An Approach for the Impact Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Planar Constrained Metamorphic Mechanism by Yanyan Song, Boyan Chang, Guoguang Jin, Zhan Wei, Bo Li

“…Firstly, the topology theory based on the impact motion can be classified as the stable impact motion and the mobile impact motion, which is the prerequisite for dynamic modeling and simulation. Secondly, the stable and mobile impact dynamic models for PCMM are established according to the dynamic theory of the multi-rigid-body system. …”
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Using Two-Way Prestressed Semicircular Steel Plate for Construction of Reinforced Concrete Cylinder Column by Zhenhua Ren, Xiantao Zeng, Junbo Sun

“…Thereby, the calculation model was derived for the prestressed structure. Secondly, the formula was verified by experiments with close agreements. …”
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Transforming the Art of Fiction: Walter Besant, Professional Service and the Society of Authors by Richard Salmon

“…How did members of the Society conceive of its role in providing professional service in relation to the wider field of the literary market? Secondly, the essay explores the Society’s professional service in relation to the emerging genre of the literary manual—or ‘how to’ guide to professional authorship—, a connection which in 1884, the year of its official foundation, sparked a memorable debate on the ‘art of fiction’ between Besant and his fellow novelist, Henry James. …”
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Constitutional Handcuffs by Richard Albert

“…Second, it offers an original taxonomy of entrenchment clauses, including preservative, transformational and reconciliatory entrenchment. …”
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Conducting the Needs Assessment #2: Using Needs Assessments in Extension Programming by Matthew Benge, Laura Warner

“… This second publication in the Conducting the Needs Assessment series provides Extension educators and other service providers with a foundational underpinning of how the needs assessment fits within the program planning process. …”
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Conducting the Needs Assessment #2: Using Needs Assessments in Extension Programming by Matthew Benge, Laura Warner

“… This second publication in the Conducting the Needs Assessment series provides Extension educators and other service providers with a foundational underpinning of how the needs assessment fits within the program planning process. …”
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POSITIVISM AND ITS ADVERSARIES: BRADLEY, COLLINGWOOD, NIETZSCHE AND HEIDEGGER by Evaldas Nekrašas

“…Relating positivism to thinkers attacking traditional metaphysics and belonging to the second group is quite a different task. For Nietzsche, positivism is a philosophy of the weak man. …”
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A Classification Model Based on Interval Rule Inference Network with Interpretability by Yunxia Zhang, Yiming Zhong, Xiaochang Wu, Jing Bai

“…Firstly, hybrid data with different types are transformed into an interval belief distribution for automatic generation processing. Secondly, the interval evidence reasoning method is utilized as the inference engine to transfer information ensuring the process’s interpretability. …”
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An Innovation Capability Development Process for Firms in Developing Countries: A Theoretical Conceptual Model by Gezahegn Tesfaye, Daniel Kitaw

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Establishment of a Shear Strength Prediction Model for Asphalt Mixtures with Raw Materials Properties and Design Parameters by Bangwei Wu, Xing Wu, Liping Liu, Peng Xiao

“…Secondly, the effects of modeling parameters on shear strength were analyzed, and an appropriate model was established using the software Origin with 101 sets of test results. …”
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Securing Urban Landscape: Cybersecurity Mechanisms for Resilient Smart Cities by Qiang Lyu, Sujuan Liu, Zhouyuan Shang

“…Key findings include a detection rate of 92% for various threat types and an average response time of 1.2 seconds, compared to 80% and 3.5 seconds, respectively, for traditional methods. …”
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The Post-Pandemic Inflation Debate: A Critical Review by Diogo Martins

“…This classification is guided by the positions that participants in the debate took regarding the origins and propagation mechanisms of inflation, as well as the economic policy solutions proposed to address the current inflationary period. The second section highlights that the dominance of contractionary monetary policy as the primary response to contemporary inflation rests on weak foundations, with its theoretical and empirical justifications having been consistently and convincingly challenged by critical political economy circles over the past decades. …”
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PAULINE “ETHICS OF RELINQUISHING”: by R. Zimmermann

“…In the first section, I contend that the source of inspiration for this ethics is the Bible and, in particular, the writings of Paul, which open up insights into moral principles and the ethos of Early Christian communities. In the second section, I take up insights from biblical ethics and develop foundational aspects of, and criteria for how such an ethics of relinquishing can be described on both a theoretical and a terminological level. …”
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A State-Supervised Model and Novel Anomaly Index for Gas Turbines Blade Fault Detection Under Multi-Operating Conditions by Yuan Xiao, Kun Feng, Dongyan Miao, Peng Zhang, Jiaxin Yang

“…Secondly, a new State Mapping Error (SME) index is introduced to further address the issue of reconstruction error variability across multiple conditions. …”
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Kontinuïteit en diskontinuïteit in God se rus (Heb 3:7-4:13) by A. H. Snyman

“…In the first part of the article this distinction is investigated and described from an epistemological perspective. The second part deals with the way in which the author of the letter to the Hebrews uses it in describing the rest that God promises his people. …”
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International Hierarchy and Functional Differentiation of States: Results of an Expert Survey by A. D. Nesmashnyi, V. M. Zhornist, I. A. Safranchuk

“…The article suggests placing hierarchy studies onto the ontological foundation of Niklas Luhmann's Differentiation Theory to overcome these problems. …”
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Improved operation efficiency strengthens organizational quality in higher education by Péter Levente Lakatos

“…The second half of this paper focuses specifically on quality assurance in higher education, in particular European standards, approaching it from the perspective of internationalisation. …”
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La lettre perdue by Philippe Dufour

“…Three major movements rhythm this cultural transfer: the first one was brought about by Doctor Strauss and his mythographic reading of Christianity, the second by Bauer and the Tübingen School and its historical reading, and the third by Ernst von Bunsen and his archeological reading. …”
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The territory into architecture. Big scale and agriculture in Italian Architecture, 1966-1978 by Zeila Tesoriere

“…Two main strands are shown as theoretical foundations of some contemporary orientations of the discipline. …”
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Evolution and Recent Radiation Therapy Advancement in Uganda: A Precedent on How to Increase Access to Quality Radiotherapy Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Awusi Kavuma, Solomon Kibudde, Daniel Kanyike, Joseph Kigula-Mugambe, Tianyu Zhao, Hiram Gay, Baozhou Sun, Jackson Orem

“…These advancements improved the efficiency/precision of treatments and the time patients spent undergoing therapy. Around the second decade of radiotherapy services, about 600 new patients with cancer were annually treated compared with about 2,600 in 2023. …”
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