Are Men Aging as Oaks and Women as Reeds? A Behavioral Hypothesis to Explain the Gender Paradox of French Centenarians by Frédéric Balard, Isabelle Beluche, Isabelle Romieu, Donald Craig Willcox, Jean-Marie Robine

“…The concept of generational habitus combines the generation theory of Mannheim with the habitus concept of Bourdieu based on the observation that there exists a way of being, thinking, and doing for each generation. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamics Modeling and Subharmonic Resonances Analysis of a Laminated Composite Plate by Ting Ma, Xiao Juan Song, Shu Feng Lu

“…The nonlinear subharmonic resonance of an orthotropic rectangular laminated composite plate is studied. Based on the theory of high-order shear laminates, von Karman's geometric relation for the large deformation of plates, and Hamilton's principle, the nonlinear dynamic equations of a rectangular, orthotropic composite laminated plate subjected to the transverse harmonic excitation are established. …”
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Exact Free Vibration Analysis for Plate Built-Up Structures under Comprehensive Combinations of Boundary Conditions by Xiang Liu, Chen Xie, Han-cheng Dan

“…Moreover, the present theory is applied for exact free vibration analysis within the whole frequency range of three built-up structures which are commonly encountered in engineering. …”
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Free Vibration Characteristics of Moderately Thick Spherical Shell with General Boundary Conditions Based on Ritz Method by Bing Hu, Cong Gao, Hang Zhang, Haichao Li, Fuzhen Pang, Jicai Lang

“…The energy expressions of the annular spherical shell were established based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT). The spring stiffness method is introduced to guarantee continuity and simulate various boundary conditions on the basis of the domain decomposition method. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF DIGITAL MIGRATION SWITCH-OVER PREPAREDNESS AMONG SELECT BROADCAST STATIONS IN BENIN CITY by JOSEPHINE OSATOHANMWEN ADEYEYE, EMEKE PRECIOUS NWAOBOLI

“…Anchored on the Technological Determinism Theory, the researcher employed the survey research method and questionnaire as data collection instrument. …”
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Computational Studies on the Molecule 1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-5-Fluorouracil in Gas Phase and Aqueous Solution and Prediction of Its Confinement inside Capped Nanotubes by Y. Tadjouteu Assatse, G. W. Ejuh, F. Tchoffo, J. M. B. Ndjaka

“…Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed on a fluorouracil derivative at the B3LYP/6−31+G(d) level. …”
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Research on the Ground Subsidence Mechanism of Cross Passage Caused by Freezing Method Construction by Ruimin Zhang, Xuelei Cheng, Yan Li, Lin Pan, Jinhong Xia

“…Therefore, this paper summarizes the research methods of freezing method construction of cross passage and introduces the research on the constitutive model of freezing undisturbed soil, the theory of freezing wall calculation, and the evolution mechanism of the temperature field. …”
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Propagation of Uncertain Events in Multilevel Handlings at Container Terminals from the Perspective of Hypernetwork by Bowei Xu, Lingling Wang, Junjun Li

“…In this paper, the uncertain event propagation network model of container terminal multilevel handlings is constructed by using the hypernetwork theory, and the propagation influence of uncertain events between multilevel handlings at container terminals is considered. …”
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Let’s talk about language—and its role for replicability by Xenia Schmalz, Johannes Breuer, Mario Haim, Andrea Hildebrandt, Philipp Knöpfle, Anna Yi Leung, Timo Roettger

“…This is an issue for knowledge accumulation, theory-building, and evidence-based decision and policy making. …”
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Small Reviews (About the Event of Thought and the Crisis of Subject) by A. S. Robotova

“…The reviewer believes that if the authors gave due consideration to the pedagogical theory and pedagogical characteristics of the subject, they would have enriched the their ideas about the crisis of education, its causes and consequences.…”
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Teenage dreams of self-driving cars: Findings of a UTAUT-based conjoint analysis among the 14–19 age group by Szabolcs Prónay, Miklós Lukovics, Tamás Ujházi

“…Our research, targeting teenagers aged 14–19, employs a visualized conjoint method built upon the UTAUT (unified theory of acceptance and use of technology) framework. …”
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Using Video Messages to Promote Residential Adoption of Fertilizer Best Management Practices by Amanda D. Ali, Laura A. Sanagorski Warner, Peyton Beattie, Alexa J. Lamm, Joy N. Rumble

“…The Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory can be used to explain how a population accepts and adopts fertilizer best management practices (BMPs) over time (Rogers, 2003). …”
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Important Issues on Spectral Properties of a Transmission Eigenvalue Problem by Besiana Cobani, Aurora Simoni, Ledia Subashi

“…Nowadays, inverse scattering is an important field of interest for many mathematicians who deal with partial differential equations theory, and the research in inverse scattering is in continuous progress. …”
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The Empirical Cressie-Read Test Statistics for Longitudinal Generalized Linear Models by Junhua Zhang, Ruiqin Tian, Suigen Yang, Sanying Feng

“…By adopting this ECR test statistic approach and taking into account the within-subject correlation, the efficiency theory results of estimation and testing based on ECR are established under some regularity conditions. …”
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Cost management in technological processes taking into account the implementation of the resource saving policy by A. I. Shinkevich, O. V. Antipova

“…The development of effective management decision support systems requires new management concepts based on current advances in production management theory and practice. The article proposes an approach based on determining the optimal combination of resources used in the production process and assessing their impact on the formation of production costs. …”
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A Fast Elitism Gaussian Estimation of Distribution Algorithm and Application for PID Optimization by Qingyang Xu, Chengjin Zhang, Li Zhang

“…Estimation of distribution algorithm (EDA) is an intelligent optimization algorithm based on the probability statistics theory. A fast elitism Gaussian estimation of distribution algorithm (FEGEDA) is proposed in this paper. …”
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Exploiting Optimal Threshold for Decision Fusion in Wireless Sensor Networks by Zhaohui Yuan, Haiying Xue, Yiqin Cao, Xiangmao Chang

“…However, some variants of decision rules such as Voting, Bayes Criterion, and Neyman-Pearson require a priori knowledge on the probability of targets presence which is still an open issue in detection theory. In this paper, we propose a binary decision fusion scheme that reaches a global decision by integrating local decisions made by fusion members. …”
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Public Transportation Hub Location with Stochastic Demand: An Improved Approach Based on Multiple Attribute Group Decision-Making by Sen Liu, Zhilan Song, Shuqi Zhong

“…Finally, stochastic programming theory is applied to solve the model and to determine the location result. …”
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Free Vibration of Rectangular Plates with Porosity Distributions under Complex Boundary Constraints by Yuan Du, Siyu Wang, Liping Sun, Yanhe Shan

“…The kinetic energy and potential energy of plates are also expressed on the basis of first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) and displacement admissible functions. …”
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Functional modeling of the process of bringing innovative products to the market in mechanical engineering by A. I. Shinkevich, A. V. Shumkin

“…The formulated conclusions contribute to the development of the theory of innovation in the context of machine-building industry and can be applied in planning and forecasting the innovative development of industrial enterprises.…”
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