Nomination Violence in Uganda's National Resistance Movement by Anne, Mette Kjaer, Mesharch, W. Katusiimeh

“…Drawing on political settlement theory, it examines the nature of nomination violence in Uganda’s October 2015 National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries. …”
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Slow Motion and Zoom in HD Digital Videos Using Fractals by Maurizio Murroni, Cristian Perra, Daniele D. Giusto

“…Purpose of this paper is to present an alternative technique combining fractals theory and wavelet decomposition to achieve spatial zoom and slow motion replay of HD digital color video sequences. …”
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Glymphatic system: a self-purification circulation in brain by Siying Chen, Siying Chen, Huijing Wang, Lini Zhang, Yingying Xi, Yiying Lu, Kailin Yu, Yujie Zhu, Izmailova Regina, Yong Bi, Fang Tong, Fang Tong

“…The glymphatic system theory introduces a new perspective on fluid flow and homeostasis in the brain. …”
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Guaranteeing Prescribed Performance Control for Gyrostabilized Platform with Unknown Control Direction Preceded by Hysteresis by Yexing Wang, Humin Lei, Jikun Ye, Xiangwei Bu, Yali Xue

“…Finally, the stability of the closed-loop control system is confirmed via Lyapunov stability theory, and numerical simulations are given for a GSP to validate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.…”
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The Importance Of Literary Works An As Alternative To Spiritul Therapy In The Formation Of Soft Skills by Rosnani Ripin, Amrina Rasyada Kamaruzaman

“…This study employs qualitative and literary methods, applies Takmilah Theory to both books, and demonstrates the elements of mental therapy derived from the discovery of the sakinah's qualities. …”
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On Discrete Fractional Integral Inequalities for a Class of Functions by Saima Rashid, Hijaz Ahmad, Aasma Khalid, Yu-Ming Chu

“…The governing high discretization of problems is an advanced version of the existing forms that can be transformed into linear and nonlinear difference equations using appropriately adjusted transformations invoking property of observing the new chaotic behaviors of the logistic map. Based on the theory of discrete fractional calculus, explicit bounds for a class of positive functions nn∈ℕ concerned are established. …”
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Evaluating the use of blockchain technology and identifying critical success factors for the successful implementation of renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa by Love Opeyemi David, Nnamdi Ikechi Nwulu, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Adeyemi Adepoju, Omoseni Oyindamola Adepoju

“…The study concludes that optimising Renewable Energy with Blockchain technology requires balancing social and technical systems based on sociotechnical system theory.…”
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Finite-Time Synchronization of Fractional-Order Complex-Valued Multi-Layer Network via Adaptive Quantized Control Under Deceptive Attacks by Lulu Xu, Juan Yu, Cheng Hu, Kailong Xiong, Tingting Shi

“…According to the finite-time theorem, Lyapunov function, and graph theory methods, some sufficient criteria for realizing finite-time synchronization in complex-valued fractional-order multi-layer networks have been obtained. …”
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Stress-Softening and Residual Strain Effects in Suture Materials by Alex Elías-Zúñiga, Beatriz Montoya, Wendy Ortega-Lara, Eduardo Flores-Villalba, Ciro A. Rodríguez, Hector R. Siller, José A. Díaz-Elizondo, Oscar Martínez-Romero

“…The basis of this model is the inclusion of a phenomenological nonmonotonous softening function that depends on the strain intensity between loading and unloading cycles. The theory is illustrated by modifying the non-Gaussian average-stretch, full-network model to capture stress-softening and residual strains by using pseudoelasticity concepts. …”
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Electromagnetic Waves Dispersion and Interaction of an Annular Beam-Ion Channel System in Plasma Waveguide by Jixiong Xiao, Zhijiang Wang, Jun Chen, Changhai Liu

“…A linear theory for the electromagnetic properties and interactions of an annular beam-ion channel system in plasma waveguide is presented. …”
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Analysis of Complex Modal Characteristics of Fractional Derivative Viscoelastic Rotating Beams by Tianle Lu, Zhongmin Wang, Dongdong Liu

