Experimental Study of Composite Members in Spatial Grid Structure Subjected to Ultralow-Cyclic Axial Force by Jie Zhang, Haiwang Li, Xiayun Song

“…This paper presents the results of ultralow-cycle fatigue tests for three full-scale assemblies consisting of steel tubes and bolt-sphere joints, which are widely used in public buildings. …”
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My reflections on the Blackwell-Tapia prize by Richard Tapia

“…The first two sections of this paper entitled The Conference and The History are taken directly from the webpage of the NSF sponsored Mathematical Sciences Institutes [1]. …”
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IUCrJ on passing its tenth anniversary and entering its second decade: progress, current status and prospects for the future by Andrew. J. Allen

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First Case of (Imported) Babesiosis Diagnosed in Canada by Dennis Kunimoto, Kevin Krause, Doug Morrison

“…This paper describes the first case of babesiosis diagnosed in Canada. …”
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Da redemocratização do Brasil através das Constituições de 1946 e 1988 by Simon Riemann Costa e Silva

“…This paper analyzes the process of re-democratization in Brazil through the Constitution of 1946 and the Constitution of 1988.Both constitutions represented a turning point from dictatorship to democracy to establish a democratic state. …”
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Geoestratégia do desenvolvimento recente da China:a interiorização do crescimento by Aniel Lima dos Santos

“…The Chinese model has its geographical expression, produced, among other factors, by territorial policies applied starting from the policy of "Reform and Opening", but also influenced by the history of China’s territorial formation; a certain vision of the development already appears in littoral China, and the Chines authorities now try to promote it inside the territory, a phenomenon which we will seek to analyze in this paper.…”
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Critical Development of Electric Fixed-Wing Manned Civil Aircraft by Yu Yifei

“…This paper briefly introduces the current role of civil aviation in the emission of greenhouse gases and the history of electric aviation, pointing out the necessity of developing electric civil aircraft to reach strict environmental policies such as the EU flightpath 2050. …”
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Theatrical Tectonics: The Mediating Agent for a Contesting Practice by Gevork Hartoonian

“…In an attempt to log the thematic of a contested practice, this essay will re-map the recent history of contemporary architecture. Exploring New Brutalism’s criticism of the established ethos of International Style architecture, the first part of this paper will highlight the movement’s tendency towards replacing the painterly with the sculptural, and this in reference to the contemporary interest in monolithic architecture. …”
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Xenophobia in South Africa by Zama Mthombeni

“…This paper aims to problematise the usage of the ‘ubuntu’ ideology as a utopian African ethic to promote ‘universal’ African humanism. …”
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Creating a typology of parishes in England and Wales: Mining 1881 census data by Kevin Schürer, Tatiana Penkova

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Creating a typology of parishes in England and Wales: Mining 1881 census data by Kevin Schürer, Tatiana Penkova

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Do romance ao romance histórico: algumas considerações sobre a teoria marxista do romance de György Lukács by Rafael da Rocha Massuia

“…In the sequence, we will resume the Lukácsean broader conception of the novel, specially highlighted in the paper “The novel as Bourgeois epic”, published in 1935, and then to delve into the more specific issue of the novel subgenre that combines History and Fiction, recorded in the book The historical novel, published in 1937, both during Lukács’ exile period in the 1930’s on the Soviet Union.…”
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‘The Dream of the Unified Field’: Originality, Influence, the Idea of a National Literature and Contemporary American Poetry by Ruediger Heinze

“…Both ideas, this essay will argue, although apparently oppositional, are based on the same – inherently inconsistent – notion of influence and predominantly appear in the context of discussions around the project/idea of a national poetry/literature. The paper will examine the critical history of these two ideas and their connection to the conception of an American national poetry.…”
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Paradigms by Massimo Lauria, Maria Azzalin

“…The paper investigates and analyses creation, success and evolution of different Paradigms that have characterised mankind modern history, strongly connecting social, scientific, technological and economic contexts. …”
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Financial Deepening in Mexico by Alexander Herman, Alexander Klemm

“…Using panel data methods linking credit growth and fundamentals, this paper estimates a long-term gap between actual and expected credit of about 40 percent of GDP. …”
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Micromelanomas: A Review of Melanomas ≤2 mm and a Case Report by Sharad P. Paul

“…This paper reiterates the fact that when it comes to a melanoma, size does not matter. …”
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Quelle position adopter face au patrimoine qui vient ? by Hervé Davodeau, Régis Barraud

“…This paper is based on the findings of a research project dealing landscape heritage of the Loire valley (France). …”
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Pamięć zdarzeń, które „nigdy nie miały miejsca”. Slavery Memorial Martina Puryeara by Aleksandra Piętka

“…This paper delves into the structure of Martin Puryear’s Slavery Memorial at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and how it serves as an example of the commemorative practices employed to confront Americans’ collective oblivion with a historical site touched by the trauma of the enslaved peoples. …”
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Traduire « design graphique » by Vivien Philizot

“…In order to better grasp the tricky form that this expression draws at the surface of the world, this paper proposes to follow its multiple translations, as closely as possible. …”
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Honest to God and the South African churches in 2016 by M. Prozesky

“…The research question that gave rise to the present article is how relevant and sound its main ideas are for South Africa, in particular, and for his own church in 2016. This paper examines Robinson’s views from three  perspectives, namely Christian and secular practical ethics, the recent history of the church, to which the Bishop belonged in England, and the contemporary South African situation, in particular. …”
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