Participatory Culture for Social Justice: Students Deploying New Media as a Call to Action and Social Change by Sarah McCorkle

“…After sharing her classroom experience with colleagues in the law school, a second instructor was inspired to conduct a similar project. Law students developed artifacts to educate the public on the difficulties of immigration and the policy barriers which hamper lawful attempts to immigrate to the United States. …”
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Analysing humanities scholars’ data seeking behaviour patterns using Ellis' model by Wenqi Li, Pengyi Zhang, Jun Wang

“…We recruited 27 humanities scholars with diverse academic backgrounds and conducted in-depth interviews. Analysis. A preliminary codebook was developed from existing literature. …”
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Path Planning of Continuum Robot Based on Path Fitting by Guochen Niu, Yunxiao Zhang, Wenshuai Li

“…Then, joint fitting is performed on the existing discrete path according to the kinematic model of Continuum Robot, joint obstacle avoidance was conducted in the process of fitting, and finally, a motion path suitable for the Continuum Robot was selected. …”
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The Effect Of Photo-Activation Method in Polymerization Process Of Different Light-Cured Composite Resins On Hardness And Compression by ايناس غازي يونس, اياد جياد جرجيس, منى يوحنا صليوة

“…Compressive strength (CS) and hardness tests were conducted as part of the physical testing. Tetric N-Ceram composite resin had the highest compressive strength compared to the other materials under investigation, and the hardness test increased as the curing time intervals increased. …”
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Study on Fatigue Test and Life Prediction of Polyurethane Cement Composite (PUC) under High or Low Temperature Conditions by Hongshuai Gao, Quansheng Sun

“…In this paper, the optimum mix ratio of PUC was selected by compressive and flexural tests, and then the bending fatigue test was conducted under strain control mode. Under temperature and external force coupling condition, a method for predicting fatigue life of PUC is proposed by the combination of theoretical deduction and experimental research. …”
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Cuban Agriculture Before 1959: The Social Situation by José Alvarez

“…In 1956-1957, the University Catholic Association (Agrupación Católica Universitaria, ACU) conducted a national survey (Gastón et al., 1957; the original Spanish version can found at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE292 and the English translation at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE297) that, despite the existing critiques discussed below, seemed to confirm the findings of the two censuses. …”
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Design of Compact Trapezoidal Bow-Tie Chipless RFID Tag by Lei Xu, Kama Huang

“…This tag has high data capacity and low cost and can be directly printed on product such as personal ID, credit cards, paper, and textile because it needs only one conductive layer.…”
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Séquence d’introduction de discours représenté : faire ou dire ? by Lotfi Abouda, Nina Rendulic

“…Alongside the micro-diachronic approach, we conducted a study of reported speech with faire from a synchronic perspective, analyzing its value and variation in an interactional context. …”
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Computing Correlation among the Graphs under Lexicographic Product via Zagreb Indices by Muhammad Javaid, Saira Javed, Yasmene F. Alanazi, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alanazi

“…In the end, a comparison among all the aforesaid TIs is also conducted with the help of certain statistical tools for some particular families of generalized total-sum graphs under lexicographic product.…”
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Interface Bond Characterization between Fiber and Cementitious Matrix by Won-Chang Choi, Seok-Joon Jang, Hyun-Do Yun

“…Many researchers have conducted single-fiber pull-out tests using cementitious composites to quantify the interfacial properties between the fiber and cement matrix. …”
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The Deformation Analysis of a Deep Frame Top-Down Excavation in Downtown Shanghai Based on the 3D FEM by Ting Bai, Dong Xie

“…A 3D FEM analysis is conducted to understand the deformation of a 13.9 to 15.2 m deep excavation with an in-plane dimension of about 189 m width and 251 m length constructed by the frame top-down method (FTDM) in the soft clay region in the Shanghai metropolitan area. …”
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Removal of Cu(II) Ions by Leucaena Leucocephala (Subabul) Seed Pods from Aqueous Solutions by A. K. Patil, V. S. Shrivastava

“…Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to study the effect of process parameters like pH, contact time initial Cu(II) ions concentration and adsorbent dose. …”
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Challenges for Novice Developers in Rough Terrain Rescue Robots: A Survey on Motion Control Systems by Branesh M. Pillai, Jackrit Suthakorn

“…Thus, it is imperative to conduct further studies on how to optimize the operations of robots that lack sensors.…”
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An Improved MPPT Algorithm for PV Generation Applications Based on P-U Curve Reconstitution by Yaoqiang Wang, Meiling Zhang, Xian Cheng

“…At last, simulation and comparative analysis are conducted. Results show that, with the proposed algorithm, MPP is tracked accurately, and the misjudgment problem is solved effectively.…”
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Public-Private Partnerships in the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in China: An Illustrative Case Study by Kun Wang, Yongjian Ke

“…A content analysis was conducted on the important project documents to investigate key elements including the planning, construction, risk sharing, profit distribution, and supervision during the execution stage. …”
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Incidence and Trends of Leprosy in the Province of Cienfuegos in a 30-Year Study by Manuel Moisés Sabatés Martínez, Marlene Curbelo Alonso, Yoan Bernardez Cruz

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a clinical and epidemiological study was conducted involving patients diagnosed with leprosy in the province of Cienfuegos. …”
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De l’argument à l’action : la biodiversité au service des jardins familiaux by Jean-Noël Consalès, Sophie Joimel, France Cordier, Cloé Jareno, Élodie-Denise Chenot, Christophe Schwartz

“…At the local level, ecological surveys conducted in certain locations in Marseilles have designated allotment gardens as the reservoirs of an abundant although ordinary biodiversity. …”
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Studying Digital Library Users Over Time: A Follow-up Survey of <i>Early Canadiana Online</i> by Joan Cherry, Wendy Duff

“…The main purpose of the study was to investigate whether the user group or the nature of use had changed since the first survey conducted a year earlier. As in the first survey we also wanted to gather feedback on satisfaction levels and suggestions for improvements to the <em>Early Canadiana Online</em> (ECO) site. …”
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Public administration of higher education as a key to scientific and technological development by E. I. Shumskaya, V. D. Eremina

“…The study examines the “University 3.0” concept, conducts a comparative analysis of higher education as a tool of scientific and technological development (in Russia and Israel), identifies the main problems in this area and suggests possible solutions. …”
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Research Progress of Causal Inference in Bias Elimination by Chen Limanxi

“…Additionally, this paper proposes that using causal inference to eliminate bias is an advanced method, and research teams that reduce bias by building causal relationship models have already studied this approach. This paper conducts a detailed analysis of several cutting-edge studies, exploring the practical application of causal inference in bias elimination and the challenges involved. …”
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