Stability Analysis and Instability Time Prediction of Tunnel Roofs in a Karst Region Based on Catastrophe Theory by Yang Zou, Qianlong Tang, Limin Peng

“…In order to address the safety construction issues of tunnels in karst areas, this study investigated the stability and instability time prediction of the roof of karst tunnels based on catastrophe theory. …”
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LEADERSHIP STYLE AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF EBELE GOOD LUCK JONATHAN AND MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATIONS by OLAYINKA BABATUNDE ADEBOGUN, JOSEPH OLATUNJI ODUNTAN, ABRAHAM EDEH

“… This study investigates the assessment of political leadership and implications for national security in Nigeria’s fourth republicwith a specific focus on Former President Good-Luck Jonathan and President Muhamaddu Buhari’s Administration. …”
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Cross fan-shaped roof-cutting blasting technology for preventing rockbursts in gob-side mining roadways by PAN Junfeng, LIU Shaohong, MA Wentao, GAO Jiaming, MA Hongyuan

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Numerical Study on the Movement Laws of Overlying Strata in Shallow-Buried Stope Based on the Goaf Compaction Effect by Guangchao Zhang, Guangzhe Tao, Miao Chen, You Li, Pan Li, Yonghui Lai

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Epistemic Roots, Universal Routes and Ontological Roofs of African “Ritual Archives”: Disciplinary Formations in African Thought by Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju

“…The fifth part, “Imagistic Resonance”, presents Falola’s effort to make the Toyin Falola Reader into a ritual archive, illustrating his vision for African art as an inspirer of theory, by spacing powerful black and white pictures of forms of this art, mainly sculptural but also forms of Epistemic Roots, Universal Routes and Ontological Roofs 317 clothing, largely Yoruba but also including examples from other African cultures, throughout the book. …”
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Enhancing heart disease classification based on greylag goose optimization algorithm and long short-term memory by Ahmed M. Elshewey, Amira Hassan Abed, Doaa Sami Khafaga, Amel Ali Alhussan, Marwa M. Eid, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy

“…The objective of this work is to introduce the Greylag Goose Optimization (GGO) algorithm, which seeks to improve the accuracy of heart disease classification. …”
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Limit Analysis of Collapse Mechanisms for Tunnel Roofs Subjected to Pore Water Pressure: A Numerical Approach by Jing-jing Liu, Tie-lin Chen, Chang-ling Xie, Jian-hua Tian, Yu-xin Wei

“…The collapse mechanism of a circular unlined tunnel roof subjected to the pore water pressure under plane strain conditions is investigated in this article. …”
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Sharing information about domestic violence and abuse in healthcare: an analysis of English guidance and recommendations for good practice by Gene Feder, Sandi Dheensa

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P2P and MPEG FGS Encoding: A Good Recipe for Multipoint Video Transmission on the Internet by Alfio Lombardo, Diego Reforgiato, Giovanni Schembra

“…The characteristics of P2P systems make them a very good choice for multimedia content distribution over IP networks. …”
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Numerical Analyses on Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Surrounding Rock of Gob-Side Entry Retention by Roof Cutting by Qunying Wu, Binhui Liu, Jun Yang, Yajun Wang, Kuikui Chen, Yu Cheng

“…To solve this problem, in this paper, the double-yield constitutive model is applied to the whole caving zone to analyze the deformation and failure characteristics of surrounding rock along gob-side entry retaining by roof cutting. The results of the simulation are in good agreement with the result of drilling peeking (drilling observation by borehole televiewer) and field condition (observation and measurement in the field). …”
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Understanding Exchange Rates: A Weakening U.S. Dollar--Good, Bad, or Indifferent for Florida Farmers and Agribusinesses? by Edward A. Evans

“…FE546/FE546: Understanding Exchange Rates: A Weakening US Dollar—Good, Bad, or Indifferent for Florida Farmers and Agribusinesses? …”
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Beyond variance: simple random distributions are not a good proxy for intraspecific variability in systems with environmental structure by Girard-Tercieux, Camille, Vieilledent, Ghislain, Clark, Adam, Clark, James S., Courbaud, Benoit, Fortunel, Claire, Kunstler, Georges, Pélissier, Raphaël, Rüger, Nadja, Maréchaux, Isabelle

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AUDIT COMMITTEE ATTRIBUTES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE PRACTICES: EVIDENCE FROM LISTED NIGERIA INDUSTRIAL GOODS FIRMS by Lukmon Adewale ADEOYE, Oluwatobi Samuel ELEBIMOYO, Fadekemi Ruth OLU-AKINOLA, Lateef Obasanjo ONIBONOKUTA, Abiodun OLAOLU

“… In Nigeria’s industrial goods sector, environmental disclosures are essential for promoting corporate transparency and addressing stakeholders concern about sustainability. …”
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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Compliance of e-pharmacies serving India and Kenya with regulatory requirements and best practices. by Gautam Satheesh, Sammy Masibo, Sasi Kumar Tiruttani, Irene Khayoni, Benjamin Palafox, Devaki Nambiar, Jaison Joseph, Emmanuel Kweyu, Abdul Salam, Francis Wafula, Catherine Goodman

“…We recommend a risk-based regulatory approach, where regulators work with the largely compliant ("good") e-pharmacies, improve enforcement among the partially compliant ("bad"), and eliminate the largely non-compliant ("ugly") from the market.…”
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Prevention Technology for Strong Mine Pressure Disaster in the Hard-Roof Large-Mining-Height Working Face by Hongfei Duan, Lijuan Zhao

“…The movement and destruction of the hard roof in a stope is an important reason for the occurrence of strong ground pressure disasters at the working face. …”
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Using Plants of Novel Ecosystems as Resources to Create Green Roofs in Cities’ Adaptation to the Climate Change Process by Magdalena Biela, Edyta Sierka

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The Influence of Season on the Gonad Index and Biochemical Composition of the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus from the Golf of Tunis by Soumaya Arafa, Moncef Chouaibi, Saloua Sadok, Amor El Abed

“…Seasonal variation in the gonad weight and biochemical composition of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus from the Golf of Tunis (Tunisia) were studied between September 2003 and August 2004. …”
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Eurocentrism, Afrocentrism, Postcolonialism and Hybridity in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun and August Wilson’s Radio Golf by Olfa Gandouz

“…This paper is a thematic study dealing with a postcolonial critical view of Eurocentrism and Afrocentrism in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun (1959) and August Wilson’s Radio Golf (2005). In A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha views Western cultures as superior and she ultimately opts for Afrocentrism. …”
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Klang Consumer’s Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Malaysian Good Agricultural Practices (myGAP) Certified Vegetables by Logeswary Kalyana Sundram, Nitanan Koshy Matthew

“…Malaysian Good Agricultural Practices (myGAP) promote the environmentally friendly production of vegetables. …”
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Les bénéfices sociaux et environnementaux des systèmes agricoles : une analyse ostromienne de trois terrains d’étude en France by Marielle Berriet-Solliec, Christophe Déprés, Colas Chervier, François-Gaël Lataste, Denis Lépicier, Hai Vu Pham, Virginie Piguet

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