Regional resource management system by E. A. Ostapenko

“…Based on the results of the study, a resource capacity management structure is presented, and a development vector for the region is proposed and justified. …”
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Preparation of Graphene Nanoplatelets by Thermal Shock Combined with Ball Milling Methods for Fabricating Flame-Retardant Polymers by Vinh Q. Tran, Hai T. Doan, Nhiem T. Nguyen, Cuong V. Do

“…The other characterizations such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction methods of graphene nanoplatelets showed unchanged structure. These graphene nanoplatelets were combined with aluminum trihydroxide and zinc borate to prepare flame-retardant polycarbonate plastic and chlorine-sulfonated polyethylene rubber. …”
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LIBERALIZATION AND MARKET CONCENTRATION IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY: CASE OF CROATIA by Lorena Škuflić, Fran Galetić, Branimir Gregurić

“…The analysis shows that in the near future we can expect a further reduction in the level of concentration on Croatian insurance market companies, as well as the transition to less concentrated market structures. …”
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Vanadium dioxide-based tunable broadband metamaterial absorber in the terahertz by Yuqi Zhu

“…According to simulation results, within the range of controllable conductivity of VO _2 , the absorption rate of the as-developed structure varied from 1.5% to 99.8%, with the bandwidth extending from 0 THz to 5.19 THz. …”
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A Content Analysis of TV Series/Shows Watched by The Secondary and High School Students in Turkey by Alev Üstündağ, Özcan Doğan

“…The content of ten television shows with the highest ratings and popularity among teenagers between 10-14 and 15-18 were examined in terms of physical development (psychomotor and sexual development), cognitive/perceptual development, social/emotional development, language development, and other developmental issues such as violence, consumer culture, role modeling, family structure, and values. It was a descriptive study employing the content analysis method. …”
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A Multiple-Dimensional Tree Routing Protocol for Multisink Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Ant Colony Optimization by Hui Zhou, Dongliang Qing, Xiaomei Zhang, Honglin Yuan, Chen Xu

“…For MultiSink wireless sensor networks, the routing protocol designs and implementations are more difficult due to the structure complexity. The paper deals with the problem of a multiple-dimensional tree routing protocol for multisink wireless sensor networks based on ant colony optimization. …”
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Recent Progress of Silicon Photonics for Middle-Infrared Application by Haowen Shu, Zhaotang Su, Xingjun Wang, Zhiping Zhou

“…“Capacity Crunch”in NIR field needs to be forestalled since the pressure of information transmission，processing and storage is continually growing.Silicon photonics，with compatibility of CMOS，compact structure and low fabrication cost，shows its superiority in the field of mid-IR transmission and signal processing.Thus a lead forward is excepted to be realized in large-scale integration of mid-IR devices and nonlinear optical and other field.The strengths and challenge of silicon photonics in mid-IR application were estimated firstly.Then some“building block”components of silicon photonics in mid-IR（waveguides，beam splitter/combiner，diode，etc）were introduced.Achievements of devices （nonlinear optical devices based on FWM，frequency comb in sensing field and laser，modulator，detector in communication field）within the last five years were presented.Finally，the conclusion was made for recent research progress.…”
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High Efficiency and Broadband Microstrip Leaky-Wave Antenna by Onofrio Losito

“…The new tapered leaky-wave antenna (LWA) was designed running a simple procedure which uses an FDTD code, and using a suitable metal walls down the centerline along the length of the antenna connecting the conductor strip and the ground plane, which allows to use only half of the structure, the adoption of a simple feeding, and the reduction of sidelobes. …”
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Design and Simulated Characteristics of Nanosized InSb Based Heterostructure Devices by T. D. Subash, T. Gnanasekaran, C. Divya, J. Jagannathan

“…For designing purpose the simulator TCAD is used, by which the HEMT device is structured and its performance is analyzed and it is found that transistor operates as normal devices. …”
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Study and Design of Adaptively Sealing Machine by Fan Huaxian, Dong Penghao, Dong Wenqi, Hu Shengbang, Jiang Yichao

“…Through the analysis of its motion characteristics and mechanical mechanism,the design parameters of sealing machine are obtained,Using this mechanism,the sealing machine can reduce the number of power,which can simplify the overall structure of sealing machine,reduce manufacturing cost and save energy.…”
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Synergetic effects of interdisciplinary integratio in ecologi-geographical scientific and methodical works of professor Ilgizar Timergalievich Gaisin by Valentin N. Mikhelkevich, Elena N. Chekanushkina, Nina A. Tymoschuk

