Investigation of Nonlinear Vibrational Analysis of Circular Sector Oscillator by Using Cascade Learning by Naveed Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Sulaiman, Jamel Seidu, Fahad Sameer Alshammari

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Unravelling the Tangle of Bureaucracy at Russian Universities: Administrative Profiles by T. A. Akuneeva, D. P. Platonova

“…The third cluster is characterized by a high proportion of personnel engaged in the maintenance and operation of infrastructure and buildings. Universities with an infrastructural administrative profile are characterized by the presence of a larger area of educational and laboratory facilities per student, however, universities in the sample do not differ in terms of scientific, educational and financial activities.…”
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Open-Source Software in Computational Research: A Case Study by Madhava Syamlal, Thomas J. O'Brien, Sofiane Benyahia, Aytekin Gel, Sreekanth Pannala

“…The verification and validation steps required for constructing modern computational software and the advantages of OS development in those steps are discussed. The infrastructure used for enabling the OS development of MFIX is described. …”
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Aging dams, political instability, poor human decisions and climate change: recipe for human disaster by Manoochehr Shirzaei, Farshid Vahedifard, Nitheshnirmal Sadhasivam, Leonard Ohenhen, Oluwaseyi Dasho, Ashutosh Tiwari, Susanna Werth, Mohammed Azhar, Yunxia Zhao, Robert J. Nicholls, Amir AghaKouchak

“…We argue that the interplay of aging infrastructure, political instability, climate change, and human decisions drove this disaster, stressing the need for a holistic ‘healthcare’ management approach to prevent future catastrophes.…”
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Implementation of a new pricing mechanism in the heat supply market by A. G. Zakrevskaya, N. G. Lyubimova

“…However, for those regions where the existing tariffs for heat energy (capacity) are higher than the established limit levels using the “alternative boiler house” method, the authors propose the use of other approaches and methods of tariff regulation, in particular, examples, advantages and disadvantages of using energy service contracts, tariff regulation based on method of return on invested capital, new legislation in terms of obtaining long-term loans for the modernization of infrastructure from the National Welfare Fund and the Housing and Utilities Reform Assistance Fund.…”
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Flood Detection Based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System and Deep Learning by Kaixin Yang, Sujie Zhang, Xinran Yang, Nan Wu

“…Floods are one of the main natural disasters, which cause huge damage to property, infrastructure, and economic losses every year. There is a need to develop an approach that could instantly detect flooded extent. …”
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A Functional Analysis of Superstructure and Deep Structure Mechanisms in Common Persian Proverbs by Mohammad Khosravi Shakib

“…The easier the audience's mind is transferred from superficial signs to cultural and infrastructural significance of the stories, the more immediate and greater their influence will be on the audience. …”
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Examining the Bus Ridership Demand: Application of Spatio-Temporal Panel Models by Moshiur Rahman, Shamsunnahar Yasmin, Ahmadreza Faghih-Imani, Naveen Eluru

“…Specifically, two spatial models, Spatial Error Model and Spatial Lag Model, are estimated for boarding and alighting separately by employing several exogenous variables including stop-level attributes, transportation and transit infrastructure variables, built environment and land use attributes, and sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables in the vicinity of the stop along with spatial and spatiotemporal lagged variables. …”
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Geospatial Forecasting of Electric Energy in Distribution Systems Using Segmentation and Machine Learning with Convolutional Methods by Héctor Chávez, Yuri Molina

“…The results demonstrate its effectiveness in forecasting across different time horizons, thereby contributing to improved planning of electrical infrastructure.…”
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International Perspectives on Skid Resistance Requirements for Pavement Markings: A Comprehensive Synthesis and Analysis by Jieyi Bao, Hua Zhao, Yi Jiang, Shuo Li

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Using CVIS to Improve Bus Schedule Adherence: A Predictive Control Strategy and Its Hardware-in-the-Loop Field Tests by Wei Yin, Jing Teng, Xiaoguang Yang, H. Michael Zhang

“…The strategy relies on real-time location and speed information of buses provided by cooperative vehicle infrastructure system (CVIS) and uses key-time nodes calculated by back-stepping of planned arrival times to dynamically update signal timing plans to keep the bus running on time. …”
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Organizational and Economic Aspects of Mountain Tourism Management by Almasov Nahid, Orujov Elshen

“…On the economic side, key elements are revenue generation, investment and financing, which are vital for the development and maintenance of infrastructure and services. The sector also plays an important role in job creation and stimulation of the local economy. …”
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Evaluating Urban Village Fund Management: An Analysis of Planning, Budgeting, Implementation, Guidance, and Supervision by Saharuddin

“…The findings indicate that implementing activities related to urban village facility and infrastructure development, as well as community empowerment, is “less effective.” …”
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The influence of capitation grants on quality education delivery in Tanzania public secondary schools during the time of inflation by Leoncia Ndaula, Majiyd H. Suru, Calvin Z. Swai

“…The findings revealed that the capitation grants influence shortage and delay of teaching and learning materials; poor infrastructure; deprived implementation of extracurricular activities and health services. …”
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The Multivariate Fusion Distribution Characteristics in Physician Demand Prediction by Jiazhen Zhang, Wei Chen, Xiulai Wang

“…Aiming at the optimization of the big data infrastructure in China’s healthcare system, this study proposes a lightweight time series physician demand prediction model, which is especially suitable for the field of telemedicine. …”
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SELECTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS USING FUZZY PROMETHEE METHOD WITH DIFFERENT SCENARIO TYPES by MELİKE KÜBRA EKİZ BOZDEMİR, ATAKAN ALKAN

“…In addition, this study can be guiding an infrastructure for the content of new SPMs in the future. …”
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Contamination of urban waterways: A mini-review of water pollution in the rivers of East Africa's major cities by Meserecordias Wilfred Lema

“…A suite of integrated solutions is proposed, emphasizing upgraded wastewater infrastructure, industrial effluent controls, and enabling policy reforms with strong multi-stakeholder coordination. …”
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Co-construcciones de redes energéticas. Acciones colectivas territoriales en Argentina, siglo XXI by Silvina Carrizo, Guillermina Jacinto

“…Through these channels, infrastructure, services, jobs, environmental considerations and different territorial aspects accompany the expansion of energy networks. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of Construction and Demolition Waste Management System (A Case Study of Tehran, Iran) by Milad Ghanbari

“…Increasing the rate of construction of housing and urban infrastructure will increase C&D waste and, on the other hand, increase the demand for raw materials, which is contrary to the principles of sustainable development. …”
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Sakhalin coal mines as factor in development of Russian Far East. The second half of XIX c. by M. S. Novikov

“…They facilitate the development and maintenance of military infrastructure, it enables the effective development of transport and industry. …”
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