ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMANITIES MODULES AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES by Vladimir F. Gorokhov

“…The paper presents the review of the results of the International Conference "Humanities in Higher School: Theory, Practice, Implementation", which took place in November 2016 at the National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI), Moscow, under the support of Pon-tificia Universitas Gregoriana and University of Aosta Valley.…”
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Modified logistic differential equation of neutral type with time delay by Donatas Švitra

“…The stable periodic solution based on the bifurcation theory of that differential equation is constructed. …”
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Stell Dir vor, die EU regelt die Weltwirtschaft und keiner sieht hin by Anselm Küsters, Anna Quadflieg

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A new strategy for measuring tourism demand features by Asensi Descals-Tormo, María-José Murgui-García, José-Ramón Ruiz-Tamarit

“…Our paper provides a solid characterization of the empirical linkages between the demands for tourist goods and services and accommodation using economic theory. This paper extends existing theory and makes an important contribution to the empirics of tourism economics, with an application to the tourism database of Australia, Canada, Spain, and the United States that quantifies demand elasticities and identifies the socioeconomic status of their respective tourists.…”
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Private Parking Space Sharing Intention in China: An Empirical Study Based on the MIMIC Model by Ange Wang, Hongzhi Guan, Yan Han, Yangliu Cao

“…Therefore, this paper used the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and Benefit-Risk Analysis Model (BRA) as the combined theoretical framework (C-UTAUT-BRA). …”
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Dual-market quantitative trading: The dynamics of liquidity and turnover in financial markets by Qing Zhu, Chenyu Han, Yuze Li

“…However, the traditional financial liquidity theory has been impacted by new machine-driven quantitative trading models. …”
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How does organizational performance in the education sector improve? Learning and Growth-perspective by Siti Aisyah, Adisthy Shabrina Nurqamarani, A.M. Wibowo, Cherly Kemala Ulfa

“…This finding also strengthens the theory that claim that learning and growth factors influence organizational performance along the internal process, financial, and customer per- spectives.…”
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A Decision Model Assessing the Owner and Contractor’s Conflict Behaviors in Construction Projects by Guangdong Wu, Huanming Wang, Ruidong Chang

“…Considering the effects of the contractor’s conflict behaviors on the project benefit, a decision model between the owner and contractor’s conflict behaviors in construction projects was constructed using the principal-agent theory and game theory. The model was analyzed under nonconflicting and conflicting conditions, and a numerical simulation and example analysis were proposed to verify the constructed model’s conclusion. …”
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Local resource competition and the skewness of the sex ratio: a demographic model by Lorenzo Mari, Marino Gatto, Renato Casagrandi

“…Here we discuss some of the ideasunderlying Clark's theory using a spatially explicit approach. In particular, wefocus on the role of spatiotemporal heterogeneity as a possible determinant ofbiased sex ratios. …”
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Creating Dissonance: Self-Tracking Devices and their Effects on Users by Xenia Schmidli

“…The paper will furthermore lean on theories of affective technologies and hostile scaffolding to establish its point. …”
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Chaos Synergy, Geopolitics And Culture Explain History Of International Relations. A Critique of William Wohlforth by B. F. Martynov

“…The article is a critique of William Wohlforth’s piece on usefulness of IR theory in explaining the history of international relations published in this issue of MGIMO Review of International Relations. …”
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“Rat race” or “lying flat”? The influence of performance pressure on employees' work behavior by Qianyi Liao, Jinsong Zhang, Fangfang Li, Shiyuan Yang, Zhen Li, Longhua Yue, Cunfang Dou

“…Grounded in the transactional theory of stress and affective event theory, this research aims to uncover the mechanisms through which performance pressure influences work behavior.MethodsA moderated dual-mediation model was developed to examine the dual pathways of challenge appraisal and workplace anxiety as mediators in the relationship between performance pressure and work behavior. …”
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Value realization of intelligent emergency management: research framework from technology enabling to value creation by Yan Guo, Yan Song, Mingyue Zhang

“…First, approximately 3900 documents from the intelligent emergency field are analyzed to determine the future research trend in intelligent emergency management. The socio-technical theory concerning technical and social systems is introduced. …”
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Galloping Stability and Aerodynamic Characteristic of Iced Transmission Line Based on 3-DOF by Xiaohui Liu, Ming Zou, Chuan Wu, Bo Yan, Mengqi Cai

“…Based on the quasistatic theory, the aerodynamic load of iced transmission line is obtained, which considers the influence of transverse and torsional motion on the relative wind angle of attack. …”
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Face-work in North American Presidential Debates: A Corpus-based Multi-theoretical Approach by Rosa María Martínez Abellán

“…Supported by results from Pearson’s Chi-square test, the combination of these theories was shown to be possible. The recurrence of attack-defense pairings integrating strategies from both theories also pointed to their necessary combination. …”
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A lumped model for blood flow and pressure in the systemic arteriesbased on an approximate velocity profile function by Wouter Huberts, E. Marielle H. Bosboom, Frans N. van de Vosse

“…For arbitrary Womersley numbers the relative impedance of Womersley theory is approximated with high accuracy. In the limits for small and large Womersley numbers the relative impedances of the proposed lumped model correspond exactly to Womersley theory.…”
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ESP TEAM TEACHING AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES: EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES by Elena I. Arkhipova, Jones Holly, Yulia V. Krasavina

“…The theory is based on combining ESP and professional discipline components at all stages of educational process. …”
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Analysis of accuracy of the beginning of hijriah months reckoning of ad-Dur al-Aniq book in 20 years by Muchamad Choirun Nizar, Bashori Alwi

“…Through the calculation process, it can be proven that the calculation method in the book ad-Dur al-Aniq is included in the category of the tahqiqi bi at-tadqiq method with a very long algorithm and several corrections so that it gets very accurate results. The theory and calculation system are based on modern astronomical formulas (spherical trigonometric theory) and use a scientific calculator or computer as a calculation tool. …”
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Evaluation of Worksite Wellness Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs and Their Subsequent Impact on Participants’ Body Composition by Victoria Sandercock, Jeanette Andrade

“…Additionally, programs that incorporated a motivation theory and provided content relevant to participants’ needs resulted in a change in body composition. …”
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Image Video Teaching Method in College Physical Education by Haibo Xu, Lun Wan

“…The application of the visual teaching method to the teaching of physical education in college in the classroom can best see the modern theory of physical education, which is necessary for the theory of physical education in college. …”
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