Study on Disease Mechanism and Theoretical Quantification Method of Tunnel Structure by Yu Liu, Chun-an Tang, Peng-yu Wang, Yong-ping Guan, Shu-hong Wang

“…Based on the regular inspection data of expressway tunnels in Liaoning Province, this paper summarizes the distribution characteristics and laws of existing structural defects of tunnel lining. …”
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Quantitative Analysis on Force Chain of Asphalt Mixture under Haversine Loading by Mingfeng Chang, Pingming Huang, Jianzhong Pei, Jiupeng Zhang, Binhui Zheng

“…AC-13 asphalt mixture was taken as the research object to investigate the evolution and distribution laws of force chains. A digital specimen of AC-13 asphalt mixture was reconstructed using the discrete element method (DEM) to simulate the simple performance test (SPT). …”
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L’adaptation du contexte institutionnel : condition sine qua non du développement durable des palmeraies camerounaises by Oriane Plédran, Sylvain Rafflegeau, Patrice Levang

“…Such improvement should operate at two levels : by developing synergies between smallholders and agro-industries and by facilitating the access to land to local and vulnerable communities at the local level ; by capacity building and by strengthened political and economic governance at national level, in order to enforce the existing laws and encourage sustainability among the different stakeholders involved in the sector.…”
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CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY (H&S) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT: ARE CLIENTS AND CONSULTANTS PLAYING THEIR PART? by Geraldine J. KIKWASI, John SMALLWOOD

“…The paper therefore recommends that current laws and regulations be reviewed and amended to include duties of clients and consultants, and that clients and consultants to be sensitized and empowered to fulfill their roles. …”
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Application of fluid dynamics in modeling the spatial spread of infectious diseases with low mortality rate: A study using MUSCL scheme by Nnaji Daniel Ugochukwu, Kiogora Phineas Roy, Onah Ifeanyi Sunday, Mung’atu Joseph, Aguegboh Nnaemeka Stanley

“…The Monotone Upwind Scheme for Conservation Laws is employed to enhance the accuracy of numerical solutions, providing a high-resolution approach for capturing disease transmission patterns. …”
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COMPARISON OF LEGAL CONSUMER PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS TO SUPPORT DIGITAL ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDONESIA by Fajar Sugianto, Ellora Sukardi, Tomy Michael

“…The consumer protection laws of each country, such as those of Indonesia, are not sufficiently helpful because e-commerce operates across borders. …”
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Study on Load-Bearing Characteristics of a New Pile Group Foundation for an Offshore Wind Turbine by Ruiqing Lang, Run Liu, Jijian Lian, Hongyan Ding

“…One of the keys to designing a foundation is determining the sensitivities and laws affecting its load-bearing capacity. In this study, this procedure was carried out for a new high-rise cap pile group foundation adapted to the loading characteristics of offshore wind turbines. …”
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Effects of Freezing and Thawing Cycle on Mechanical Properties and Stability of Soft Rock Slope by Yanlong Chen, Peng Wu, Qing Yu, Guang Xu

“…To explore the variation laws of mechanical parameters of soft rock and the formed slope stability, an experiment was carried out with collected soft rock material specimens and freezing and thawing cycle was designed. …”
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Efficiency of CFC taxation concerning hybrid instruments – a comparative analysis of Spain, Germany, and Austria by Thomas Kollruss

“…This study not only identifies the deficiencies of the current CFC legislation but also develops a concrete reform of the laws to close these gaps. The results of the study on strengthening the taxation of CFCs make a significant contribution to curbing international profit shifting.…”
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Economic Change and Cultural Evolution: The Ultimate Influence of Human Cognitive Limitations by Daniel Bordonaba-Bosque, María A. González-Álvarez, Pedro C. Marijuán, Jorge Navarro

“…We will propose that these changes are due to competition, decay and replacement processes among the different kinds of cultural contents, ultimately resulting from our cognitive limitations. Different laws have been proposed recently for the decay of individualized cultural items and for the underlying competition processes, which will be discussed herein. …”
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The role of foreign direct investment by multinational corporations in Africa by Asnake Anteneh Chanie

“…To avoid resource exploitation and human rights violations, as well as to allow companies to play a constructive role in the economic development in Africa, the article suggest that stringent laws and fiscal transparency in investment operations must be put in place.   …”
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Evaluation of Cruise Ship Supply Logistics Service Providers with ANP-RBF by Liling Huang, Yong Tan, Xu Guan

“…We first establish an evaluation decision model for the interdependence and feedback relationship between the criteria by using analytic network process (ANP) for weight definition of each index; then, we use Super Decisions software to simulate the results, combine RBF neural network training and validation, and extract implicit knowledge and laws. We propose an incremental algorithm that can effectively avoid the influence of subjective factors and increase the dynamic nature of evaluation. …”
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Increased child labor in Brazil in the pandemic: myth or reality? by Vitória Almeida Ramos, Maysa Devides

“…That being said, the research used the qualitative methodology in its development, presenting information that explains the subject, through primary and secondary sources, such as laws, articles, and news, presenting numbers and measurable information to exemplify the reality and arguments discussed in the process. …”
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Experimental Study on the Measurement of Water Bottom Vibration Induced by Underwater Drilling Blasting by Gu Wenbin, Chen Jianghai, Wang Zhenxiong, Wang Zhihua, Liu Jianqing, Lu Ming

“…In order to investigate the propagation and attenuation laws of blasting induced water bottom vibration, a water bottom vibration monitor was developed with consideration of the difficulties in underwater measurements. …”
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RELIABILITY ANALYSIS FOR VIBRATION STABILITY OF DISC BRAKE SYSTEM WITH THЕ HYBRID PARAMETERS by HE Ning, ZHANG DeLong, ZHANG QingHua

“…Therefore, the influence laws of the second-order interaction of each factor were analyzed deeply based on stability and reliability analysis in Design Expert software. …”
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Research on the Structure Design of Composite Water-lubricated Stern Bearing by Yanzhen Wang, Tao Zhong, Xiuli Zhang, Zhongwei Yin

“…Based on the ANSYS CFX fluid-structure interaction numerical calculation method， the lubrication performance and structure design of water-lubricated composite stern bearing are studied， the effects laws of different grooves， clearance ratios， length diameter ratio， and diameters on load carrying capacity， water film pressure， bearing deformation， minimum water film thickness and bearing friction coefficient are expounded. …”
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Automotive Electric Power Steering Control With Robust Observer Based Neuroadaptive Type-2 Radial Basis Function Methodology by Abdollah Amirkhani, Masoud Shirzadeh, Jamshid Heydari

“…The ST2-RBF parameters are tuned online based on the adaptation laws obtained via Lyapunov stability analysis. A robust observer is also used in this process. …”
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A Review of the Book The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance by S.M.Reza Amiri Tehrani

“…As a matter ‎of fact, he explores banking and finance laws ‎and regularities in the U.S as well as the Islamic banking ‎system in the world. …”
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“Design nature”: A color interpretation of Bauhaus school building in Dessau and its conceptual origins by Yuan Meng, Wei Liu

“…The Bauhaus redefined the role of color in architectural expression, based on natural laws, and deduced a scientifically designed method related to perception, promoting a shift in color design from subjective to objective and injecting deeper connotations into architectural color.…”
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Dissolved State and Identity in John Maxwell Coetzee’s Life and Times of Michael K within the scope of the Postcolonial Other by İsmail Avcu

“…Michael K’s futile attempts to obtain travel documents to Cape Town lawfully serve as an example of how much people rely on the efficient operation of all governmental institutions, while his entire life demonstrates the significance of personal freedom and freedom of movement. …”
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