Macro–Microscopic Mechanical Study of Clay–Structure Interface Shear Behavior Using Direct Shear Testing and DEM Simulation by Tingting Sun, Jingnan Yang, Kuang Shi, Shufeng Lin, Jixing Yang

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Key factors for successful implementation of the independent curriculum: examining teacher readiness by Ayu Ana Fitri Retnowati, Triyanto Triyanto, Matsuri Matsuri

“…This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study design involving grade 1 to 6 teachers who have implemented the "Merdeka" curriculum. …”
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Advancements and Innovations in Marine Fuel Technology by Liu Yimeng

“…Yet, its use is limited by poor combustion characteristics and high corrosiveness, which pose challenges for engine design and material durability. This article delves into the advantages and limitations of these three fuels, focusing on aspects such as corrosion resistance, transportation logistics, pollution levels, friction reduction, and combustion efficiency. …”
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Guaranteeing Prescribed Performance Control for Gyrostabilized Platform with Unknown Control Direction Preceded by Hysteresis by Yexing Wang, Humin Lei, Jikun Ye, Xiangwei Bu, Yali Xue

“…Firstly, the dynamic model of GSP is transformed into a strict feedback formulation by designed FD to facilitate the backstepping control system. …”
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Attitudes and preferences toward the adoption of voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants: Evidence from Croatia by Antun Biloš, Bruno Budimir, Borna Kraljević

“…This relatively novel technology exhibited immense growth in recent years, both on smartphones and as standalone devices with yet insufficiently explored usage patterns and implications associated with the internet of things (IoT) concept. Design/methodology/approach. The main research focus was set on attitudes and perceptions of users and non-users related to benefits and barriers of IPA adoption, privacy and security issues, trust as well as mobile phone usage patterns, motivators, and associated smartphone digital literacy. …”
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A Taxonomy of Reconfigurable Single-/Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chip by Diana Göhringer, Thomas Perschke, Michael Hübner, Jürgen Becker

“…This classification is now used as a foundation for an extended classification scheme including runtime adaptivity as further degree of freedom for processor architecture design. The developed scheme is validated by a multiprocessor system implemented on reconfigurable hardware as well as by a classification of existing static and reconfigurable processor systems.…”
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Prioritizing information over grammar: a behavioral investigation of information density and rhetorical discourse effects on EFL listening comprehension by Mohamed A. Mekheimer, A. I. Fageeh

“…A quasi-experimental design was employed with 26 EFL college students, who listened to two audio passages: one information-rich and the other rhetorical. …”
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The Process of Nanostructuring of Metal (Iron) Matrix in Composite Materials for Directional Control of the Mechanical Properties by Elena Zemtsova, Denis Yurchuk, Vladimir Smirnov

“…A new combined method for obtaining of metal iron-based composite materials comprising the powder metallurgy processes and the surface design of the dispersed phase is considered. The following stages of material synthesis are investigated: (1) preparation of porous metal matrix; (2) surface structuring of the porous metal matrix by TiC nanowires; (3) pressing and sintering to give solid metal composite nanostructured materials based on iron with TiC nanostructures with size 1–50 nm. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Prostate Soft Tissue Puncture Performance using Puncture Needle by Bing Li, Lipeng Yuan

“…This work provides a design reference to study the positioning accuracy of minimally invasive puncture surgery.…”
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Teaching Speaking with Multiple Intelligences Method for Eleventh Grade Students of SMKN 3 Langsa by Cut Intan Kausar, Nabilla Aulia Swastica, Anggun Santoso, Haura Tahani, Indah Nur Rizky

“…This study used experimental method with quasi- experimental as the design toward the students. There were two groups consisted of experimental and control group. …”
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Safeguarding Zoning and Vulnerability in Ahvaz City from the Passive Defense Perspective by Sohrab Amirian, Masoud Safaeipour, Hassan Hosseini Amini, hossein ebadi

“…Therefore, distance maps were designed and standardized for measuring the neighboring pattern after identifying the effective layers in the vulnerability and using the Distance tool. …”
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The effect of physical activity in team-based project learning on collaboration skills by Mohammad Agus Prayitno, Sri Haryani, Sri Wardani, Nanik Wijayati, Bimacita Global

“…Methodology: This study is a pre-experimental study with a One Group Pretest-Post-test design. The research sample consisted of 92 students. …”
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Combination Therapy of PPAR𝛾 Ligands and Inhibitors of Arachidonic Acid in Lung Cancer by Jordi Tauler, James L. Mulshine

“…Exploring the function of PPAR𝛾, in this new context, may provide a better mechanistic model of its role in cancer and give an opportunity to design a more efficient therapeutic approach in combination with LOX/COX inhibitors.…”
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Optimization by Response Surface Methodology of Biodiesel Production from Podocarpus falcatus Oil as a Cameroonian Novel Nonedible Feedstock by Serges Bruno Lemoupi Ngomade, Raoul Donald Tchuifon Tchuifon, Rufis Fregue Tiegam Tagne, Meme Laloi Tongnang Ngueteu, Hugues Mahouli Patai, George Ndifor-Angwafor Nche, Solomon Gabche Anagho

“…The production of methyl esters (biodiesel) by the transesterification of Podocarpus falcatus oil (PFO) with methanol was optimized by response surface methodology (RSM) using the Box-Behnken design. The effects of parameters such as temperature, reaction time, and alcohol/oil molar ratio using yield and viscosity as responses were investigated. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Collision Breakage Process between the Agglomerate and Hammer in a Hammer Crusher Using DEM by Sokgun Hong, Un Chol Han, Gum Chol Kim, Kwang Myong Ri, Song Ri

“…The proposed method can be used for the further development and design of the various types of crusher.…”
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Adaptive Sliding Mode Control of MEMS AC Voltage Reference Source by Ehsan Ranjbar, Ali Mehrnezhad, Amir Abolfazl Suratgar

“…Secondly, it puts an investigatory comparison with the designed model reference adaptive controller and the pole-placement state feedback one into one’s prospective. …”
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PREVALENCE AND CONSEQUENCES OF KIDNAPPING IN SOUTHERN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA by YIKWABS PETER YIKWAB, WAJIM JOHN, ALEGBEJO NOAH KOLAWOLE, AROKOYO JACOB

“…Exploratory research design was adopted using qualitative method (key Informant Interview and In-depth Interview) for the collection of data. …”
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The Environmentally IPM Package for Controlling Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Maize Field by Nova Yurina, My Syahrawati, Arneti Arneti, Munzir Busniah

“…The study used a Randomized Block Design (RBD) which consisted of three treatments and five replications. …”
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Celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Lithuanian book by Vladas Žukas

“…Mykolaitis's "Artistic Elements in the Works of Mažvydas and His Contemporaries," P. Galaunė's "Artistic Design of Mažvydas's Book," and V. Abramavičius's "Printing-Offices of Ancient Lithuanian Books." …”
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The Sensitivity of Heavy Precipitation to Horizontal Resolution, Domain Size, and Rain Rate Assimilation: Case Studies with a Convection-Permitting Model by Xingbao Wang, Peter Steinle, Alan Seed, Yi Xiao

“…The result indicates that model resolution and domain size should be considered as part of probabilistic precipitation forecasts and ensemble prediction system design besides the model initial field uncertainty.…”
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