A workflow for processing global datasets: application to intercropping by Mahmoud, Rémi, Casadebaig, Pierre, Hilgert, Nadine, Gaudio, Noémie

“…We developed a method to identify complete factorial designs within global datasets using tools from graph theory. We discuss the position of global datasets in the continuum between data and knowledge, compared to other approaches such as meta-analysis. …”
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The Influence of Errors in Visualization Systems on the Level of Safety Threat in Air Traffic by Paweł Ferduła, Jacek Skorupski

“…Therefore, the fuzzy reasoning theory has been used. The developed fuzzy model has been used to obtain a tool for simulation of the impact of various factors on traffic safety assessment. …”
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Capability-Driven Design of Business Service Ecosystem to Support Risk Governance in Regulatory Ecosystems by Christophe Feltus, Eric Grandry, François-Xavier Fontaine

“…Therefore, in this article, the Business Service Ecosystem (BSE) metamodel is semantically extended, considering the Capability as a Service (CaaS) theory, in order to raise the enterprise risk management from the enterprise level up to the ecosystem level. …”
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Limiting the Carbon Footprint of an Enterprise: Calculation Methods and Solutions by Svetlana Ivanova, Elena Zhidkova, Alexander Prosekov

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Fixed Point Results for α-ψ-Contractive Mappings Including Almost Contractions and Applications by Gonca Durmaz, Gülhan Mınak, Ishak Altun

“…Vetro, Fixed point theorems for α-ψ-contractive type mappings, Nonlinear Analysis. Theory, Methods and Applications, 75 (2012), 2154-2165.), the authors introduced the concept of α-admissible maps on metric spaces. …”
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A Fuzzy Soft Model for Haze Pollution Management in Northern Thailand by Parkpoom Phetpradap

“…The efficiency of the model is justified by the prediction accuracy ratio based on the real data from 1st January 2016 to 31st May 2016. The fuzzy soft theory is modified in order to make models more suitable for the problems. …”
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Realms of aesthetic experience of classical Chinese gardens based on semantic analysis of online tourism reviews by Mengyuan Xu, Yuanyu Wang, Haitao Yu

“…Abstract The study of classical Chinese garden aesthetics has yielded long-term and extensive insights through the lens of traditional Chinese landscape design theory. However, little attention has been paid to the empirical investigation of the transition pattern between different realms of aesthetic experience using quantitative methods. …”
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Innovative Approaches Supporting Social Change, Improved Quality of Human Life, and Enhanced Planetary Consciousness Across Europe by Laura Dryjanska, Pawel Krzyworzeka

“… This research uses a dialogical approach to the theory of social representations to investigate examples of social innovation in volunteer and community projects across Europe. …”
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The Importance of Mentorship Opportunities for Women in Academia: A Systematic Review by Zintle Ntshongwana

“…It further briefly discusses how mentoring is used as a resource to foster institutional change and decolonise entrenched academic promotion practices of paternalism. Radical feminist theory underpinned this study as this theoretical position helps explain the power inequalities that occur in higher education institutions (HEIs) and women’s communities and how these in turn inhibit the progress of women in academia. …”
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Denoising of Mechanical Vibration Signals Using Quantum-Inspired Adaptive Wavelet Shrinkage by Yan-long Chen, Pei-lin Zhang, Bing Li, Ding-hai Wu

“…By combining all these elements, this signal processing scheme incorporating the DTCWT with quantum theory can both reduce noise and preserve signal details. …”
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Model Passengers’ Travel Time for Conventional Bus Stop by Guangzhao Xin, Wei Wang

“…This paper proposed a mathematical model for analyzing passengers’ travel time at conventional bus stop based on theory of stochastic service system. Field-measured and simulated data were designated to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed model. …”
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The dearth of feminist empirical research on women’s active participation in the ICT sector by Naledi Sekeleni, Carol Lesame

“… This paper seeks to create awareness of the need for research academics and practitioners involved in the ICT field collaborate in co-producing feminist empirical research studies that integrate theory and practice (evidence-based) when doing research on the circumstance related to women’s entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in the context of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa, which is under scrutiny. …”
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Parameters of Building Geometry that Affect Wind Flow With Regards to the Possibilities for their Implementation in Urban and Architectural Design in Poland by MOCHULSKA Mariya -Veronika, ZIELONKO-JUNG Katarzyna

“…Comparisons are made between these parameters and those commonly used in architectural and urban theory and practices in Poland. Results reveal minimal convergence, incorporating other parameters requires interdisciplinary research and significant planning procedure changes. …”
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Numerical and Scientific Investigation of Some Molecular Structures Based on the Criterion of Super Classical Average Assignments by A. Rajesh Kannan, Nazek Alessa, K. Loganathan, Balachandra Pattanaik

“…Numerous graph assignment techniques, including distance-based labeling, topological indices, and spectral graph theory, can be used to investigate molecule structures. …”
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Transient Dynamic Response of Delaminated Composite Rotating Shallow Shells Subjected to Impact by Amit Karmakar, Kikuo Kishimoto

“…An eight noded isoparametric plate bending element is employed in the finite element formulation incorporating rotary inertia and effects of transverse shear deformation based on Mindlin's theory. To satisfy the compatibility of deformation and equilibrium of resultant forces and moments at the delamination crack front a multipoint constraint algorithm is incorporated which leads to unsymmetric stiffness matrices. …”
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Study on Evolution Characteristics and Instability Model of Overburden Stress Shell with the Longwall Mining along Strike by Wanrong Liu, Qingwen Shi

“…With the advancing of the working face, the stress shell has undergone the dynamic evolution process of the initial shell, extension shell, and flat shell. Based on the theory of shell and plate, the mechanical model of elliptical thin rock plate is constructed. …”
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The Multi-Period Dynamic Optimization with Carbon Emissions Reduction under Cap-and-Trade by Baiyun Yuan, Bingmei Gu, Chunming Xu

“…Using discrete-time optimal control theory, the optimal emission reduction strategies for each period are firstly explored for maximizing the sum of net profit under cap-and-trade. …”
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ADI-MRTD Algorithm for Periodic Structures Analysis by Xiaohua Dong, Yiwang Chen, Pin Zhang, Yichao Teng, Xiaobo Zhuansun

“…By applying the multiresolution analysis in accordance with wavelet theory, the spatial sampling rate of the conventional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) is significantly reduced by the MRTD method. …”
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TV is the Devil, the Devil is on TV:Wild Religion and Wild Media in South Africa by Lee-Shae S.Scharnick-Udemans

“…This essay pays tribute to David Chidester by testing the possibilities of his theory of ‘wild religion’against two vignettes of wild media in South Africa. …”
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Assessing “beneficiary” communities’ participation in HIV/AIDS communication through community radio by Siyasanga Tyali, Keyan Tomaselli

“…The article is underpinned by Jürgen Habermas’s theory of structural transformation of the public sphere. …”
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