Dong, Dashan Zhang, Weihua Wang, Xin Lu

“…The infrared detection technology was adopted to observe how cracks develop under fire. …”
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Coevolving Dynamics between Epidemic and Information Spreading considering the Dependence between Vigilance and Awareness Prevalence by Yixiao Zhang, Xing Lu, Ni Cui, Jingtai Tang, Xiyun Zhang

“…However, a realistic scenario can be more complicated, as individual vigilance and the adopted protective measures may depend on the extent of the discussion on the disease, whereas individuals may be irrational or lack relevant knowledge, leading to improper measures being taken. …”
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Simple Program to Investigate Hysteresis Damping Effect of Cross-Ties on Cables Vibration of Cable-Stayed Bridges by Panagis G. Papadopoulos, Andreas Diamantopoulos, Haris Xenidis, Panos Lazaridis

“…A simplified SDOF model, approximating the fundamental vibration mode, is adopted for every individual cable. The geometric nonlinearity of the cables is taken into account by their geometric stiffness, whereas the material nonlinearities of the cross-ties include compressive loosening, tensile yielding, and hysteresis stress-strain loops. …”
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The Importance of Social Value in the Evaluation of Web Services in the Public Sector by Sunghwan Lee, Sangun Park, Wooju Kim

“…Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS), a standard of Web services, has been adopted to solve the problems of interoperability between WSN devices. …”
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The women’s inclusion agenda: Gender and everyday practices across registers of finance by Tanushree Kaushal, Signe Predmore

“…Financial institutions spanning Global North and South are increasingly adopting an agenda of ‘women’s financial inclusion’. …”
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Unified Design Methodology for a Polycentric Transfemoral Knee Prosthesis Using Kinematic Synthesis by Mertcan Koçak, Erkin Gezgin

“…The stance phase mechanism emphasizes stability through precise control of the instantaneous center of rotation (ICR) and weight-bearing support, while the swing phase mechanism adopts a biomimetic motion trajectory. In order to validate the proposed methodology, kinematic synthesis, numerical simulations, and visual analyses were conducted. …”
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Titanium/FRP hybrid sandwich: in-plane flexural behaviour of short beam specimens by C. Bellini, V. Di Cocco, F. Iacoviello, L.P. Mocanu, L. Sorrentino, R. Borrelli, S. Franchitti

“…Adopting novel sandwich structures with FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) skins and a metallic lattice core, both of which have high specific strength and stiffness, is one way to achieve better mechanical performance while remaining lightweight. …”
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A Rapid Prototyping Environment for Cooperative Advanced Driver Assistance Systems by Kay Massow, Ilja Radusch

“…Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) were strong innovation drivers in recent years, towards the enhancement of traffic safety and efficiency. Today’s ADAS adopt an autonomous approach with all instrumentation and intelligence on board of one vehicle. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Paracetamol, Chlorzoxazone and Diclofenac Sodium in Tablet Dosage Form by High Performance Liquid Chromatography by Madhukar A. Badgujar, Satish G. Pingale, Kiran V. Mangaonkar

“…The method can be easily adopted for quality control analysis.…”
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Intelligent Wireless Sensors with Application to the Identification of Structural Modal Parameters and Steel Cable Forces: From the Lab to the Field by Y. Lei, W. A. Shen, Y. Song, Y. Wang

“…Furthermore, the wireless sensor network embedded with the engineering algorithms is adopted for the identification of structural modal parameters and forces in steel bridge cables. …”
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Enhancing personal development of learners with disabilities through pedagogical practices: Teachers’ perspectives in the High Glen district, Zimbabwe by Loveness Dube, Liana Musekiwa, James Maizere

“…The study explored the pedagogical practices used to improve the personal development of learners with disabilities in inclusive classes. It adopted an interpretive paradigm, a qualitative research approach, and a case study research design. …”
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THE ENIGMA OF WORKING MOTHERS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN NSUKKA L.G.A. OF ENUGU STATE: WORK-FAMILY ROLE CONFLICT by NDUBUISI ONESIMUS OPARAOCHA

“…The study tested two hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance. The study adopted a descriptive statistical method. The population of the study was mothers who were employees of University of Nigeria and College of Education, Nsukka. …”
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Learning the Car-following Behavior of Drivers Using Maximum Entropy Deep Inverse Reinforcement Learning by Yang Zhou, Rui Fu, Chang Wang

“…After clustering the participants into aggressive and conservative groups, the car-following data were used to train the proposed model, a fully connected neural network model, and a recurrent neural network model. Adopting the fivefold cross-validation method, the proposed model was proved to have the lowest root mean squared percentage error and modified Hausdorff distance among the different models, exhibiting superior ability for reproducing drivers’ car-following behaviors. …”
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Research on Modeling and Motion Optimization for an Underactuated Bionic Scorpion Robot Arm by Ning Cao, Jinsheng Liu, Feiling Shen, Xuming Pei, Yupu Liu, Hengyu Li

“…Motion optimization of structural parameters and corresponding motion workspaces verification can be adopted to evaluate motion range and ability. Experiments can be utilized to verify the rationality of theoretical modeling and optimization simulation of bionic scorpion robot arm. …”
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Better than Nothing? The Idea of “Rough Justice” for Individual Compensation in Disaster Cases by Thais Temer, Karina Denari Gomes de Mattos, Maria Cecília de Araujo Asperti

“…Abstract When affecting a considerable number of victims, post-disaster remedy processes face significant obstacles related to assessing and measuring the exact extent of individual losses. Recent cases have adopted the concept of “rough justice”, a method also applied to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and in transitional justice contexts. …”
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Analysis of Body Shapes and Physical Activity Dominant Patterns in a Coloring Books Collection by Vladimir Martínez Bello

“…An independent observational group studied the images of the body through content analysis with a coding scheme using categories (gender, age, somatotype, space and type of physical activity) previously adopted by experts. The <em>Boys´ Doodles</em> <em>Book</em> shows an adult man with different body types, while women are not represented. …”
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