How salient are sarcastic questions? by Efrat Levant, Nicole Katzir

“…This article explores the connection between salience and sarcasm through focusing on three interrogative constructions that can convey both sarcastic and literal meanings – WH-questions followed by a self-answer, alternative questions, and disjunctive polar questions. …”
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Three-Dimensional Analysis of Complex Rock Slope Stability Affected by Fault and Weak Layer Based on FESRM by Yang Li, Ling Yu, Weidong Song, Tianhong Yang

“…Slope stability analysis is the most important problem in slope engineering design and construction. Open-pit slope often spans several strata, many of which are relatively weak. …”
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Investigation of the Dynamic Performance of a Large-Span Suspension Bridge Influenced by Scouring Based on Vehicle-Bridge Coupled Vibration by Qingfei Gao, Biao Wu, Renzhi Wang, Jiaqiang Zhang, Binqiang Guo, Jun Li

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The place and role of the sign of property separation of an entrepreneurial company in theories about the essence of a legal entity by R. M. Artemenko

“…It is noted that the feature of property separation is the main one for a legal entity, as it allows to ensure the guarantees of its creditors, to limit the possibility of abuse by the participants (founders) of such an organization, who could use the construction of a legal entity for the purpose of evading responsibility. …”
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An Overview of Extensive Analysis of 3D Printing Applications in the Manufacturing Sector by M. Jayakrishna, M. Vijay, Baseem Khan

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) technology is being used for extensive customization and production of all types of open-source designs in farming, medical, automotive, locomotive, aerospace, and construction industries. The advantages of 3D printing for industrial applications include little material waste, simple production, minimal human participation, minimal postprocessing, and energy efficiency. …”
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La Station Nation du RER A. Un patrimoine souterrain by Raphaël Labrunye, Raphaël Lescure

“…By the end of the 1960s, the RATP Group was facing a major undertaking, which radically changed the scales and issues therefore associated with underground lines construction. The ambition / The aim was to build a confortable transportation infrastructure open to all social classes. …”
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Tecnología, territorio y sociedad. Producción de biodiesel a partir de aceites usados en la provincia de Buenos Aires by Santiago Manuel Garrido

“…The reconstruction of this trajectory makes possible an understanding of how processes of co-construction of technologies, regulations, economic dynamics and social practices develop. …”
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NETWORK FORM OF MASTER'S PROGRAMMES: PROBLEMS OF COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH IMPLEMENTATION by Valeriy I. Nikiforov, Mikhail M. Radkevich, Vadim V. Karmanov, Svetlana V. Karmanova

“…The general organizational and methodological provisions are the following: full-time studies for all categories of students; mutual exchange of students between the universities cannot exceed one term; in the third semester students can choose the partner university to study; network training program should be implemented according to the principles of cooperation and the general methodological principles of educational process organization; the main types of students' activities are technology project activities, design and construction and research activity. As the network organization of the educational program is based on the competence approach, the universities faced the task to formulate the unified aggregated competences. …”
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ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE OF WORLDVIEW STRUCTURE by Олег ПОГОРЄЛОВ, Мирослава КАРПЕНКО

“…The actual expression of the spontaneous correlation of the «I» with the Absolute is spiritual creativity, which is expressed in the production of mythological, religious-symbolic and speculative ideas about the Absolute and in the construction on this basis, respectively, mythological, religious and philosophical pictures of the world. …”
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Developing a Preliminary Clinical Prediction Model for Prognosis of Pneumonia Complicated with Heart Failure Based on Metagenomic Sequencing by Rongyuan Yang, Yong Duan, Dawei Wang, Qing Liu

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regression and LASSO regression analysis were conducted to screen the predictive factors for the prognosis, followed by nomogram construction, ROC curve plot, and internal validation. …”
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The politics of gating (A response to Private Security and Public Space by Manzi and Smith-Bowers) by Rowland Atkinson

“…At the heart of my position lies a concern that either bolstering the case for gated communities or seeing them as neutral objects in the landscapes around us risks amplifying the further construction of impermeable boundaries. Critically then the risk is that ignoring the political and normative aspects of gating, as I believe Manzi and Smith-Bowers do, may lead to further and deeper socio-spatial segregation that itself excludes the voice of social groups least able to challenge or, indeed, reside in gated developments and the additional security that they appear to offer. …”
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An Analytical Method of Coulomb’s Active Earth Pressure Acting on Cohesion-Less Backfill Subject to Local Surcharge in Cold Regions by Li Liu, Zhen Yang, Pan Zhou, Hongwei Yang

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Optimization of the internal structure of 3D-printed components for architectural restoration by Valentina Tomei, Ernesto Grande, Maura Imbimbo

“… In recent years, 3D printing technology has assumed an important role in advanced construction processes across various engineering fields. …”
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Comparison of Design Guidelines for Hot-Rolled I-Shaped Steel Compression Members according to AISC 360-16 and EC3 by S. Pinarbasi, T. Genc, E. Akpinar, F. Okay

“…European steel design specification (EC3) is also widely used in Turkey for the design of steel structures constructed with the collaboration of Turkish and European companies. …”
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Immersive Real-Acting Virtual Aquarium with Motion Tracking Sensors by Yoon-Seok Choi, Soonchul Jung, Jin-Sung Choi, Bon-Ki Koo, Won-Hyung Lee

“…For this, the system provides the functions of marker-based motion tracking with sensors, recognition of user's motions, real-time actual image rendering, and multiview to realize a system to simulate more intuitive and natural virtual space interactions, which can be used for the construction of motion-based realistic/experiencing systems, which increasingly attract interest.…”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Using Concrete Containing Waste Paper Sludge Ash and Pozzolanic Materials to Repair Bridge Stub Columns by F. Delaram, Y. Mohammadi, M. R. Adlparvar

“…Studies in recent years show that some waste from paper industries can be used in the construction industry. In the present study, several concrete stub columns were built as bridge columns and retrofitted with concrete jackets containing waste paper sludge ash, silica nanoparticles, aluminium oxide nanoparticles, and acrylic resin. …”
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Biophysical modeling and experimental analysis of the dynamics of C. elegans body-wall muscle cells. by Xuexing Du, Jennifer Crodelle, Victor James Barranca, Songting Li, Yunzhu Shi, Shangbang Gao, Douglas Zhou

“…Our work provides the first experimentally constrained and biophysically detailed muscle cell model of C. elegans, and our analytical framework combined with robust and efficient parametric estimation method can be extended to model construction in other species.…”
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Stable quantum droplets with high-order vorticity in zero-order Bessel lattice by Juncheng Hu, Hongcheng Wang, Guihua Chen, Qingmao Zhang

“…Subsequently, the study extends to the construction of stable composite states, manifesting as nested concentric multiring structures. …”
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Performance of Shear Connector in Composite Slab and Steel Beam with Reentrant and Open Trough Profiled Steel Sheeting by Alemu Feyissa, Goshu Kenea

“…The composite construction strategies realize an increasing number of sizeable applications in regions like bridges, ramps, homes, and different exceptional places. …”
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Ideology and Political Orientation of Intellectuals from Koto Gadang 1930-1950: A Prosopography by Nazra Cahyani Endah Regita, Herwandi Herwandi, Nopriyasman Nopriyasman

“…Yahya Datuk Kayo in the Koto Gadang environment built his region from various aspects, one of which was marked by the construction of Studiefonds [intellectualship foundations]. …”
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