Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Lightweight Concrete Containing Pumice and Metakaolin by Masoud Dadkhah, Reza Rahgozar, Ali Bandani, Peyman Rahgozar

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Fan Blade Crack Detection Algorithm Based on Multi-Scale Feature Fusion by Yongjun Qi, Hailin Tang, Altangerel Khuder

“…With the rapid development of social economy, energy consumption is growing tremendously so green energy such as wind energy has become widely used, thus promoting the construction of wind turbines. Due to the long-term use of the electro-mechanical unit, the traditional maintenance cost is too high. …”
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Identifying Critical Bankability Criteria for PPP Projects: The Case of China by Lei Zhu, David Kim Huat Chua

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Frameworks for Transitioning to Net-Zero Energy Buildings in a Tropical Desert Climate by Motaz Mestarehi, Osama Omar

“…This study concluded that achieving net-zero energy status is possible by following building regulations and relying on commercially accessible construction materials; however, guidelines for energy storage or a feed-in tariff for the residential sector must be established.…”
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Statistical measurement of behavioral effects based on multimodal data by Suyan Tan, Yunyi Zhao, Jinjun Wang, Jia Fang

“…Subsequently, the types of multimodal data involved and the construction methods of data sets are introduced. In order to demonstrate the role of multimodal data in behavioral effect assessment, the teaching effect of English classroom presentations at a comprehensive university in China is taken as a case study, and the effect of the target behavior was statistically measured based on multimodal data such as students' classroom behavioral videos, images, questionnaires, interviews, and assessment data. …”
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Modification of Peck Formula to Predict Ground Surface Settlement of Twin Tunnels in Low Permeability Soil by Xiaowu Tang, Jiaxin Liang, Wei Liu, Yuhang Ye, Penglu Gan, Wenfang Zhao, Yue Yu

“…The asynchronization of the sinking rate and stability of the vault settlement and surface settlement within the river-affected area may attribute to the groundwater drawdown caused by cofferdam construction on the river. A modified Peck formula is put forward with soil permeability and width-controlling parameters involved. …”
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Capacity Evolution of Flexible Units Based on a Dual-Timescale Dynamic Model under Dual Carbon Goals by LI Kecun, HUANG Zhenyu, YOU Xingxing, QIU Gao, LIU Youbo, LIU Junyong

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Unloading Creep Characteristics of Frozen Clay Subjected to Long-Term High-Pressure K0 Consolidation before Freezing by Jinbo Jia, Yansen Wang, Yangguang Leng

“…Artificial ground freezing has been widely applied in the construction of vertical shafts in deep and thick alluvia. …”
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Exploring and practicing trans-cultural humanistic education for medical students based on life education by Jinfeng Yang, Junhai Zhou, Yanhong Pan, Chen Liu, Honglin Deng, Jian Chen

“…This study analyzed the up-to-date teaching situation of medical humanities courses in medical schools considering the following aspects: teachers’ team construction, teaching mode, practical teaching, assessment and evaluation systems, and inadequate platforms. …”
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Validation of NEPTUNE-CFD Two-Phase Flow Models Using Experimental Data by Jorge Pérez Mañes, Victor Hugo Sánchez Espinoza, Sergio Chiva Vicent, Michael Böttcher, Robert Stieglitz

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A Financing Model to Solve Financial Barriers for Implementing Green Building Projects by Sanghyo Lee, Baekrae Lee, Juhyung Kim, Jaejun Kim

“…However, green buildings may have financial barriers that have high initial construction costs and uncertainties about future project value. …”
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Quantitative Ecological Study of Pilan Forest as a Baseline for Development of Gianyar Botanic Garden by Farid Kuswantoro, I Nyoman Lugrayasa, Wawan Sujarwo

“…Quantitative ecological research is needed as a baseline in the future construction and development of botanic gardens. This study aims to acquired the vegetation data in the forest area where a botanic garden will be established and analyse it quantitatively. …”
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Health state assessment method for complex system based on multiexpert joint belief rule base by Shuozi Li, Mingyuan Liu, Ning Ma, Wei He

“…In practical engineering, BRB still has problems: the incompleteness of expert knowledge and the inconsistency of the cognitive abilities of each expert have an effect on the construction of the model and interpretability. To address this problem, a complex system health state assessment method is proposed based on a joint multiexpert belief rule base (BRB-ME). …”
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A Prediction Model of Structural Settlement Based on EMD-SVR-WNN by Xianglong Luo, Wenjuan Gan, Lixin Wang, Yonghong Chen, Xue Meng

“…The measured ground settlement data of foundation pit in subway construction is used to test the performance of the model, and the test results show that the prediction accuracy of the combined prediction model proposed in this paper reaches 99.19%, which is 77.30% higher than the traditional SVR, WNN, and DBN-SVR models. …”
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Identifikasi Risiko Keselamatan Kerja Dengan Menggunakan Metoda Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Pada Rencana Proyek Perkantoran Terpadu Kota Payakumbuh by Sutria Desman, Ridha Sari, Hanifah Hasnur

“…Based on PUPR Ministerial Regulation No. 10 of 2021, it is required that before construction work is carried out, an Occupational Health and Safety study or known as Job Safety Analysis (JSA) must first be carried out. …”
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Effect of Slag Content and Carbonation/Ageing on Freeze-Thaw Resistance of Concrete by Iqbal Ahsan, Ojala Teemu, Al-Neshawy Fahim, Punkki Jouni

“…The construction industry is pursuing the reduction of CO2 emissions and the development of lowcarbon concrete. …”
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Testing the Key Performance of Mobile Flood Protection System by Shoukai Chen, Huimin Li, Lei Guo, Lunyan Wang, Yongchao Cao

“…Test results indicated that installing anchor plates either by direct fixing or by preopened slots and eyes satisfy the construction and normal work requirements. However, the former is preferable over the latter. …”
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THE DYNAMICS OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA by OGBONNA Emmanuel Chijioke, ALUKO Bayode, ADEYANJU Joseph

“…By implications, the democratic system at all time works as equilibrium constructed by the general citizenry, either as followers or in leadership positions – the citizens generally construct the type of governance they desire by either punishing fundamental transgression or rewarding good governance. …”
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Suitability of Bentonite-Stabilized Laterite for Use as a Material for Nuclear Waste Containment in Sub-Saharan Africa by Emmanuel E. Arinze, Colin T. Davie

“…This research contributes to the understanding of the swelling properties of bentonite stabilized with laterite and provides valuable insights for the design and construction of DGRs for nuclear waste.…”
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Synthetic transmembrane DNA receptors enable engineered sensing and actuation by Ze-Rui Zhou, Man-Sha Wu, Zhenglin Yang, Yuting Wu, Weijie Guo, Da-Wei Li, Ruo-Can Qian, Yi Lu

“…Abstract In living organisms, cells synergistically couple cascade reaction pathways to achieve inter- and intracellular signal transduction by transmembrane protein receptors. The construction and assembly of synthetic receptor analogs that can mimic such biological processes is a central goal of synthetic biochemistry and bionanotechnology to endow receptors with user-defined signal transduction effects. …”
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