Effect of Ground Motion Directionality on Fragility Characteristics of a Highway Bridge by Swagata Banerjee Basu, Masanobu Shinozuka

“…This paper presents a practice-oriented procedure in which the structure can be designed to ensure the safety under single or a pair of independent orthogonal ground motions traveling horizontally with an arbitrary direction to structural axis. …”
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The International Society for Engineering Pedagogy: the Achievements for 45 Years by A. N. Solovyev, V. M. Prikhodko

“…The participants of the conferences emphasize that the teamwork should be viewed as a basis for problem-oriented learning which is used in many technical universities all over the world. …”
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Mapping Constitutional Law Studies Through Bibliometrics (2005–2024): Challenges and Opportunities by Rusmini Rusmini, Evi Oktarina

“…Based on these findings, the study highlights the need for constitutional law research that focuses on the adaptation and transformation of legal orientations in the era of globalization, both conceptually and in practical application. …”
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Information Models to Manage Complexity for an Integrated Knowledge Project by Raissa Garozzo, Massimiliano Lo Turco, Cettina Santagati

“… The study aims to identify optimal workflows to create information models oriented to the management and the knowledge of architectural heritage in a state of ruin, through the analysis of the critical issues found in the parametric modeling of the existing artifact. …”
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Trinitariese verbeelding en post-apartheid Suider-Afrika: fragmente oor dogmatisering en dosering by R. Venter

“…The conviction is expressed that such a trinitarian orientation could contribute in a positive way to the Southern Africa context. …”
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Short-Term Power Prediction of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) System Based on Machine Learning Algorithms by R. Kabilan, V. Chandran, J. Yogapriya, Alagar Karthick, Priyesh P. Gandhi, V. Mohanavel, Robbi Rahim, S. Manoharan

“…This work is aimed at presenting a building integrated photovoltaic system power prediction concerning the building’s various orientations based on the machine learning data science tools. …”
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Cultural diversity in the adoption of open education in the Mediterranean basin: collectivist values and power distance in the universities of the Middle East by Romina Cachia, Mohammed Aldaoud, Ayman M. Eldeib, Omar Hiari, Adiy Tweissi, Daniel Villar-Onrubia, Katherine Wimpenny, Isidro Maya Jariego

“…En este artículo mostramos cómo la adopción de recursos educativos abiertos en las universidades de Oriente Medio depende en parte de factores culturales, tales como el grado de individualismo/colectivismo y la distancia a la autoridad. …”
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Calculation of Differential Propagation Constant Determined by Plant Morphology Using Polarimetric Measurement by Chufeng Hu, Nanjing Li

“…At low frequencies, the plants with structural features presented oriented distribution. However, the plants show random distribution of the echoes at higher frequencies, which is mainly from the canopy. …”
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Un cadre empiriste pour l’analyse des savoirs/pouvoirs – application à trois dynamiques clés des sciences et politiques de biodiversité by Yves Meinard, Anaï Mangos

“…Conservation biology is an action-oriented, value-based branch of ecology, aimed at identifying how knowledge can help preserve biodiversity. …”
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La place du paysage dans l’action des parcs naturels régionaux depuis la loi Paysage (1993) by Pierre Dérioz

“…Still, even if the landscape holds a central place in park actions, here analysed through the cases of five RNP in southern France with which the author has privileged scientific links, the legal obligation for all documents of urbanism to conform to the orientations of the RNP charters has proven more difficult to implement. …”
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Virtual commander’s operational decision-making model based on thinking simulation by JIA Chenxing, MING Yuewei, GE Chenglong

“…This paper puts forward the definition and orientation of virtual commander’s operational decision-making, constructs a framework of virtual commander’s operational decision-making model, and designs the virtual commander’s operational decision-making thinking model, behavior model and simulation model based on the theory of natural decision-making, which provides a feasible solution to the bottleneck problem of simulation experimentation pattern of Man-Not-In-Loop.…”
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Automation of Educational Institution Documentation by V. V. Sivakov, A. A. Solomnikov, I. Yu. Adamovich, S. P. Stroev

“…The authors propose the structure of an automated system, which allows the university to create the required package of teaching documents taking into account the three-level system: administrator, supervisor of educational program, and lecturer. Designing object-oriented model in the area of a special subject requires identification of business-requirements to the system. …”
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State Examination as a Way to Assess Postgraduate Students’ Teaching Competencies by B. I. Bednyi, K. D. Dyatlova, N. V. Rybakov

“…Assessments of the practice-oriented format of the state examination by postgraduate students are presented.…”
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MANAGERIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF STUDENTS – THE CASE OF BIH by Bahrija Umihanić, Sabina Đonlagić, Ana Marija Alfirević

“…The preliminary empirical results indicate that BiH students perceive a managerial job as a preferable career choice and confirm lower orientation of the students and the society toward entrepreneurship. …”
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Structure-Induced Dynamics of Erythrocyte Aggregates by Microscale Simulation by Tong Wang, Zhongwen Xing, Dingyu Xing

“…Moreover, horizontally orientated erythrocyte aggregates are observed to dissociate much easier than their vertical counterparts under the same simulation conditions. …”
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Socio-Cultural Dynamics of Education in the Context of the Post-Non-Classical Science by V. A. Ignatova

“…The author emphasizes its inevitably rising priority due to sustained development of civilization bringing about the new environmentally-oriented meta-culture.The obtained results can be used in pedagogic research methodology, designing and modeling the educational process, its content, technology and organization.…”
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Getting small to feel big: the psychology of weight cutting in combat sports by Jacob J. Levy, Christopher Boyd

“…Finally, we examined how applying task-oriented strategies and Goal Attainment Theory aligns with combat sport athletes' motivation for sport participation. …”
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INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS IN HOTEL BUSINESS: INTERNATIONAL AND RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE by K. I. Shchetinina

“…If the building is environment-oriented and fulfills all the requirements for economy and functionality, it represents an example of this complete and balanced approach.…”
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MEL-IRIS: An Online Tool for Audio Analysis and Music Indexing by Dimitrios Margounakis, Dionysios Politis, Konstantinos Mokos

“…The tool is network-oriented and can be installed in audio servers, in order to manipulate large music collections. …”
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Two New Reference Materials Based on Tobacco Leaves: Certification for over a Dozen of Toxic and Essential Elements by Zbigniew Samczyński, Rajmund S. Dybczyński, Halina Polkowska-Motrenko, Ewelina Chajduk, Marta Pyszynska, Bożena Danko, Elżbieta Czerska, Krzysztof Kulisa, Katarzyna Doner, Paweł Kalbarczyk

“…They are based on two different varieties of tobacco leaves, namely, Oriental Basma Tobacco Leaves (INCT-OBTL-5), grown in Greece, and Polish Virginia Tobacco Leaves (INCT-PVTL-6), grown in Poland. …”
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