Virtual/Real Transfer in a Large-Scale Environment: Impact of Active Navigation as a Function of the Viewpoint Displacement Effect and Recall Tasks by Grégory Wallet, Hélène Sauzéon, Florian Larrue, Bernard N'Kaoua

“…Spatial learning consisted of route learning in a virtual district (four conditions: passive/ground, passive/aerial, active/ground, or active/aerial), evaluated by three tasks: wayfinding, sketch-mapping, and picture-sorting. …”
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Transient Thermal Cooling of Electronics Systems using Functional Graded Fins: Hybrid Computational Analysis by Akinwale Emmanuel Jemiseye, Gbeminiyi Musibau Sobamowo, Olayiwola Olatunji Mayowa

“… Passive cooling of electronics systems requires the use of fins and spines. …”
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Simulation of the Vibration Characteristics for Agricultural Wheeled Tractor with Implement and Front Axle Hydropneumatic Suspension by Enlai Zheng, Song Cui, Yuanzhao Yang, Jinlin Xue, Yue Zhu, Xiangze Lin

“…Based on the model, the influences of passive cabin suspension, implement, and front axle hydropneumatic suspension on the dynamical characteristics of the tractor system are investigated. …”
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Nanna Fuhrhop, Niklas Reinken & Niklas Schreiber (Hg.). 2023. Literarische Grammatik. Wie Literatur- und Sprachwissenschaft voneinander profitieren können (Germanistische Bibliothe... by Koch Günter

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Does tax competition make tax reform essential? by Maja Klun

“…This paper compares the taxation of high income taxpayers, low income taxpayers, taxpayers with passive income, and the taxation of businesses in Slovenia and neighbouring countries. …”
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Field Observations During the Ninth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-9): from March 24, 2010 through January 6, 2011 by Tara Bongiovanni, Pang-Wei Liu, Karthik Nagarajan, Robert Terwilleger, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Jasmeet Judge, Juan Fernandez-Diaz, Daniel Preston, Tyler Cheney, Jason Motsinger

“…The goal of MicroWEX-9 was to conduct a season-long experiment that incorporated passive microwave observations as well as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) observations for a growing season of elephant grass. …”
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Field Observations During the Ninth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-9): from March 24, 2010 through January 6, 2011 by Tara Bongiovanni, Pang-Wei Liu, Karthik Nagarajan, Robert Terwilleger, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Jasmeet Judge, Juan Fernandez-Diaz, Daniel Preston, Tyler Cheney, Jason Motsinger

“…The goal of MicroWEX-9 was to conduct a season-long experiment that incorporated passive microwave observations as well as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) observations for a growing season of elephant grass. …”
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Evaluation of Image Enhancement Techniques for Vision-Based Navigation under Low Illumination by Mohamed Aladem, Stanley Baek, Samir A. Rawashdeh

“…Cameras are attractive sensors because they are passive and relatively cheap and can provide rich information. …”
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Deambulações cotidianas: a emergência de um método na observação dos sem-teto by José Machado Pais

“…Eles vasculham caixotes de lixo, pedincham esmolas e restos de comida, exploram recantos para passar a noite, vadiando na produção de um conhecimento muito próprio da cidade. …”
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ACESSIBILIDADE EM EDIFICAÇÕES HISTÓRICAS: AVALIANDO O CASO DE PELOTAS by Isabela Fernandes Andrade, Vera Helena Moro Bins Ely

“…Foi desenvolvido através do método passeio acompanhado e, ao final, são apresentados os obstáculos identificados que prejudicam a acessibilidade espacial.…”
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Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of Corrosion Inhibitors for Concrete Structures by Electrochemical Testing in Saturated Ca(OH)2 Solutions with NaCl and Na2SO4 by Hwa Sung Ryu, Chang Gil Lim, Tae Won Kang, Seungmin Lim, Hong Tae Kim, Sang Heon Shin

“…Reinforcing steel maintains passivity in an alkaline concrete environment. However, the passive film on the steel can be destroyed as the concrete becomes acidic, which could induce the corrosion of reinforcing steel. …”
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Surface Flaw Detection of Plug Valve Material Using Infrared Thermography and Weighted Local Variation Pixel-Based Fuzzy Clustering Technique by V. Jacintha, S. Karthikeyan, P. Sivaprakasam

“…The thermal camera utilizes passive infrared thermography towards the identification of plug valve defects such as cracks, porosity, and internal defects. …”
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Performance Enhancement in Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Using Blade With Split by Adilkhan Tuken, Cemil Yigit

“…ABSTRACT The positive effects of passive flow control on the blade that uses various methods on the aerodynamic performances of horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) are well‐known. …”
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Kinematic and Dynamic Characteristics of the Free-Floating Space Manipulator with Free-Swinging Joint Failure by Qingxuan Jia, Bonan Yuan, Gang Chen, Yingzhuo Fu

“…For the free-floating space manipulator with free-swinging joint failure, motions among its active joints, passive joints, free-floating base, and end-effector are coupled. …”
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Social Media, Conspiracy Beliefs, and COVID-19 Vaccines: A Survey Study of Emerging and Middle-Aged Adults in the United States by Gillianne R. Nugent, Dina Anselmi, Brian N. Chin

“…COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy beliefs were linked to lower vaccine uptake, with this association unexpectedly stronger among individuals who reported less social media use and fewer active and passive social media behaviors. Active social media behaviors were associated with stronger vaccine conspiracy beliefs, whereas passive social media behaviors and overall use did not show a similar association. …”
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Backpropagation-Based Cooperative Localization of Primary User for Avoiding Hidden-Node Problem in Cognitive Networks by Lin Liu, Zhengyi Li, Chi Zhou

“…However, there exists a hidden-node problem, which can be a big challenge to solve especially when the primary receiver is passive listening. We aim to provide a solution to the hidden-node problem for passive-listening receiver based on cooperation of multiple CRs. …”
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Ride Performance Analysis of Half-Car Model for Semi-Active System Using RMS as Performance Criteria by S.I. Ihsan, M. Ahmadian, Waleed F. Faris, E.D. Blancard

“…However results for the rear and front suspension deflection show that there are limiting values of damping coefficient beyond which, the semi-active scheme becomes disadvantageous than the passive system.…”
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Consórcio de sorgo com espécies forrageiras by Bernardo Piccolo Moreira Resende, Adriano Jakelaitis, Cássio Jardim Tavares, Rogério Ernani Marangoni, Paulo César Ribeiro da Cunha

“…O consórcio de P. maximum cv. Massai e sorgo foi eficiente na supressão de plantas daninhas, constituindo uma importante estratégia de manejo cultural. …”
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Evaluation of Corrosion Potential Stability of Stainless Steels in Dilute Electrolyte Solution for Application to a Quasi-Reference Electrode Used in Electrochemical Sensing System by Kyosuke Sawada, Shinji Okazaki, Tatsuki Inaba, Motohiro Sakuma, Koichi Azuma

“…This behavior can also be inferred from a comparison of the polarization curves, where the passive current after the passivation treatment was the largest. …”
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Meal Induced Oxygen Desaturation and Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Norman Wolkove, Li Yi Fu, Ashok Purohit, Antoinette Colacone, Harvey Kreisman

“…OBJECTIVE: To study arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) obtained by pulse oximetry and dyspnea during active eating (AE) and passive eating (PE) in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…”
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