“…The authors analyze his scientific and educational methods, which set forth the fundamental and methodological provisions for the interdisciplinary integration of scientific knowledge, the design and implementation of integrated educational disciplines on the basis of the dominant courses in geography and ecology, as well as interdisciplinary didactic complexes and modules in the structures of slave educational disciplines. The mechanism of interdisciplinary integration is explained. …”
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The Responsibility of a Service Provider in Classical Roman Law

“…The author describes the main social and legal factores led to the changes in a service agreement in comparing with its structure in Preclassical period of roman law. Basing on fragments of classical juridical treatises he clarifies tthe responsibility for a breach of the main obligation tied with service providing as well as of the additional one going from caring for a customer’s thing. …”
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La pratique du ṣulḥ dans les oasis du Grand Touat : justice consensuelle et juridiction islamique dans une société saharienne du xviiie siècle by Ismail Warscheid

“…On the other hand, we seek to illustrate how litigation was embedded in social relations marked by tribal structures and decentralized political power.…”
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PREDICCIÓN DE TOXICIDAD ACUÁTICA MEDIANTE QSAR TOOLBOX: UN ENFOQUE IN SILICO PARA LA EVALUACIÓN DE RIESGOS QUÍMICOS EN LA FRACTURACIÓN HIDRÁULICA by Adolfo E. Ensuncho, Diana B. Ramírez, Jesús M. López

“…This method implements the quantitative structure-activity relationship to determine the toxicity of chemicals and predict their endpoints in biological systems, such as the mean lethal concentration (LC50). …”
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Influence of Changes in the Prices of Fertilizers and Fuels on the Profitability of Production of Selected Agricultural Crops by Arkadiusz Weremczuk, Grzegorz Militka

“…The paper uses secondary data on the price level of fertilizers, fuels and selected agricultural products, as well as the structure of their production costs. Based on the sensitivity analysis, the potential impact of the increase in fuel and fertilizer prices on the profitability of the production of selected species was indicated. …”
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Synthesis and Neuropharmacological Evaluation of Some Novel Quinoxaline 2, 3-Dione Derivatives by Selvaraj Jubie, Rajamanickam Gayathri, Rajagopal Kalirajan

“…Quinoxaline-2, 3-dione obtained from cyclocondensation reaction of o-phenylene diamine with oxalic acid was reacted with three different ketones and formaldehyde to give the corresponding Mannich bases in satisfactory yield. Their structures were confirmed by using 1H NMR, IR, and mass analysis. …”
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Drive Rigidity Characteristic Analysis of Telescopic Electric Cylinder used in Neutron Spectrometer by Peng Fuxia, Wu Yunxin, Gong Hai, Li Yang, Zhang Yu

“…Based on Hertz contact theory and the structural features of telescopic electric cylinder used in the neutron spectrometer,the theoretical model of telescopic electric cylinder drive rigidity is established and the numerical calculation is carried out. …”
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A Grammar-Based Semantic Similarity Algorithm for Natural Language Sentences by Ming Che Lee, Jia Wei Chang, Tung Cheng Hsieh

“…Experiments on two famous benchmarks demonstrate that the proposed algorithm has a significant performance improvement in sentences/short-texts with arbitrary syntax and structure.…”
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Overview of the key technology of photonic firewall at high speed by Shanguo HUANG, Xin LI, Ying TANG, Junfeng GUO

“…In order to maintain the security of optical network,it is urgent to research and deploy photonic firewall which can effectively process high-speed optical signals to replace existing electronic firewall which consumes high energy.After a brief review of the principle of photonic firewall,the pattern matching technology based on correlation operation and all-optical logic gates were summarized,and the matching systems was compared according to their advantages and disadvantages.Besides,the realization methods of all-optical logic gates were introduced.Finally,the next research direction and development trend of all-optical pattern matching were prospected:more efficient system structure or non-linear devices with faster response speed.The survey shows that photonic firewall based on all-optical pattern matching has a good application prospect in network security.…”
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RAFT Copolymerization of Styrene and Maleic Anhydride with Addition of Ascorbic Acid at Ambient Temperature by Juxiang Luo, Deshu Cheng, Mingchun Li, Meihua Xin, Weifu Sun, Wangchuan Xiao

“…The NMR spectra demonstrated that the copolymer synthesized possesses a strictly alternating structure. Furthermore, the proposed mechanism adapted to the RAFT copolymerization of St and MAh initiated by Asc at ambient temperature is presented. …”
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