Diagenetic Self-Organization and Stochastic Resonance in a Model of Limestone-Marl Sequences by Ivan L’Heureux

“…They are characterized by alternations of limestone-rich layers and softer calcareous-clayey material (marl) extending over hundreds of meters with a thickness of a few tens of meters. …”
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Towards a Greener Future: Using DEMATEL-ANP for Sustainable Indonesian Fiber Cement Board Manufacturing Company by Sri Sulandjari

“…The result shows that the DEMATEL-ANP method reveals that waste management, compliance with environmental regulations, and resource and material management are the most critical criteria, with high prominence and influence scores. …”
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Revitalizing Physiology Education: Integrating Notability and Video-Based Learning by James Davis

“…Students reported increased understanding of the material. To gauge the effectiveness of this teaching approach, exam scores were analyzed. …”
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Compaction versus Surface Parameters of Certain Solid Catalysts by Anwar Amin, Laila I. Ali, Anwar M. Ibrahim

“…This could be ascribed to the presence of free water between the structural layers in the material which normally prevents their contact and a consequent destruction of the pore structure. …”
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Lo moreno es bello. Componentes identitarios de las mujeres jóvenes evangélicas aymaras by Miguel Ángel Mansilla, Carlos Piñones-Rivera

“…En este artículo de investigación científica son descritas las concepciones sobre identidad cultural que expresan las jóvenes evangélicas aymaras de la región de Tarapacá en Chile, por medio de las cuales se enfrenta el vacío en el conocimiento sobre los procesos identitarios en poblaciones de jóvenes pentecostales aymaras, que incluyen sistemáticamente distinciones de género. El material forma parte de un estudio mayor que incluyó 25 entrevistas en profundidad a hombres y mujeres aymaras de sectores rurales y urbanos, entre enero y septiembre del 2013. …”
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Canidad: rastros coloniales y blanquidad en las relaciones multiespecie perro-humano by David A. Varela Trejo

“…Este artículo tiene por objetivo discutir los ideales normativos de lo perro, lo que llamo «canidad», como un espacio —físico y metafórico— de fantasías coloniales-civilizatorias en torno a la historia, la «naturaleza canina», su inserción semiótico-material en la estructura social y los ordenamientos afectivos a escala corporal. …”
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Ecological Conscience and Peace in the Social Doctrine of the Church by Fabio Caporali

“… In a time when wars emerge again with their devastating effects, both material and spiritual, there is an indispensable need to build a peace-making culture based on ecological conscience. …”
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Provision Of Handouts At The End Of Lecture; An Effective Teaching And Learning Practice by Shaherzad Sohail, Hira Majeed, Lubna Raiz Dar, Adeela Shahid

“… Abstract Objective: This study aims to find out the perceptions of students on handouts as learning material and their effectiveness as an instructional tool. …”
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Role of plasticity-induced crack closure in fatigue crack growth by Jesús Toribio, Viktor Kharin

“…Near-tip deformation patterns discard the filling-in a crack with material stretched out of the crack plane in the wake behind the tip as supposed PICC origin. …”
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Antoine Haumont : une patiente collecte photographique des paysages ordinaires du sport by Olivier Pégard

“…This collection may also address the question of the ordinary landscape without excluding the wide variety of political and aesthetic questions for which such a collection of images can provide research material.…”
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Anticariogenic Potential of Tabernaemontana Divaricata by Mini K. John, David Z. Cheriyan

“…Settings and Design: Research is done in Biogenix Research Lab, Thiruvananthapuram. Methods and Material: Ethyl alcoholic extract of T. divaricata leaves is tested for its antibacterial action against common caries pathogens at various levels. …”
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Tools: Stuff: Art by David Kirshner

“…Heidegger's contemplation of 'Form' and his writings on 'tools', 'material' and 'art', and the section dealing with the Temple provides an interesting locus in which to discus Debussy's comments.
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Design of a Printed Dipole Antenna Array for a Passive Radar System by Peter Knott

“…Several prototypes have been fabricated on conventional microwave PCB substrate material. Preliminary measurement results for antenna matching and far-field radiation patterns are shown.…”
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An Analytical Method for Determining the Load Distribution of Single-Column Multibolt Connection by Nirut Konkong, Kitjapat Phuvoravan

“…Finite element analysis with shell elements was used to model the cold-formed steel plate while solid elements were used to model the bolt fastener for the purpose of studying the structural behavior of the bolt connections. Material nonlinearities, contact problems, and a geometric nonlinearity procedure were used to predict the failure behavior of the bolt connections. …”
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Characterization of Chemically Treated Sisal Fiber/Polyester Composites by Adane Adugna Ayalew, Awoke Fenta Wodag

“…Sisal fibers have high strength among various naturals and can be used as the supporting material for polymers. A detailed experimental study was conducted for the extraction of sisal fiber and composite development. …”
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An investigation of the dose-dependent safety of bemiparin sodium: A cell culture study by Emre Kubat, Ozer Aylin Gurpinar, Tuna Demirkiran

“…In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of bemiparin sodium on fibroblast cell viability in cell culture model. Material and Methods: The L929 cells were incubated for 12 hours in 96-well culture dishes. …”
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Investigations on tool wear behavior in turning AISI 304 stainless steel: An empirical and neural network modeling approach by Satish Chinchanikar, Mahendra Gadge

“…The most common wear mechanism observed is metal adhesion, followed by fracture due to the pulling away of adhered material. The developed models have been found to be valuable for optimizing cutting parameters and enhancing tool life in machining.…”
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Feminine Features as Political Tools: the Cases of Femen and Women of Liberia by Gabriela Caviedes

“…En efecto, cada uno constituye la temática central de dos documentales: Ukraine is Not a Brothel (“Ucrania no es un burdel”), que trata del movimiento Femen; y Pray the Devil Back to Hell (Reza para que el diablo regrese al infierno), que trata del movimiento Mujeres de Liberia. Usaré este material para presentar para uno. Luego de ello los analizaré a la luz de la definición y división del feminismo que realiza Karen Offen, académica de la Universidad de California. …”
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Rents, the moral economy of remittances, and the rise of a new transnational development model by Hannes Warnecke-Berger

“…Remittances increasingly question the notion of the Global South as a commodity and raw material exporter. This article integrates remittances into rent theory. …”
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Who Owns AI? by Amy Whitaker

“…The conceptual framework of material and machine, one and many, offers a lens onto value creation and shared ownership of AI. …”
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