Tips on Establishing a Robotics Program in an Academic Setting by William D. Steers

“…This report reviews the steps to assess, plan, initiate, and maintain a robotics program at an academic institution with the hope that other programs can benefit from lessons acquired by early adopters of this expensive technology.…”
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Improving Elementary School Teacher Candidates’ Views of Nature of Science Through Intensive Education by Tugba Ecevit, Yalcin Yalaki, Sevgi Kingir

“…After the applied educational program, STs’ views of nature of science improved and they adopted more contemporary views of science. As a result, a long-term intervention with multiple methods of teaching with different kinds of activities was found to be an effective approach for improving STs’ understanding of nature of science.…”
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Evaluation of Residential Parking Spots Sharing Effects Based on Practical Experience by Chu Zhang, Jun Chen

“…Two Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) models emphasizing the individual and societal points of view were adopted. Results revealed that the spots’ physical factors, including spot type, visibility, ease of parking, and distances to major surrounding buildings, along with owners’ sharing willingness and preferences, tend to pose significant influences on the rental effects from both individual and social benefit perspectives. …”
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BOREDOM AND DEMOGRAPHICS AS PREDICTORS OF INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG POLYTECHNIC LIBRARY USERS IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA by GODWIN OBERHIRI-ORUMAH, ESHARENANA E. ADOMI

“… This study examined boredom and demographics as predictors of internet addiction among polytechnic library users in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. The population for the study was 3,302 library users from which a sample size of 412 library users in five federal polytechnics using the multi-stage sampling technique was selected. …”
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Fault Diagnosis Method for Rotating Machinery Based on Hierarchical Amplitude-Aware Permutation Entropy and Pairwise Feature Proximity by Ling Shu, Jinxing Shen, Xiaoming Liu

“…In our method, firstly, HAPPE is adopted to extract the original high and low-frequency fault features of rotating machinery. …”
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Essence of the monitoring system for managing project life cycle at an instrument-making holding by P. A. Zhurina, O. V. Tyagunova

“…The purpose of monitoring is to improve the project management system, identify discrepancies between actual and planned indicators, monitor the project indicators, change the organisation strategy development, proposals to eliminate potential threats. The main tasks adopted as monitoring-screening tools are the identification of key indicators; processing and aggregation of critically necessary information about specific project tasks; identification of external and internal risks; attractors that strongly influence the implementation of the project; issue of operational reports on the project; forecasting and decision-making, development of proposals to correct negative situations; ensuring the integration of the monitoring system in the information environment of the holding. …”
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Seismic Strength and Stiffness for Recycled Aggregate Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Frame by Xianggang Zhang, Jianhui Yang, Yaozong Zhang, Xiang Gao

“…It is possible that the methods including elastic bending moment at the column end, plastic hinge at the column end, and plastic hinge at the column bottom can all be applied to the design calculation of the story shear bearing capacity for the single-layer single-span RACFST frame. The method adopted in this paper can be used to estimate the original elastic layer stiffness of the RACFST frame.…”
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Advances in Energy Conservation of China Steel Industry by Wenqiang Sun, Jiuju Cai, Zhu Ye

“…The course, technical progresses, and achievements of energy conservation of China steel industry (CSI) during 1980–2010 were summarized. Then, the paper adopted e-p method to analyze the variation law and influencing factors of energy consumptions of large- and medium-scale steel plants within different stages. …”
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Evaluation of Blockchain Technology for Supply Chains using an Integrated Fuzzy Cognitive Map-QFD Methodology by Emre Alptekin, Ayça Maden

“…To overcome this challenge, this study aims to prioritize the most critical blockchain characteristics in a supply chain. The study adopts a two-stage Quality Function Deployment (QFD) methodology to rank blockchain characteristics based on supply chain and software requirements. …”
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The BRICS Nations Framework for Curbing Carbon Emissions: Evidence From Energy Intensity, Renewable Energy, and Environmental Policy by Xuying Zhu, Hadi Hussain, Song Fang

