MULTI-CRITERIA OPTIMIZATION OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE GEODETIC NETWORK USING THE VIKOR METHOD by Tamara Kecojević, Filip Mileski

“…This paper discusses and applies an approach for the design of a geodetic network intended to serve as an adequate basis for analyzing the verticality of buildings in Podgorica, Montenegro. …”
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Liminality and the possibilities for sex and romance at an international bike meeting: a structural modeling approach by Milene Lança, João Filipe Marques, Patrícia Pinto

“…Bikers are satisfied and intend to return, proving that a new market segment is rising up in the Algarve.…”
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Composer les paysages sonores de la présence humaine dans les parcs et jardins urbains à partir de structures spatiales by Jeanne Lafon

“…The fundamentals of human sound presence in gardens are analysed in terms of the interactions between built spaces, perceptive modalities and actions. Intended for landscape architects, this article presents the role of spatial structures in the emergence of soundscapes.…”
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Un texte autographe inédit de Machiavel : la Minuta di provvisione per la restituzione dei beni agli eredi dei Medici e per la riforma dello stato (projet de décret pour la restitu... by Andrea Guidi

“…In mid-September, Machiavelli – who had served as Secretary in the chancery since 1498, but was about to be dismissed from his office by the Medici – wrote by his own hand a proposal for a constitutional reform. This proposal intended, first of all, to preserve the liberty of the city, by preventing the suppression of the Great Council by the Medici as well as by finding a compromise with the aristocratic faction, which was temporarily leading the new administration.…”
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Adaptive multi‐agent smart academic advising framework by Abdelaziz A. Abdelhamid, Sultan R. Alotaibi

“…Abstract Academic advising is a crucial process in higher education and usually requires better understanding of student capabilities and curriculum structure to achieve its intended goals. Here, the authors propose a framework of integrated environment based on multi‐agents to automate the full process of academic advising. …”
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Leveraging an open access platform to provide organizational value in clinical environments by Aida Marissa Smith, Alexia Estabrook, Mary Hyde, Michele Matucheski, Eleanor Shanklin Truex

“…The index uses an open access platform, software intended for reference management with a public-facing cloud option, to minimize expenses. …”
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An assessment of contaminations levels of source and tap water in light of the new EU Directive 2020/2184 by Halina Urbańska-Kozłowska, Małgorzata Wolska, Anna Solipiwko-Pieścik

“…Providing healthy and safe water to consumers is a great challenge and responsibility for water supply companies supplying water intended for consumption. Changing legal requirements oblige them to adapt and possibly expand treatment processes to ensure these requirements. …”
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Toward institutionalization of responsible research and innovation: insights from case studies of technological centers in Spain by Hannia Gonzalez-Urango, Carmen Corona-Sobrino, Mónica García-Melón, Pedro Marques

“…This process maturity framework is intended to be used as an evaluation methodology and management system.…”
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Norwegian supply chain collaboration when it is urgent to reduce food waste: the relation between efforts for good outcomes and engaging in RRI process dimensions by Ellen-Marie Forsberg, Ina Charlotte Berntsen, Andreas Brekke, Anne-Grete Haugen, Aina Elstad Stensgård, Nhat Strøm-Andersen, Erik Vold, Julia Szulecka

“…We find that besides aiming for a good outcome, the food companies intend to innovate in an inclusive and reflective way. …”
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RELIGIOUS TOURISM AND RESILIENCE BUILDING: AN OVERVIEW OF IMPACTS AND RECOVERY IN SOUTH AFRICA by Siphathisiwe Caroline MZOBE, Siyabulela NYIKANA

“…Intending to contribute to the sector’s resilience in times of external shocks, this study unpacks the experiences of the religious tourism sector during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. …”
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Flexural Design and Analysis of Composite Beams with Inverted-T Steel Girder with Ultrahigh Performance Concrete Slab by Wonchang Choi, Youngcheol Choi, Sung-Won Yoo

