Optimum Design of Braced Steel Space Frames including Soil-Structure Interaction via Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization and Harmony Search Algorithms by Ayse T. Daloglu, Musa Artar, Korhan Ozgan, Ali İ. Karakas

“…Optimum solutions of examples are carried out by a computer program coded in MATLAB interacting with SAP2000-OAPI for two-way data exchange. …”
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Phylogeographic analyses reveal recent dispersal and multiple Wolbachia infections of the bright-eyed ringlet Erebia oeme within the European mountain systems by Valentine Mewis, Martin Wendt, Thomas Schmitt

“…We analysed two mitochondrial (COI, Cytb) and eight nuclear markers as well as the Wolbachia surface protein-coding gene (WSP). A total of four lineages were identified: two Balkan lineages, one Slovenian lineage as well as one lineage containing all other individuals (Alps, Massif Central, Pyrenees). …”
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Correlation between the Compressive, Tensile Strength of Old Concrete under Marine Environment and Prediction of Long-Term Strength by Weilai Yao, Shiyong Jiang, Wei Fei, Tao Cai

“…Exponential model generally recommended by building codes or literatures is still capable of describing the relationship between compressive and tensile strength of old deteriorated concrete, when function parameters are properly determined. …”
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Fundraising and Zakat Distribution in Poverty Alleviation in Maruthamunai, Sri Lanka: A Maqashid Sharia Perspective by Iqbal Saujan, Abi Huraira Rifas, MS Fathima Juhi

“…Data analysis was conducted using coding and is presented descriptively through the maqasid sharia approach. …”
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Securing fingerprint templates by enhanced minutiae‐based encoding scheme in Fuzzy Commitment by Shivangi Shukla, Sankita J. Patel

“…The biometric templates are never identical thereby, this approach allows fuzziness in minutiae points by incorporating Bose–Chaudhuri–Hocquenghem (BCH) codes for error‐correction and secures random codeword of the error‐correcting scheme as secret key by SHA‐256 hash mapping. …”
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SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE AND PIN DIODE DETECTORS IN OPTICAL RECEIVERS by ELECHI PROMISE, ORIKE SUNNY, MINAH-EEBA WINNER, EZINNE IKPO CHIKERENMA

“…The design parameters which were taken into consideration were a constricted transmitter, Zender modulator, attenuator, lowpass Bessel filter, Non-Return-to-Zero modulation format, CW laser, avalanche photodiode (APD) and PIN diode detectors and the type of network coding, Bit Error Rate Analyzer (BER) etc. The objective was achieved using optisystem 7 professional simulation software layout to design the power system budget and optical receiver circuit, the avalanche photodiode and PIN diode were used as the detector. …”
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Item Characteristics of National Examination Council’s Economics Multiple-Choice Items: An Item Response Theory Exploration by Yusuf Olayinka Shogbesan

“…The Economics Achievement Tests (EAT) and students’ responses as contained in the optical mark reader (OMR) serve as instruments. Data collected was coded and analysed using Mirt package in R statistical software for item parameter calibrations. …”
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Principles in practice? A policy review of the IOC's environmental sustainability agenda by Alison Cain, Michael Callan

“…This incorporates exploration of IOC documents such as policies, strategies, guidelines, reports, codes, and conference outputs. The IOC's ES agenda is interpreted as both strategy around ES, as a plan of action to achieve desired outcomes, and policies around ES, as matters of practice and principle to be enacted. …”
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Whole genome sequence of Streptomyces colonosanans strain MUSC 93JT isolated from mangrove forest in Malaysia by Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Wen-Si Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan

“…The genome of MUSC 93JT consists of 7,015,076 bp (G + C content of 69.90%), carrying a total of 5,859 protein coding genes. Analysis using a bioinformatics tool, antiSMASH predicted a total of four biosynthetic gene clusters which displayed similarity of more than 70% to known gene clusters and one of which was associated with the production of a natural protectant, ectoine. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan/Feldspar Biohybrid as an Adsorbent: Optimization of Adsorption Process via Response Surface Modeling by Maryam Yazdani, Hajir Bahrami, Mokhtar Arami

“…Independent variables of temperature, pH, initial dye concentration, and adsorbent dose were used to change to coded values. To anticipate the responses, a quadratic model was applied. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Chicken Anemia Virus Circulating in Chicken Flocks in Egypt by Mohammed AboElkhair, Alaa G. Abd El-Razak, Abd Elnaby Y. Metwally

“…The target region for sequencing was 675 bp nucleotide of partial coding region of VP1 protein. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the detected CAV were aligned and compared to worldwide CAV isolates including commonly used vaccine strains. …”
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Modelling of Wind Pressure Coefficients on C-Shaped Building Models by Monalisa Mallick, Abinash Mohanta, Awadhesh Kumar, Vivek Raj

“…Although ample information regarding wind load on symmetrical and regular structure is available in various international codes, they lack the study of effect of wind forces on unsymmetrical structures. …”
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Analyzing the Role of the Concept of Urban Socialization in the Urban Public Space Based on the Status of Human Dignity by Maryam Sabokkhiz, Esmail Shieh

“…The data were analyzed through a systematic coding process with the aim of classifying concepts up to three levels of abstraction. …”
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Life cycle sustainability assessment and optimization of seismic retrofit solutions for RC frame structures by Hafiz Asfandyar Ahmed, Zhenru Wang, Yaohan Li

“…The recent catastrophic seismic hazards have emphasized the crucial need for retrofitting structures built before adopting modern seismic building codes. This study presents a life-cycle sustainability assessment framework to evaluate various seismic retrofit strategies for reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures in earthquake-prone regions. …”
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Institutionalization of Science Communication in Universities of Türkiye: A Qualitative Analysis of Central Communication Units by Ahmet Suerdem, Umur Bedir, Müge Öztunç

“…Using a qualitative research method, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with senior officials from 20 public and foundation universities in Türkiye, and a thematic analysis approach was utilized to analyze the coded data. The results indicate that while there are noteworthy differences between public and foundation universities, central communication units prioritize routine and one-way science communication activities categorized as PR and Marketing, while Public Engagement and Public Affairs activities involving dialogue are carried out to a more limited extent. …”
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Etiology of gender incongruence and its levels of evidence: A scoping review protocol. by Juan Pablo Rojas Saffie, Nicolás Eyzaguirre Bäuerle

“…Four databases will be reviewed to identify papers that match our search criteria, followed by a screening of titles and abstracts, the complete reading of those articles that have not been excluded, and the coding of these using the data extraction instrument developed for this research (see S1 Appendix). …”
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DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN ONLINE CLASSROOM by Christina Eli Indriyani

“…All videos were transcribed and then the analysed data were put in a table and coded to ease the identification of deductive and inductive instructions. …”
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Exploring parents' perceptions of computational thinking and its role in children's television by Breniel Lemley, Fashina Aladé

“…Interviews were transcribed and coded using thematic analysis. Most participants had never heard of CT before. …”
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Optimization of the Rapid Design System for Arts and Crafts Based on Big Data and 3D Technology by Haihan Zhou

“…In the system implementation part, the overall system construction and functional module composition are introduced in detail, the main functional modules of the system are shown with interface diagrams, codes, and algorithms, and the specific implementation process of 3D display and soft layout algorithms are also explained in detail. …”
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Obraz edukacji wczesnoszkolnej w wypowiedziach nauczycieli edukacji przedmiotowej by Józefa Bałachowicz, Monika Kupiec

“…Based on the theory of Bernstein’s socio-pedagogical codes, an attempt was made to describe the mechanism of consolidating this perception of early childhood education. …”
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