Degradation State Identification of Cracked Ultrasonic Motor by Means of Fault Feature Extraction Method by Guoqing An, Hongru Li

“…Finally, a matrix composed of the probability distributions, obtained from permutation entropy calculation, is applied for the degradation state identification by means of probability distribution divergence. The analysis of actual test data demonstrates that this method is feasible and effective.…”
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Exercitium pietatis - Calvin's interpretation of the Lord's Prayer by W. H. Neuser

“…Later he shifted his attention to the actual practice of prayer. Initially he tried to understand the correct theological meaning of the Lord’s Prayer; later he urged the person who prays to use it correctly. …”
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Critical Length and Collapse of Interlayer in Rock Salt Natural Gas Storage by Yingjie Wang, Jianjun Liu

“…The calculation results of the mathematical model are highly accurate with respect to actual engineering logging data, in general with over 90% of accuracy. …”
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El concepto de familia en México: una revisión desde la mirada antropológica y demográfica by Reynaldo Gutiérrez Capulín, Karen Yamile Díaz Otero, Rosa Patricia Román Reyes

“…Dada la compleja configuración de la dinámica familiar actual, sus transformaciones y el impacto que estos cambios tiene en la vida social, se vuelve relevante. …”
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Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Control via State-Dependent Function for Nonlinear Stochastic Large-Scale Systems Subject to Dead Zones by Chang-Qi Zhu, Lei Liu

“…Finally, an example based on an actual system is given to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.…”
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SCYLLA AND C HARYBDIS OF EDUCATION: SPECULATIONS ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN HIGHER SCHOOLS OF RUSSIA by Natalya K. Ivanova, Marina N. Mileeva

“…The paper considers some actual problems of the foreign languages teaching in the context of the new challenges faced by Russian higher school and demands for building its competitive scientific and educational image and for increasing international scientific ranking. …”
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Phosphorous Acid and Phosphoric Acid: When all P Sources are not Equal by Asha M. Brunings, Lawrence E. Datnoff, Eric H. Simonne

“… While growers are familiar with phosphorus-containing fertilizer, the abundance of terms, apparently similar (such as phosphoric acid and phosphorous acid), may create some confusion on the actual content and efficacy of these products. Some common phosphorus-containing compounds are listed in Table 1. …”
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Modern methods of evaluating the logistics strategy of finished product sales management by M. Yu. Uchirova, L. A. Iliin

“…According to the provided information, the main formation disadvantages of the assessment method and its actual implementation have been highlighted: a low degree of formalization of the model; subjectivity of initial data; the lack of indicators taking into сonsideration influence of the external environment; the lack of associated risk assessment; the difficulty of constructing evaluation models, only some key parameters are taken into account.…”
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La Unión Europea frente a las emergencias de salud pública mundial. La crisis de la COVID-19 by María Teresa Ponte Iglesias

“…Finalmente, se brinda un reflexión final sobre como la actual pandemia exige a la UE estar preparada para futuras crisis sanitarias.…”
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Mercado y medio ambiente: el caso de la soya en la Amazonía brasileña by Pasquis , Richard

“…El actual proceso de mundialización pone en competencia directa a todos los países en el mercado internacional, colocando así la competitividad como el principal desafío de las regiones productoras de commodities y externalizando los costos ambientales y sociales. …”
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A Novel Extended Susceptible, Exposed, Infected, and Recovered Model with Surveys for Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic in Rajasthan by Meena Malik, Chander Prabha, Punit Soni, Khushboo Bhardwaj, Anshu Arora

“…Spreading patterns of the pandemic over time, in actual and as per the model, are compared to check the authenticity of the model.…”
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Are Phosphorous and Phosphoric Acids Equal Phosphorous Sources for Plant Growth? by Asha M. Brunings, Guodong Liu, Eric H. Simonne, Shouan Zhang, Yuncong Li, Lawrence E. Datnoff

“…The similarity of terms such as phosphoric acid and phosphorous acid may create some confusion as to the actual content and efficacy of these products. This revised 7-page fact sheet explains what phosphorous acid is and examines both its fungicidal activity and nutrient value. …”
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La ética en la relación atleta-club en el deporte profesional: un análisis crítico desde la filosofía de la ética de Kant, Habermas y MacIntyre by Yolmer Alexis Romero Sosa, José Lisandro Aguilar Castro

“…Si bien es cierto que en los hechos económicos y comerciales la ética debe estar presente, en la forma actual en cómo se desarrollan esos aspectos hace relevante este estudio.…”
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A Newly Discovered “Bull Head Amulet” from Tell El-Farkha, Egypt by Joanna Dębowska-Ludwin

“…Apart from the presentation of the find and its place of origin, a more general discussion on this interesting type of early Egyptian item raises various questions about their actual function, significance or interpretation. …”
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Leg Locomotion Adaption for Quadruped Robots with Ground Compliance Estimation by Songyuan Zhang, Hongji Zhang, Yili Fu

“…The deviation from the planned and actual virtual polar coordinates and the expected force recognized by the ground compliance identification system are sent to the impedance controller for different compliances. …”
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Beyond information seeking: a general model of information behaviour. by Natalya Godbold

“…Argument A shortcoming of some models of information behaviour is that they present a sequence of stages in that behaviour and it is evident that actual behaviour is not always explained effectively by stages in a sequence. …”
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Dynamic Tensile Test of Granite and Its Tensile Sensitivity by Ke Man, Zhifei Song, Xiaoli Liu

“…Moreover, with the numerical simulation, the damage area of the specimen is consistent with the actual failure mode of the specimen. Furthermore, the influenced factor on the dynamic tensile strength is discussed, which illuminates that the most fundamental reason of the rate effect is that the stress wave velocity is faster than the crack propagation velocity in the specimen during the impact process.…”
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Redistribution of Taxes and Benefits in Mexico: Evaluation of the 2014 Fiscal Reform on Households by Luis Huesca, Arturo Robles Valencia, Abdelkrim Araar

“…Se contribuye a generalizar una medición de qué tan progresivo y recaudatorio es el sistema fiscal actual de Méxicano y evaluar la situación simulada de la reforma fiscal de 2014. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN DETERMINANTS OF THE RUSSIAN CONSUMERS’ CURRENT MOOD by I. Yu. Aleksandrova

“…In the event that both factors have negative actual indicators, the mood of consumer will be characterized by a negative emotional tone and high stability over time. …”
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The politics of heritage in a river-city: imperial, hyper-colonial, and globalising Tianjin by Maurizio Marinelli

“…The objectives are to elucidate the Tianjin Municipal Government-led urban ‘beautification’ strategy and analyse the aims and objectives of the 2002 ‘Comprehensive Reconstruction and Redevelopment Plan of the Haihe’s Riversides’ while also considering the actual experience of this transformation. The premise of this article is that the Haihe River has helped determine Tianjin’s politics of design via heritagisation: the historical processes through which cultural heritage is adapted to strategically promote favourable imagery of the river-city for political management purposes.…”
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