Design of a 20,000 Pound Variable Stiffness Actuator for Structural Vibration Attenuation by John Leavitt, James E. Bobrow, Faryar Jabbari

“…We analyze features of critical importance to the design of the actuator such as the cylinder dimensions, operating pressure, and valve selection. …”
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Kinematic calculation of micro mirror elements in micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) by D. I. Chernyavsky, D. D. Chernyavsky

“…In these devices, electromechanical energy conversion occurs, as a result of which forces arise that carry out mechanical work within the dimensions of the microcircuit case. The paper considers the kinematic calculation of the design of a micromirror with a reflective layer of high optical quality of the surface for deflecting the reflected laser beam. …”
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Flettner Rotor Concept for Marine Applications: A Systematic Study by A. De Marco, S. Mancini, C. Pensa, G. Calise, F. De Luca

“…The simulation has been executed to evaluate the performance sensitivity of the Flettner rotor with respect to systematic variations of several parameters, that is, the spin ratio, the rotor aspect ratio, the effect of the end plates, and their dimensions. The Flettner rotor device has been characterized in terms of lift and drag coefficients, and these data were compared with experimental trends available in literature. …”
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Recrudescence de la pauvreté urbaine en Suisse : l’animation en tant qu’action communautaire auprès des familles sans-abri by Sylvia Garcia Delahaye, Caroline Dubath

“…Au travers d’une méthodologie participative éprouvée, Ma Voix en Images, cet article présente les dimensions de la pauvreté et les solutions pour la contrer identifiées par les enfants, les jeunes et leurs parents ayant l’expérience de la grande pauvreté. …”
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Research on key "acupoint" mining technology for special information system by ZOU Zilong, WANG Junlin, AN Shujie, LYU Changyuan, YU Minggang, NIU Yanjie

“…On this basis, from the two dimensions of "static" and "dynamic", five indexes are proposed respectively, namely, transcendence, clustering coefficient, eigenvector centrality, network elasticity and network destruction resistance, which are used to evaluate the importance of each node. …”
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A Framework of the Training Module for Untrained Observers in Usability Evaluation Motivated by COVID-19: Enhancing the Validity of Usability Evaluation for Children’s Educational... by Marwan Alshar’e, Ali Albadi, Malik Mustafa, Noman Tahir, Marya Al Amri

“…Our research suggests that a training module designed to train an untrained facilitator (observer) in how to evaluate four usability dimensions (learnability, memorability, ease of use, and enjoyment) would be very useful. …”
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Sense of Balance in Indian Conceptualisation of Psychological Well-being by Joseph Jeyaraj Swaminathan, Giuseppe Crea, Zbigniew Formella

“…Major differences include the collectivist nature of Indians, their emphasis of spirituality and their belief that suffering and happiness are two dimensions of a single reality. Through a comparative narrative method, it is evidenced that Indian constructs, namely, Sama, Dharma, Sattva, Rajas and Tamas resonate meaningfully with universal principles, such as ethical living, social commitment, and spiritual awareness. …”
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Economic valuation of the thermal inertization of asbestos waste—an Italian case study by Silvia Ferrini, Filippo Pampaloni, Francesco Delogu, Giulia Goffetti, Cecilia Viti, Giancarlo Capitani

“…In this article, we present a mixed-method approach (life cycle analysis with an extended cost–benefit analysis) and provide insights into the financial, economic, and environmental dimensions of asbestos-containing waste. The results suggest that inertization technologies hold the promise of a sustainable alternative to deep landfill burial. …”
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The Future of Public Relations, Advertising and Journalism: How Artificial Intelligence May Transform the Communication Profession and Why Society Should Care? by Nilüfer Türksoy

“…Also, it is emphasized that it would be a rather narrow view to see that Artificial Intelligence would create robots to replace humans while performing various tasks or would outperform human intelligence in most of its dimensions.…”
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From relativistic gravity to the Poisson equation by Eric A. Bergshoeff, Giacomo Giorgi, Luca Romano

