Numerical Simulation Research on Crack Bifurcation Mechanism of Bidirectional Cumulative Tensile Blasting by Pengfei Guo, Kengkeng Ye, Xiaohu Zhang

“…The results show that as the shaped energy angle increases when the shaped energy angle is greater than or equal to 35°, the cracks in the direction of energy accumulation after blasting are bifurcated, two cracks at the crack tip. …”
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Investigating the Compressibility of Sandy-Clay Soil in the Laboratory Soil Bin Caused by Agricultural Tire Traffic and Analyzed by the Adaptive Neuro–Fuzzy Inference System by Davood Kalantari, Mohammad Askari, Seyed Reza Mousavi-Seyedi, Nezamedin Asadi

“…The correlation coefficient between the measured and predicted data using ANFIS for soil compaction was equal to 1, which showed the high accuracy of ANFIS models in predicting the studied parameters. …”
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Global dynamics of a vaccination model for infectious diseases with asymptomatic carriers by Martin Luther Mann Manyombe, Joseph Mbang, Jean Lubuma, Berge Tsanou

“…Based on the range of the explicitly computed basic reproduction number, we prove the global stability of the disease-free when this threshold number is less or equal to the unity. Moreover, whenever it is greater than one, the existence of the unique endemic equilibrium is shown and its global stability is established for the case where the changes of displaying the disease symptoms are independent of the vulnerable classes. …”
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THE DEMOCRACY RHETORIC: A RESEARCH ON THE GRADUATE DISSERTATIONS by Mehmet Çakır

“…Then, such a seat the democracy discourse in our dailylive’s and education win through ‘a democratic order’ born as work of thoughtspromise for preventing the tyranny, protecting fundamental rights and freedoms,constituting the future of individual and his relatives, providing social-political equality, ensuringtheir rights and freedoms by remedy? …”
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Safety Assessment and a Parametric Study of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist Based on Real-World Crash Simulations by MohammadReza Seyedi, MohammadReza Koloushani, Sungmoon Jung, Arda Vanli

“…The results also showed that the available AEB algorithms were more effective for the average speed equal to or less than 80 kmph. The speed of the subject vehicle, type of AEB algorithm, sensor detection range, and driver reaction time were the most important parameters on crash outcomes. …”
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EFFICACY OF TAX PAYERS’ PERCEPTION ON TAX COMPLIANCE LEVEL AMONG SMEs IN ILORIN METROPOLIS by Daud Omotosho Saheed, Yusuf Olamilekan Quadri, Majeed Ajibola Ibrahim, Ifedolapo Oluwasolape Omotosho

“…The X-ray of the findings shows a positives statistically significant relationship between an efficient educational service provision and tax compliance level. Equally, a positive and statistically significant relationship also exists between health service provision and tax compliance level. …”
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A Client-Centric Evaluation System to Evaluate Guest’s Satisfaction on Airbnb Using Machine Learning and NLP by Mohamed Chiny, Omar Bencharef, Moulay Youssef Hadi, Younes Chihab

“…The results suggest that customers are not equally interested in satisfaction metrics. In addition, disparities were noted for the same indicator depending on the category to which the client belongs to. …”
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The Preferential Impairment of Pupil Constriction Stimulated by Blue Light in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes without Autonomic Neuropathy by Fukashi Ishibashi, Rie Kojima, Miki Taniguchi, Aiko Kosaka, Harumi Uetake, Mitra Tavakoli

“…The PLR to both lights was impaired equally across all of the diabetic subgroups. The postillumination pupil response (PIPR) after 470 nm light offset at ≥1.7 sec was attenuated in diabetic patients without differences between subgroups. …”
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Validated Reverse-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for Quantification of Furosemide in Tablets and Nanoparticles by Ibrahima Youm, Bi-Botti Celestin Youan

“…Results indicated that the calibration curve was linear () in the range of 5.2 to 25,000 ng·mL−1, with ε value equal to  L·M−1·cm−1. The LOD and LOQ were found to be 5.2 and 15.8 ng·mL−1, respectively. …”
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COMPARISON OF OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE IN MANAGERS AND NON-MANAGERS EMPLOYED AT MEAT INDUSTRY ‘OVAKO’ VISOKO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Goran Riđić, Minela Ahmić, Ognjen Riđić, Senad Bušatlić

“…Selection process was simple random sampling, which means that every single individual had the equal opportunity to be selected. Survey questions were distributed to 200 participants. …”
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Statins—Their Effect on Lipoprotein(a) Levels by Marcin Mateusz Granat

“…The mean difference of absolute change in Lp(a) concentration for all 43 studies equaled 0.22 mg/dL and was not clinically significant. …”
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Protonation and Solvation Thermodynamics of Some Naphthol Derivatives in KCl Aqueous Solution of Different Ionic Strengths by Farid I. El-Dossoki

“…The values of the total solubilities (ST) for naphthalen-1-ol and naphthalene-1,5-diol were found equal to the values of their neutral species (S0). …”
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Family-Centered Approaches to Pediatric Tuberculosis and Nutritional Challenges in North Aceh: A Qualitative Study by Mardiati, Anna Millizia, Noviana Zara, Khania Atika, Najwa Zakiyya

“…Results: This study examined 28 pediatric TB patients, equally divided by sex, with a mean age of 2.6 years. …”
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Affirmative Action on Women Education Promotion in Ntungamo Municipality Ntungamo District. by Abenawe, Jasper

“…Training that targets gender equality issues should be ongoing and be used as a strategy for promoting the visibility of females in leadership positions. …”
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Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Promoting Empowerment of Women in Southern Division Kabale District. by Ndyamuhaki, Rossette

“…The study concluded that FBOs in Kabale District play a critical role in promoting women’s empowerment through various avenues, including providing education and training, advocating for gender equality, offering financial support, supporting health and well-being, promoting leadership development, and providing counseling and support. …”
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An Ultrasonic Based Garbage Management Dustbin. by Matovu, Damazo

“…When an object is in front of the sensor at a distance of less than or equal to 20cm, the smart dustbin opens automatically and it remains open for as long as the object remains in front of the sensor. …”
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Barriers to women's participation in public procurement in Africa: Empirical evidence from Uganda. by BC, Basheka

“…The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have compelled countries to adopt affirmative action (AA) strategies to ensure equal opportunities for women and men. The World Bank (2005) highlights that women constitute approximately 70% of Uganda’s labour force, yet most are employed in the informal sector. …”
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Analysis of some error-causing factors in two-dimensional geoelectrical studies and providing a solution to minimize them by Hosein Moghaddasi, Mohsen Moghaddasi, Ahmad Neyamadpour

“…This means that the array with ‘n’ equal to 12 is less sensitive to deeper structures than the array with ‘n’ equal to 6. …”
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The effectiveness of the training protocol based on acceptance and commitment on psychological distress and parenting stress of mothers with deaf children by Fatemeh Nikkhoo, Somaiyeh Fathipoor

“…Among these mothers, 30 mothers were selected by available sampling method and then randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups equally. The instrument of this study was the scale of psychological distress and stress of the overbearing child. …”
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Building a rights-based approach to nutrition for women and children: harnessing the potential of women’s groups and rights-based organizations in South Asia by Monica Shrivastav, Vani Sethi, Avishek Hazra, Zivai Murira, Roopal Jyoti Singh, Krishna Wagh, Anuradha Nair, Veronica Kamanga Njikho, Sapna Desai

“…Women’s rights-based organizations in South Asia have a longstanding tradition of collective action toward gender equality. Women’s rights-based organizations work in areas such as microfinance, livelihoods, women’s rights, health, and combating violence against women. …”
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