Optimum design of wind turbine foundation according to rebar detailing by Italo Linhares Salomão, Placido Rogério Pinheiro, Napoleão Vieira Nepomuceno, Gabriel Xavier Santiago Marinho, Matheus Martins Palmela Bastos de Oliveira, Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, Bruno Ricardo de Almeida

“…The proposed model consists of three phases: the first involves a non-linear regression to obtain an equation that represents the bending moments at any point in the foundation; the second applies a linear quadratic model to choose the ideal layout of the calculation sections; and the third uses a binary integer linear model to determine the ideal diameter of the bars and their consequent positioning. …”
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Le « moment utilitaire » ? L’utilitarisme en France sous la Restauration by Emmanuelle De Champs

“…Dix ans plus tard, Tocqueville se fera l’écho de l’ambivalence des libéraux français vis-à-vis de l’utilitarisme. à la fin du siècle, Élie Halévy opposera strictement un libéralisme français des droits de l’homme à un libéralisme anglais de l’utilité, contribuant à occulter durablement le rôle joué par l’utilitarisme dans la vie politique française de la chute de Napoléon à la Révolution de Juillet.…”
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Nonparametric analysis of inter‐individual relations using an attention‐based neural network by Takashi Morita, Aru Toyoda, Seitaro Aisu, Akihisa Kaneko, Naoko Suda‐Hashimoto, Ikuma Adachi, Ikki Matsuda, Hiroki Koda

“…Animal social networks are typically drawn based on the geometric proximity and/or frequency of social behaviours (e.g. grooming), but the appropriate metric for inter‐individual relationship is not clear, especially when prior knowledge on the species/data is limited. …”
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René Dumont ou le socialisme « de l’arbre et du jardin » by Alexis Vrignon

“…De René Dumont (1904-2001), le grand public ne conserve souvent que quelques souvenirs associés pour la plupart à la campagne présidentielle de 1974. Devant les caméras, l’homme en colère, affublé d’un pull-over rouge, met en garde contre la disparition prochaine de l’eau potable et s’indigne de la persistance de la faim dans le tiers-monde. …”
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Acalypha wilkesiana by Edward F. Gilman

“…Upright and side branches eventually droop and the plant can spread to about 8 feet wide. …”
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Potentials of 24-hour esophageal рН monitoring in diagnostics and treatment efficacy control of gastroesophageal reflux disease by N. L. Dzhakhaya, A. S. Trukhmanov, M. Yu. Kon’kov, O. A. Sklyanskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…When necessary it helps to carry out treatment adjustment and to choose the most acceptable mode of treatment.…”
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Study on the Fractal Characteristics of Coal Body Fissure Development and the Law of Coalbed Methane Migration of around the Stope by He Yang, Zhen Liu, Danliang Zhu, Wenzhi Yang, Dawei Zhao, Wendi Wang

“…In view of this, this paper chooses Qingdong Coal Mine protection layer mining and CBM extraction field practice as the research background. …”
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An Investigation of Hand Gestures for Controlling Video Games in a Rehabilitation Exergame System by Radhiatul Husna, Komang Candra Brata, Irin Tri Anggraini, Nobuo Funabiki, Alfiandi Aulia Rahmadani, Chih-Peng Fan

“…The <i>Mediapipe</i> Python library is adopted for the real-time recognition of gestures. We choose 10 easy gestures among 32 possible simple gestures. …”
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Atypical Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Presenting as Stroke by Pradeepthi Badugu, Modupe Idowu

“…A 56-year-old man with multiple cardiovascular risk factors presented with sudden left-sided weakness, slurred speech, and left facial droop. He showed mild improvement when he was treated with thrombolytic therapy according to the hospital stroke protocol. …”
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Recent Advances in Biotechnological Methods for Wheat Gluten Immunotoxicity Abolishment – a Review by Vijole Bradauskiene, Lina Vaiciulyte-Funk, Bakht Ramin Shah, Darius Cernauskas, Mihaela Adriana Tita

“…The insights presented in this review will be helpful to other researchers and cereal-based food producers in choosing ways to reduce gluten immunogenicity.…”
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Driver Route Planning Method Based on Accident Risk Cost Prediction by Xiaoleng Liao, Tong Zhou, Xu Wang, Rongjian Dai, Xuehui Chen, Xiangmin Zhu

