Discovering non-associated pressure-sensitive plasticity models with EUCLID by Haotian Xu, Moritz Flaschel, Laura De Lorenzis

“…We construct a material model library for pressure-sensitive plasticity models with non-associated flow rules in four steps: (1) a Fourier series describes an arbitrary yield surface shape in the deviatoric stress plane; (2) a pressure-sensitive term in the yield function defines the shape of the shear failure surface and determines plastic deformation under tension; (3) a compression cap term determines plastic deformation under compression; (4) a non-associated flow rule may be adopted to avoid the excessive dilatancy induced by plastic deformations. …”
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Nonpharmacological Modulation of Chronic Inflammation in Parkinson’s Disease: Role of Diet Interventions by Stefania Kalampokini, Anouck Becker, Klaus Fassbender, Epameinondas Lyros, Marcus M. Unger

“…PD patients should be highly encouraged to adopt corresponding lifestyle modifications, in order to improve not only PD symptoms, but also general quality of life. …”
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Piscivores, Trophic Cascades, and Lake Management by Ray W. Drenner, Ray K. David Hambright

“…Though often accepted as a paradigm in the ecological literature and adopted by lake managers as a basis for lake management strategies, the trophic cascading interactions hypothesis has not received the unequivocal support (in the form of rigorous experimental testing) that might be expected of a paradigm. …”
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China’s Perceptions of Russia during the Ukraine Conflict by Srikanth Kondapalli

“…Initially, China refrained from criticizing Russia's military actions and adopted a "neutral" or "independent" stance in response to Western criticism. …”
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A Comparative Study on India’s Green Tax Policies Vis-a-Vis China with Reference to Environmental Justice in the Automobile Industry by Naresh Anguralia and Shamsher Singh

“…A key aim of this study is to provide insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the green taxation policies adopted by each country in the automotive sector, as well as their implications for achieving environmental justice, by analyzing the scope, enforcement, impact on vulnerable communities, industry implications, and alignment with international commitments.…”
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Experiment Investigation on Stress Characteristics of Grouting Microsteel Pipe Piles with Cement-Soil Wall by Shujuan Yang, Mingyi Zhang, Xiaoyu Bai, Xueying Liu, Chen Zheng

“…In this study based on a project in soil-rock layers in Qingdao, China, a new type of support combining microsteel pipe piles mounted in cement-soil piles and anchors was adopted and studied. The inner force change laws and bearing capacity of microsteel pipe piles were discussed through in situ stress measurement and laboratory antibending tests on three microsteel pipe piles. …”
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Evolution of EFTA in Differentiated Integration within Europe by V. V. Zolotukhin

“…While earlier scholarly perspectives on the phenomenon were limited in criteria and tools, subsequent empirical developments have provided a more nuanced understanding. The DI models adopted by EFTA member states closely resemble those of the EU, highlighting their alignment. …”
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INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY ON TRAFFICKERS by Paul Nwala

“…The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), as guardian of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto, assists States in their efforts to implement the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Trafficking in Persons Protocol). This paper adopted the content analysis research method. Data was gathered and analyzed critically from various sources, including Anti[1]Trafficking Review Journals and UNODC reports as well as other writers and reportson human trafficking and criminal liability. …”
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ALTERNATIVE PARADIGM TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA by Lawal Ayofe BAKARE, Victoria Olubukola OGUNYEMI

“… This study investigated the influence of Community Based Organisation on community development in the selected local government areas of Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design and utilized primary data obtained through the administration of questionnaires. …”
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Dual-Mode Encryption for UC-Secure String OT from Learning with Errors by Momeng Liu, Yupu Hu, Qiqi Lai, Shanshan Zhang, Huiwen Jia, Wen Gao, Baocang Wang

“…In this work, we put forward a modified dual-mode encryption cryptosystem under the decisional LWE assumption, from which we can derive a UC-secure string OT with both full-fledged dual-mode security and better efficiency on transmitting strings. The key technique we adopt is a key reconciliation scheme proposed by Jiang et al. …”
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Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes Mortality Attributable to Particulate Matter Pollution in China and the U.S. by Xiaoxue Liu, Maigeng Zhou, Chuanhua Yu, Zhi-Jiang Zhang

“…Consequently, it is necessary to educate the nation with the correct knowledge and adopting policies on pollutant emission and techniques to reduce air pollution in China.…”
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The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf: History, Key Achievements and Development Prospects by E. S. Melkumyan

“…The author emphasizes that the GCC’s ability to adopt a joint position based on a compromise should be credited to the leaders of the member-states. …”
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Synergy and Communication of IoT Industry Development Strategies in the Perspective of Low Carbon Economy by Shaobo Lu

“…From the perspective of enterprises using game analysis method research shows that the development process of IoT industry under low-carbon economy first adopts the important benchmarking significance of enterprise technology innovation behavior and its effect on potential enterprises and then pays attention to the government financial and tax policies and market cultivation on the coincidence between different types of IoT enterprises. …”
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Building belief, achieving balance: how organizational climate fosters self-efficacy for a fulfilling work–life by Ishret Fayaz, Farzana Gulzar

“…Design/methodology/approach – Adopting a quantitative research design, this study utilized a survey methodology to collect data from women employees in 11 universities within Jammu and Kashmir. …”
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Genome-editing opportunities to enhance cattle productivity in the tropics by Luiz Sergio de Almeida Camargo, Jorge Fernando Pereira

“…Several strategies have been adopted in an attempt to overcome such hurdles in the tropical regions, but definitive solutions are yet to be implemented. …”
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State of climate smart agriculture (CSA) practices in the North Central and Northwest zones Nigeria by Isaiah Gabriel, Frank Olajuwon, Dominik Klauser, Blessing Michael, Mara Renn

“…The majority (87.2%) of farmers has adopted at least one climate resilient trait in crops. …”
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A systematic mapping study of source code representation for deep learning in software engineering by Hazem Peter Samoaa, Firas Bayram, Pasquale Salza, Philipp Leitner

“…We use a systematic mapping study to investigate i detail the representation approaches adopted in 103 studies that use DL in the context of software engineering. …”
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An Ecolevel Estimation Method of Individual Driver Performance Based on Driving Simulator Experiment by Yiping Wu, Xiaohua Zhao, Ying Yao, Jian Rong

“…Because of obvious advantage in mining hidden relationship, machine learning was adopted to explore the complicated relationship between driver performance and vehicle fuel consumption and thus to predict the ecolevel of individual driver performance in this study. …”
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‘An Important Exercise of Care and Attention’: How the International Geological Expedition Was Established in Mongolia by Narma A. Kamandzhaev

“…In our opinion, the contradictions were rooted in differing visions of the IGE’s goals adopted by Mongolia and European socialist countries. …”
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A Precise Analysis of the Behavior of Pit Side Tunnels Caused by Deep Excavation by Huasheng Sun, Yuexin Zhao, Yadong Chen, Jiahui Li

“…The purpose of this research is to bridge the existing disparity by adopting the hypoplastic model, which effectively captures soil stiffness that is dependent on soil state, strain, and stress path, even at small strains, as well as soil strength, based on reported centrifuge model tests. …”
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