Identification of a Non-Linear Landing Gear Model Using Nature-Inspired Optimization by Felipe A.C. Viana, Valder Steffen Jr., Marcelo A.X. Zanini, Sandro A. Magalhães, Luiz C.S. Góes

“…However, this is a difficult task due to the existence of local minima in the design space and the requirement of an initial guess. These aspects have motivated the authors to explore a nature-inspired approach using a method known as LifeCycle Model. …”
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Méritos e limites da teoria da escolha racional como ferramenta de interpretação do comportamento social e político by Mauro Macedo Campos, Hugo Borsani, Nilo Lima de Azevedo

“…This theoretical approach considers the individual action performed according to autonomous and rational motivations as central to the understanding of social systems, and conceives institutions as the elements that inform and shape the options available to the individual and collective choices. …”
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Biomolecule Protective and Photocatalytic Potential of Cellulose Supported MoS2/GO Nanocomposite by Muhammad Pervaiz, Muti Ur Rehman, Faisal Ali, Umer Younas, Mika Sillanpaa, Rizwan Kausar, Asma A. Alothman, Mohamed Ouladsmane, Mohammad Abdul Mazid

“…Reports published regarding efficiency of Mo and graphene oxide-based nanocomposites for environmental remediation motivated to synthesize cellulose supported MoS2/GO nanocomposite. …”
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Pemodelan Kanvas Preposisi Nilai Produk Minuman Fungsional untuk segmen konsumen generasi Z dan Y by Adila Sosianika, Rafiati Kania, Fatya Alty Amalia

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has motivated many people to consume functional beverages to live a healthy life. …”
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Examination of Physicians’ Perception of the Indications of Colorectal Stents in the Management of Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction: A Provincial Survey by Jean-Frédéric LeBlanc, Myriam Martel, Alan N. Barkun

“…Advanced age and comorbidities motivated 56.3% (95% CI 47.1–65.5%) of participants to opt for SEMS placement. …”
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Video-based estimation of blood pressure. by Ananyananda Dasari, Laszlo A Jeni, Conrad S Tucker

“…The ubiquity of mobile phones and video-based capturing devices motivates the development of a non-contact blood pressure estimation method-Video-based Blood Pressure Estimation (V-BPE). …”
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« Ce que nous voulons, c’est une Commission vérité et réconciliation ». La justice transitionnelle en Mauritanie : un modèle, sa promotion et des évitements politiques by Sidi N’Diaye

“…In addition, as this promotional effort has met with the reluctance of the official authorities, the article looks back at the motivations of the latter, before concluding wih the ongoing demands of victim’s organizations.…”
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Interrelationship of the volunteerism and solidarity concepts in sociology by O. P. Noskova

“…Nezhina. The most popular motives for engaging in volunteer activities have been analyzed, and various approaches to the definition of the volunteerism and solidarity concepts have been considered. …”
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Investigating the Causal Relationship between Poverty and Corruption in the Middle Eastern Countries (Granger-Hsiao, Toda and Yamamoto Causality Approach in Panel Data) by Hadis Piri, Aziz Maraseli

“…Then, the government, considering the problems of all classes of people, motivates them to go less towards corruption as much as possible. …”
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Open Educational Resources in the Development of Digital Learning Environment by N. V. Dneprovskaya, I. V. Shevtsova

“…The purpose of the study is to assess the relevance of OER for faculty, systematize the main ways of working with them, identify the motives and barriers for the development of OER by faculty. …”
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Methodology for ensuring employee engagement in the context of enterprise digital transformation by I. V. Kablashova, I. V. Logunova, V. N. Rodionova

“…The model of employee engagement in enterprise’s activities has been created considering the content of digital transformation processes, application of which allows motivating personnel to manifest digital initiatives and participate in the activities of project teams. …”
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Power Improved Generalized Heronian Mean Operators Utilizing Hamacher Operations with Picture Fuzzy Information by Baolin Li, Lihua Yang

“…Additionally, Hamacher operations as a generalization of Algebraic operations and Einstein operations demonstrate good smooth approximate. Motivated by these, the main purpose is to explore PIGHM operators utilizing Hamacher operations to cope with MADM issue with picture fuzzy information. …”
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Evidence that flocking behavior is rewarded by singing, flock mates, and mu opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens. by Alyse N Maksimoski, Taviah A Levenson, Changjiu Zhao, Lauren V Riters

“…European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, develop strong conditioned place preferences for places associated with the production of song in flocks outside the breeding season (gregarious song) and singers are motivated to rejoin the flock following removal. This indicates that the act of singing in flocks is associated with a positive affective state and raises the possibility that reward induced by song in flocks may play a role in flock maintenance. …”
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Pigeon racing in South Africa: Exploring the socio-economic nature and extent of this 'unknown sport' by Cecilia MOSTERT, Ronnie DONALDSON

“…The paper categorizes fanciers into small, medium, and large groups based on bird ownership, presenting insights into their socio-demographic context and motivations. Pigeon-related activities are explored, emphasizing the sport's familial and youth development aspects. …”
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Static and Dynamic Model Calibration for Upper Thermosphere Determination by Haibing Ruan, Jiuhou Lei, Jianyong Lu

“…The attendant amplitudes exhibit significant local time and seasonal dependencies, motivating optimized parameterization, that is, static calibration. …”
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Causes of Wars and Their Role in Social Evolution: Generalization of Modern Concepts

“…The generalization is produced on the basis of a political and sociological apparatus with such basic concepts as: "concerns" of different types (including "interests", "motives", "goals", "values"), an extension of the challenge-response scheme (A. …”
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The Rise and Fall of the Iraqi Sunni Awakening Movement by Ramiz Sevdimaliyev

“…It also examines the motives of the Sunni tribal leaders to oppose the AQI and the factors that had a decisive influence on the disintegration of the Awakening movement. …”
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Delegitimizing, corruptive crises by Ángel R. Oquendo

“…Nor should one take a merely motivational approach, in the sense of U.S. psychologist David McClelland, rather than that of Habermas. …”
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Introduced substrates trigger colonization by reef-associated fish in a degraded coastal system. by Maryann S Watson, Jon Dickson, Oscar Franken, Laura L Govers, Tjisse van der Heide, Sterre Witte, Britas Klemens Eriksson

“…Under increasing pressure from human activities, the coverage of subtidal reefs has decreased along the world's coasts. This decline is motivating efforts to restore these important habitats by re-introducing hard substrates into the coastal zone. …”
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