Asphalt Concrete Overlay Optimization Based on Pavement Performance Models by Jan Mikolaj, Lubos Remek, Marian Macula

“…Optimizing of rehabilitation plan is carried out by making a cost benefit analysis (CBA) for several rehabilitation scenarios in which different rehabilitation timing produces different capital cost requirements and social benefits. Rehabilitation scenarios differ in technology, the design of which needs to be mathematically optimized, and timing of rehabilitation execution. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of physical-environmental factors of public spaces on the mental health of citizens (Case study: Ardabil city) by Elmira Azimi, Dariush Sattarzadeh, Lida Bolillan, Akbar Abdollahzadeh Tarf, Mahsa Faramarzi Asli

“…Meanwhile, the health of individuals in society as human capital is important in advancing the goals of thematic communities. …”
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Ecological Conscience and Peace in the Social Doctrine of the Church by Fabio Caporali

“…Innovative conceptual terms, like natural capital, biosphere, noosphere, anthropocene, ecosystem services, sustainability, integral ecology, ecological spirituality and ecological conversion are recognised as typical eco-linguistic emergences arisen within a context of holistic framing of reality. …”
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Peer effects among friends on students' cognitive abilities: An analysis based on emotional distance. by Wenyi Zhou, Junming Xie, Jinsong Kuang, Yongqing Feng, Dag Øivind Madsen

“…In contemporary society, students' cognitive abilities are crucial for the accumulation of human capital. Consequently, significant concern has been expressed regarding the impact of peer effects among friends on students' cognitive abilities. …”
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Key Audit Matters and their Impact on the Financial Statements of Listed Entities by Daniel BOTEZ, Oana-Ancuta STANGACIU, Anatol MELEGA, Mihaela ENACHI

“…This analysis contributes to the literature by highlighting the role of effective communication of key audit matters in promoting transparency and accountability within listed entities, highlighting the positive potential for investor confidence and capital market stability.…”
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Extensão universitária e tecnologia grupal: refletindo a prática profissional na atenção psicossocial para transformar o modelo assistencial by Johnatan Martins SOUSA, Marciana Gonçalves FARINHA, Camila Cardoso CAIXETA, Thatianny Tanferri de Brito PARANAGUÁ, Fernanda Costa NUNES, Ana Lúcia Queiroz BEZERRA

“…Pesquisa-intervenção qualitativa realizada com 30 profissionais de dois Centros de Atenção Psicossocial da região central do Brasil, aprovada pelo comitê de ética Parecer n° 4.298.136. Para a coleta de dados foram implementadas quatro oficinas e para refletir sobre o componente do Método Clínico Centrado na Pessoa - fortalecendo a relação entre a pessoa e o médico/profissional de saúde, foi empregada técnica de aquecimento com as questões: Como você gostaria de ser atendido no serviço de saúde mental?…”
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ALVO JUVENTUDES: DO SANGUE NAS RUAS AO ÓDIO NA INTERNET by Israel Silveira Rocha, Giovane Antonio Scherer

“…Percebe-se no citado fenômeno a plena relação entre a hegemonia do capital e a não efetividade dos direitos dos jovens, ocasionadas pela ação do mercado da mídia e da publicidade, bem como de seus agentes, culminando na violência identificada nas ruas e na internet. …”
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‘God Gave us Legs to Walk!’ by Marizanne Grundlingh

“…Networks and family ties form an essential component of the financial and emotional survival of this group of women. The role of social capital is also investigated as it plays an important role in forging trust and reciprocity among participants of this study. …”
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El animal como medio. Notas sobre zoopolíticas artísticas by Paula Fleisner

“…Así, en este trabajo se abordarán algunas manifestaciones artísticas y discursos estéticos que intentan vérselas con la materia animal con ese elemento inestable que pertenece a la representación, pero la excede y que permite, por ello, pensar lo que Nicole Shukin llama el «capital animal».…”
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Environmental, economic and social trade-offs of membrane-based direct air capture technologies integrated with CO2 conversion using life cycle assessment by Tianhui Fan, Siyu Shen, Chun Yat (Benjamin) Sit, Paul J.A. Kenis, Andrew Chapman

“…This study reveals that, although the DAC-U represents a carbon negative capable technology with positive lifestyle and environmental outcomes, high capital costs present a significant barrier to deployment. …”
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“Moscovites” - “Non-Moscovites”: from the dichotomy of opposition to the search for identity by Yuriy M. Pochta

“…The article examines the role of Moscow as the capital of the Russian Federation, as a megalopolis in changing and supporting the value-civilizational specifics of Russian society, its influenceontheprocessofformationofthe Russiancivilizationalidentity, ensuringthefullsovereignty of the country. …”
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Conflicto, identidad y crítica de la memoria en Colombia by Fabio Silva Vallejo, Angélica Hoyos Guzmán

