In Memoriam by Elvis Žic, Marija Pospišil-Miler, Aleksandra Deluka-Tibljaš, Vedran Jagodnik

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Broker bureaucracies: The subsidiary offices of the digitalizing state by Fenna Imara Hoefsloot, Neha Gupta, Dennis Mbugua Muthama, José de Jesús Flores Durán

“…Outside of the tropes of control, seamless connection, or the globalizing effect of digital technologies, these spaces give insight into the deeply institutionalized cultures and ways of organizing civil and political life in which digital technologies are introduced.…”
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Column layout design for concrete frame structures utilizing the strain energy-based topology optimization method by Xin-Cai Xiong, Hu-Zhi Zhang, Gang Peng, Fei-Fan Feng

“…Intelligent design is advancing civil engineering, providing new opportunities for structural optimization.This paper proposes an innovative intelligent design method integrating topology optimization into concrete frame column layout design.The method iteratively removes a defined percentage of columns from the initial layout, guided by the architectural plan, to achieve optimal column topologies.The approach’s efficacy is validated through a numerical example and a practical case study, showing that materials in optimized frames enhance structural stiffness more effectively than in traditional designs. …”
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"He told me to hold my tongue" : de la violence physique à la subjectivation politique dans The History of Mary Prince by Frédéric Regard

“…She was then taken under the protection of Thomas Pringle, who would soon edit Prince’s autobiography, typed by a friend of his, Susanna Strickland.In this essay, I try to demonstrate that Prince’s narrative—through Strickland’s mediation—uses rhetoric to transfigure herself, from an animal into a British lady, thus challenging the classic distinction between the savage slave and the civilized European. The cooperation between Prince and Strickland has been analysed as one the very first instances of a deep convergence betwen feminist and postcolonial interests. …”
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Sandwich Structured Composites for Aeronautics: Methods of Manufacturing Affecting Some Mechanical Properties by Aneta Krzyżak, Michał Mazur, Mateusz Gajewski, Kazimierz Drozd, Andrzej Komorek, Paweł Przybyłek

“…Sandwich panels are used in aeronautics, road vehicles, ships, and civil engineering. The mechanical properties of these composites are directly dependent on the properties of sandwich components and method of manufacturing. …”
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Strain monitoring of cement-based materials with embedded polyvinyl alcohol - carbon nanotube (PVA-CNT) fibers by Zoi S. Metaxa, Wilfrid Neri, Philippe Poulin, Nikolaos D. Alexopoulos

“…The article discusses their high potential to be exploited as strain/damage sensor in applications of civil engineering as well as in restoration of Monuments of Cultural Heritage.…”
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Le défi de l’appropriation de la responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RSE) par des syndicats nationaux : les leçons de la Coalition québécoise contre les ateliers de misère (CQC... by Emmanuelle Champion

“…In 2003, a major Canadian private sector union created, with several other civil society actors, the Coalition Québécoise contre les Ateliers de Misère (CQCAM), with the mandate to raise public awareness of their existence and develop alternatives to counter their proliferation. …”
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Percepción de estrés en personal universitario by Angelines Díaz-Corchuelo, Eulogio Cordón-Pozo, Ramona Rubio-Herrera

“…Se realizaron análisis estadísticos para establecer la relación entre el nivel de estrés percibido y ciertas variables sociodemográficas personales (edad, estado civil, número de hijos, personas dependientes, hábitos saludables o no) y laborales (años en la institución, tipo de contrato o situación laboral, entre otros), teniendo en cuenta en cada caso la perspectiva de género. …”
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Long-Term Vibration Monitoring of the Effects of Temperature and Humidity on PC Girders with and without Fly Ash considering ASR Deterioration by Tuan Minh Ha, Saiji Fukada, Kazuyuki Torii

“…Structural responses have been used as inputs in the evaluation procedures of civil structures for years. Apart from the degradation of a structure itself, changes in the environmental conditions affect its characteristics. …”
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Estudio de la educación patrimonial de la historia del territorio: clave de futuro de la gestión turística municipal distrito de Vichayal, provincia de Paita by David González Espino

“…Para llegar a su consolidación es necesario la implicación de la gestión turística municipal como un agente que permite motivar a diversos actores como las autoridades, servidores municipales, y sociedad civil organizada en la defensa y conservación del patrimonio. …”
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Le Parlement écossais et la démocratie participative by Annie THIEC

