Key Competences Formation by Means of Learning Foreign Languages by M. A. Shemanaeva

“…However the  empirical data show that first-year students of non-linguistic departments do  not have school level command of the foreign language. The article considers the potential of the foreign language to form not only communicative  competence in the foreign language but to form key competences,  mentioned in the new federal standard, regardless of the initial level of language competence.…”
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Intelligent Control of a Photovoltaic Generator for Charging and Discharging Battery Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System by El Hadji Mbaye Ndiaye, Alphousseyni Ndiaye, Mactar Faye, Samba Gueye

“…First, it is used as a PVG Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) command. This same algorithm is used secondly for protecting the battery against deep charges and discharges. …”
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The love for the poor neighbour: in memory of her (Matthew 26:6-13) by A. G. van Aarde

“…Bultmann’s understanding of the love commandment provides a key to understanding this perceived paradox. …”
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Mission to people of other faiths in the Old Testament and Eldoret, Kenya: some reflections for engaging Muslims within their context by R. Omwenga

“…Idolatry, unbelief and unfaithfulness to God’s commandments are some of the factors leading to Israel’s and Eldoret’s failure to faithfully represent God. …”
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Autonomous Landing Guidance for Quad-UAVs Based on Visual Image and Altitude Estimation by Lingxia Mu, Shaowei Cao, Youmin Zhang, Xielong Zhang, Nan Feng, Yuan Zhang

“…In this paper, an autonomous landing guidance strategy is proposed for quad-UAVs, including landing marker detection, altitude estimation, and adaptive landing commands generation. A double-layered nested marker is designed to ensure that the marker can be captured both in high and low altitudes. …”
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Designing Tangible User Interfaces for NFC Phones by Mikko Pyykkönen, Jukka Riekki, Ismo Alakärppä, Ivan Sanchez, Marta Cortes, Sonja Saukkonen

“…We can hence soon expect a large amount of mobile applications that users command by touching NFC tags in their environment with their NFC phones. …”
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Novel Analytical and Numerical Approximations to the Forced Damped Parametric Driven Pendulum Oscillator: Chebyshev Collocation Method by M.R. Alharthi, Alvaro H. Salas, Wedad Albalawi, S.A. El-Tantawy

“…Moreover, the analytical approximation and numerical approximation using the Chebyshev collocation numerical method and the MATHEMATICA command Fit are compared with the Runge–Kutta (RK) numerical solution. …”
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A Christian ethical perspective on the moral status of the human embryo by J. M. Vorster

“…The conclusion reached is that the human embryo must be regarded as a neighbour. Therefore, the commandment of neighbourly love, which is a core characteristic of deontological Christian ethics, should also be extended to include the human embryo. …”
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Protocols for translocation processes of flexible polymers through a pore using LAMMPS by Vrinda Garg, Rejoy Mathew, Arindam Chatterjee, Surya K. Ghosh

“…We describe steps for installing software, using LAMMPS basic commands and code, and translocating polymers. This protocol has potential applications in developing mathematical models for DNA sequencing, controlled drug delivery, and cellular transport processes.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Garg et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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A collective portrait of the ex–White Guards repressed in Omsk in the case of the «Artamonov`s organization» in 1937 by D. I. Petin

“…The article, based on an analysis of materials from the case of «Artamonov’s organization», reconstructs a generalized social portrait of residents of the Omsk region who were subjected to massive political repression during the years of the Great Terror for belonging to the command staff of the White Army during the Civil War. …”
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Adaptive Dynamic Programming-based Tracking Controls of Multi-Motor Driven Systems by LYU Yongfeng, JIAN Long

“…Steady-state controls can be directly obtained with the tracking commands and load dynamics. The optimal feedback controls are obtained with an approximate dynamic programming algorithm, which can be used to research the saddle point and minimized the performance index. …”
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Key Milestones in Urban Operations by Claudiu Valer NISTORESCU

“…While the results of the research offer empirical solutions, their value is enhanced by the theoretical contribution they make to tactical-level commanders in terms of the approach to this type of operation. …”
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Non-state actor perceptions of legitimacy and meaningful participation in international climate governance by Lisa Dellmuth, Maria-Therese Gustafsson, Suanne Mistel Segovia-Tzompa

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Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysis by Yuanyuan LA, He ZHU, Qiqi WANG, Hongyan YAO, Xiaoyun LIANG

“…From the perspective of policy instruments, command and control instruments were most frequently used (54.82%) and were the main tools to achieve policy objectives in the process of policy development. …”
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Control system of spacecraft solar array drive assembly actuator by D. S. Polozhentsev, D. J. Dzhukich, D. N. Zakharov

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Sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors in heart failure: an updated meta‐analysis by Yang Cao, Pengxiao Li, Yi Li, Yaling Han

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A preliminary simulator study on exploring responses of drivers to driving system reminders on four stimuli in vehicles by Zhao Zou, Fady Alnajjar, Michael Lwin, Luqman Ali, Hamad Al Jassmi, Omar Mubin, Muhammad Swavaf

“…This pilot study designed to explore which type of driving system reminders, namely Text display, Image display, alarm notification, or humanoid voice command, provokes stronger preferences and higher rates of cooperation from drivers. …”
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Method for determining of statistical characteristics of evaluated distance obtained from measurements of Doppler frequency offsets by V. V. Legkostup

“…Despite the fact that the object guidance loop is closed according to the time difference of arrival information, it is necessary to enter the distance between the object and the center of the navigation system into the algorithm for generating control commands in order to stabilize the frequency response of the control loop and eliminate dynamic errors. …”
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Operation Optimization of Microgrid System Based on Intelligent System Model by Jian Kang

“…In addition, this paper adopts the method of extracting the harmonic current command in the synchronous coordinate system based on the band-pass filter composed of SOGI and combines the RDFT algorithm to determine the number of harmonics that can be compensated and the degree of compensation for the harmonic number. …”
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A Cable-Passive Damper System for Sway and Skew Motion Control of a Crane Spreader by La Duc Viet, Youngjin Park

“…While the crane control problem is often approached by applying a certain active control command to some parts of the crane, this paper proposes a cable-passive damper system to reduce the vibration of a four-cable suspended crane spreader. …”
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