Evaluate the Depth of Scouring of the Bridge Base Using Soft Calculation Techniques by Zhangabay Nurlan

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Beyond Precarity: Collective Practices and Political Subjectivities from Argentina’s Popular Economy by María Inés Fernández Álvarez

“…In this work an analysis is done on the way in which this experience of precarity enabled a process of collective construction that connects a living past, anchored in subjective experiences, with a future that projects this experience in political terms in the form of a union. …”
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A Data-Driven Approach to Estimate Incident-Induced Delays Using Incomplete Probe Vehicle Data: Application to Safety Service Patrol Program Evaluation by Minsoo Oh, Jing Dong-O’Brien

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Thermo-Hydromechanical Coupling Responses Driven by a Central Heat Source in Unsaturated Soils by Wei Wang, Jingjing Liu, Jing Chen

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Editorial presentation: Innovation towards Building a Sustainable Future by Valentina Gomes Haensel Schmitt, Jean Pierre Seclen Luna

“… This document seeks to highlight the relevance of innovation as a collective process, supported by the efforts of multiple actors – public, private and organized civil society – in the construction of a sustainable future. That is to say, innovation is analysed under an approach towards the construction of a sustainable future, based on a shared responsibility, which implies the expansion of governance mechanisms, with an inclusive view, that respects and values ​​the environmental, social and economic dimensions. …”
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Progress in Tungsten Trioxide-Based Materials for Energy Storage and Smart Window Applications by Khursheed Ahmad, Tae Hwan Oh

“…Previous years have witnessed a rapid surge in WO₃-based experimental reports for the construction of energy storage devices (ESDs) and electrochromic devices (ECDs). …”
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Quelle histoire pour les quartiers d’architecture étrangère en Chine ? Entrecroisements des récits et des enjeux d’acteurs à Thames Town, en périphérie de Shanghai by Martin Minost

“…This contribution aims to analyse the different narratives produced by the actors involved in the social and symbolic construction of the neighborhood of Thames Town, in the new city of Songjiang, a peripheral district of Shanghai. …”
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Product innovation for the ecological transition. Brick and glass recycling by Adolfo F. L. Baratta, Jacopo Andreotti, Luca Trulli, Laura Calcagnini

“…This line consists of two application studies involving manufacturing companies in the construction sector. Both types of research address the issue of additives in the mix design of bricks and concrete, respectively, to achieve better-performing products. …”
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The Pyramid and the Mosaic. Otto Neurath’s encyclopedism as a critical model by Andrea Alberto Dutto

“…Finally, encyclopedism is considered as a possible ‘foundation’ for building design as a shared practice, with a specific focus on Ridolfi’s late research on the relation between traditional construction methods and housing design, in the countryside around Umbria.…”
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Application of an Endodontic Static Guide in Fiber Post Removal from a Compromised Tooth by Mehran Farajollahi, Omid Dianat, Samaneh Gholami, Shima Saber Tahan

“…Skipping any critical steps during the guide construction or its clinical application can lead to errors. …”
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Proposition of Thin-Layer Repairing Methods Using Low-Elasticity Polymer Portland Cement Materials and Glue and Study on the Fatigue Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Slab by Tadashi Abe, Kiyoshi Ito, Noriyuki Kozakai, Takayoshi Kodama

“…The results of the experiments confirmed that this repair method provides significantly better fatigue resistance than the conventional construction method. Moreover, this study proposes two wet repair cycles and one dry repair cycle with reinforcement measures to improve the load-bearing performance.…”
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An enunciative description of three concessive sentence adverbs in English: yet, however, nevertheless by Graham Ranger

“…Such constructions may distance the speaker from endorsement of one or other of the propositions, or indeed from the endorsement of the underlying inferential relationship. …”
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La femme d’origine maghrébine en immigration. Dynamiques identitaires, genre et personnalisation by Abdelhak Qribi

“…School inputs seem however to be a determining additional asset in the development of the youngest. Gender construction appears ultimately as part of a guideline consistent with one’s self-ima-ge and enrolls within a personal achievement dynamic as well as projects that give it meaning and power.…”
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Economic Analysis for Setting Appropriate Repair Cycles on the Fixed Materials and Facilities in the Public Rental Housing by Sung-Min Choi, Yeon-Sil Lee

“…Currently, repair and maintenance cycles that follow the completion of construction facilities lead to the necessitation of subsequent data on the analysis of study and plan for maintenance. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Hospital Waste Ash-Modified Asphalt Mixtures by Daniel Oguntayo, Olumide Ogundipe, Oluwasegun Aladegboye, Gabriel Ogunkunbi, Yusuf Babatunde, Olawale Aransiola

“…Using waste materials in road construction is a sustainable technique that will promote waste reduction, a cleaner environment, cost savings in road construction projects, and serve as an alternative material. …”
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Disaster Risk Evaluation of Superlong Highways Tunnel Based on the Cloud and AHP Model by Zhi Li, Xianqing Meng, Dunwen Liu, Yu Tang, Tan Chen

“…Comprehensive evaluation of the geological disaster risk of super long tunnels is significant for safety construction. In this paper, we establish a comprehensive evaluation system based on the cloud model and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) theory, considering four kinds of geological hazards, such as water and mud inrush, large deformation, rock burst, and collapse. …”
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Protocol for odorant-binding protein 2A gene knockdown by dual siRNA transfection in a three-dimensional human epidermal equivalent model by Shinobu Nakanishi

“…We describe steps for growing human epidermal keratinocytes (normal human epithelial keratinocytes [NHEKs]) for 3DE-model construction in monolayer culture. We then detail procedures for transfecting the cells with siRNA, followed by a second siRNA transfection during 3DE-model construction. …”
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Research Progress on Corrosion of Equipment and Materials in Deep-Sea Environment by Sheng Chen, Liping Qiu, Shaofang Sun, Junyi Yang, Qinghua Meng, Weibo Yang

“…At the same time, it points out the urgency of the construction of harsh environment materials platform and its relevance to the discipline construction of marine college.…”
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Marmoutier (Tours) : de l’hôtellerie médiévale à la maison du Grand Prieur by Élisabeth Lorans, Émeline Marot, Gaël Simon

“…This fifty-meters’ long construction is made up of a vaulted ground floor, and a large timber-framed hall. …”
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The dialectics of performativity: Judith Butler and the cultural constitution by Aiswarya Pradeep Kumar, Anoop George

“…Butler asserts that the construction of the body takes place through materialization, wherein it becomes an embodied subject that can only be known through discourses. …”
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