Neoliberal Timescapes of Infrastructuring an Environmental Footprint: Configuring Carbon Emissions as Flexibly Substitutable Placeholders by Ingmar Lippert

“…To devise a time-sensitive infrastructural analysis, this problematisation adopts Barbara Adam’s timescapes perspective and Lucy Suchman’s concept of configuration. …”
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An Adaptive Maximum Power Output Sustaining System for a Photovoltaic Power Plant Based on a Robust Predictive Control Approach by I. Elzein, Yu. N. Petrenko

“…As compared to the proposed adaptive/modified model predictive controller for Perturb and Observe algorithm we illustrate that by adopting this method we will get to establish more accurate and efficient results of the obtained power in any dynamic environmental conditions: advantages as on regulation time (six times under the accepted experimental conditions) and by the number of fluctuations.…”
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Life cycle sustainability assessment and optimization of seismic retrofit solutions for RC frame structures by Hafiz Asfandyar Ahmed, Zhenru Wang, Yaohan Li

“…The recent catastrophic seismic hazards have emphasized the crucial need for retrofitting structures built before adopting modern seismic building codes. This study presents a life-cycle sustainability assessment framework to evaluate various seismic retrofit strategies for reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures in earthquake-prone regions. …”
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JSTC: Travel Time Prediction with a Joint Spatial-Temporal Correlation Mechanism by Alfateh M. Tag Elsir, Alkilane Khaled, Pengfei Wang, Yanming Shen

“…Then, we enhance our model performance through adopting a multi-head attention module to learn the attentional weights of the spatial, temporal, and external features based on their contributions to the output and speed up the training process. …”
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Analysis of Factors Affecting Use Behavior towards Mobile Payment Apps: A SEM Approach by Ashish A. Linge, Tushar Chaudhari, Baldeo B. Kakde, Mahesh Singh

“…Availability sampling and purposive sampling techniques were adopted for the final selection of the respondents. …”
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Applying Participatory Communication Principles in Covid-19 Health Message Dissemination in a Rural South African Municipality by Israel Fadipe, Tshepang Molale

“…The study is significant in that it shows how linear communication methods are often employed by municipalities to interact with community members are futile, especially when citizens need to be persuaded to adopt new behaviour, such as during health emergencies like cholera, Ebola or COVID-19. …”
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Job Shop Scheduling Based on Digital Twin Technology: A Survey and an Intelligent Platform by Haifei Yu, Songjian Han, Dongsheng Yang, Zhiyong Wang, Wei Feng

“…Digital twin technology is adopted to solve the problem of job shop scheduling, which provides the possibility for the intelligent development of workshops. …”
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Effect of Source Type on Pore Structure and Properties of Aerated Geopolymer Concrete by Luma D. Mohammed, Ameer A. Hilal, Ghada H. Alwan

“…In general, an environmentally friendly lightweight material with strength and absorption better than those of autoclaved aerated concrete was produced by adopting a geopolymerization process.…”
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Cyclone Idai Disaster in Zimbabwe: A New Testament ethical analysis of Matthew 24:37–39 by Lovejoy Chabata

“…Matthew 24:37–39 cast the story of Noah who adopted a disaster response framework in the form of an ark, which was going to float above the floods to prevent loss of fauna and human lives. …”
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Study of Durability of Concrete with Fly Ash as Fine Aggregate under Alternative Interactions of Freeze-Thaw and Carbonation by Mingjie Mao, Dongsheng Zhang, Qiuning Yang, Wenbo Zhang

“…In addition, microstructural analysis techniques including scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction are adopted to reveal the deterioration mechanism of alternating freeze-thaw and carbonation. …”
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Effective techniques for developing advanced vocabulary skills in English language by Yu. Kovalenko

“…In summary, recognizing the importance of vocabulary in language acquisition and adopting innovative strategies for vocabulary development are essential steps to enable students to realize the full potential of language, promote academic and professional excellence, and embark on a journey of lifelong learning and personal growth.…”
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Application of ensemble learning techniques to model the atmospheric concentration of SO2 by A. Masih

“…In view of pollution prediction modeling, the study adopts homogenous (random forest, bagging, and additive regression) and heterogeneous (voting) ensemble classifiers to predict the atmospheric concentration of Sulphur dioxide. …”
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FARMERS RELUCTANCE TO USING PROTECTED CULTIVATION IN BAGHDAD PROVINCE AND WAYS TO ADDRESS IT by A. H. Ali, S. O. Fayyadh

“…It can be concluded the importance of adopting the results of as a working basis for the purpose of farmers continuing to use protected cultivation for vegetables. …”
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A Dynamic Information-Based Parking Guidance for Megacities considering Both Public and Private Parking by Jong-Ho Shin, Namhun Kim, Hong-bae Jun, Duck Young Kim

“…To resolve this problem, many cities adopt parking guidance system as a part of intelligent transportation system (ITS). …”
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Organ transplantation through historical and religious aspects with reference to Montenegro by Peličić Damir N.

“…Montenegro is one of the signatories of the Istanbul Declaration, which strictly prohibits the trade in human organs. In 2009, a law was adopted in Montenegro that allows organ transplantation for medical purposes, which is in accordance with European and international legislation. …”
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Optimal Operation of Distributed Generations in Four-Wire Unbalanced Distribution Systems considering Different Models of Loads by Xiuling Jin, Zohre Moradi, Rohollah Rashidi

“…To test the benefits of the introduced approach, a 13-bus distribution system has been adopted so that the optimal operation of DGs in the distribution network has been able to reduce the unbalanced situation of the network compared to the power flow studies. …”
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Modeling and Simulation of Traffic Congestion for Mixed Traffic Flow with Connected Automated Vehicles: A Cell Transmission Model Approach by Yunxia Wu, Yalan Lin, Rong Hu, Zilan Wang, Bin Zhao, Zhihong Yao

“…Firstly, the Newell, adaptive cruise control (ACC), and cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) models are adopted to capture the car-following behavior of different vehicles. …”
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Development of a Hybridized Model for Predicting the Life Span of Power Transformers by O.O. Olaluwoye, A.A. Okubanjo, O.K. Oyetola, P.O. Alao, O.G. Olasunkanmi

“…The second stage involved the hybridisation of the developed DP model with another rate constant model adopted from Arrhenius. This stage was also implemented in Matrix Laboratory 8.2 (R2013b)  environment. …”
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Farmers’ Willingness to Pay a High Premium for Different Types of Agricultural Insurance: Evidence from Inner Mongolia, China by Xinya Guo, Yuanfeng Zhao, Muhammad Umer Arshad, Yufei Gong

“…Therefore, this study provides insights into risk reduction design that suggests adopting and encouraging different agricultural insurance products.…”
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Standing at Cultural Crossroads: Erskine Nicol’s Representations of Ireland by Amélie Dochy

“…Néanmoins, certaines compositions de Nicol s’éloignent du style écossais pour adopter un mode plus caricatural, notamment dans les années 1850, ou encore réaliste, en particulier dans les œuvres évoquant la vie quotidienne des Irlandais. …”
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