Legitimising EU Governance through Performance Assessment Instruments by Bartolomeo Cappellina

“…In European judicial policy, indicators provide a sufficiently loose framework to solve vertical and horizontal cooperation problems at the international level, determine policy goals through the selection of areas of measurement and evaluation, and provide proof to influence local and national policy-makers over reforms either through lesson-drawing, persuasion or conditionality.…”
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Evaluating the impact of tilt angles and tracking mechanisms on photovoltaic modules in Ethiopia by Assaye Gedifew, Amare Benor

“…We determined optimal tilt angles for different time scales and locations across the country by analyzing global horizontal radiation data and employing various decomposition and transposition models. …”
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Interactions between Bacteriophages and Eukaryotic Cells by Ramendra Dirgantara Putra, Diana Lyrawati

“…We discuss bacteriophage-related diseases, transcytosis of bacteriophages, bacteriophage interactions with cancer cells, collaboration of bacteriophages and eukaryotes against bacterial infections, and horizontal gene transfer between bacteriophages and eukaryotes. …”
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Paraná Pine, Araucaria angustifolia: An Ancient-Looking Conifer for Modern Landscapes by Gary W. Knox

“… Paraná pine is a primitive-looking conifer valued for its unusual horizontal branching, interesting triangular-shaped needles, and neat, symmetrical form. …”
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Optimization Design of the Second-phase Cofferdam Demolition of Datengxia Water Conservancy Project by CHEN Guihua, LI Guangyi, SU Wenliang

“…The second-phase cofferdam demolition of the Datengxia Water Conservancy Project has large quantities,a tight construction period,and great difficulty.To optimize the demolition design,this paper optimizes the demolition range and elevation of upstream and downstream transverse cofferdams and longitudinal cofferdams by a 1∶80 overall model test,which is combined with factors such as relevant hydraulic conditions,energy dissipation and erosion prevention,investment,and construction period.After optimization,the right bank side of the upstream transverse cofferdam is demolished to the elevation of 31.17 m and the sluice gate section is the elevation of 25 m.The demolition length of the upstream section of the longitudinal cofferdam is 275 m,and it is demolished to the elevation of 36 m with the remaining 50 m not being demolished.The downstream horizontal earth-rock cofferdam is completely demolished,and the longitudinal cofferdam is demolished to the elevation of 30 m,with a demolition length of 202 m.The optimized demolition scheme meets the designed hydraulic conditions,reduces the construction difficulty,and decreases the demolition quantities and investment.…”
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Contestations and Contradictions in the Argentine Redes de Trueque by Georgina M. Gómez, Joop de Wit

“…The different political visions within the Redes de Trueque resulted in vertical and horizontal divides among the actors. Only some of them proposed a project of monetary contestation while a second group sustained a desire of resilience and conservation of their lifestyle, and a third one was driven by pragmatism and survival during the economic demise. …”
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La communication internationale à l’épreuve de la crise écologique. Contours d’un modèle de la double présence by Oumar Kane

“…The author relies on this critical genealogy of the epistemic and institutional constitution of the field of research to suggest a normative model based on an ethic of responsibility (inspired by Hans Jonas) and on two metaconditions: a horizontal principle of participation (communicative) and a principle of resilience (ecological).…”
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The "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People by Geronimo Barrera de la Torre

“…We argue that these experiences are equally valid subjective understandings of human-non-human relations and should be heard and valued within a framework of horizontal dialogue. This argument is based on research that was conducted in conjunction with the inhabitants of Chatina communities of San Juan Lachao in Oaxaca, Mexico. …”
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Advance model for seismic base isolation Systems of building by Hossein Soleimanloo, Shakeri Soleimanloo

“…Then, we introduce new models that can consider large deformation effects and the coupling of the vertical and horizontal response during motion simultaneously. We set up some numerical experiment to evaluate our method and compare viability of the two main isolator types (i.e. sliding and elastomeric) for building. …”
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Estratégias dinâmicas de alocação ótima de ativos: evidências empíricas no mercado brasileiro by Hedmilton Mourão Cardoso, Claudio Henrique da Silveira Barbedo, José Valentim Machado Vicente

“…Paralelamente, alocação estática e estratégias de proteção são testadas para horizontes de curto prazo.…”
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ANTI-DROPPING TECHNOLOGY OF MICRO FLIPPABLE STAIR-CLIMBING ROBOT by ZHANG ShiLong, WANG JianZhong, SHI JiaDong, LIU XiaoJun