“…As a matter of fact, both the engagement of Scotland’s civil society in the constitutional debate since the early 1980s and the principle of popular sovereignty, deemed to be a specificity of Scottish constitutional law contrasting with the English tradition of parliamentary sovereignty, have undoubtedly informed the ethos of the new Parliament.This article will aim at demonstrating that although the new Scottish model of governance remains essentially representative in character, yet it has developed innovative practices and forms of participation to the extent that it is seen as being ahead of its European counterparts in terms of participative democracy, and notably as regards the development of e-democracy.…”
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Two‐Dimensional Reconstruction of Ionospheric Plasma Density Variations Using Swarm by A. Fæhn Follestad, L. B. N. Clausen, W. J. Miloch, J. van denIJssel, R. Haagmans

“…Abstract Space weather phenomena such as scintillations of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) signals are of increasing importance for aviation, the maritime, and civil engineering industries. The ionospheric plasma irregularities causing scintillations are associated with strong gradients in ionospheric plasma density. …”
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The ancient past and fiction, or about the construction of worlds by humanities scholars: A review of books by D.E. Martynov

“…The world of the Amorian Empire is a synthesis of the ancient Mediterranean and the ancient Egyptian civilizations. These texts can be considered as “imperial literature” tied to the post-Soviet realities and projects aimed to find a better future.…”
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Investigating the Moral, Social, Economic, Cultural and Political Rights of Women and the Family in the Human Rights Charter (Islamic Scholarship with Secular Science in the Eyes o... by Zahra Mosavi, Tayebeh Mahrosadeh, Mohammad Seyfi

“…In this article, the damage Ethics in the areas of the right to life, the right to liberty, the right to work, the right to education, the right to protection and so on, minimum social, civil, and political rights of women and children were extracted, and the moral model of human rights in the component of women's and family rights was based on Islamic principles. …”
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THE PROBLEM OF THE NEW VULNERABILITIES OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIETY by S. A. Kravchenko

“…The following vulnerabilities are specifically considered: the dysfunctions of the self-sufficiency of the society; the uncontrollable openness generating specific risks; the complex socium comprising the immanent potential of accidents; the process of complication of the risks; social and cultural dynamics of civilizations, the nature of their interactions; the vulnerabilities for the human capital. …”
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Current Problems of International Legal Copyright Protection by L. V. Shvarts, S. M. Burova

“…Arguments about the possible introduction of compulsory licenses for copyrighted products of foreign companies, by analogy with those already provided for in Article 1362 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation for objects of patent law, lead the authors to the conclusion that the mechanism of compulsory license should not take a permanent place in the regulation of intellectual property, since it will not significantly help in reducing economic risks and losses.…”
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Probati auctores by Christoph H. F. Meyer

“…Starting with a decision made by Benedict XIV in 1744 (Redditae Nobis) the article looks into the question why the »approved authors« played such a significant role in canon law until the 20th century, whereas the communis opinio lost its importance in civil jurisprudence in the course of the 18th century. …”
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Developing “learning society” as a basic condition for perfect management education in China by M. Yu. Zakharov, A. V. Shishkova

“…Turning to Chinese prognosticism, the authors take the image of the Great Unity society, that is, social justice and equal opportunities for all citizens (“Datong”) as a basis for the future desired image, which throughout centuries of Chinese history show the universal value of education and the high status of a civil servant in such a society. The historical background of modern educational system formation has been described and one of the key problems of modern China – the gap between the huge demand for higher education in society and the difficulties in the employment of graduates – pointed out. …”
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A Critical Review of the Book ʾĀyāt al-ʾAḥkām by Seyed Taha Merghati Khoei

“…The book Āyāt al-ʾAḥkām, compiled by Khalīl Qebleei Khoei, unlike most of Fiqh al-Quran books written based on fiqh titles, is segmented in three parts in accordance with law sections: public law, civil law, and criminal law. In the interpretation of verses, the author has not confined himself only to interpret verses known as ʾĀyāt al-ʾAḥkām, rather in some cases, he has deducted some rules from verses that were not common in his predecessors’ works. …”
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Inventing a Battle: The Case of the Somme by Claire Bowen

“…Cet article examine les stratégies éditoriales mises en œuvre pour pallier les limites techniques de la photographie contemporaine, et analyse la façon dont texte(s) et image(s) sont associés dans la presse illustrée afin de produire un récit de la bataille qui, en s’auto-fécondant, façonnera l’opinion des civils.…”
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