The role of institutional isomorphism in explaining the voluntary IFRS adoption by Begoña GIner, Paloma Merello, Miho Nakamura, Francisca Pardo

“…Based on the institutional isomorphism framework, this study examines the reasons why listed companies voluntarily adopt IFRS in a very specific environment: Japan. …”
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RAMS Analysis of Train Air Braking System Based on GO-Bayes Method and Big Data Platform by Guoqiang Cai, Yaofei Wang, Qiong Song, Chen Yang

“…This method combines the structural modeling of the GO method with the probabilistic reasoning of Bayes methods, introduces the probability into the analysis process of GO, performs reliability analysis of the air braking system, and builds a big data platform for the air braking system to guide the system maintenance strategy. …”
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Hylastes ater (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Affecting Pinus radiata Seedling Establishment in New Zealand by Stephen D. Reay, Travis R. Glare, Michael Brownbridge

“…Research was undertaken to control the pest in the 1950s–1970s, with a biological control agent introduced with limited success. Following a reasonably long period with minimal research attention, renewed interest in developing a better understanding of the pest status was initiated in the mid to late 1990s. …”
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دراسة سجل قيد مضابط الدعاوى الشرعية الفترة 1268 هـ / 1852 م - 1272 هـ / 1856 م بدار الوثائق القومية by ناهد السویفی

“…This research deals with studying the record of registering the proces –verbal of religious lawsuits during the period 1268 AH / 1852 AD - 1272 AH /1856 AD, archival and documentary in terms of defining the record and itsimportance, procedures for conducting lawsuits and issuing judgments therein,studying and publishing samples of the documents included in it, along withcreating archival description cards for these forms according to the internationalcodification of the Archival description (TADO).The National Archives House contains many documents and records ofthe Diwans that resulted from the activity of the Diwans and institutions in thenineteenth century, and many of them have not been discovered yet, and theyhave not been used to enrich the historical, documentary and archival studiesMy choice of this topic is due to several reasons, including: The record ofregistering the records of process-verbal of religious lawsuits in the KhediveDiwan or publishing any of its documents was not previously studied, sheddinglight on the juridical competencies of the Khedive Diwan and finally encouragingresearchers to study the documents and records of Diwans in the nineteenthcentury because they include very important archival, documentary and historicalinformation .…”
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Research and Application of Rock Burst Hazard Assessment of the Working Face Based on the CF-TOPSIS Method by Feng Zhu, Haowei Song, Bingxiang Huang, Binxin Hu, Siqi Li, Guangdong Song, Hua Zhang, Tongyu Liu, Fuwu Ma

“…Based on these, the CRITIC objective weight algorithm model is established, and FAHP is used to optimize weighting factors to make the index weight of rock burst more reasonable, thus enhancing the accuracy of hazard assessment for working faces. …”
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Two in one: the use of "deer" stone for making a statue in the Turkic period (results of photogrammetry in the archaeological and architectural complex "Burana Tower" in Kyrgyzstan... by Tishkin Alexey A., Tabaldiev Kubatbek Sh., Bondarenko Sergey Y.

“…This situation is due to several reasons. Special and systematic identification of such ancient statues has not yet been undertaken. …”
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Analysis and Experimental Study on Dynamic Behavior of Stepper-Actuated Dual-Axis Data Transmission Antenna by Zhaomingyue Zheng, Wei Cheng, Ming Li, Guangyuan Wang, Limeng Tan

“…The results show that the model can accurately predict the microvibration of the satellite antenna and can be applied to the microvibration prediction in orbit. The reasonable selection of the working velocity of the stepping motors can effectively reduce the microvibration, which provides the basis for the design of the antenna control system.…”
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Wavelet-Based Image Registration and Segmentation Framework for the Quantitative Evaluation of Hydrocephalus by Fan Luo, Jeanette W. Evans, Norma C. Linney, Matthias H. Schmidt, Peter H. Gregson

“…These findings indicate that the framework is reasonable and has potential for development as a tool in the evaluation of hydrocephalus.…”
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Characteristics of Local Modulation Beam Propagating through Spatial Filter System by Kewei You, Yanli Zhang, Xuejie Zhang, Jianqiang Zhu

“…Thus, the defect size should be restricted to a reasonable size for safe operation with a specified pinhole size. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Mixture Ratio and Diffusion Performance of Grouting Materials for Water Bursting Prevention in Coal Mines by Huiqing Lian, Haiyang Yi, Zhenxue Dai, Junwen Yang, Zhenxing Ji, Ruigang Han, Lu Meng, Yi Yang

