Estimation of the Dynamic Moduli of Viscoelastic Asphalt Mixtures Using the Extended Kalman Filter Algorithm by Yu-Seok Gong, Dowan Kim, Sungho Mun

“…Here, we develop a model predicting the dynamic moduli of hot-mix asphalt/concrete using the extended Kalman filter (EKF) algorithm and draw frequency-domain master curves. Discrete dynamic moduli were obtained via impact resonance tests (IRTs) on linear viscoelastic (LVE) asphalt at 20, 30, 35, 40, and 50°C. …”
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Sleep Environment and Insomnia in Elderly Persons Living at Home by Jonathan Desaulniers, Sophie Desjardins, Sylvie Lapierre, Alain Desgagné

“…The aim of this study was to draw a portrait of the sleep environment of elderly persons living in private households and to determine its relationship with the presence of insomnia. …”
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The Role of the United Nations Security Council in the Protection of Cultural Heritage by Bagher Beidaghi, Peyman Bolouri, Malek Zolghader

“…Due to the various characteristics of cultural heritage, any attack on it draws the attention of the international community. …”
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Radiofrequency Energy in Hepatic Bed during Partial Cystectomy for Hydatid Liver Disease: Standing Out from the Usual Conservative Surgical Management by Eleftherios Mantonakis, Alexandros Papalampros, Demetrios Moris, Nikolaos Dimitrokallis, Panagiotis Sakarellos, John Griniatsos, Evangelos Felekouras

“…Recurrence rates appear to be low, but further follow-up is needed in order to draw safer conclusions.…”
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کتابات طلبة المرحلة الجامعیة الأولى فى حمامات جامعة أسیوط کمصدر من مصادر المعلومات :دراسة میدانیة by د. منصور سعید محمد

“…They take the form of statements (35.4%), symbols (16.9%),words (7.1%), drawings (2.9%), and figures and numbers (2.6%).…”
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“Presume not that I am the thing I was”: 
The Transformation of the Idea of the King and 
the Concept of Kingship in Shakespeare’s Henriad by Meriç Tutku Özmen

“…The hardships of being a king and the responsibility it brings are central to these plays, and the soliloquies delivered by the characters draw attention to what actually makes a king or gives him the right to rule, a question that has been considered at key points throughout the sequence of the history plays. …”
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Towards 4D CT in Additive Manufacturing: Evaluating Algorithmic Limitations and Opportunities for Industrial Non-Destructive Testing by Nadine Mönter, Katharina Bliedtner, Frank Herold

“…This work aims to lay a solid foundation for reliably extending the algorithm to dynamic states, with the ultimate goal of determining dynamic material properties, e.g., draw conclusions on the Wöhler curve by time-resolved investigation of pore evolution. …”
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Digital Storytelling: Resistive Stories and the “Measurement” of Change by Thas Angela M. Kuga

“…As a digital storytelling practitioner, I examine these criticisms and draw attention first to our understanding of storytelling, and second to our understanding of audiences within an ancient oral tradition of humankind. …”
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« I Speak According to the Book » : écriture et logos dans Nixon in China de John Adams et Alice Goodman by Mathieu Duplay

“…In Nixon in China, composer John Adams and librettist Alice Goodman recount 1970s America’s historic encounter with Maoist China. In the process, they draw attention to the cognitive function of writing and especially to the different ways in which ideogrammatic and alphabetic writing systems shape experience and thought. …”
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A Study on Intelligent User-Centric Logistics Service Model Using Ontology by Saraswathi Sivamani, Kyunghun Kwak, Yongyun Cho

“…In addition to basic delivery information, the proposed service model makes use of the location and situation information of the delivery vehicle and user, to draw the route information according to the user’s requirement. …”
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Apocalypse Now: Dombey in the Twenty-First Century by Jennifer Gribble

“…Transcending simplifying providential and romance plots, the novel’s focus on the urgent personal and philosophical question of ‘what nature is’ draws on the insights of Romanticism to probe the relationship between the observable universe of nature’s laws and belief in a divinely-activated universe of meaningful pattern and revelation.…”
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Evaluating Mobile Telecom Apps: An Integrated Fuzzy MCDM Model Using Marketing Mix by Hamzeh Mohammad Alabool

“…App-based marketing has been widely used in the telecommunications industry to both serve and draw in new customers. Typically, telecom providers must invest an amount of company resources to develop and maintain the operations mechanism of information technology platforms (e.g., mobile apps); therefore, it is important to take the issue of marketing effectiveness into account. …”
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Exploring the applications of artificial intelligence in mechanical engineering education by Mohannad Alghazo, Vian Ahmed, Zied Bahroun

“…The diverse applications of AI in MEE identified include personalized learning, smart tutoring systems, digitizing engineering drawings, enhancing simulation and assessment, and boosting student motivation and engagement. …”
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ECO-INNOVATIONS IN JAPAN: THE MAIN DIRECTIONS by A. I. Bancheva

“…Ecological innovations include technological improvements as well as social reforms. So far the paper draws an attention on two types of innovations: engineering technologies and social reforms (programms, education etc.). …”
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Tracking the Economic Benefits Generated by the Hard Clam Aquaculture Industry in Florida by Charles Adams, Leslie Sturmer, Alan Hodges

“…All of this alludes to the economic importance of the hard clam culture industry which, through the cultivation process and sales of products, generates local income and taxes, creates jobs and businesses, and draws new money into the local economy, as cultured hard clams are sold to non-residents and buyers outside the region and state. …”
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Single-cell sequencing in diabetic retinopathy: progress and prospects by Tianshu Yang, Ningzhi Zhang, Ning Yang

“…Researchers can use single-cell sequencing to draw retinal cell atlases and identify the transcriptomic features of retinal cells, enhancing our understanding of the pathogenesis and pathological changes in diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Zu hybriden Kommunikationsformen im Online-Diskurs von NGOs by Marcelina Kałasznik

“…In her analysis, the author draws attention to the process of hybridization as well as to the phenomena of intertextuality and deixis, which play a special role in the constitution of meaning in digital texts. …”
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A Study of a Flow Model in Dual Permeability Reservoir Based on Similar Structure Theory by Tianhong Zhou, Jie Shen, Man Wang, Yun Wu

“…The concrete steps of the SCM are given in this paper. At the same time, we draw the curves of the bottom hole pressure and pressure derivative using the modified Stehfest inversion formula and MATLAB software. …”
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Evidence-Based Practice in Education: Tools for Assessing Learning in the Context of Innovation by N. A. Lyz’, O. N. Istratova, E. V. Golubeva

“…Under these conditions, for the operational management of learning and pedagogical innovations, it is necessary to monitor not only the results, but also the procedural characteristics of education, which allow us to draw conclusions about the educational process effectiveness. …”
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