“…For the transverse vibration problem of a fractional derivative viscoelastic rotating beam, the differential equation of the system is obtained based on the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory and Hamilton principle. Then, introducing dimensionless quantities to differential equations and boundary conditions, the generalized complex eigenvalue equations of the system are obtained by the differential quadrature method. …”
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Distributed Cooperative Search Control Method of Multiple UAVs for Moving Target by Chang-jian Ru, Xiao-ming Qi, Xu-ning Guan

“…Based on detection results of onboard sensors, target probability map is updated using Bayesian theory. A Gaussian distribution of target transition probability density function is introduced to calculate prediction probability of moving target existence, and then target probability map can be further updated in real-time. …”
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Soil-Pile Interaction in the Pile Vertical Vibration Based on Fictitious Soil-Pile Model by Guodong Deng, Jiasheng Zhang, Wenbing Wu, Xiong Shi, Fei Meng

“…Firstly, assuming the surrounding soil of pile to be viscoelastic material and considering its vertical wave effect, the governing equations of soil-pile system subjected to arbitrary harmonic dynamic force are founded based on the Euler-Bernoulli rod theory. Secondly, the analytical solution of velocity response in frequency domain and its corresponding semianalytical solution of velocity response in time domain are derived by means of Laplace transform technique and separation of variables technique. …”
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TQFLL: a novel unified analytics framework for translation quality framework for large language model and human translation of allusions in multilingual corpora by Li Yating, Muhammad Afzaal, Xiao Shanshan, Dina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs

“…The framework innovatively combines two automated evaluation metrics, BLEU and METEOR, with a translation quality assessment method derived from Fuzzy Mathematics and Optimality Theory. The findings of the study indicate that the GPT-3.5 translated version exhibits higher quality than the Volctrans version when evaluated by a machine. …”
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Elastic Properties and the Band Gap of AlNxP1-x Semiconductor Alloy: A Comparative Study of Various Ab Initio Approaches by M. P. Polak, M. J. Winiarski, K. Wittek, P. Scharoch

“…Performances of the finite difference (FD) method and the density functional perturbation theory (DFPT) are tested and compared. Both of these methods are applied to two different approaches of alloy simulation, a supercell of 16 and 32 atoms (for zinc-blende and wurtzite structures, resp.) and the alchemical mixing (AM) method, where the pseudopotentials are mixed in an appropriate way to form an alloy. …”
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Prestress Loss of CFL in a Prestressing Process for Strengthening RC Beams by Xinyan Guo, Dong Liu, Peiyan Huang, Xiaohong Zheng

“…An analytical model using linear-elastic theory was constructed to calculate the prestress loss caused by CFL slipping between the anchors and the elastic shortening of the strengthened beams. …”
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Beyond Risk: How the Z Generation Resist the Temptation of Online Games by Sri Ayu Evianti, Dien Vidia Rosa

“…Drawing upon Ulrich Beck's Risk Society theory and employing ethnographic methods, the research examines the decision-making processes of Generation Z players. …”
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Psychometric properties of the New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP) by Vdović Milica, Hagen Mina, Simonović Anja, Avramović Nađa, Milošević-Đorđević Jasna

“…Coping with its potentially disastrous effects will require a widespread behavioural change at both the societal and individual levels. Theory and empirical research have emphasised the role of pro-environmental attitudes as antecedents of pro-environmental behaviour. …”
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Robust Proactive Project Scheduling Model for the Stochastic Discrete Time/Cost Trade-Off Problem by Hongbo Li, Zhe Xu, Li Xiong, Yinbin Liu

“…By modeling the activity time and cost using interval numbers, we propose a proactive project scheduling model for the SDTCTP-B based on robust optimization theory. Our model can generate robust baseline schedules that enable a freely adjustable level of robustness. …”
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Information Sharing and Channel Construction of Supply Chain under Asymmetric Demand Information by Guangdong Wu, Qingshan Kong, Jian-gang Shi, Hamid Reza Karimi, Wei Zhang

“…Information sharing and marketing channel building have become an important problem of supply chain management theory and practice. The research of information sharing focused on traditional channel of supply chain between upstream and downstream enterprises; however, the research ignores the behavior of information sharing with potential entrants and composite structure characteristics about traditional marketing channel with the direct channel. …”
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