On the Genesis of the ‘Sustainable Security’ Concept by E. N. Glazunova

“…While the term ‘sustainable development’ is now firmly established in theory and policy, the ‘security’ concept remains essentially contested. …”
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A Historical Review of African Scholarship and the Decolonial Discourse: Challenges and Prospects by Juliet Munyaradzi

“…That section critically analyses the challenges and opportunities which have been encountered in reshaping the discourses of knowledge production and decolonisation in theory and practice. It is concluded that in its distinctiveness in asserting African and marginalised knowledge systems as valid and relevant, and operating in spaces of struggle, the African scholarship should continue to contribute to the interrogation of the objectivity of Eurocentric, neoliberal thought. …”
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Chaotic Vibration Prediction of a Free-Floating Flexible Redundant Space Manipulator by Congqing Wang, Linfeng Wu

“…The chaotic time series prediction scheme for the space manipulator is presented based on the theory of phase space reconstruction under Takens’ embedding theorem. …”
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They Have Never Changed: Accountants in Movies by Ani Wilujeng Suryani, Miftahul Jannah, Hazreel Hasmi

“…Framed with the social representation theory, this study contributes to the accounting literature by focusing on the depiction of the accountant's character shown in the film by using semiotic analysis to investigate the depiction of accountants in films released since 2000.…”
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Spectral Factor of Colored Solar Cells: A Case Study on the Main Urban Areas in Romania by Sergiu-Mihai Hategan, Marius Paulescu

“…SF quantifies the relative power gain or loss caused by the spectral difference from STC. The theory is illustrated with a case study on the main four urban areas in Romania. …”
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Changement climatique et conflits de genre dans l’agriculture paysanne dans l’Ouest Cameroun : cas de Batcham by Dany Franck A. Tiwa

“…The analysis of women's logic of action in the light of the scarcity and/or abundance of resources theory, suggest that beyond the need to adapt to changing climate conditions, there is a growing challenge to male privilege and, therefore, to the patriarchal nature of the Batcham society. …”
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Game Analysis of Supply Chain Enterprises’ Choice of Carbon Emission Reduction Behavior under Environmental Regulation and Consumers’ Low Carbon Preference by Huanhuan Huo, Haiyan Liu, Xinzhong Bao, Wei Cui

“…Under the background of low-carbon economy, in order to explore the internal mechanism of enterprises implementing carbon emission reduction behavior, this paper uses evolutionary game theory and numerical simulation method to study the evolutionary stability strategy and its influencing factors of carbon emission reduction behavior of supply chain enterprises in a two-level supply chain composed of a single supplier and a single manufacturer from a dynamic perspective, considering environmental regulation and consumers’ preference for low carbon emission. …”
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Insecurity and the State’s Humanitarian Intervention in Northern Nigeria by Emmanuel Achus Jah, Yunusa Abare Kallah, Tanko Shawulu Paul

“…The study adopts the theory of State Failure as humanitarian intervention is a duty of the state but the Nigeria state lags. …”
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Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis Successfully Treated with Topical Vitamin A Derivative by Manal Alsulami, Bader Alharbi, Yaser Alotaibi, Fadi Alghamdi, Adel Alsantali

“…The effectiveness of tretinoin in this patient supports the theory that CARP is a keratinization disorder. Initiating treatment with topical tretinoin when no limitations for its use would be reasonable as it can provide a safer alternative to systemic therapy.…”
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‘An unbidden guest at your table’: Purity, danger and the house-fly in the middle-class home, c. 1870-1910 by Neil Davie

“…It will be argued that the growing hygienist focus on flies as airborne carriers of disease co-existed, particularly in the earlier part of the period, with older more benign, attitudes to the house-fly, linked to the theories of natural theology.…”
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT: A THEMATIC REVIEW by Abdulrasheed Abdulyakeen

