Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact Evaluation by D. A. Degterev

“…Among the most noticeable recent trends the author emphasizes a transition from aid effectiveness to development effectiveness paradigm and an inclusion of indicators of diplomatic engagement and security provision in evaluation matrices.Special attention is paid on the hierarchy of goals in national systems of development cooperation, which is illustrated with an example of the United States. The US case shows key principles of ensuring policy coherence at different levels of goal-setting — from the National Security Strategy to planning individual projects and programs. …”
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Transition Characteristic Analysis of Traffic Evolution Process for Urban Traffic Network by Longfei Wang, Hong Chen, Yang Li

“…The methodology is illustrated by an application to data flow rate of multiple road sections from Network of Shenzhen’s Nanshan District, China. …”
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Effective Removal of Phosphate from Waste Water Based on Silica Nanoparticles by Tan Tai Nguyen

“…The physicochemical analysis illustrated that the SiNPs, which were extracted from waste biomass, have a nonuniform shape with a size range of a few nanometer to hundreds of nanometers, a surface area of 15.56 m2·g−1, and an adsorption pore width of 4.06 nm. …”
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Transformational Leadership, Organizational Resilience, and Team Innovation Performance: A Model for Testing Moderation and Mediation Effects by Jiayu Yu, Kaibiao Xiang

“…Ultimately, based on the findings illustrated above, this study provides suggestions to improve team innovation performance by developing transformational leadership capabilities and awareness, enhancing the business environment, boosting organizational resilience, and increasing the resilience of enterprises in the context of environmental uncertainty. …”
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On the Characterization and Enumeration of Some Generalized Trapezoidal Numbers by Somphong Jitman, Chakrit Phongthai

“…In the special case where m=2, the characterization and enumeration of such numbers have been given as well as illustrative examples. Precisely, for a fixed 2-trapezoidal number N, the ways and the number of ways to write N as an arithmetic series with common difference 2 have been determined. …”
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Understanding the Integration of Socio-Technical Actors for Sharing and Sustainable Urban Mobility by Carlos Henrique T. Pereira, Minelle E. Silva

“…Based on that, a schematic model was designed to illustrate ST-actor integration as a business model that can be replicated in other contexts using sharing economy principles. …”
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Bounded Analysis and Practical Tracking Control of Complex Stochastic Nonlinear Systems with Unknown Control Coefficients by Long-Chuan Guo, Xiang-Kun Fang

“…Finally, a simulation example is provided to illustrate the efficiency of the theoretical results.…”
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Small Bowel Obstruction due to Intestinal Xanthomatosis by L. E. Barrera-Herrera, F. Arias, P. A. Rodríguez-Urrego, M. A. Palau-Lázaro

“…Radiologic images revealed jejunal loop thickening and inflammatory changes suggestive of foreign body obstruction, diagnostic laparoscopy found two strictures at the jejunum, and a pathologic examination confirmed a segmental small bowel xanthomatosis. This case illustrates that obstruction even without predisposing factors such as hyperlipidemia or lymphoproliferative disorders.…”
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Development of the Nonstationary Incremental Analysis Update Algorithm for Sequential Data Assimilation System by Yoo-Geun Ham, Hyo-Jong Song, Jaehee Jung, Gyu-Ho Lim

“…To have the filtering property in the NIAU, a forward operator to propagate the increment is reconstructed with only dominant singular vectors. An illustration of those advantages of the NIAU is given using the simple 40-variable Lorenz model.…”
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How to Surgically Remove the Permanent Mesh Ring after the Onstep Procedure for Alleviation of Chronic Pain following Inguinal Hernia Repair by Stina Öberg, Kristoffer Andresen, Jacob Rosenberg

“…The aim of this study was to illustrate an easy procedure that alleviates/removes the pain. …”
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Stochastic Stabilization of Malware Propagation in Wireless Sensor Network via Aperiodically Intermittent White Noise by Xiaojing Zhong, Baihao Peng, Feiqi Deng, Guiyun Liu

“…Numerical simulations illustrate our analytical results clearly.…”
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Cutaneous Adnexal Cylindroma of Breast: Epithelial Immunoreactivities for GATA-3, Mammaglobin, and E-Cadherin Do Not Equate to a Mammary Ductal Neoplasm by A. Halima, A. M. Pannunzio, E. M. Erstine, J. S. Ko, W. F. Bergfeld, R. M. Malaya, M. B. Frankel, B. C. Calhoun, C. D. Sturgis

“…The case emphasizes the importance of correlating clinical setting, imaging studies, patient history, and careful microscopic evaluation in arriving at an accurate diagnosis. This case also illustrates the point that not all “breast” tumors that are confirmed to be positive for GATA3, mammaglobin, and E-cadherin are derived from mammary ducts.…”
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An Exponential Varying-Parameter Neural Network for Repetitive Tracking of Mobile Manipulators by Ying Kong, Qingqing Tang, Jingsheng Lei, Ruiyang Zhang

“…Theoretical analysis and simulations illustrate that the EVPNN solver has an exponential convergent speed and strong robustness in mobile manipulator applications. …”
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Travel Demand-Based Assignment Model for Multimodal and Multiuser Transportation System by Bingfeng Si, Xuedong Yan, Hunjun Sun, Xiaobao Yang, Ziyou Gao

“…Finally, a numerical example is provided to illustrate the model and algorithm.…”
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Classification and Localization of Mixed Sources after Blind Calibration of Unknown Mutual Coupling by Kai Wang, Ling Wang, Jian Xie, Yuexian Wang

“…The proposed algorithm is described in detail, and its behavior is illustrated by numerical examples.…”
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Family case of cardiac achalasia by Yu. V. Yevsyutina, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Presented clinical case illustrates genetic theory of cardiac achalasia development in 81 year-old mother and 58 year-old daughter. …”
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Preparing the enterprise information environment for the digital economy by I. M. Morozova, S. G. Dembitsky, O. N. Zotikova, V. A. Senkov

“…The presented dynamics of increasing costs for the creation and implementation of information and communication technologies illustrates that enterprises are purposefully preparing the information environment for the application of the achievements of the digital economy. …”
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Modelling Upholstered Furniture Frames Using the Finite Element Method by Łukasz Matwiej, Krzysztof Wiaderek, Witold Jarecki, Dariusz Orlikowski, Marek Wieruszewski

“…The calculations incorporated the stiffness coefficients of the frame’s comb joint connections. The findings illustrate the stress distribution, displacements, and equivalent strains within the furniture frame models. …”
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Initial Elastic Stiffness of Bolted Shear Connectors in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures by Chenggong Wang, Diankai Cao, Xiaoyang Liu, Yucai Jing, Wenzhuo Liu, Guotao Yang

“…The FEA results are in good agreement with the experimental results, illustrating the effectiveness of the empirical formulas.…”
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“3D Cladistics”: a new perspective for phylogenetic analyses and a tool for citizen science by Márcia Venâncio, Carlos Antunes, Dimítri de Araújo Costa

“… This study uses the cladistics method, three-dimensional (3D) illustration, and its importance for scientific communication in referring to phylogeny study. …”
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