A Coupled Discrete-Finite Element Method for Shear Strength Analysis of Geogrid-Reinforced Railway Ballast by Danyang Ji, Zheng Ma, Junjie Zhou, Yajun Li, Shuai Shao

“…The discrete element method (DEM) and finite element method (FEM) are employed to simulate ballast and geogrid, respectively. …”
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Miniaturized Coupling Structures for Decoupling PIFAs on Handheld Devices by Qian Li, Yaxin Yu

“…The geometry and position of this structure have been modified to decouple the PIFA array at 1.9 GHz and produce maximum miniaturization thereby occupying less space on a handheld device ground plane. By employing the proposed structures, a 20 dB reduction in mutual coupling is achieved. …”
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Rethinking Bodily Expression in Human-Robot Communication: Insights from Sculpture. by Belinda J Dunstan, Guy Hoffman

“…This paper presents three principles identified in sculpture techniques that can be applied to robot design: (a) depicting exposure and protection of emotional pivot points in the body, (b) weight distribution, and (c) the revelation of movement mechanisms and tension through flexible skins. We employ the first two of these principles in an interactive design and motion control environment to demonstrate the potential for application to the design of social collaborative robots. …”
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Computation of Differential, Integral Operators and Quantitative Structure–Property Analysis of Boron α-Icosahedral Nanosheet by Khalil Hadi Hakami, Abdul Rauf Khan, Saad Amin Bhatti

“…Chemical graph theory employs connectivity descriptors to analyze molecular structures, providing crucial insights into many chemical compounds’ chemical and biological characteristics. …”
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O diferencial do empreendedorismo solidário by Luiz Inácio Gaiger, Andressa da Silva Corrêa

“…The article aims to bring evidence that the solidarity economic undertakings, based on voluntary association, productive cooperation and self-management, employ a unique rationality, different from the capitalistic one. …”
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A CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF CIVILIAN CONTROL OF THE NIGERIAN MILITARY UNDER DEMOCRATIC DISPENSATIONS by MOHAMMED LAWAL TAFIDA

“…Using liberal-democratic prescriptions that define civilian control as conceptual framework, it employs the historical, constitutional, structural and institutional approaches as analytical tools. …”
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State Estimation for Time-Delay Systems with Markov Jump Parameters and Missing Measurements by Yushun Tan, Qiong Qi, Jinliang Liu

“…This paper is concerned with the state estimation problem for a class of time-delay systems with Markovian jump parameters and missing measurements, considering the fact that data missing may occur in the process of transmission and its failure rates are governed by random variables satisfying certain probabilistic distribution. By employing a new Lyapunov function and using the convexity property of the matrix inequality, a sufficient condition for the existence of the desired state estimator for Markovian jump systems with missing measurements can be achieved by solving some linear matrix inequalities, which can be easily facilitated by using the standard numerical software. …”
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Biased Technological Progress, Factor Price Distribution, and Overcapacity: A Case from China by Peng Xiao, Baoxi Li, Yuhang He

“…Using a time-varying stochastic frontier model, standardized supply-side system method, and the production function method, we measure the capacity utilization rate, biased technological progress index, and factor price distortion index in China’s industrial sector. Additionally, we employ a mediation effect model to analyze the impact of biased technological progress on overcapacity through factor price distortion. …”
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Yoruba Indigenous Medicine in Search of Justification by Richard Taye Oyelakin

“…The paper concludes that in matter of empirical justification, both YIM and OM fall whereas in matter of efficacy they stand. Employing philosophical means, the paper holds that YIM shares the same lot with OM. …”
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Some new applications of the fractional integral and four-parameter Mittag-Leffler function. by Ahmad A Abubaker, Khaled Matarneh, Suha B Al-Shaikh, Mohammad Faisal Khan

“…The techniques of differential subordination theory are employed in order to derive certain univalence conditions for the newly defined fractional calculus operator involving the Mittag-Leffler function. …”
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Effect of variety and nutrient on insect pest infestation of <i>Amaranthus spp</i> by ABO Ogedegbe, AE Ezeh

“…These results can be employed as part of cultural control methods in the management of insect pests of Amaranths.…”
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Latest Lessons from the Bankruptcy of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in China: An Interpretative Structural Model (ISM) Approach by Qin Lin, Lin Feng, Chatchai Khiewngamdee, Pingping Li, Xiaofei Ye

“…To explore the causes of its collapse, we employ the interpretative structural model (ISM) to investigate the reasons for its failures from multi-aspect and at different levels. …”
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Person, Relationship and Love: The Contribution of a Personalist Pedagogical Anthropology for Promoting Educational and Helping Relationships by Marisa Musaio

“…When educators and professionals face challenges, discomfort, and wounded existences, they rely on various ‘forms of life’ (Zambrano, 1996) and employ a sensitive reason to uncover the implicit, unspoken, and profound dimensions of every person and their educational and helping relationships. …”
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Women's political participation in the United States after women's suffrage: women's representation in the legislature of the house of representatives and the senate by Ezra Sherly Margareth Silalahi

“…This study investigates the persistent gender gap in political representation, focusing on the 113th congressional elections. Employing liberal feminist theory and democratic principles, it aims to elucidate the urgency of addressing women's underrepresentation in legislative bodies. …”
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Norway Reimagined by Ratilainen Saara

“…Starting from the wide-spread distribution of Skam through informal horizontal networks, my article highlights the context specificity of fan participation in meaning-making around global television. Employing multimodal discourse analysis to the social media platform VKontakte, I examine how Russophone audiences of global television imagine the country of origin of their object of fandom, and how spatial imaginations embedded in this process contribute to popular geopolitics of Norden – that is, to geopolitical reasoning of narratives and representations of Nordic countries available through popular culture. …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature on Optimum Currency Areas and Monetary Integration by Ntombi Matonana, Andrew Phiri

“… Our study presents a pioneering bibliometric analysis of optimum currency areas literature and monetary integration, utilising 9,228 research outputs published between 1960 and 2022. We employ the biblioshiny function in R-studio to comprehensively analyse this data. …”
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Laser Doppler Vibrometer: Application of DOE/Taguchi Methodologies to Pyroshock Response Spectra by C. J. Litz

“…Statistical methodologies were employed for measuring and analyzing the explosively induced transient responses of a flat steel plate excited with shock. …”
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“Key to the highway”: blues records and the great migration by Louis Mazzari

“…The paper will explore blues music as an expression of the fluidity of African American society and culture during the Great Depression.While avoiding direct protest, blues singers and musicians—first women, later men—crafted an art form and employed the technology of the phonograph to encourage freedom of movement and choice. …”
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New Lindley Generator Based on T-X Family of Distributions: Properties and Reliability Applications by Fatehi Yahya Eissa, Chhaya Dhanraj Sonar

“…The generalization of probability distributions has a rich history, with various techniques employed to introduce new families of distributions. …”
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Ensuring competitiveness in the twenty-first century: features of human resource management by A. A. Madyarov

“…The systematization of the main provisions of the Concept of Development of the Russian Federation until 2020, reports of consulting companies, reports of leading Russian banks - the best employers in Russia indicates the readiness of the latter to respond to external threats of the new strategic context. …”
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