The economic dimensions of transnational organised crime in Southern and Western Africa by Tolulope Lembola Ojolo, Shanta Balgobind Singh

“…The enterprise model of organised crime and the entrepreneurial theory of crime are used as theoretical frameworks to analyse the operational dynamics of these criminal networks. …”
Get full text

Study on Stress-Strain Characteristics of Pipeline-Soil Interaction under Ground Collapse Condition by Xiaohui Liu, Zhizhong Sun, Jianping Zhu, Yingchao Fang, Yanglian He, Yuchen Pan

“…The current results are mostly concentrated in a single theory or the stress of the pipeline itself, which cannot fully consider the pipe-soil interaction. …”
Get full text

Let’s talk about language—and its role for replicability by Xenia Schmalz, Johannes Breuer, Mario Haim, Andrea Hildebrandt, Philipp Knöpfle, Anna Yi Leung, Timo Roettger

“…This is an issue for knowledge accumulation, theory-building, and evidence-based decision and policy making. …”
Get full text

Analysis of the Influence of Innovative Teaching Management Mode in Universities on Students’ One-to-One Training and Psychotherapy by Wenwen Zhang

“…Based on the theoretical analysis of the application of psychological resilience intervention, combined with the theory of one-to-one tutoring and operational techniques, the university’s innovative teaching management mode scheme is designed. …”
Get full text

Optimal Control of Heat Equation by Coupling FVM and FEM Codes by Samuele Baldini, Giacomo Barbi, Antonio Cervone, Federico Giangolini, Sandro Manservisi, Lucia Sirotti

“…In this paper, the optimal control theory is applied to a temperature optimization problem by coupling finite element and finite volume codes. …”
Get full text

Experimental evaluation of DC-DC buck converter based on adaptive fuzzy fast terminal synergetic controller by Zahira Anane, Badreddine Babes, Noureddine Hamouda, Omar Fethi Benaouda, Saud Alotaibi, Thabet Alzahrani, Dessalegn Bitew Aeggegn, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim

“…Abstract This study suggests an enhanced version of the adaptive fuzzy fast terminal synergetic controller (AF-FTSC) for controlling the uncertain DC/DC buck converter based on the synergetic theory of control (STC) and newly developed terminal attractor technique (TAT). …”
Get full text

CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND-BASED CONFLICT: THE IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA by OGUIKE MIRIAM ADAEZE UJU

“…The data were gotten from primary and secondary sources. The human needs theory of economic conflict was used to discuss the paper. …”
Get full text

The Effect of Geometrical Parameters on Resonance Characteristics of Acoustic Metamaterials with Negative Effective Modulus by Xiao-Le Yan, Li-Mei Hao, Mei-Ling Men, Zhi Chen

“…The results are in good agreement with theory model. It is observed that there is a blue shift of the resonance frequency with the gradual increase of the neck radius of SHS, a V-type response curve with the increase of inner radius of SHS, and a red shift with the increase of outer radius of SHS. …”
Get full text

Methods of public management in the National police of Ukraine: a general theoretical approach by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…Based on the research of scientific works on the theory of state governance, administrative law, administrative management, public management, the author has formulated own definition of the concept of «methods of public management within the agencies of the National Police of Ukraine», which are methods and approaches of authoritative and management influence management applied by authorized entities within their competence aimed at streamlining the organizational structure of the system of the National Police of Ukraine, planning, preparation, development, execution and implementation of management decisions, organization of the work of the management apparatus, implementation of documentary, informational, personnel, psychological provision of the activities of the agencies and units of the National Police. …”
Get full text

Optimizing Football Player Development in Indonesia and Malaysia: Sports Psychology's Take on the Affective Domain by Amin Akbar, Fuccy Utamy Syafitri, Eko Purnomo, Firunika Intan Cahyani

“…Methodology: This study used a qualitative method with a grounded theory approach, and data were collected through interviews, observations, and document analysis of 25 licensed football coaches with at least 5 years of experience as coaches in Indonesia and Malaysia. …”
Get full text

High-Strength Hollow Glass Microsphere/Epoxy Resin Composite Insulation Materials for Deep In-Situ Condition Preserved Coring by Jianping Yang, Ling Chen, Zhiqiang He, Cong Li, Bo Yu, Zijie Wei, Zhiyu Zhao, Zongxin Hao

