Effect of silane coupling agent on flexural properties of fiber-reinforced geopolymer-cemented aeolian sand by Shuai Pang, Jiaze Li, Mengjie Li, Changzhi Zhao, Henghui Fan, Xiangdong Zhang

“…The research findings have significant implications for the selection of pipeline backfill materials, their service life, and environmental protection.…”
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Onward Christian soldiers! Christians in the army by A. van de Beek

“…The second tradition, characterised as pacifist, was dominant in the early church. Texts of Tertullian and Origen are analysed. …”
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Les Archives de la planète, entre ressource documentaire et matière à récits by Valérie Perlès

“…Banker, philanthropist and pacifist Albert Khan created The Archives of the Planet, one of the richest collections of colour images and films between 1909 and 1931. …”
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Autour du musée Albert-Kahn. Exposer à partir d’une collection de films. Un essai by Gilles Baud-Berthier

“…First, the life of Albert Kahn (1860-1940), the man to which a museum is dedicated in France, is questionned, the focus in the biography of this self-made banker and pacifist being put on the intellectual influences that might have shaped his vision of the world and of his time. …”
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Backward Surface Wave Propagation and Radiation along a One-Dimensional Folded Cylindrical Helix Array by Bin Xu, Yang Li

“…Both the propagation constant and the mode distribution of the dominant wave mechanism are extracted by ESPRIT algorithm, which indicates that a backward propagating surface wave is supported by the array structure. A compact backfire FCH antenna array is designed and measured based on the identified dominant wave mechanism.…”
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Adjusted Extreme Conditional Quantile Autoregression with Application to Risk Measurement by Martin M. Kithinji, Peter N. Mwita, Ananda O. Kube

“…Using Average Root Mean Squared Error (ARMSE), we compare the performance of our estimator with the performances of two existing extreme conditional quantile estimators. Backtest results of the one-day-ahead conditional Value at Risk forecasts are also given.…”
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Le paysage fluvial et irrigué de Sarazm dans la moyenne vallée du Zeravchan, Tadjikistan, Asie centrale by Lucie Cez

“…The archaeological data are supplemented by a geomorphological study, Optically Stimulated Thermoluminescence (OSL) dating and micromorphological analysis of the sedimentary backfill of a canal which was in use in the 3rd millennium BE. …”
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‘Dolls in Agony’: Vernon Lee in Southern Spain by Leire Barrera-Medrano

“…This essay thus examines the relatively unnoticed visit that Lee made to Southern Spain and suggests that, besides its disturbing character, the grotesque Spanish Catholicism that Lee found in 1889 resulted in fruitful productivity: it contributed to shape Lee’s pacifist aesthetic conscience and awakened her imagination.…”
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Une éducation à l’olympisme est-elle possible ? by Christophe Maillard, Éric Monnin

“…It is so interesting to give to the pupils a critical look of Olympics games resting on this project: to educate, it so is to offer a political and cultural frame renewed with a cultural and pacifist purpose. It would also allow to offer a look distanced on a widely celebrated and mediatized international event, which joins in a trade and social logic. …”
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“It Helps if I Don’t Come Across as the Intersex Person but as the Regular Guy”. LGBTIQ* Movements, Credibility, and Mis-Fitting in Knowledge Spaces in Austria by Boka En

“…I examine examples of how such attempts may either not work in the first place or backfire in unintended ways, and their connections to wider societal norms and intersectional exclusions. …”
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Analisis Kinerja Intrusion Detection System Berbasis Algoritma Random Forest Menggunakan Dataset Unbalanced Honeynet BSSN by Kuni Inayah, Kalamullah Ramli

“…Pada penelitian ini, diusulkan desain IDS berbasis algoritma random forest menggunakan dataset CIC-ToN-IoT sebagai dataset whitelist dan dataset Honeynet BSSN sebagai dataset blacklist. Model mengklasifikasikan 10 (sepuluh) klasifikasi yaitu Benign, Information Leak, Malware, Trojan Activity, Information Gathering, APT, Exploit, Web Application Attack, Denial of Service (DoS), dan jenis serangan lainnya (other). …”
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The Neverending 90s in Serbia by Nađa Bobičić, Vanja Petrović

“…Since right-wing actors operated within a contested space, the study acknowledges the unwavering feminist and pacifist left-wing opposition. …”
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Theory and Application of Gob-Side Entry Retaining in Thick Three-Soft Coal Seam by Junchao Shen, Ying Zhang

“…The engineering scheme includes roadway expansion, large section roadway support, cutting roof to relieve pressure, and road-inside backfill body construction. The established mechanical and numerical calculation models effectively guide the engineering practice. …”
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The Pro-Boer Representation of War and the Origins of New Liberalism by Françoise Orazi

“…Thus what appears to be a dissenting Representation of War gave birth to a new political movement that reconciled the pacifist and anti-imperialist liberalism that had been advocated by such great liberal figures as Richard Cobden and which was at the heart of Gladstone’s Midlothian campaign and the new generation of thinkers who were in favour of a greater intervention of the State.…”
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Designing the Soilbag Columns: An Analytical Approach and Numerical Validation by Abdollah Sadr, Nader Hataf

“…However, the estimation of the bearing stress of soilbag columns matches well with the numerical results for high values of backfill friction angles. The results from the analyses were used to develop the design guidelines for the design of soilbag columns for the given settlement. …”
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A Rare Occurrence of Bilateral Single-Rooted Mandibular First Molar by Urvashi Ujariya, Rajendra Bharatiya, Anjali Kothari, Viraj Shah, Mishri Parikh, Kruti Pandey, Dhara Mehta, Nishi Amin

“…This case report presents the nonsurgical endodontic management of the left and right mandibular first molars with the presence of a single root confirmed using a CBCT and treated by placing an apical MTA plug followed by backfill using thermoplasticised gutta percha.…”
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Welfare Conditionality and Social Identity Effect Mechanisms and the Case of Immigrant Support by Lena von Deylen, Philipp C. Wichardt

“…Weighing benefits and potential risks, it is argued that the excessive use of welfare conditionality is likely to backfire in the long run and that this should be taken into account by policy makers. …”
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Tackling hate speech online: The effect of counter-speech on subsequent bystander behavioral intentions by Yue Jia, Sandy Schumann

“…However, it remains unclear which types of counter-speech are most effective in attaining these goals and which might backfire. Advancing the literature, we examined the effect of four types of counter-speech (i.e., educating the perpetrator, calling on others to intervene, diverting the conversation, and abusing the perpetrator) on a range of bystander behavioral intentions in an experimental study (N = 250, UK-based adults). …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study of At-Rest Lateral Earth Pressure of Overconsolidated Sand by Magdi El-Emam

“…Uniformly graded sand was used as backfill soil. The measured wall responses were used to calibrate a numerical model that used to predict additional wall parameters. …”
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An Actual Position Benchmark for Mexican Pension Funds Performance by Óscar V. De la Torre Torres, Evaristo Galeana Figueroa, Dora Aguilasocho Montoya

“…Para ello, se utilizó un backtest de abril de 2008 a abril de 2013 y una simulación Monte Carlo a diez años. …”
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