Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge Levels, Risk Perceptions and Intentions to Use Renewable Energy: A Structural Equation Model by Mehmet Demirbag, Sirin Yilmaz

“…These analyses related to the structural equation model findings are discussed in detail.  …”
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Woody Species diversity and population structure along an Altitudinal gradient in Yegof Mountain Forest in North East of Ethiopia by Eyob Yimer, Tesfay Atsbha

“…Environmental gradients (altitude) are the factors that determine the woody species diversity and population structure of a given forest. This study was conducted to determine the influence of altitude in the Yegof mountain forest’s woody species diversity and population structure within three altitudinal gradients: upper altitude (UP); lower altitude (LA) and middle altitude (MA). …”
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Consideration of the Effects of Air Temperature on Structural Health Monitoring through Traffic Light-Based Decision-Making Tools by Philippe Guéguen, Alexandru Tiganescu

“…The real-time analysis of a structure’s integrity associated with a process to estimate damage levels improves the safety of people and assets and reduces the economic losses associated with interrupted production or operation of the structure. …”
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Investigation on structure stability and damage mechanism of cemented paste backfill under the coupling effect of water-static load by Zhiyi Liu, Deqing Gan, Haikuan Sun, Zhenlin Xue, Youzhi Zhang

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Progress and challenges on air-cooled open-cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Materials, structures, and systems by Xiaoyu Wu, Shuang Xing, Jun Luo, Haijiang Wang, Fuqiang Huang, Chen Zhao

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Position Optimization of Passive Patch Based on Mode Contribution Factor for Vibration Attenuation of Asymmetric 1D Structure by Dongwoo Hong, Kyeongnak Lee, Byeongil Kim

“…When the thickness of a structure is reduced to decrease weight, it may experience structural vibration and disturbance. …”
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Analysis of the investments influence in environmental protection measures on the structure of ecological costs distribution on the example of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) by O. A. Bykanova

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A Neural-Wavelet Technique for Damage Identification in the ASCE Benchmark Structure Using Phase II Experimental Data by Mahmoud M. Reda Taha

“…We describe a robust damage detection method that is based on using artificial neural network (ANN) to compute the wavelet energy of acceleration signals acquired from the structure. We suggest using the wavelet energy as a damage feature to classify damage states in structures. …”
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Existence and Global Attractivity of Positive Periodic Solutions for a Two-Species Competitive System with Stage Structure and Impulse by Changjin Xu, Daxue Chen

“…A class of nonautonomous two-species competitive system with stage structure and impulse is considered. By using the continuation theorem of coincidence degree theory, we derive a set of easily verifiable sufficient conditions that guarantee the existence of at least a positive periodic solution, and, by constructing a suitable Lyapunov functional, the uniqueness and global attractivity of the positive periodic solution are presented. …”
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A Quad-Element UWB-MIMO Antenna with Band-Notch and Reduced Mutual Coupling Based on EBG Structures by Wenjing Wu, Bo Yuan, Aiting Wu

“…The antenna consists of four circular monopoles with modified defected ground plane and a periodic electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures. The proposed EBG structures are modified from the traditional mushroom-like ones, comprised of patterns of grids on the top patch, the metallic ground plane, and several vias that connect the top and bottom plane. …”
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Effects of Solder Temperature on Pin Through-Hole during Wave Soldering: Thermal-Fluid Structure Interaction Analysis by M. S. Abdul Aziz, M. Z. Abdullah, C. Y. Khor

“…An efficient simulation technique was proposed to examine the thermal-fluid structure interaction in the effects of solder temperature on pin through-hole during wave soldering. …”
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Coordination of a Green Supply Chain with One Manufacturer and Two Competing Retailers under Different Power Structures by Wei Wang, Xiujuan Liu, Wensi Zhang, Ge Gao, Hui Zhang

“…We develop six game theory-based models to explore the members’ operational decisions in a supply chain taking into account three vertical power structures (Manufacturer Stackelberg, Retailer Stackelberg, and Vertical Nash) as well as two retailers’ horizontal power structure (Bertrand or Stackelberg competition). …”
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Determination of Cenozoic Sedimentary Structures Using Integrated Geophysical Surveys: A Case Study in the Hebei Plain, China by Yi Yang, Jie Zhang, Junjie Wu, Pei Li, Xingchun Wang, Qingquan Zhi, Guojiang Hao, Jianhua Li, Xiaohong Deng

“…In this study, gravity, magnetotelluric (MT) sounding and shallow seismic methods are used to explore the basement relief and stratigraphic structure of the alluvial proluvial area in front of Taihang Mount in the North China Plain so as to understand the geological structure and sedimentary evolution of the area. …”
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Existence of a weak solution to a regularized moving boundary fluid-structure interaction problem with poroelastic media by Kuan, Jeffrey, Čanić, Sunčica, Muha, Boris

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Providing a structural model of lean sustainable supply chain with total quality management approach in the automotive industry by Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Shayan Naghdi Khanachah, Mostafa Zahedi

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Investigating the Effect of the Rock-Socketed Depth of the Hinged Cable-Anchored Pile on the Earthquake Response Characteristics of Supporting Structures by A. Fa-you, Ming-chang Hei, Shi-qua Yan, Peng Zhang

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Structural and Morphological Studies of V2O5/MWCNTs and ZrO2/MWCNTs Composites as Photocatalysts by Sajid Iqbal, Tanveer Hussain Bokhari, Shoomaila Latif, Muhammad Imran, Ayesha Javaid, Liviu Mitu

“…Subsequently, these composites were characterized for their structural/morphological studies by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Dynamical Behavior and Stability Analysis in a Stage-Structured Prey Predator Model with Discrete Delay and Distributed Delay by Chao Liu, Qingling Zhang

“…We propose a prey predator model with stage structure for prey. A discrete delay and a distributed delay for predator described by an integral with a strong delay kernel are also considered. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF NANOMODIFICATION INFLUENCE ON STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CAST FAST-CUTTING STEEL R6M5L by D. M. Kukuj, F. I. Rudnitskij, Ju. A. Nikolajchik, P. A. Erohovets, L. V. Sudnik

“…The influence of wide range of elements-modifiers on the structure, character of destruction and physico-mechanical characteristics of high-speed steels and instrument made of them is studied.…”
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Shaking Table Model Test and Seismic Performance Analysis of a High-Rise RC Shear Wall Structure by Shujin Li, Cai Wu, Fan Kong

“…The building is a reinforced concrete structure, featuring with a nonregular T-type plane and a height 179.6 m, which is out of the restrictions specified by the China Technical Specification for Concrete Structures of Tall Building (JGJ3-2010). …”
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