“…To establish in-situ fluidized coal mining technology and a theory of mining mechanics for deep coal resources, it is crucial to obtain a “fidelity rock core” that maintains deep in-situ conditions to understand the physical mechanics of deep rock. …”
Get full text

AADL architecture model construction based on FACE mode by LYU Guangzhe, YU Chunhai, KANG Kai, MA Chunyan, LIN Wei

“…Secondly, the 26 kinds of mapping rules from FACE model elements to AADL model elements are designed, and the rationality of the mapping rules is proved by the graph homomorphism theory. Then, the StringTemplate template is designed based on the mapping rules, and the template engine algorithm for generating AADL model is given. …”
Get full text

Praetorius’ Polyhymnia caduceatrix (1619). Diatonische Logik und Skalenlogik in mehrchörigen und konzertierenden Werken des Frühbarocks by Christophe Guillotel-Nothmann, Anne-Emmanuelle Ceulemans

“…Therefore, harmonisation rules derived from 17th and 18th century music theory are confronted with a computer-assisted analysis of the ConcertGesänge. …”
Get full text

The impact of social exclusion on experiential sports consumption: the chain mediating roles of loneliness and the need for social connection by Chenya Li, Weihua Qu

“…However, the psychological mechanisms behind experiential sports consumption remain underexplored, especially in the context of social exclusion.MethodsThis study is grounded in social exclusion theory, constructing a conceptual model where social exclusion is the independent variable, experiential sports consumption intention is the dependent variable, and loneliness and the need for social connection serve as mediators. …”
Get full text

Dynamics of Positive Frequency Dependent Selection Triggers Selection for Silence by I. Hashem, V. De Buck, J. Van Impe

“…In this paper, by applying a solution concept from evolutionary game theory, we hypothesize that the process of emergence of such alleles triggers selection for silence, where the emergence of alleles that can stay unexpressed for a period of time will be favored by selection forces. …”
Get full text

Evolution and Influencing Factors of Township Spatial Form: A Two-Dimensional Perspective by Yanpeng Gao, Wenjun Chen

“…This study used the fractal theory, center-of-gravity model, and spatial syntax to analyze the spatial and temporal evolution of Shenyang Ciyutuo Subdistrict and its influencing factors based on geospatial data from 2009‒2019, from the perspectives of internal characteristics and external morphological changes. …”
Get full text

Adaptive Fixed-Time Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode Attitude Tracking Control for Spacecraft with Actuator Saturations and Faults by Zhiguo Han, Minghao Wang, Xunliang Yan, Hang Qian

“…Based on the adaptive nonsingular terminal sliding mode control theory, we design a kind of fixed-time convergence control method. …”
Get full text

«BRAIN DRAIN» FROM RUSSIA AS A POLITICAL-MANAGEMENT PROBLEM by M. V. Kharkevich

“…And the few schools that did manage to get established evade a dialogue on constitutive questions on theory and practice of political science. The author suggests that coordination of the leading journals’ editorial policy through different forms of institutional interactions including the Russian Political Science Association and the Russian International Studies Association might be an effective tool to encourage the discussion in the Russian political science and dialogue among its schools.…”
Get full text

Price Cap Models in Pharmaceutical Online-to-Offline Supply Chains by Yi Zheng, Li Liu, Victor Shi, Bin Liu, Wenxing Huang

“…We focus on four price cap models: no price cap regulation, pharmaceutical manufacturer’s price cap regulation, pharmacy price cap regulation, and linkage price cap regulation. We apply game theory, investigate how the price cap regulations affect the firms’ pricing, and evaluate the economic performance and social welfare of the dual-channel pharmaceutical supply chain. …”
Get full text

CONCEPTUAL AMBUSH OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT: WIKILEAKS TODAY by Denys Shabanov

“…The content of such definitions as «informatisation», «digitalisation», «digitalisation» and «digital transformation» is systematised and disclosed, their evolution and interrelation in the context of development of the public administration theory is traced. The essence of the digital transformation of public administration as a multidimensional process, covering technological, managerial and social dimensions, is defined, and its key principles are substantiated: inclusiveness, transparency, adaptability. …”
Get full text