“…In accordance, the present study suggests adopting a versatile and inclusive policy approach to effectively decrease carbon emissions, providing insights for policymakers in crafting climate change mitigation strategies and fostering sustainable development.…”
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Marx, le marxisme et les historiens de la Révolution française au XXe siècle   by Julien Louvrier

“…L’auteur adopte une démarche résolument diachronique. Partant des analyses de Marx lui-même sur la Révolution française, il montre combien les écrits de Marx, souvent associé à Engels sur la question, sont toujours précisément contextualisés et liés à la recherche de compréhension du moment présent. …”
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Multi-resource constrained elective surgical scheduling with Nash equilibrium toward smart hospitals by Jun Xue, Zhi Li, Shuangli Zhang

“…Finally, to narrow the gap between the optimal surgical scheduling solution and actual hospital operations, digital twin (DT) technology is adopted to build a physical-virtual hospital surgery simulation model. …”
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Belarus’ Sovereignty in Question: Assessing its de facto Sovereign Status in the Shadow of Russia by Arūnas Molis, Sara Pastorello

“…To illustrate the application of our framework, we adopt a case study approach focused on Belarus. As a nation situated at the crossroads of Eastern Europe with a history marked by geopolitical contestation and strategic manoeuvring, Belarus provides a compelling context for examining sovereignty dynamics. …”
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Use of Digital Twins-Based Intelligent Navigation Visual Sensing Technology in Environmental Art Design of Scenic Spots by Chuanbao Sun, Xudong Zhou

“…The new active 3D panoramic vision sensor is achieved for which makes the current visual sensing technology developed into the visual perception of body structure. This technology is adopted in the preliminary design of environmental art in the scenic spot, and it can predict the design feasibility of environmental art in the scenic spot, avoid mistakes in decision-making to a great extent and save human and material resources. …”
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Numerical Investigation of the Landslide and Its Surge: A Case Study of the Gongjiafang Landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area by Yunyun Fan, Dongyang Ma, Xu Sun

“…Compared with empirical methods, the numerical model adopted could reproduce the process of disasters chain more accurately and effectively and then improve the understanding of the disaster chain. …”
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Data augmentation with occluded facial features for age and gender estimation by Lu En Lin, Chang Hong Lin

“…Previous methods achieved promising results on constrained data sets with strict environmental settings, but the results on unconstrained data sets are still far from perfect. The proposed method adopted three simple occlusion techniques, blackout, random brightness, and blur, and each simulates a different kind of challenge that would be encountered in real‐world applications. …”
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Seismic Response Analysis and Evaluation of Laminated Rubber Bearing Supported Bridge Based on the Artificial Neural Network by Bingzhe Zhang, Kehai Wang, Guanya Lu, Weizuo Guo

“…Laminated rubber bearings are commonly adopted in small-to-medium span highway bridges in earthquake-prone areas. …”
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Study on Mechanical Properties and Optimum Fiber Content for Basalt/Polyacrylonitrile Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete by Zhenhai Zeng, Chuanxi Li, Zhuoyi Chen, Lu Ke

“…In this paper, basalt fiber (B fiber) and polyacrylonitrile fiber (P fiber) were adopted. The mechanical properties such as compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and bending toughness of concrete specimens with different fiber volumes were tested. …”
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The Role of Government micro financing in the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship (Case Study: Radkan Rural District) by Shadi khoob, Hamdollah Sojasi Qeidari, Aliakbar Anabestani

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of government micro-credits on rural entrepreneurship development in Radkan. Adopting an applied, developmental, and descriptive-analytical approach, data was collected through documentary, library, and field research. …”
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Dynamic vs. Static Wholesale Pricing Strategies in a Dual-Channel Green Supply Chain by Yongzhao Wang, Xiaojie Sun

“…Second, the manufacturer prefers to adopt the dynamic wholesale pricing strategy in most cases and prefers the static one only when the consumers in both channels have relatively high energy efficiency perceptions. …”
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