Proverbs and African Modernity: Defining an Ethics of Becoming by Oyekan Owomoyela

“…Another evidence of the interest the subject has enjoyed among African scholars is the wealth of publications they have produced in recent years, for example, Adeleke Adeeko’s monograph Proverbs, Textuality, and Nativism in African Literature; Ambrose Adikamkwu Monye’s Proverbs in African Orature: The Aniocha-Igbo Experience; Kwesi Yankah’s The Proverb in the Context of Akan Rhetoric: A Theory of Proverb Praxis; and my Yoruba Proverbs. …”
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Unveiling the Multifaceted Nature of Sr2FeMoO6 Double Perovskites: Insights into Electronic and Optical Properties by Hajjami Manal, Oublkacem Ali, Benhouria Younes

“…In order to gain insight into its electronic structure, calculations are performed using the density functional theory (DFT) approach integrated into the Quantum Espresso software package. …”
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Stochastic Control of Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter by Mattia Raffero, Michele Martini, Biagio Passione, Giuliana Mattiazzo, Ermanno Giorcelli, Giovanni Bracco

“…A stochastic suboptimal controller, derived from optimal control theory, is defined and applied to ISWEC. Results of this approach have been compared with the ones obtained with a linear spring-damper controller, highlighting the capability to obtain a higher value of mean extracted power despite higher power peaks.…”
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Alchohol Consumption Practices in the Koryak Community by Lyudmila N. Khakhovskaya

“…The analysis is based on the ideas of Durkheim’s social theory. The author of the article claims that the practice of consuming alcohol is essentially connected with the more archaic practice of mushroom consumption since both have a grounding in the Koryak perception of the world. …”
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On Modelling and Investigating User Acceptance of Highly Automated Passenger Vehicles by Ilias E. Panagiotopoulos, George J. Dimitrakopoulos, Gabriele Keraite

“…Through an online questionnaire-based survey conducted among European adults, we extend the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework to incorporate three additional constructs: perceived reliability/trust, perceived financial cost, and perceived driving enjoyment. …”
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A cooperative governance framework for sustainable digital transformation in construction: The role of digital enablement and digital strategy by Ahmed Mohammed Shirwa, Abdiqani Muse Hassan, Abdiqani Qorane Hassan, Muslum Kilinc

“…Drawing on institutionalism and political systems theory, the study identifies five aspects and 36 criteria, using a hybrid approach of the Fuzzy Delphi Method and Fuzzy Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory. …”
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The Millennial Generational Style: New Global Political and Economic Orientations by Neslihan Kevser Çevik

“…I conclude with implications for social theory on youth and change. The paper attempts to move beyond the dichotomous view of youth either as threats or as heroic figures and propose a broader conceptualization of young adult’s agency to capture how ordinary youth create new centers of configuration in society, from new citizenship norms to new market patterns.…”
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The Fractal Dimension of River Length Based on the Observed Data by Ni Zhihui, Wu Lichun, Wang Ming-hui, Yi Jing, Zeng Qiang

“…Although the phenomenon that strictly meets the constant dimension fractal form in the nature does not exist, fractal theory provides a new way and means for the study of complex natural phenomena. …”
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Study on the Support System Mechanism of Entry Roof with Roof Cutting Pressure Releasing Gob-Side Entry Retaining Technology by Xingen Ma, Guihe Li, Haitao Cao, Haijun Wang, Xiangyuan Shi, Qingquan Zhao, Zhengcan Han, Tianyi Zhang, Weiping Dai, Jiangling Zhang

“…Firstly, the stress structure of the roof cutting short beam is analyzed by the mechanical theory analysis method. Then, taking 8304 working face of Tashan Coal Mine as an example, the stress distribution characteristics of the surrounding rock in different entry retaining stages are simulated by numerical simulation, which provides an important reference for the field support design and puts forward an idea of hierarchical support. …”
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A Ship Collision Analysis Program Based on Upper Bound Solutions and Coupled with a Large Rotational Ship Movement Analysis Tool by Hervé Le Sourne, Nicolas Besnard, Cedric Cheylan, Natacha Buannic