“…The evolution of these performances versus different mixture ratios was analyzed; targeting at the reasonable flowability and hardened strength of grouting materials, an optimized mixture ratio was recognized for water bursting prevention in coal mines. …”
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Fast Optimal Replica Placement with Exhaustive Search Using Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor by Hidetoshi Takeshita, Sho Shimizu, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Akifumi Watanabe, Yutaka Arakawa, Naoaki Yamanaka, Kosuke Shiba

“…This paper proposes a new replica placement algorithm that expands the exhaustive search limit with reasonable calculation time. It combines a new type of parallel data-flow processor with an architecture tuned for fast calculation. …”
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Numerical Analysis Method considering Coupled Effects of THMC Multifields on Unsaturated Expansive Soil Subgrade Treated with Lime by Jie Liu, Pan Chen, Zheng Lu, Hailin Yao

“…Finally, the solutes migration rule of the soil subjected to the atmosphere eluviations was revealed, and the reasonableness of the coupling model and the finite element method was proved. …”
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Theories and Experiments of Torpedo Shaped Charge Warhead Penetration into Water-partitioned Armor by Qifeng ZHU, Qin LI, Tuanmeng WANG, Wei SHANG, Hongbing MA

“…To reasonably predict the penetration power of a torpedo shaped charge warhead into water-partitioned armor, a theoretical model for calculating the generated penetration depth and aperture diameters was proposed based on the A-T model and the two-step mechanism of aperture growth in combination with the penetrator penetration process analysis based on the virtual origin theory. …”
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Combined Case of Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia and Social Phobia: Behavior Therapy Management and Effectiveness through Tilt Test by Fotini Ferenidou, Theodoros Chalimourdas, Velissarios Antonakis, Nikolaos Vaidakis, Georgios Papadimitriou

“…The contribution of behavior therapy to the overall outcome of the case is considered significant for many reasons that are discussed in the pape.…”
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Applications of DSP to Explicit Dynamic FEA Simulations of Elastically-Dominated Impact Problems by Ted Diehl, Doug Carroll, Ben Nagaraj

“…Unfortunately, the elastically-dominated impact behavior of these devices greatly increases the tendency of Explicit Dynamic methods to calculate noisy solutions containing high-frequency ringing, especially for acceleration and contact-force data. For numerous reasons, transient FEA results are often improperly recorded by the analyst, causing corruption by aliasing. …”
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Hierarchical Control Strategy for the Cooperative Braking System of Electric Vehicle by Jiankun Peng, Hongwen He, Wei Liu, Hongqiang Guo

“…The simulation results show that the proposed hierarchical control strategy is reasonable and can adapt to different typical road surfaces and load cases; the vehicle braking stability and safety can be guaranteed; furthermore, the regenerative braking energy recovery efficiency can be improved.…”
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Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Flow Behavior for Reverse Circulation Drill Bit with Inserted Swirl Vanes by Cheng Yang, Jianliang Jiang, Bo Qi, Guoqing Cui, Liyong Zhang, Yunwang Chen, Pinlu Cao

“…The numerical results exhibit reasonable agreement with the experimental data, with a maximum error of 13.68%. …”
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Information policy as a resource for state management by O. A. Sudorgin, V. G. Ivanov, V. F. Nitsevich, O. A. Nesterchuk

“…The main directions of using public relations for political reasons by governing bodies are highlighted, taking into account the increased expectations of social responsibility, activity and consciousness on the part of other participants in the political process and civil society. …”
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“I Am Not a Corrupt Criminal and What I Did Is Not Corruption!”: The Dynamics of Perceptions, Denial, and Understanding of What Corruption Is by Zainal Abidin, Idhamsyah Eka Putra, Yuliana Hanami, Sari Angraeni

“…The results show that the reasons the participants deny the accusation of corruption are as follows: (a) they know what corruption is and they believe what they do is not corruption; (b) corruption cases are political, so it is improper to call it corruption; (c) they consider themselves victims of a bad system; and (d) they think that everyone does it. …”
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Investigating the Acceptance of Voice User Interfaces for Users With Disabilities by Dae Hwan Jin, Yong Min Kim, Yushin Lee

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate acceptance of commercially available VUI systems for users with disabilities and the major factors influencing acceptance by people with different disabilities and their reasons for using, or not using, VUI systems. A survey was conducted of people with disabilities who had already used one or more VUI systems. …”
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