Application of the Modified Mohr–Coulomb Yield Criterion in Seismic Numerical Simulation of Tunnels by Chuan-Yi Sui, Yu-Sheng Shen, Yu-Min Wen, Bo Gao

“…The modified Mohr–Coulomb constitutive model is developed using the user-defined material subroutine (UMAT) available in finite element software ABAQUS, and the modified Mohr–Coulomb yield criterion is applied to construct a numerical simulation of a shaking table model test. …”
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A Quantum Space behind Simple Quantum Mechanics by Chuan Sheng Chew, Otto C. W. Kong, Jason Payne

“…In physics, experiments ultimately inform us about what constitutes a good theoretical model of any physical concept: physical space should be no exception. …”
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Analysis of Soil-Vegetation Interrelationships in a South-Southern Secondary Forest of Nigeria by D. D. Eni, A. I. Iwara, R. A. Offiong

“…PCA result showed that exchangeable sodium, organic matter, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable calcium, and sand content were the major soil properties sustaining the regenerative capacity and luxuriant characteristics of the secondary forest, while tree size and tree density constituted the main vegetation parameters protecting and enriching the soil for its continuous support to the vegetation after decades of anthropogenic disturbance (food crop cultivation and illegal logging activities) before its acquisition and subsequent preservation by the Cross River State government in 2003. …”
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Obrona nowożytnej koncepcji praw dziecka. Kilka refleksji w kontekście myśli pedagogicznej Jana Jakuba Rousseau by Małgorzata Kozak

“…We are faced with the following question: To what extent does the category of children’s rights, as determined by positive law, and its ensuing implications in terms of children’s status and their relations with adults, result from the nature of man and society, and to what extent do they constitute a mere “pretence of decency”, becoming an enslaving category? …”
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L’Arbre des rues de Mexico : une ressource au-delà de son exploitabilité by Nora Itri

“…Analyzing this particularity in the physical and historical constitution of the Mexican megalopolis allows us to renew the meaning that is conventionally attributed to the notion of resource. …”
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Ja, goed te deunen onze machtige (Psalm 147,1): De zoektocht naar een toonzetting van de Psalmen by A. de Keyzer

“…Vatican II proclaimed a wish in the constitution about liturgy. The hours of prayer had to be renewed, so that not only clergy and monastics, but also laymen would be able to join. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, And Practices of The Educated Women of North India Toward Cervical Cancer by Ishita Miglani, Urvashi Gandhi, Poonam Laul

“…Screening with pap smear was never performed in 412 subjects, which constituted 50% of the respondents. A poor knowledge about the eligibility of pap smear and the availability of HPV as a screening modality may have contributed to a poor conversion to the regular practice of screening modalities. …”
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Glosa aprobująca do wyroku Sądu Wojewódzkiego w Szczecinie z dnia 10 marca 2022 r., II SA/Sz 1285/21 by Daniel Jóźwiak

“…The court interpreted the regulations pro-constitutionally, deviating from the interpretation of the regulations strictly speaking. …”
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The Book of Ruth as intra-biblical critique on the Deuteronomic law by Georg Braulik

“… The Book of Ruth, written in the post-exilic period, constitutes a 'homily on Dt 23-25', (Michael D Goulder). …”
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Recalling a Police Officer from Leave: Problems of Legislation and Practice by О. V. Chornous

“…The study is focused on resolving practical problematic aspects of the protection of constitutional, labor rights of police officers as a party to employment relations and improving special legislation on this issue, which includes the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police”.…”
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Optimization of Indirect Fracturing Process Parameters Based on Mechanical Properties of Fractured and Low-Permeability Coal by Wenfeng Yuan, Xigui Zheng, Niaz Muhammad Shahani

“…Voronoi polyhedron was used to simulate the discontinuities of coal, and the constitutive relations of ductile fracture-seepage and elastoplastic damage-seepage are, respectively, given to the discontinuities and coal matrix. …”
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A vida como projeto: a pedagogia do homo economicus e as iniciativas de fomento ao “espírito do capitalismo” via educação pública by Miqueli Michetti

“…Such a model of public education was constituted with conceptions, world views and values proper to economically successful agents. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Democratization and Civil-Military Relations in Turkey and South Korea till early 2000s by Giray Sadık

“…Although having markedly divergent historical backgrounds, Turkey and South Korea constitute leading examples for developing countries in the different regions of the world. …”
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Estimation of Soil Erosion in Sefidrood Watershed by Emphasis on the Role of Landforms by Alireza Jafarzadeh Estalkhkouhi, Parviz Rezaei

“…Among the various processes that destroy lands, soil erosion is a complex and hazardous environmental process that constitutes a serious threat to preservation of soil and water resources in Iran and has inflicted its negative effects on the vital ecosystem with the intensified utilization of nature by human beings. …”
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Klangfarbe und Form in Ravels Rapsodie Espagnole. Analytische Studien zum ersten Satz (Prélude à la nuit) by Lukas Haselböck

“…The following argument is applied as a point of departure: In Ravel’s music, timbre is a constitutive factor which co-determines musical form. …”
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Heberferón®’s economic feasibility in patients with high-grade brain tumors without therapeutic options by María Margarita Ríos Cabrera, Iraldo Bello Rivero, Javier Cruz Rodríguez

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> neoplastic diseases in general and particularly those of the central nervous system constitute health problems that negatively impact personal, family and society life. …”
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Validity of legal norms with special reference to Kelsen's general theory of law by Pajić-Šavija Sandra

“…Kelzen's idea of the validity of law stems from his so-called gradation theory according to which each legal norm is valid on the basis of an immediately higher legal norm, while at the head of the hierarchy is the constitution as the highest legal norm, which bases its validity on the assumed norm. …”
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Form Pressure in Composite Columns of 3DPC and SCC by Silfwerbrand Johan

“…Permanent 3DPC formwork filled with SCC constitutes an interesting alternative for columns. …”
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Orthorexia nervosa: Healthy habit or pathology? Experiences and expansion of the consciousness of the correct diet by Ginés Mateo-Martínez, Antonio Vázquez-Sellán, María Luisa Díaz-Martínez, María Carmen Sellán-Soto

“…Aim: Exploring the lived experience of women concerned about following a healthy and sustainable diet: subjectivity, ideas, descriptive concepts, and constitutive strategies. Method: Based on the epistemological paradigm of phenomenology, the theoretical perspective of symbolic interactionism, and the methodological perspective of phenomenological reduction, a qualitative discourse analysis was performed through different strategies (thematic content analysis and interpretive phenomenological analysis, applying ad hoc techniques). …”
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Surface Settlement Damage Model of Pile-Anchor Supporting Structure in Deep Excavation by Yuanxun Li, Wuyu Zhang, Ningshan Jiang, Hui Li

“…Therefore, this study considered the occurrence of soil damage during the pit excavation, established a soil damage model, damage evolution equation, and soil damage constitutive relationship, and then deduced a calculate model of the pile displacement under the consideration of soil damage. …”
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