A Simplified Viscoelastic Solution of the Frost Heaving Force of Cavity Water behind Tunnel Linings by Jie-Tao Guo, Zhe-Ming Zhang, Yao-Lan Tang, Jian Ji

“…With the high demand for construction of tunnels in China’s severe cold regions, the problem of frost heaving has become an important factor that endangers tunnel safety. …”
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Forecasting of Population Narcotization under the Implementation of a Drug Use Reduction Policy by Sergey Mityagin, Carlos Gershenson, Alexander Boukhanovsky

“…This article considers the approach to the construction of the regression model of anesthesia on the main components formed on the basis of indicators of social and economic development. …”
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Un aménagement de berge antique sur l’Auron, pour la villa de Lazenay à Bourges (Cher) by Alain Ferdière, Emmanuel Marot

“…About fifty years ago, rescue excavations carried out during the archaeological survey of a sector of the Auron valley threatened by the construction of the “Auron lake” uncovered remarkable developments on the banks of this watercourse, immediatly upstream from Bourges/Avaricum, capital of the territory of the Bituriges Cubi. …”
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Predictive response to the behaviour of old structures using ambient vibrations by Zoubida Maraf, Mounir Naili, Mohamed Bensoula, Abderrahmane Kibboua, Missoum Missoum

“…Determination of the dynamic characteristics made it possible to distinguish differences in stiffness and to clearly highlight a disparity in frequencies in each structure, which may correspond to the age of each part of the building, the design and construction and differences in levels, etc. The results of the destructive tests give indications that confirm the hypotheses of ageing of the materials. …”
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Form as a Driver for Regeneration: A Methodological Approach to Rethinking School Building Infrastructure in Italy by Caterina Barioglio, Daniele Campobenedetto, Lorenzo Murru, Caterina Quaglio

“…The objective of the present work is to outline a methodological approach aimed at promoting agency within local communities and defining regeneration priorities and strategies through the co-construction of shared spatial knowledge. In a context in which tools and funds for a substantial renovation of the Italian public infrastructure are and will be available, the article explores the theoretical framework that enabled the implementation of a specific design tool — a web application — as a replicable operative model for school regeneration and describes how its prototype was built. …”
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Intelligent Edge Computing Detection Vehicle and Detection Method Based on Tunnel Lining Concrete by Xiaoming You, Gongxing Yan, Zhengqiang Yang

“…In recent years, with the rapid development of tunnel construction in China, the length of tunnels has continued to increase, and the consequent tunnel disease detection has attracted more and more attention from maintenance departments. …”
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Rethinking Eurovision Song Contest as a Clash of Cultures by Zeynep Merve ŞIVGIN

“…In this framework this study primarily focuses on the relationship between identity and culture, followed by the role of popular culture in the construction of cultural identity. Afterwards the study tries to discover how does this contest became a tool of cultural struggle in Turkish society by analyzing the news and the discource of the news that took place in national print media.…”
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Pollution and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Sediments and Soils around Tiegelongnan Copper Deposit, Northern Tibet, China by Yuhu Luo, Qinxian Jia

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Performance of Geosynthetic-Reinforced and Cement-Fly Ash-Gravel Pile-Supported Embankments over Completely Decomposed Granite Soil: A Case Study by Lijun Wu

“…By contrast, the calculation by the EBGEO and CA model method is more approximate to the measured results in both the pattern and the value at the end of construction. Therefore, the adaptability of the EBGEO and CA model method outperformed that of the Nordic method, BS8006, and its modified version. …”
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Corrosion properties of aluminized 16Mo3 steel by Karpe B., Prijatelj K., Bizjak M., Kosec T.

