Exploring the Perspectives of Older People on the Concept of Home by Deborah Hatcher, Esther Chang, Virginia Schmied, Sandra Garrido

“…Principles from grounded theory were used to examine the perspectives of 21 older adults obtained from three focus group discussions and 10 in-depth semistructured interviews. …”
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT — TOWARDS PERFORMANCE BASED APPROACH by Slobodan P. Simonovic

“…This paper explores the future opportunities based on the advances in systems theory that can, on a broader scale, majorly transform the management of water resources. …”

School of International Relations by M. M. Narinskii

“…Doing IR is closely intertwined with theory and practice, history and current events, the desire to combine a deep knowledge of the factual material and research-based evaluation in accordance with objective laws found in international life. …”
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A New Conformable Fractional-Order Time-Delay Grey Bernoulli Model with the Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm and Its Application in Rural Regional Economy by Ran Wang, Hui Liu, Qinwen Yang, Hongmei Du

“…To further promote the development of the grey system theory, this paper develops a novel conformable fractional-order grey Bernoulli model with a time-delay effect, namely, the CFTDNGBM (1, 1) model. …”
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A Dynamic Stiffness Element for Free Vibration Analysis of Delaminated Layered Beams by Nicholas H. Erdelyi, Seyed M. Hashemi

“…Using the Euler-Bernoulli bending beam theory, the governing differential equations are exploited and representative, frequency-dependent, field variables are chosen based on the closed form solution to these equations. …”
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Event-Based Time Varying Formation Control for Multiple Quadrotor UAVs with Markovian Switching Topologies by Zhen Zhou, Hongbin Wang, Zhongquan Hu

“…The stability proof for the state space origin of the overall closed-loop system is derived from the singular perturbation method and Lyapunov stability theory. An event-triggered formation control protocol in terms of a dynamically varying threshold parameter is delicately carried out, while acquiring satisfactory resource efficiency, and Zeno behavior of triggering time sequences is excluded. …”
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Developing Intercultural Communication and Cultural Intelligence through Intercultural Musical Contacts by Montassir Hmala

“…To achieve this and drawing on Allport’s (1956) Contact Hypothesis Theory (CHT) and Bennett’s (1953) Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), a qualitative research design was chosen, with focus group discussions; involving participating students, and semi -structured interviews with three teachers and the high school principal as the main techniques for data collection. …”
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MULTICULTURAL INSIGHT IN PROMOTING TOLERANCE MOVEMENT; LESSON LEARNED FROM ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE RURAL SIDE by Ahmad Zubaidi

“…This research uses a qualitative approach with the type of case study, the research location is in Sukapura District, Probolinggo Regency. data collection techniques using observation, in-depth interviews and documentation, while data analysis uses the theory of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana, namely: data collection, data condensation, presenting data, and drawing conclusions or verification. …”
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(m, n)-Ideals in Semigroups Based on Int-Soft Sets by G. Muhiuddin, Abdulaziz M. Alanazi

“…Algebraic structures play a prominent role in mathematics with wide ranging applications in many disciplines such as theoretical physics, computer sciences, control engineering, information sciences, coding theory, and topological spaces. This provides sufficient motivation to researchers to review various concepts and results from the realm of abstract algebra in the broader framework of fuzzy setting. …”
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Mind you: an enunciative description by Graham Ranger

“…After a brief discussion evoking the methodological difficulties implied by corpus study of a polyvalent, multiword marker of this type, I will propose a description, formulated within the Theory of Enunciative Operations, according to which, in a sequence of the general form "p mind you q", mind you indicates that q operates a retroactive adjustment relative to the inferences which the utterance of p might give rise to. …”
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Analytical Solutions for Corrosion-Induced Cohesive Concrete Cracking by Hua-Peng Chen, Nan Xiao

“…A bilinear softening curve reflecting realistic concrete property, together with the crack band theory for concrete fracture, is applied to model the residual tensile stress in the cracked concrete. …”
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A Topology Control Algorithm for Sensor Networks Based on Robust Optimization by Junfeng Qiao, Sanyang Liu, Wei Duan

“…Considering the uncertainty of distance between nodes, a distributed topology control algorithm named as LRMST, which is based on the local minimum spanning tree (LMST) algorithm, is proposed by applying the 0-1 robust discrete optimization theory. Firstly, when only the cost coefficients are subject to uncertainty, it is proved that the robust counterpart of the 0-1 discrete optimization problem on n variables can be solved by solving at most n + 1 - Γ deterministic problems, where Γ denotes the number of cost coefficients which change in an uncertainty set. …”
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Cathode flow velocity and pressure gradient oscillations in impedance spectroscopy of PEM fuel cells by Andrei Kulikovsky

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Method for Determining Longitudinal Stiffness of Combined Double Thin-Walled Pier Based on Train-Track-Bridge Interaction by Hui Fang, Zhaowei Chen

“…Results show that the train-track-bridge dynamic interaction theory is effective in determining the longitudinal stiffness of the newly designed and special pier. …”
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Studying the 3d Ising surface CFTs on the fuzzy sphere by Zheng Zhou, Yijian Zou

“…Boundaries not only are fundamental elements in nearly all realistic physical systems, but also greatly enrich the structure of quantum field theories. In this paper, we demonstrate that conformal field theory (CFT) with a boundary, known as surface CFT in three dimensions, can be studied with the setup of fuzzy sphere. …”
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Adsorption of Water Molecule in Graphene/MoS2 Heterostructure with Vacancy Defects in Mo Sites by Hari Krishna Neupane, Narayan Prasad Adhikari

“…First-principle calculations based on the spin-polarized density functional theory (DFT) with vdW corrections by DFT-D2 approach have been carried out to study structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of water-adsorbed graphene/MoS2 heterostructures (system-I), and water-adsorbed graphene/MoS2 heterostructures with vacancy defects in Mo sites (systems-II). …”
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Modelling epidemiological dynamics with pseudo-recovery via fractional-order derivative operator and optimal control measures. by Samson Olaniyi, Furaha M Chuma, Ramoshweu S Lebelo, Richard C Ogbonna, Sulaimon F Abimbade

“…The well-posedness of the model is qualitatively investigated through Banach fixed point theory technique. The spread of the disease in the population is measured by analysing the basic reproduction of the model with respect to its parameters through the sensitivity analysis. …”
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Three-Dimensional Prescribed-Time Pinning Group Cooperative Guidance Law by Wenhui Ma, Xiaogeng Liang, Yangwang Fang, Tianbo Deng, Wenxing Fu

“…Firstly, combining a prescribed-time scaling function with pinning group consensus theory, the prescribed-time consensus-based cooperative guidance law is proposed. …”
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A modern look at the oscillation physics case for a neutrino factory by Peter B. Denton, Julia Gehrlein

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A Semianalytical Model for Multiple-Fractured Horizontal Wells with SRV in Tight Oil Reservoirs by Jiahang Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Wenxiu Dong

“…The paper developed a new semianalytical model for multiple-fractured horizontal wells (MFHWs) with stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) in tight oil reservoirs by combining source function theory with boundary element idea. The model is first validated by both analytical and numerical model. …”
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