Key Techniques and Risk Management for the Application of the Pile-Beam-Arch (PBA) Excavation Method: A Case Study of the Zhongjie Subway Station by Yong-ping Guan, Wen Zhao, Shen-gang Li, Guo-bin Zhang

“…The design and construction of shallow-buried tunnels in densely populated urban areas involve many challenges. …”
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Human Leukocyte Antigen Diversity: A Southern African Perspective by Mqondisi Tshabalala, Juanita Mellet, Michael S. Pepper

“…This information will support disease association studies, provide guidance in vaccine design, and improve transplantation outcomes.…”
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Crafting the messages for environmental NGOs: how narrative medium and mode shape different engagement levels by Wenye Mao, Yuko Nishide

“…Abstract Seeking to understand how Environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) can optimize their message design in social media, this study explores the impact of two narrative strategies on multiple levels of audience engagement. …”
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Exploring Secondary Students’ Conceptions about Fire Using a Two-Tier, True/False, Easy-to-Use Diagnostic Test by Patrice Potvin, Yannick Skelling-Desmeules, Ousmane Sy

“… This article describes the design of a misconception diagnostic test about fire-related phenomena. …”
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An Efficient Curvature-Based Synthesis Methodology for Rotationally Symmetric Shaped Reflector Antennas by Manushanker Balasubramanian, Douglas H. Werner

“…A previously proposed B-spline curvature-based synthesis technique is extended and applied to the design of rotationally symmetric reflector antennas with shaped beam patterns. …”
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Dynamic Decoupling Control Optimization for a Small-Scale Unmanned Helicopter by Rui Ma, Li Ding, Hongtao Wu

“…This article presents design and optimization results from an implementation of a novel disturbance decoupling control strategy for a small-scale unmanned helicopter. …”
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Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses by Thilina H. Weerakkody, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne, R. A. R. C. Gopura

“…Additionally, the requirements and design challenges are investigated and presented. …”
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Optimal Feedback Control of Cancer Chemotherapy Using Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman Equation by Yong Dam Jeong, Kwang Su Kim, Yunil Roh, Sooyoun Choi, Shingo Iwami, Il Hyo Jung

“…Chemotherapy should be administered depending on the patient’s immunity as well as the level of cancer cells. Thus, we need to design an efficient treatment protocol. In this work, we study a feedback control problem of tumor-immune system to design an optimal chemotherapy strategy. …”
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A naïve ontology for concepts of time and space for searching and learning by M. Miwa, N. Kando

“…</b> The taxonomy may be expanded and elaborated as the project progress and findings are expected to be incorporated into the design of the naïve ontology. The study results provided theoretical implications on knowledge building, methodological implications on data collection using eye-tracker and showing eye-movements in the post-search interviews and useful information on the design of information access interface for novices users.…”
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PENGARUH PEMBERIAN SARI KULIT NANAS (Ananas comosus (L) Merr) TERHADAP JUMLAH KOLONI BAKTERI PADA IKAN BANDENG (Chanos chanos F.) by Zainal Berlian, Fitratul Aini, Melda Yunita

“…The research objective test ativitas antibacterial (Ananas chomosus (L) Merr) to fish. The study design used a completely randomized design (CRD), the treatment of P0 (0%), P1 (12.5%), P2 (25%), P3 (50%) and P4 (100%). …”
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Computer Aided Modeling and Analysis of Five-Phase PMBLDC Motor Drive for Low Power High Torque Application by M. A. Inayathullaah, R. Anita

“…In order to achieve high torque at low power with high efficiency, a new five-phase permanent magnet brushless DC (PMBLDC) motor design was analyzed and optimized. A similar three-phase motor having the same D/L ratio (inner diameter (D) and length of the stator (L)) is compared for maximum torque and torque ripple of the designed five-phase PMBLDC motor. …”
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Territories of Equivalence by Clare Louise Lyster

“…This essay contemplates how logisticalisation, the latest incarnation of capitalist production, is permeating the design and conception of contemporary space through an exploration of the gadgets and objects that are increasingly used by the public as portals to the larger world of logistical flow. …”
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Numerical and analytical simulation of ballistic projectile penetration due to high velocity impact on ceramic target by Amin Moslemi Petrudi, Khodadad Vahedi, Masoud Rahmani

“…Simulation and analysis of the projectile impact and penetration problem and its effects are among the practical topics that can be used to design bulletproof panel and military equipment, construction of impact and penetration resistant structures, design of projectiles with appropriate penetration strength and high performance noted. …”
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Experimental Determination of Heat Transfer Coefficient in Stirred Vessel for Coal-Water Slurry Based on the Taguchi Method by C. M. Raguraman, A. Ragupathy, L. Sivakumar

“…In this study, the effects of some important design parameters for coal-water slurry in agitated vessel used in coal gasification such as stirrer speed, location of stirrer, D/d ratio, and coal-water ratio were investigated and optimized using the Taguchi method. …”
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Fabric-based patchwork on shoes through ultrasonic welding by Rahima Hussain, Muhammad Anwaar Nazeer

“…There has been a surge in textile and shoe product design innovation, introducing new products that merge design and technology in various domains. …”
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Optimization of Zoom Lens with Discrete State of Liquid Lens Elements by Using Genetic Algorithm by Cheng-Mu Tsai

“…This paper is to employ liquid lens elements to design a lens with zoom function by using the genetic algorithm (GA) optimization. …”
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Robust Adaptive Dynamic Surface Control for a Class of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems with Unknown Hysteresis by Yong-Hua Liu, Ying Feng, Xinkai Chen

“…In order to handle the undesirable effects caused by unknown hysteresis, the properties in respect to Duhem model are used to decompose it as a nonlinear smooth term and a nonlinear bounded “disturbance-like” term, which makes it possible to deal with the unknown hysteresis without constructing inverse in the controller design. By combining robust control and dynamic surface control technique, an adaptive controller is proposed in this paper to avoid “the explosion complexity” in the standard backstepping design procedure. …”
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Adaptive Neural Control and Modeling for Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor with Delays and Full State Constraints by Dongjuan Li, Dongxing Wang, Ying Gao

“…The unknown time delay and state constraints problem of the concentration in the reactor seriously affect the input-output ratio and stability of the entire system. Therefore, the design difficulty of this control scheme is how to debar the effect of time delay in CSTR systems. …”
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Classic and New Diagnostic Approaches to Childhood Tuberculosis by Gladys Guadalupe López Ávalos, Ernesto Prado Montes de Oca

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Meaning of the experience of tattooing the body on young adults belonging to single-parent families by Alejandro Barbosa-González, Jessica Tatiana Alvira-Quesada

“…Method: The qualitative method with narrative design was implemented. The technique to collect the information is a free interview. …”
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