“…Chromium-molybdenum steel (16Mo3) is widely used in petroleum, gas, automotive, and construction industries due to its good oxidation resistance and mechanical properties at moderately elevated temperatures. …”
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Application of Multiobjective Optimization Based on Modified SPEA2 Method for Tuning FOPID plus Second-Order Derivative Controller in Hydraulic Turbine Governing System by Tian Tian, Qiang Huang, Jinhua Lv, Mo Zhou, Jian Tang

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Conversing with Readers in Aunt Judy’s Magazine: Building a Community of Young Middle-Class Philanthropists to Fight the ‘Grim Nurses’ by Matthew Dunleavy

“…The magazine and its readers would go on to raise thousands of pounds in individual donations and monthly, quarterly, and annual subscriptions to establish several ‘Aunt Judy’s Cots’ for poor, sick children, in addition to helping with the construction of a new wing of the hospital. This essay does not analyze how Aunt Judy’s Magazine helped the hospital but investigates the ways the ‘Correspondence’ pages were used for the ideological work of creating a new generation of middle-class philanthropists. …”
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Liminality Rituals of Interfaith Families: Symbolic Interactionism and MaqÄshid Sharia Perspectives by Muhammad Chairul Huda, Ilyya Muhsin

“…The actors were influenced by interactions with other individuals and tried to share meaning with society. The cognition construction of interfaith family actors paid attention to the dimensions of society that demand the legality of a marriage. …”
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Family Background and School Achievement of Children with Motoric Disorders by Jasmina Radojlovic, Danijela Ilic-Stosovic, Nela Djonovic, Tatjana Simovic

“…That includes the construction priority in the development of the child. …”
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Habiter en écovillage, une [éco]utopie du xxie siècle ? by Sylvia Amar

“…To present the holistic dimension of their approach, the paper draws on socio-spatial constructions implemented by four ecovillages currently in operation: La Cité écologique (Canada/United States), Torri Superiore (Italy), Hallingelille (Denmark) and Hameau des Buis (France). …”
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Variation in Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composites With Reinforcements From Different Animal Origins—A Comprehensive Review by Ratul Islam Antor, Asfia Mahbuba Bithi, Ayeman Mazdi Nahin

“…These findings underscore the potential of animal fiber–reinforced polymer composites for a wide range of applications, including automotive, aerospace, sports goods, construction, and energy storage devices, offering a sustainable, environment-friendly yet mechanically reliable alternative. …”
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The mechanism of concession agreements in the Russian heat supply system by A. G. Zakrevskaya, N. G. Lyubimova, A. S. Flaxman

“…However, unconscientiousness of some investors, the failure to fulfill their obligations for construction and reconstruction of heat supply systems question the effectiveness of the mechanism and reduces them to lease agreements involving only operation of leased worn equipment. …”
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Improving the Regulatory Framework for the Standardization of Precast Concrete Structures by N. N. Trekin, E. N. Kodysh, I. A. Terekhov

“…It is advisable to develop standards for individual structures taking into account the requirements given in the fundamental GOST 13015-2012 "Concrete and reinforced concrete products for construction. General technical requirements. Rules of acceptance, marking, transportation and storage". …”
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Performance of Ecological Pervious Concrete Prepared with Sandstone/Limestone-Mixed Aggregates by Lei Wang, Zhikui Liu, Yan Yan, Bingyan Huang, Yongxiong Xie

“…This realizes the full use of net water storage and cooling capacity of the ecological pervious concrete and makes the ecological pervious concrete meet the construction requirement of slope protection in sponge cities in the south.…”
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Pouvoir colonial et conflictualité ouvrière. L’exemple du logement ouvrier à Bombay (1890-1920) by Vanessa Caru

“…À Bombay, les fortes mobilisations des travailleurs de la ville poussent les Britanniques à mettre en place un traitement politique de l’agitation ouvrière, par le biais de programmes de construction de logements. Ces concessions contribuent cependant à faire émerger de nouveaux terrains de conflictualité entre les autorités coloniales et les classes populaires de la ville qui ne tardent pas à les considérer comme des acquis à défendre ou à renforcer. …”
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