Influence of Concrete Creep on the Bending of a Prestressed Bridge Beam by Petr P. Gaidzhurov, Elvira R. Iskhakova, Nina A. Saveleva

“…Moreover, there are no mechanic-mathematical models of hereditary type oriented to the finite-element method.The concept of modelling of long-term deformation of reinforced concrete structures in a three-dimensional statement, based on the use of the integral deformation modulus of concrete, does not allow one to carry out designing considering the technological prehistory. …”
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SELECTION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FOR ELITE ENGINEERING EDUCATION by Mikhail G. Minin, Natalia S. Mikhaylova, Daria S. Denchuk

“…This paper analyzes the results of research carried out in 2004-2015 to select students for training in the supplementary program of Elite Engineering Education (EEE) of Tomsk Polytechnic University. The authors have designed an admission test system using psychological and pedagogical criteria that predict students' success in learning natural sciences and mathematics, which are the fundamentals of engineering invention. …”
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Exponential Admissibility and H∞ Control of Switched Singular Time-Delay Systems: An Average Dwell Time Approach by Jinxing Lin, Zhifeng Gao

“…The H∞ controllers to be designed include both the state feedback (SF) and the static output feedback (SOF). …”
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Coordination of Advertising Free Riding in Hybrid Channel Supply Chain by Jin Sha, Aihu Wang, Ting Lv, Wenling Wu

“…Then, a demand function considering the common effect of price and advertising is proposed and coordination schemes for different types of supply chains are designed. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is performed to assess the impact of parameters on coordination using orthogonal experiment.…”
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Eksploracyjna mowa dziecięca: rola komunikacji werbalnej w trakcie konstruowania by Patrycja Brudzińska

“…The study involved 22 third-grade primary school students who were involved in designing, constructing and testing products for four months. …”
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Proactive Hedging European Call Option Pricing with Linear Position Strategy by Meng Li, Xuefeng Wang, Fangfang Sun

“…Proactive hedging option is an exotic European stock option designed for hedgers. Such option requires option holders to buy in (or sell out) the underlying asset (stock) and allows them to adjust the holdings of the underlying asset per its price changes within an option period. …”
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Clothing needs of adults with Down syndrome by Malgorzata Matusiak, Nina Kuryłło

“…The aim of the presented work was to analyze the needs of adults with Down syndrome in the field of clothing, and propose some useful guidelines for clothing designers. The aim was achieved by interviewing the parents/caregivers of adults with Down syndrome. …”
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A Modified Bilaminar Technique with the Use of a Fibrin-Fibronectin System for a Single Gingival Recession: A Case Report with a Follow-Up of 3 Years by Michele Perelli, Paolo Giacomo Arduino, Mario Semenza, Roberto Abundo, Hector Sarmiento

“…A split-full-split thickness trapezoidal flap was designed. Root’s surface was prepared with curettes. …”
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A comprehensive review of multi-level inverters, modulation, and control for grid-interfaced solar PV systems by Bhupender Sharma, Saibal Manna, Vivek Saxena, Praveen Kumar Raghuvanshi, Mohammed H. Alsharif, Mun-Kyeom Kim

“…During the last decade, multilevel inverter (MLI) designs have gained popularity in GCPV applications. …”
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Real-Time Optimal Approach and Capture of ENVISAT Based on Neural Networks by Hongjue Li, Yunfeng Dong, Peiyun Li

“…Then, Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural networks are designed to mimic this optimal control strategy from the generated data. …”
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Air Pressure-Assisted Centrifugal Dewatering of Concentrated Fine Sulfide Particles by R. Asmatulu

“…This filtration method was mainly designed to increase the filtration rate during the drainage cycle and, hence, produce drier filter cakes, which in turn could reduce the cost and emission problems/concerns of thermal dryers in the preparation plants. …”
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Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Monogeneans by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, Roy P. Yanong

“… This publication is one in a series of pictorial guides that is designed to assist in the identification of common freshwater fish parasites. …”
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A Hybrid Approach to Protect Palmprint Templates by Hailun Liu, Dongmei Sun, Ke Xiong, Zhengding Qiu

“…Heterogeneous space is designed for combining random projection and fuzzy vault properly in the hybrid scheme. …”
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Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach by José Manuel Cristóvão Veríssimo, Maria Teresa Borges Tiago, Flávio Gomes Tiago, João Sérgio Jardim

“…Despite its apparent value, there appears to be little applied research on this subject that goes beyond the conventional destination brand image, especially regarding research that combines different brand equity dimensions. This study is designed to address this gap, using the islands of Madeira as a unit of research. …”
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Development and Validation of Dummies and Human Models Used in Crash Test by Tao Xu, Xiaoming Sheng, Tianyi Zhang, Huan Liu, Xiao Liang, Ao Ding

“…This study finds that the current crash test dummies are generally designed based on European and American, so they have limitations on the damage prediction of other regions. …”
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Radar Selection Method Based on an Improved Information Filter in the LPI Radar Network by Zhenkai Zhang, Bing Zhang, Zhibin Xie, Yi Yang

“…Finally, the weight parameters for the tracking fusion are designed after the error covariance prediction of every working radar, in order to improve the IMM-IF. …”
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RSSI-Based Smooth Localization for Indoor Environment by Yujian Wang, Bin Zhao, Zhaohui Jiang

“…Then, a novel RSSI-based smooth localization (RSL) algorithm is designed, implemented, and evaluated on the WiFi networks. …”
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The Malagasy Mountain Programme: Understanding Madagascar's High-Elevation Systems Under Global Change by V. Ralph Clark, Steven M. Goodman, Jay le Roux, Fanomezana Mihaja Ratsoavina, Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, Peter John Taylor, Voahangy Soarimalala, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo

“…The Malagasy Mountain Programme aims to attract greater national and international interest in Malagasy mountains as social-ecological systems and is designed as a net for cooperative research, practitioner interventions, and policy impacts. …”
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Measurement study on the DNS centrality in China by LIU Shiming, LI Ruixuan, LIU Baojun, DUAN Haixin, SUN Donghong

“…The Domain Name System (DNS) was initially designed with a distributed architecture to ensure availability. …”
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Synchronization of Neuronal Circuits with Ring Connection on PSpice by Lihua Yuan, Guodong Ren, Chunni Wang

“…The neuronal circuit is also designed, and the Schmitt trigger circuit is used as peak detector by transmitting the analog signal into digital signal; thus, the rhythm of electric activities of neurons can be analyzed. …”
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