“…The proposed method can help drivers in the connected and automated environment choose the optimal travel route with the lowest risk and shortest travel time and improve overall traffic safety and efficiency.…”
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Methodical approaches in experimental modelling of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by N. V. Bivalkevich, Yu. K. Denisenko, T. P. Novgorodtseva

“…Numerous methods can be used for confirmation or refutation of NAFLD pathogenesis hypotheses. It is necessary to choose the optimal way of NAFLD modelling, allowing to reveal certain part of pathologic mechanisms of disease and to determine strategy of hepatotropic treatment according to determined task.…”
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A Behavioral Model of Drivers’ Mean Speed Influenced by Weather Conditions, Road Geometry, and Driver Characteristics Using a Driving Simulator Study by Mehdi Zolali, Babak Mirbaha, Maziyar Layegh, Hamid Reza Behnood

“…This relation means that young and novice drivers are more inclined to choose higher speeds. Among variables, the latent variable “Sight Distance” has the most significant effect on the mean speed. …”
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Impact of Entrepreneurial Inspiration, Awareness, and Skills on University Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Education by Ghulam Mujtaba, Siti Nur ‘Atikah Zulkiffli, Siti Falindah Padlee, Wan Norhayati Mohamed, Najahul Kamilah Aminy Sukri

“…Moreover, entrepreneurial education plays a crucial role in mediating relationships and motivating students to choose entrepreneurship as a future occupation. However, the study is restricted to the Punjab region of Pakistan and focuses solely on final-year business students. …”
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Challenges in Bootstrapping a Start-Up Venture: Keenga Research Turning the Tables on Venture Capitalists by Prescott C. Ensign, Anthony A. Woods

“…Bootstrapping is a situation in which the entrepreneur chooses to fund the venture with his/her own personal resources. …”
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Theologen van de twintigste eeuw en de christologie by A. van de Beek

“…As representative of a theologian who tried to integrate both modernity and classical tradition the author chooses Piet Schoonenberg (§9), a theologian who merits more attention than he has been given until now. …”
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Explore Knowledge-Sharing Strategy and Evolutionary Mechanism for Integrated Project Team Based on Evolutionary Game Model by Yanchao Du, Hengyu Zhou, Yongbo Yuan, Xiaoxue Liu

“…The findings in this research reveal that strategy interaction behavior is significantly influenced by proportion of strategy of choosing to share knowledge in both game players. The authors also find that strategy interaction behavior has a strong negative correlation with knowledge-sharing cost efficient, but has a positive correlation with knowledge stock, heterogeneous knowledge proportion, degree of knowledge-sharing, knowledge absorption coefficient, and synergetic effect coefficient. …”
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Data quality in centenarian research: The proxy-centenarian relationship and item nonresponse in the SWISS100 study. by Daniele Zaccaria, Justine Falciola, Barbara Masotti, Armin von Gunten, François Herrmann, Daniela S Jopp, Stefano Cavalli

“…The findings stress the importance of carefully choosing proxy respondents, preferably children, to improve data quality and inclusivity for those individuals hard to reach or to interview. …”
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Analysis of players and scenarios of the Iranian aluminum industry with a combination of fuzzy DEMATEL and game theory by Maryam Musavi-Nogholi, Mohammad Taghi Rezvan

“…The purpose is to identify and analyze the upcoming scenarios of the aluminum industry and, finally, its market analysis, to draw a correct vision of the future and choose the appropriate strategy in this industry.Methodology: Firstly, the key variables affecting the development of the aluminum industry are identified through interviews with experts and specialists in the industry, and the probability of variables is determined by completing a questionnaire; and then based on the extracted variables, specific scenarios are developed. …”
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I. KANT, T. PARSONS AND POSTPOSITIVISM IN SOCIAL THEORY by Zenonas Norkus

“…Alexander’s "Theoretical Logic in Sociology" is singled out as deserving special attention because, in his attempt to develop postpositivist social theory, he chooses the classical work, (T. Parsons’) "The Structure of Social Action," as his main point of reference in the critique of sociological reason. …”
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