“…The FEM was tested on three typical working conditions of dropping horizontally,vertically and side-vertically by 1m height. …”
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Effects of Pit-Bottom-Soil Reinforcement on the Deformation of Subway Deep Foundation Pits Based on an Improved Model by Yan Wang, Fei Zhang

“…Thus, the foundation reinforcement could effectively reduce the subway foundation-pit support structure’s horizontal deformation, ground settlement, and the pit bottom soil’s uplift deformation. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Fully Compliant Micro-gripper based on Hinge Stiffness by Deng Zilong, Gao Jinhai

“…The gripper can achieve amplification of micro- displacement and ensure the output displacement with the horizontal direction. The relationship between the input force,input displacement and the output displacement of the compliant micro- gripper are established with the pseudo- rigid- body- model and virtual work. …”
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Shaping Single Offset Reflector Antennas Using Local Axis-Displaced Confocal Quadrics by Rafael A. Penchel, José R. Bergmann, Fernando J. S. Moreira

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Multiple Disturbances of Existing Tunnels Caused by Deep Excavation and New Shield Tunnel by Haoran Li, Fei Ye, Enjie Su, Xingbo Han

“…Through data analysis, the influences of deep excavation and shield tunneling on the vertical settlement, horizontal displacement, segment convergence, and differential settlement of the tunnel ballast of the adjacent existing line segment are assessed. …”
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Cross-Border Cooperation and the European Administrative Space – Prospects from the Principle of Mutual Recognition by Joachim Beck

“… With the introduction of the territorial cohesion objective and under the redesign of the new cohesion policy, cross-border cooperation has become an increasingly important level of “horizontal” European integration. Representing at the same time a specific transnational pattern of the European Administrative Space (EAS), however, its practical functioning is still hindered by various factors amongst which the diverging national legal and administrative framework conditions of the participating actors represent the major obstacle with regards to the development of effective cross-border governance regimes. …”
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ESG strategy in the supply chain considering ownership structures by Jiayu Liu

“…This paper employs a Stackelberg model to explore ESG information management strategies within supply chains characterized by different ownership structures, specifically comparing vertical and horizontal configurations. Our findings indicate that when retailers possess a dominant market position alongside a shareholding manufacturer, the incentive to enhance ESG information levels significantly increases as the shareholding ratio rises. …”
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El tratamiento del pluralismo doctrinal desde el liberalismo político de John Rawls by Juan Antonio Fernández Manzano

“…Partiendo de la pluralidad axiológica de las sociedades contemporáneas y empleando como instrumental el tratamiento del pluralismo que hace John Rawls, reflexionamos en torno a la viabilidad del establecimiento de un horizonte político cuya meta fuera compatibilizar la legítima diversidad con el establecimiento de patrones comunes a todos. …”
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ANALYSIS ON LOAD CARRIAGE VIBRATION OF CONVENTIONAL RAIL ENDLESS ROPE DRIVEN TRANSPORT SYSTEM by WANG JinLi

“…In this paper,the vibration of the load carriage of the standard wheeling device and the clamp wheeling device are tested under three conditions: straight lanes,horizontal turning radius of 9 m,and vertical turning radius of 15 m. …”
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Static and Dynamic Characteristics Analysis on Frame Beam Reinforced with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Based on ANSYS by YU Wenhuan, MI Kaihua, ZHAO Ping

“…To study the static and dynamic characteristics on frame beam reinforced with carbon fiber reinforced plastic,a frame beam for example,the three-dimensional finite element model was established by the FEM soft-ware ANSYS,when the frame beam in unreinforced,ordinary carbon fiber reinforced and prestressed carbon fiber reinforced has respectively carried on the static analysis,modal analysis and time history analysis.Research showed that carbon fiber reinforced plastics could significantly improve the ultimate bearing capacity of the frame beam,but could be reduced to a corresponding the ductility of the frame beam;prestressed carbon fiber reinforced had great effects on the natural frequency of vibration of frame beam and greatly improved the rigidity of frame beam;ordinary carbon fiber reinforcement could hardly improve the seismic performance of frame beam,whereas the prestressed carbon fiber reinforced plastics could significantly improve the level of frame beam of horizontal seismic performance,the seismic design criterion of “strong column and weak beam” should be followed in design.…”
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