“…Abstract We consider the non-relativistic limit of general relativity coupled to a (p+1)-form gauge field and a scalar field in arbitrary dimensions and investigate under which conditions this gives rise to a Poisson equation for a Newton potential describing Newton-Cartan gravity outside a massive p-dimensional extended object, a so-called p-brane. …”
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Freeway Traffic Speed Prediction under the Intelligent Driving Environment: A Deep Learning Approach by Chengying Hua, Wei (David) Fan

“…Besides, the result reveals that all models have their latent features for different time dimensions under the low traffic loads, transition states, and heavy traffic loads. …”
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ENVIRONMENT AND CONFLICTS IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND TRENDS OF FARMERS – HERDERS CONFLICTS by UMAR ZUBAIRU, TERNA PAISE AGBA AGBA

“…In so doing, it analyses the nature of the Nigerian environmental factors and its changing dimensions which is claimed to have induced the migration of the nomadic pastoralists in search of pasture and water – a process that has led to recurring conflict with sedentary farming communities.  …”
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The Relational Aspects of Luxury Consumption in Brazil: The development of a Luxury Customer Relationship Perception Scale and the Analysis of Brand Personality Influence on Relati... by Fernanda Scussel, Gisela Demo

“…As a secondary objective, we tested the relation between the dimensions of brand personality on relationship perception in the luxury context, confirming a prediction relation between these variables. …”
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Roles of Lamiaceae plants from the arid and desert rangelands of Tunisia in human health and therapy by Mouldi Gamoun, Mounir Louhaichi

“…A holistic approach, considering social, economic, and environmental dimensions, is deemed essential for achieving these goals and ensuring the sustainable utilization of valuable resources in arid lands.…”
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The role of religious and existential spiritual well-being in determining self-care in Jordanian Muslim nursing students by Jehad A. Rababah, Mohammed Munther Al-Hammouri

“…Bivariate correlations between the dimensions of spiritual well-being and self-care were all statistically significant (r = .28 to .43, p < .001). …”
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Development Assessment of the Coal Industry of China Based on the Minimum Deviation Comprehensive Weight Evaluation Model by Shihua Ren, Dezhi Zheng, Yang Qu, Rongjun Qin, Xiaomiao Jiao, Jinyan Bai

“…In order to evaluate the development mode of China’s coal industry, this paper presents the constructed evaluation index system of the development mode of the coal industry from two dimensions, demand pull and factor drive. And, coal consumption is the measurement index of demand pull and selecting resources, capital, technology, human resources, and the energy system form the measurement index of factor drive. …”
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Liquidity, Asset Price Volatility, and Monetary Policy Choices: Empirical Evidence from China by Qing Zhu, Shuyu Bai, Jia Wang

“…This article effectively identifies the high and low volatility state of asset prices in China by constructing the MS-AR model, and further investigates the relationship between different dimensions of liquidity and asset price volatility. …”
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L’interro-négative à l’oral en anglais contemporain : enjeux argumentatifs et pragmatiques by Pauline Levillain

“…Indeed, this study attempts to show how argumentation is inherent in the interlocution relation.To do so, I retrieved the utterances of negative interrogative clauses from the Santa Barbara Corpus of Spoken American English and analysed them paying special attention to two dimensions: the utterer’s and the interpreter’s. My analysis first explores the argumentative contribution of such a clause, always enabling the speaker to express their point of view. …”
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Hypospadias by N. Djakovic, J. Nyarangi-Dix, A. Özturk, M. Hohenfellner

“…As far as proximal hypospadias are concerned, their repair is more challenging because it not only involves urethroplasty, but can also, in some cases, fulfil the dimensions of a complex genital reconstruction. Due to the development of modern operating materials and an improvement in current surgical techniques, there has been a significant decrease in the complication rates. …”
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Research on design strategies for wellness towns from the perspective of spatial resilience by Guang-Da Xu, Xiao-Xiao Tong

“…Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process, the spatial resilience evaluation system for wellness towns is constructed, encompassing three dimensions: environment, facilities, and society. Design improvement strategies are proposed in three key areas: enhancing spatial stability, fostering spatial diversity, and establishing spatial recovery capacity. …”
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