“…As a first step, the paper gives a brief description of the upper bound method originally developed for perpendicular collisions and recently enhanced for oblique ones. Then, the theory developed in MCOL program for large rotational ship movements is detailed. …”
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Quark-Antiquark Effective Potential in Symplectic Quantum Mechanics by Renato Luz, Gustavo Petronilo, Ademir de Santana, Caroline Costa, Ronni Amorim, Rendisley Paiva

“…The eigenfunctions found (undisturbed plus disturbed) are associated with the Wigner function via Weyl product using the representation theory of Galilei group in the phase space. The Wigner function is analyzed, and the nonclassicality of ground state and first excited state is studied by the nonclassicality indicator or negativity parameter of the Wigner function for this system. …”
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Comparison of Pre-Service Physics Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding of Dynamics in Model-Based Scientific Inquiry and Scientific Inquiry Environments by Arzu Arslan-Buyruk, Feral Ogan-Bekiroglu

“…Theoretical framework of this research was based on models-of-data theory. True-experimental design using quantitative and qualitative research methods was carried out for this research. …”
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Difficulties in Applying a Student-Centered Approach in Modern Russian Higher Education by O. V. Kisel, A. I. Dubskikh, A. V. Butova

“…The relevance of the research lies in the fact that it deals with a key issue of interest for teachers and educators as well as for teaching and learning process in general – the education of an active, creative, successful person, capable of self-development and self-improvement. Nowadays the theory of student-centered learning is rather rule than the exception in many educational institutions around the world. …”
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Bioprinting and Intellectual Property: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead by Antreas Kantaros, Theodore Ganetsos, Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu, Elli Alysandratou

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Search for baryon junctions in e+A collisions at the electron ion collider by Niseem Magdy, Abhay Deshpande, Roy Lacey, Wenliang Li, Prithwish Tribedy, Zhangbu Xu

“…In the early development of QCD theory in the 1970s, an alternative hypothesis postulated that the baryon number might manifest itself through a non-perturbative configuration of gluon fields forming a Y-shaped topology known as the gluon junction. …”
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Career development programs and employee retention: Insights from the Ministry of Works in Tanzania by Hindu Augossy, Richard Msacky, Chacha Magasi

“…The study was guided by equity theory, which was founded on the assumption that employees tend to remain with their organisation when they are perceived to be treated equally. …”
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Theoretical Trade-Off Between Fairness and Efficiency in the Cooperative Driving Problem for CAVs at On-Ramps by Zimin He, Huaxin Pei, Yuqing Guo, Danya Yao, Li Li

“…Using the fundamental relation in traffic flow theory, we illustrate the existence of the trade-off at congested on-ramps. …”
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Cascading Reliability Assessment of International Railway Freight Network Based on Coupled Map Lattices: A Case Study of China Railway Express by Si Chen, Xinyi Chi, Qian Zhang, Yinying Tang, Zhen Liu, Wenkai Tan

“…As the first step, we consider three factors of node degree, node betweenness, and edge betweenness based on the complex network theory, and establish the node model using coupled map lattice method. …”
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Fast Atomic Charge Calculation for Implementation into a Polarizable Force Field and Application to an Ion Channel Protein by Raiker Witter, Margit Möllhoff, Frank-Thomas Koch, Ulrich Sternberg

“…Here, we present a very fast computational quantum mechanical method, the Bond Polarization Theory (BPT). Atomic charges are obtained via a charge calculation method that depend on the 3D structure of the system in a similar way as atomic charges of ab initio calculations. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamics of the High-Speed Rotating Plate by Minghui Yao, Li Ma, Wei Zhang

“…Based on the first-order shear deformation theory and von-Karman nonlinear geometric relationship, nonlinear partial differential dynamic equations of motion for the plate are derived by using Hamilton’s principle. …”
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