“…Con todo ello, la identidad queda confinada a la guerra como política imperialista neoliberal, en un círculo perverso de violencia que define a la paz como espectáculo, a la memoria como capital y multiplica los sentidos de la sobrevivencia. …”
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Decolonisation, Globalisation and South Africa 1 by Liepollo Pheko

“…This article further discusses the concepts of global capitalism and decolonisation and centres them under the rubric of globalisation studies, including the neo-liberalisation of that field. …”
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Task relevant autoencoding enhances machine learning for human neuroscience by Seyedmehdi Orouji, Vincent Taschereau-Dumouchel, Aurelio Cortese, Brian Odegaard, Cody Cushing, Mouslim Cherkaoui, Mitsuo Kawato, Hakwan Lau, Megan A. K. Peters

“…However, state-of-the-art models typically require large datasets to train, and so are prone to overfitting on human neuroimaging data that often possess few samples but many input dimensions. Here, we capitalized on the fact that the features we seek in human neuroscience are precisely those relevant to subjects’ behavior rather than noise or other irrelevant factors. …”
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HALKLA İLİŞKİLER BAĞLAMINDA İLİŞKİ SÜRDÜRME STRATEJİLERİ: YATIRIMCI İLİŞKİLERİNDE WEB SİTELERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ANALİZ by Özgür Kılınç, Mevlüt Akyol

“…Araştırmanın amacı kurumların yatırımcı ilişkileri web sitelerindeki içeriği halkla ilişkilerde ilişki sürdürme stratejileri olarak tanımlanan “erişim, pozitiflik, açıklık, güvence, ağ oluşturma ve görev paylaşımı” stratejilerinden hareketle analiz etmektir. Bu kapsamda, Capital Dergisi tarafından yayınlanan Türkiye’nin En Büyük 500 Şirketi 2016 araştırmasında ilk 10’da yer alan kurumların yatırımcı ilişkileri web siteleri halkla ilişkilerde ilişki sürdürme stratejileri bağlamında incelenmiştir. …”
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SOCIAL WORK ROLES AND THE WELLBEING OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM, RITA NGOZI OKAFOR, LILIAN OTU UBI

“…The study was further supported by two theories: Human Capital theory and John Bowly's Attachment theory. …”
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Clinicopathological Characteristics, Treatment, and Prognosis of 21 Patients with Primary Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Yang Chen, Hong Zhu, Feng Xu, Yidan Cao, Xingting Gu, Yuming Wan, Hongfeng Gou

“…We performed a retrospective analysis of 21 patients with primary gastric squamous cell carcinoma (PGSCC) who were admitted to our hospital from October 2008 to October 2014. …”
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A strategy to reduce thermal expansion and achieve higher mechanical properties in iron alloys by Hao Lu, Chang Zhou, Yuzhu Song, Yuanpeng Zhang, Yiming Wu, Feixiang Long, Yonghao Yao, Jiazheng Hao, Yan Chen, Dunji Yu, J. Jakob Schwiedrzik, Ke An, Lunhua He, Zhaoping Lu, Jun Chen

“…Abstract Iron alloys, including steels and magnetic functional materials, are widely used in capital construction, manufacturing, electromagnetic technology, etc. …”
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Análise da temperatura de superfície em ambientes urbanos: um estudo por meio do sensoriamento remoto na cidade de Porto Velho/RO (1985-2011) by Graziela Tosini Tejas, Dorisvalder Dias Nunes, Reginaldo Martins da Silva de Souza, Ana Cristina Strava Corrêa, Michel Watanabe

“…In this sense, the present work, aims to study Porto Velho city urban area, capital of Rondonia, in order to analyze the spatial distribution of land surface temperature and vegetation density through 1985 to 2011 period, using data of the TM from series Landsat sensor -5, processed in SPRING software version 5.1.8, developed by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). …”
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Notas Críticas: Risco e Vulnerabilidade Social no Processo de Envelhecimento e Velhice by Joice Sousa Costa, Denise Gisele Silva Costa, Cristiane de Fátima Poltronieri, Nanci Soares

“…A priori, na primeira seção, discutem-se alguns conceitos sobre as situações de risco e vulnerabilidade social circunscritas sob as raízes das classes sociais e do mundo do trabalho na sociedade burguesa, ou seja, como fenômeno inerente à sociedade do capital. A seguir, apresentam-se algumas considerações sobre a velhice e o processo de envelhecimento humano, adjuntos às contradições e desigualdades sociais, compreendidos como mecanismos de violência social. …”
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