“…This study intends to improve the efficiency of the composite beam combining a slab made of steel fiber-reinforced ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) and a steel girder without top flange. …”
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The Impact of Big Class Size on The Performance of English at U.C.E in Selected Secondary Schools of Shuuku Sub-County Sheema District. by Akankunda, Bronnet

“…It is against this background that the researcher intends to carry out a study to establish whether there is an impact of big Class Size and students' academic performance in English. …”
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An App-Based Intervention With Behavioral Support to Promote Brisk Walking in People Diagnosed With Breast, Prostate, or Colorectal Cancer (APPROACH): Process Evaluation Study by Fiona Kennedy, Susan Smith, Rebecca J Beeken, Caroline Buck, Sarah Williams, Charlene Martin, Phillippa Lally, Abi Fisher

“… BackgroundThe APPROACH pilot study explored the feasibility and acceptability of an app (NHS Active 10) with brief, habit-based, behavioral support calls and print materials intended to increase brisk walking in people diagnosed with cancer. …”
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Buffalo whey proteins as innovative raw material for nanoparticles building by Pablo A. Solis Cizek, Gustavo A. Crudeli, Darío Spelzini, Franco E. Vasile

“…The gradual increase in the absorbance, intended as the formation of soluble complexes, was verified for BWPC-GA from pH 5, reaching a maximum of 4. …”
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THE RECEPTION OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION AS A WAY OF FORMING AMERICAN PERSONALISM: THE POST-SECULAR VIEW by V. O. Patsan

“…The study proves that it was predetermined by the philosopher's confessional belonging to the Methodist Church detached from patristic Trinitology and Christology forming the arsenal of trinitarian meta-logic intended to expound the personhood as the ultimate principle of being. …”
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Research on the directional fracturing mechanism of multiborehole rock mass plasma blasting by Xue LI, Chuanbing WANG, Yanbing WANG, Hongjia MEI, Yanqing LI, Zhaoyang WANG, Diancai XIAO

“…At the same time, the directional fracturing effect of plasma blasting is more pronounced in precut groove orientations than that in slit pipe configurations, offering excellent penetration along the intended path.…”
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Est-il légitime de parler de « morale laïque » ? by Corinne Roux-Lafay

“…Continuity: To speak again of “secular moral” implies significantly its civic dimension and wishes to openly strengthen the authority of the academic institution, agreeing with the values intended to be considered as a priority at school (bill for the refounding/ reforming of school 8 July 2013). …”
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“More than the travels around the world, on your nest full of peace, you find each time the playful love:” Lollobrigida’s motherhood in admirers’ letters by Federico Vitella

“…The Biblioteca Chiarini (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia) still preserves a small sample of the bursting flow of letters of congratulations that accompanied the publication of this or that update article on Milko Junior’s gestation, including simple expressions of good wishes, reflections on parenthood, tributes materials (blankets and dresses) and even a lullaby specially composed to help the child sleep and guarantee the right rest for the exceptional mother. The present article intends to study this extraordinary corpus of letters, problematizing the historiographical evidence acquired from studies on letters to the powerful.…”
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Fortified architecture of the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem in southwest France, from the 12th to the 15th century by Yoan Mattalia

“…Only the written sources provide a few clues as to the presence of a castral architecture within the commanderies, without it being possible to determine whether it was an architectural legacy linked to the founding of the religious establishment through donations, or whether it was a real desire on the part of the religious community to build, ex nihilo, a castral complex intended to house it. At the end of the Middle Ages, during the Hundred Years' War, the hospital commanderies were the object of an important defense. …”
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Still Here by Kristine Gustavsen Madsø, Inger Hilde Nordhus

“…We aimed to portray a different narrative of dementia to the public, a narrative of resilience and creative capacity—and, in so doing, to knowingly recuperate and communicate the idea of psychological resilience in contradistinction to the neoliberal constructions of this concept. We intended to reflect a perspective closer to how individuals describe or experience living with dementia. …”
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