EFL classroom learning environment at a Thai university: What variables matter for low-proficiency students? by Budi Waluyo, Safnil Arsyad

“…This study investigated the EFL classroom learning environment at a university in Thailand from the perspective of low-English proficiency students. Using structural equation modelling, five hypotheses involving variables generated by students and teachers were investigated (SEM). …”
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Synchronized Control for Five-Story Building under Earthquake Loads by Javad Mesbahi, Alaeddin Malek

“…In this regard, we applied H2/LQG control algorithm in form of synchronized control for structural vibration reduction. Simulation results of modeling indicated that not only the provided control is able to reduce the responses of vibrations for the structure, but also it is even capable of supplying the objectives of synchronized control at the same time. …”
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Demographic processes and ethnic residential segregation by Itzhak Omer

“…The first part comprises a conceptual framework which uses the concept of time–space resources as an analytical tool to clarify the structural constraints embedded in the changes in ethnic residential distribution. …”
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Contact Analysis of Heavy Load Ball Screw Assembly of Continuous Casting Tundish Car by Shi Jialian, Liu Jinghui, Wu Jin, Zhao Xu

“…The results show that the maximum stress of the ball screw assembly is 1093. 7 MPa,which is smaller than the allowable stress of the structure and therefore satisfies the requirements of stiffness and strength. …”
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Individual determinants of extended working lives: A systematic review of the literature by Rodolfo Gutiérrez, Fermín López-Rodríguez, Aroa Tejero

“…The mismatch between structural and individual changes reinforces the interest of a precise knowledge of the influence of individual determinants on EWL. …”
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Research Progress in Compositions, Contents and Functions of Oligosaccharides in Breast Milk and Cow’s Milk by ZHANG Zhuoxing, XU Huihui, LIU Ruwei, ZOU Yunxia, AN Qin, ZHANG Yali

“…Bovine milk oligosaccharides (BMOs) have similar structures and functions to HMOs and similar complexity in composition, which make them high-quality ingredients in infant formula milk powder and functional foods. …”
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Waste and the neoliberal work of blame: Reading politics from Cape Town’s informal landscapes by Angela D. Storey

“…This article examines how local experiences with waste management reinforce resident understandings of squatted sites as political and material landscapes, emphasizing the structural and spatial foundations of persistent exclusion. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMY-MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES BA IN ENGINEERING by Michail G. Minin, Vladislav G. Lizunkov

“…The authors suggest an adjusted structural!functional model of economic and managerial skills of bachelors of engineering, view criteria and indicators to diagnose the readiness levels, present the approbation results of BA in mechanical engineering training model in the direction of «Engineering» at Yurga Technological Institute (branch) of Tomsk Polytechnic University in the period from 2011 to 2014.…”
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Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Synaptopathies by Alvaro O. Ardiles, Andreas M. Grabrucker, Francisco G. Scholl, Gabby Rudenko, Tiziana Borsello

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Autoproiecţie şi univers ficţional în „Istoria ieroglifică” by Simona Antofi

“…Focused on as a representative text whose semantic and structural complexity still points out its contemporary outstanding place within the critical discourse and the diachronic dynamics of the literary forms, Istoria ieroglifică depicts an authorial discourse rooted in the self-projective compensatory power of geniality as well as an allegorically encoded image of the world. …”
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Noise Analysis of Bus Transmission Shaft and Improvement of Vibration Performance by Zhu Zhao, Huang Jun, Zhang Haiyuan, Jiang Hui

“…This method has important reference significance in solving the noise of transmission shaft,structural optimization design and test verification.…”
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RESEARCH STATUS OF SMART ROLLING BEARING MONITORING METHODS by CHEN JinHai, LI Wei, ZHANG WenYuan, WANG Heng

“…Smart bearing is a structural unit of bearing set sensor. It has the characteristics of self-sensing,self-diagnosis,self-adaptation and self-regulation. …”
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Configuration Design and Kinematics Analysis of a New Type of a Quadruped Robot Leg Mechanism by Liu Yuntong, Li Xiaodan, Wang Xiaolei

“…A virtual prototype is built by Adams software with the same main structural dimensions, the same constraints and drives are added, a leg configuration is selected according to the comparison of the force of the linear actuator during loading, and the overall prototype design is completed. …”
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Affects et dimensions collectives dans l’activité d’ajustement lors d’épisodes d’improvisation by Pierre-Alain Filippi, Frédéric Saujat

“…These reforms in initial teacher training have greatly transformed the work of professionals in these settings. Beyond the structural changes, this article focuses on the work of trainers from the fine grain of their activity within the systems prescribed by the reforms. …”
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Oor die teologiese inhoud van die Belydenis van Belhar by D. J. Smit

“…After some interpretive comments on all five of these structural aspects – the introduction and conclusion and the three claims – brief consideration is given to the nature of reception of confessional documents in the Reformed tradition and some implications for the reception of the theological content of the Confession of Belhar. …”
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Power Flow Analysis and Transmission Efficiency Calculation of RV-like Reducers by Xu Yongshuai, Lei Yan, Zhang Shaolong

“…Taking the reducer as a model and according to its structural principle, the single-loop XP system type is derived. …”
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The Effects of Knowledge Base Diversity on Cross-Industry Innovation Performance: The Moderating Role of Network Embeddedness by Yang Zhou, Chunyu Meng, Xin Chen

“…The results show the following. (1) There was an inverted U-shaped relationship between relevant KBD and CIP and a U-shaped relationship between nonrelevant KBD and CIP. (2) The effects of relevant KBD on CIP were negatively moderated by an enterprise’s structural embeddedness (SE) and relational embeddedness (RE) in the innovation network. (3) The effects of nonrelevant KBD on CIP were positively moderated by an enterprise’s SE and RE in the innovation network. …”
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DYNAMICS PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF DELTA PARALLEL MECHANISM by ZHANG FengTao, SHI GeMeng, HAN YaFeng

“…Be the performance index as the multiple functions of structural parameters,quantitative the direction and magnitude of performance index variation with the aid of sensitivity,in order to avoid the blindness of the process. …”
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Study on dynamic modeling and transmission characteristics of inverted planetary roller screw mechanism by FENG Weidong, WANG Shisong, DENG Xingqiao, WU Guicheng, ZENG Liyuan, CAI Dajing

“…Based on verifying the validity of the dynamic model, the model was successfully used to analyze the influence of the nut speed and the screw load on the transmission characteristics of the IPRSM.ResultsThis research can provide theoretical support for the structural design and optimization of the IPRSM.…”
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Pression temporelle et situation de porte-à-faux. Regard socio-didactique sur les positionnements professionnels des conseillers pédagogiques de circonscription - « tuteurs terrain... by Stéphan Mierzejewski, Abdelkarim Zaid

“…The question of this special issue is considered here from the double point of view of temporal pressure and structural contradictions that characterize the missions of the educational advisers. …”
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