Seismic Damage Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dam Based on Wavelet Transform by Dunben Sun, Qingwen Ren

“…In this paper, taking Koyna concrete gravity dam as the object of study, the dynamic response and damage distribution of the dam are obtained based on the concrete damage plastic constitutive model. By using time-frequency localization performance of wavelet transform, the distribution characteristics of wavelet energy for gravity dam dynamic response signal are revealed under the action of different amplitude earthquakes. …”
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Perspectives rituelles dans les Plaines et sur la Côte Nord-Ouest by Klaus Hamberger

“…This perspectival transformation, at the heart of each of the rituals, constitutes also a key to the understanding of the logical connection between them: they construct the same space from two opposite points of view. …”
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Hip Fracture. A Nine-Year Study. by Horacio Suárez Monzón, Rolando Delgado Figueredo, Eduardo Sarmiento Sánchez, Juan Carlos Cabrera Suárez

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Recent studies in Cuba stated that a great number of hip fractures are caused due to accidental falls constituting an important health problem in the third age. …”
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Refleksje nad zastosowaniem korczakowskich metod partycypacyjnej pracy z dziećmi w obozach dla uchodźców by Urszula Markowska-Manista, Dominika Zakrzewska-Olędzka

“… The aim of the article is to outline the specifics of places and spaces – refugee camps and centers, where children constitute the majority. Through reference to activities implemented there and oriented towards children, we discuss their problematic character connected with e.g. the absence of participatory, rights-based approach (art. 12 CRC) that serves children’s emancipation and equality. …”
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Ekphrastic Moral Mirrors in New Spain: Sor Juana’s Neptuno Alegórico and Sigüenza’s Theatro de Virtudes Políticas by Sergio Armando Gallegos-Ordorica

“…Ekphrastic moral mirrors, which constitute a subset of the traditional speculum principis, are characterized by offering moral instruction to a prince indirectly, by means of an elaborate ekphrasis of a work of art (which, in the case of the Neptuno and the Theatro, were the two arches that they were paired with). …”
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Implementation of surveillance scheme in Health System by endemic levels or ranges in emergency department. by Luis Pedro Hernández Sosa, Sonia Pérez García, Juan José Apolinaire Pennini, Maira Valladares Vilches

“…<strong><br />Conclusions</strong>: In this research, a surveillance system was presented with the elaboration of endemic levels or ranges of 4 events. This constitutes a useful, strong and accessible tool for the decision making process of the Directive Board.…”
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Aflatoxin B1Contamination of Some Edible Grains Marketed in Nigeria by S. A. Odoemelam, C. I. Osu

“…The presence of aflatoxins in grains constitutes a serious health hazard to both human beings and animals because of their toxic and carcinogenic property.…”
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My Hijab Covers my Mane, Not My Mind: Challenges Facing South African Muslim Women Academics by Quraisha Dawood

“… Muslim women in South Africa constitute 1.6% of the population, yet they have and continue to contribute significantly to the economy, pursue political freedom and rise to the upper echelons of academia. …”
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Dark Atoms and the Positron-Annihilation-Line Excess in the Galactic Bulge by J.-R. Cudell, M. Yu. Khlopov, Q. Wallemacq

“…It was recently proposed that stable particles of charge −2, O--, can exist and constitute dark matter after they bind with primordial helium in O-helium (OHe) atoms. …”
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The Mathematical Model for the Tippe Top Inversion by R. Usubamatov, M. Bergander, S. Kapayeva

“…These inertial torques and the variable ratio of the angular velocities of the spinning object around axes of rotations constitute the fundamental principles of gyroscope theory. …”
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Model rozwijania refl eksyjności u (przyszłych) nauczycieli edukacji wczesnoszkolnej – założenia, istota, motywy konstruowania i nadawania mu wymiaru praktycznego by Joanna Szymczak

“…Langer, all of which constitute a theoretical background for the model. The paper also presents an adopted understanding of refl exivity and refl ection. …”
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Multiple Sclerosis Presenting with Facial Twitching (Myokymia and Hemifacial Spasms) by Risha Hertz, James Espinosa, Alan Lucerna, Doug Stranges

“…The most common physical signs and symptoms of MS include constitutional symptoms, muscle weakness, motor and autonomic spinal cord symptoms, paresthesias, and vision changes. …”
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Caractéristiques syntaxiques de la parenthèse en latin : linéarisation, délimitation et insertion by Isabelle Charnavel

“…The aim of the paper is to analyse the syntactic rules of the incidental clause in Latin: indeed, the incidental – i.e. parenthetical sentence - exhibits the following paradox: although it is independent from a structural viewpoint (it constitutes a main clause), it is inserted in another sentence from a syntagmatic viewpoint (it linearly occurs inside another sentence, the host). …”
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IMF Sovereign Debt Restructuring Framework: Origin, Evolution and Latest Updates of its Main Components by Alejandro Gabriel Manzo

“…SDR processes, in which billions of dollars are negotiated, constitute key elements for the healthy recovery of an over-indebted economy. …”
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Unsteady MHD Flow for Fractional Casson Channel Fluid in a Porous Medium: An Application of the Caputo-Fabrizio Time-Fractional Derivative by Pongsakorn Sunthrayuth, A. A. Alderremy, Fazal Ghani, Ayékotan M. J. Tchalla, Shaban Aly, Yasser Elmasry

“…A mix of Laplace and Fourier transformations is used to get the exact solution for the momentum equation. The constitutive equations for Caputo-Fabrizio’s time-fractional derivative are also incorporated for recovering the exact solutions of the flow problem under consideration. …”
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Joyful Encounters: Learning to Play Well with Machines by Sandry Eleanor, Peaty Gwyneth

“…This paper provides an analysis of the characteristics that constitute ‘play’ in relation to video games and interactions with robots, arguing it is possible to position time spent on play with machines as valuable in itself, without requiring the outcomes more traditionally regarded as productive. …”
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La cooperación Sur-Sur y el reto de su cuantificación, evaluación y valoración by Huitron, A.

“…The emergence of a more active South-South cooperation (SSC) constitutes on of the most relevant factors for change in the International arena in the last decades. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Nickel-Alumina Composites from Recycled Nickel Powder by V. G. Karayannis, A. K. Moutsatsou

“…The recycling of metallic waste to create more valuable materials and their valorization into upgraded metal-based composites constitutes an important field of study. The composite industry nowadays considers environmental improvements as important as other properties of the materials. …”
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Transcriptional Regulators of Claudins in Epithelial Tight Junctions by Niamat Khan, Abdul R. Asif

“…Human gastrointestinal tract is covered by a monolayer of specialized epithelial cells that constitute a protective barrier surface to external toxic and infectious agents along with metabolic and digestive functions. …”
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Gouvernance touristique des grandes stations et durabilité. Une lecture en termes de proximité by Emmanuelle Marcelpoil, Vincent Boudières

“…Methods of their management constitute an important axis of reflexion in the majority of the ski resorts, especially the most important, our goal in this paper. …”
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