An Algorithm for Global Optimization Inspired by Collective Animal Behavior by Erik Cuevas, Mauricio González, Daniel Zaldivar, Marco Pérez-Cisneros, Guillermo García

“…In the proposed algorithm, the searcher agents emulate a group of animals which interact with each other based on the biological laws of collective motion. The proposed method has been compared to other well-known optimization algorithms. …”
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A Computing Method for Sand Inrush Quantity through a Borehole in Longde Coal Mine by Boyang Zhang, Zhibin Lin

“…To apply and popularize this method, the impact laws of water yield properties of an aquifer on the volume flux were discussed. …”
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A New Integro-Differential Equation for Rossby Solitary Waves with Topography Effect in Deep Rotational Fluids by Hongwei Yang, Qingfeng Zhao, Baoshu Yin, Huanhe Dong

“…By analyzing the equation, some conservation laws associated with Rossby solitary waves are derived. …”
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DIVERSITAS JENIS DAN KEMELIMPAHAN AVIFAUNA DI SUB URBAN KOTA MADIUN BAGIAN BARAT by Bingar Diky Linggarjati, Nurul Kusuma Dewi, Umi Nur Khasanah, Yuliana Yuliana

“…The most abundant bird is Collocalia fuciphaga with the amounts 576 and a value of abundance 76.8, There are three species that protected by laws: Alcedo meninting, Cloris todirhamphus, and Aethopyga mystacalis. …”
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Cooperativas populares e práticas em Psicologia Social by Patricia Martins Goulart, Silvia Batista Von Borowski

“…Although the work in cooperatives is recognized, the cooperative members prefer formal jobs, ruled by the Consolidation of Labor Laws. This may be linked to the lack of funds and bureaucratic obstacles present in popular cooperative arrangements as well as the media’s pressure in favor of unbridled consumption and of wage labor as the main route to productive inclusion.…”
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Study on Factors Influencing the Viscosity of Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose Used in Capsule-Mucous Sealers by Fakai Wang, Zhongguang Sun, Xuelong Li, Kequan Wang, Deyou Chen, Zhen Li

“…In this study, a homemade instrument for measuring the viscosity of a CMC-Na solution under high pressure was used to determine the change laws of the viscosity under different conditions, and comparative tests were performed to investigate various factors affecting the viscosity. …”
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Thin Capitalization Rules in EU Member States by Tatjana Ðukić

“…Thin capitalization rules fit in the group of the specific anti-avoidance rules (SAAR) which are legalised by domestic tax laws. Anti-avoidance measures attempt to strike down unacceptable tax avoidance practices that have taken place with the increasing importance of multinational firms. …”
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Le cens, l’autel et la ville chef-lieu : Auguste et l’urbanisation des Trois Gaules by William Van Andringa

“…It was at that time that Augustus established a senate, magistrates and laws in the civitates of Gallia Comata. Negotiations continued after his departure, especially during the regular meetings organized at the altar of the confluence at Lyon and during the censuses supervised by Drusus in 12 BC, and later by Germanicus in AD 14. …”
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Quelle éducation morale et civique à l’école ? Pourquoi et comment la mettre en œuvre ? by Gérard Pithon

“…Moral and civic education in France has known extensions or reductions in schools, with various appellations according to the different governments but also social crises that the country went through since Jules Ferry’s laws on public schools. This education serves as a "pedagogical lever" to improve the "living together" threatened by these crises, and most recently by terrorist attacks claimed by a fundamentalist Islamism. …”
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Parameter Identification and Adaptive Control of Uncertain Goodwin Oscillator Networks with Disturbances by Jianbao Zhang, Wenyin Zhang, Chengdong Yang, Haifeng Wang, Jianlong Qiu, Fawaz Alsaadi

“…Then, we propose effective parameter updating laws to identify the unknown parameters and design adaptive control strategies to achieve outer synchronization in the drive-response system. …”
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Adaptive Integral-Based Robust Q-S Synchronization and Parameter Identification of Nonlinear Hyperchaotic Complex Systems by Sami Ud Din, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal, Majid Ali, Muhammad Abdul Moiz Zia

“…An adaptive controller based on adaptive integral sliding mode control and parameter update laws are designed to realize the synchronization and parameter identification to a given map vector. …”
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Leibniz on Slavery and the Ownership of Human Beings by Julia Jorati

“…The second is that moral laws such as the principles of equity and piety oppose slavery, or at least severely limit the permissible actions toward slaves. …”
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Les marais salants brésiliens entre protection environnementale et pression foncière : un paysage en mutation by Vanessa Moura de Lacerda Teixeira

“…On the one hand, the evolution of the salt marsh landscape illustrated by means of historical photographs and the study of land use through maps representing successive spatial transformations; and on the other hand, local policies, namely certain laws approved by municipalities which help to address the problem of the disappearance of salt marshes and their environmental protection. …”
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Social product anti-sanction reproduction issues by L. I. Sergeev, D. L. Sergeev

“…The authors note that the operation of a number of objective economic laws in the sanction conditions of development to a certain extent loses the force of its impact on the reproduction of the gross social product. …”
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Save a Child: How to Identify and Report Child Abuse by Andrew E. Toelle, Kate Fogarty

“…This 4-page fact sheet discusses child abuse laws and procedures for reporting abuse. It also contains information about different types of abuse and how to identify abused or neglected children. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAMESE SMEs: EVIDENCE FROM THE ENTERPRISE SURVEY by Nguyễn Quốc Định

“…Based on the rigorous analysis, some possible recommendations are provided: (i) Expanding application of information technology in tax administration; (ii) Reducing complicated sub-licenses and administrative procedures; (iii) Reducing business risks of firms by establishing a specific business strategy and long-term vision; and (iv) Decreasing the chances of corruption by simplifying and rationalizing the regulatory loopholes as well as increasing transparency in making laws/policies.…”
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Astrotheology: A proactive contextualization of novelty within space exploration by A.C. Pieterse

“…We live in a universe where there is a space for contingency and novelty; yet a creation that is lawful; there is also a movement towards entropy, and, finally, certain aspects in creation will remain a mystery. …”
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A Numerical Scheme Based on an Immersed Boundary Method for Compressible Turbulent Flows with Shocks: Application to Two-Dimensional Flows around Cylinders by Shun Takahashi, Taku Nonomura, Kota Fukuda

“…The turbulent flow region is modeled by a second-order pseudo skew-symmetric form with minimum dissipation, while the monotone upstream-centered scheme for conservation laws (MUSCL) scheme is employed in the shock region. …”
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Model for Calculating Seismic Wave Spectrum Excited by Explosive Source by Qian Xu, Zhong-Qi Wang

“…To reveal the characteristics and laws of the seismic wavefield amplitude-frequency excited by explosive source, the method for computing the seismic wave spectrum excited by explosive was studied in this paper. …”
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The Fractal Geometry of the Cosmic Web and Its Formation by Jose Gaite

“…The multifractal spectrum that we obtain significantly differs from the one of the adhesion model and conforms better to the laws of gravity. The formation of the cosmic web is best modeled as a type of turbulent dynamics, generalizing the known methods of Burgers turbulence.…”
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