On the Effect of Functionally Graded Materials on Resonances of Rotating Beams by Arnaldo J. Mazzei Jr.

“…Euler-Bernoulli theory, including an axial stiffening effect and variations of both Young's modulus and density, is employed. An assumed mode approach is utilized, with the modes taken to be beam characteristic orthogonal polynomials. …”
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Market-Oriented Accounting Standard and Analysts’ Performance: Evidence from Brazil by Talyta Eduardo Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Coelho

“…The data refer to the period 2004-2014; we employed linear multiple regression, estimated through panel data to investigate the accuracy and precision and logistic regression to scrutinize biases. …”
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Generalized approach for rapid entropy calculation of liquids and solids by Qi-Jun Hong, Zi-Kui Liu

“…Furthermore, this method is employed to expedite the calculation of melting temperatures, demonstrating its practical utility in computational thermodynamics.…”
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Substrate Effect on the Optical Reflectance and Transmittance of Thin-Film Structures by Anatoly Barybin, Victor Shapovalov

“…The general equations obtained for the reflectance and transmittance spectra of the 4M structure are simplified by employing a procedure of the so-called device averaging to reduce them to a succinct form convenient for processing of experimental spectra for the structures with a thick substrate. …”
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4D printing for modular construction components – Applications and main developments by Renata Morbiducci, Salvatore Polverino, Caterina Battaglia

“…This includes the use of additive manufacturing techniques employing 4D printing for the production of responsive modular elements. …”
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The Concept of Akrasia in D. Husak’s Theory of Criminal Responsibility and the Advantages of Its Alternative by Gediminas Šataitis

“…In his theory, Husak employs the concept of akrasia related to moral knowledge-ignorance, albeit sourcing its presuppositions from contemporary skeptics rather than from ancient philosophy. …”
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Self-Regulated Online Learning of Rural University EFL Students by Heri Mudra

“…This study was focused on determining various self-regulation strategies during an online course employed by EFL learners from several universities located in rural areas. …”
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Finite-Time Synchronization of Uncertain Complex Dynamic Networks with Nonlinear Coupling by Yiping Luo, Yuejie Yao

“…By introducing a simple Lyapunov function, two main results regarding finite-time synchronization of a class of complex dynamic networks with parameter uncertainties are derived. By employing some analysis techniques like matrix inequalities, suitable controllers can be designed based on the obtained synchronization criteria. …”
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Value Premium and Country Risk as Dimensions to Estimate Conditional Returns: a Study of the Brazilian Market by Lilian de Castro Medeiros, Aureliano Angel Bressan

“…In this context, this article examines value premium in the Brazilian market and investigates the influence of the country risk variable as an additional risk factor for estimating conditional returns in this market not captured by value premium. For that, we employ a five-factor model, formulated by adding the country risk factor to the model of Carhart (1997). …”
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Joint Next-Hop/Relay Selection for Distributive Multihop Cooperative Networks by Ahmed Alkhayyat

“…Cooperative networks that use adjacent nodes to relay hearing data are employed as an effective technique to deal with channel fading, thereby enhancing the network performances. …”
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Analysis of the usability of graphical interfaces of car rental websites with consideration of universal design principles by Jakub Szewczyk, Maria Skublewska-Paszkowska

“…Two types of the car rental website were developed: one adhering to universal design principles and the other not considering these principles. The research employed tools such as WAVE, surveys, the LUT checklist, and an eye tracker. …”
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Explore Machine Learning's Prediction of Football Games by Pan Bomao

“…To achieve this goal, this paper employs a variety of machine learning models, including Random Forest, support vector classifiers (SVC), and Logistic Regression, and conducts in-depth analysis of the data. …”
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A Longitudinal analysis of the Porterian paradigm utilization in Brazil by Simone Sehnem, Fábio Lazzarotti, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello

“…The generic strategies and the model of five forces are the elements of Porter's paradigm most employed, while the concepts of strategic groups and value chain are the ones that received less attention by researchers. …”
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Parting gravity’s tail: quadrupole tails at fifth order and beyond via integer partitions by Alex Edison

“…The first major result is a constructive algorithm for generic arbitrary-order tail effective actions which links the structure of their loop integral basis expansion with integer partitions, and predicts that only a single new unitarity cut needs to be evaluated at each tail order with all other contributions given in terms of lower-loop data. The algorithm is employed to compute the tail-of-tail-of-tail-of-tail-of-tail (T5) contributions to the effective action and associated energy loss to gravitational waves. …”
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Worker Protection Standard: Respirators by Frederick M. Fishel

“…The WPS requires agricultural employers to take steps to reduce pesticide-related risks when agricultural workers and pesticide handlers are exposed to these pesticides. …”
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Was Clarke a Voluntarist? by Lukas Wolf

“…In the first part, I provide an analysis of Clarke’s theory of divine freedom, and show how he employs the distinction between activity and passivity in order to account for the separation between God’s will and intellect, which ultimately safeguards God’s freedom. …”
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Retinopathy Diabetic Recognition and Detection Using Novel Intelligent Algorithms by Liaquat Ali Rahoo

“…Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed method outperforms existing approaches in terms of accuracy. By employing this approach, we aim to contribute to the early detection and prevention of retinopathy, thus mitigating the potential consequences of this disease and preserving eyesight.…”
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Resource Aware Routing in Heterogeneous Opportunistic Networks by Sadaf Yasmin, Rao Naveed Bin Rais, Amir Qayyum

“…This stochastic picture of a node behavior in multiple dimensions is then effectively employed in calculating its next-hop fitness. We also devise a method based on learning rules of neural networks which dynamically determines relative importance of each dimension to maximize next-hop utility of a node. …”
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A New Approach for Solving Weight Functions of Electromagnetic Flowmeters Using Resistive Network Modeling by Shiyi Yin, Bin Li

“…The distributions of the weight function in various situations are obtained with the simulation employed, using the resistive network modeling, and the advantages of the approach are discussed.…”
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Large Scale Simulation of Hydrogen Dispersion by a Stabilized Balancing Domain Decomposition Method by Qing-He Yao, Xin Pan

“…An analogy of the Boussinesq approximation is employed to describe the connection between the flow field and the concentration field. …”
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