“…The study identified that African political theory offers workable solutions to the continent's many political, economic, social, and cultural issues. …”
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Estimate of compressive strength of an unidirectional composite lamina using cross-ply and angle-ply laminates by M. Scafè, G. Raiteri, A. Brentari, R. Dlacic, E. Troiani, M. P. Falaschetti, E. Besseghini

“…The estimate of the compressive strength of the unidirectional laminates at 0°, was done by an indirect analytical method, developed from the classical lamination theory, and which uses a multiplicative parameter known as Back-out Factor (BF). …”
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Model Tests of Earth Pressure on Buried Rigid Pipes and Flexible Pipes underneath Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) by Qiang Ma, Zhun Ku, Henglin Xiao

“…The results show that the earth pressure calculated by nonlinear earth pressure theory is on the brink of that tested in the field. …”
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Éco-conseil : le défi d'appliquer le développement durable au deuxième cycle universitaire by Claude Villeneuve

“…Another short program in “Energy and sustainability” is to be offered at Fall 2012.Among the original features of those programs is the implementation of SD by the students in theory and practice all along their training. After ten cohorts, the current format proves to be reproducible and the main lines and key factors of success can be outlined. …”
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Nonlinear Resonance Interaction between Conjugate Circumferential Flexural Modes in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Matteo Strozzi, Francesco Pellicano

“…The nanotubes are analysed through a continuous shell model, and a thin shell theory is used to model the dynamics of the system; free-free boundary conditions are considered. …”
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Differential Subordinations for Nonanalytic Functions by Georgia Irina Oros, Gheorghe Oros

“…Having those papers as inspiration, we try to introduce the notion of subordination for nonanalytic functions of classes C1 and C2 following the classical theory of differential subordination for analytic functions introduced by Miller and Mocanu in their papers (1978 and 1981) and developed in their book (2000). …”
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The Lagrangian and Hamiltonian for the Two-Dimensional Mathews-Lakshmanan Oscillator by Wang Guangbao, Ding Guangtao

“…The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the theory and methods of analytical mechanics that can be effectively applied to the research of some nonlinear nonconservative systems through the case study of two-dimensionally coupled Mathews-Lakshmanan oscillator (abbreviated as M-L oscillator). (1) According to the inverse problem method of Lagrangian mechanics, the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian function in the form of rectangular coordinates of the two-dimensional M-L oscillator is directly constructed from an integral of the two-dimensional M-L oscillators. (2) The Lagrange and Hamiltonian function in the form of polar coordinate was rewritten by using coordinate transformation. (3) By introducing the vector form variables, the two-dimensional M-L oscillator motion differential equation, the first integral, and the Lagrange function are written. …”
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LEO multi-service routing algorithm based on multi-objective decision making by Li YANG, Jing SUN, Cheng-sheng PAN, Qi-jie ZOU

“…In low earth orbit(LEO) satellite networks,in view of the unbalanced link resource,it's difficult to meet differentiated quality of service(QoS) requirements and easily lead to reduce the efficiency of the whole network.A routing algorithm based on multi-objective decision making was proposed which defined LEO satellite network transmission service as the delay sensitive,sensitive bandwidth and reliability sensitive three categories.It used the eigenvector method to calculate service weights,and used the consistency ratio to determine whether it can be accepted.Based on the multi-objective decision making theory,it combined with the actual state of satellite network nodes and links and the specific requirements of the business,calculating the path that meets the QoS requirements of the service,so as to realize the LEO satellite network multi objective dynamic routing optimization.Established simulation platform based on the iridium network system simulated network delay,the uncertain characteristics like the residual bandwidth and packet error rate,route planning for the randomly generated three classes of business.The simulation results show that,the algorithm not only satisfies the QoS constrain while balancing the traffic load of the satellite link effectively,but also improves the performance on the throughput.…”
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Timber beam seismic design � A numerical simulation by Abdoullah Namdar, Yun Dong, Yuyi Liu

“…In order to design a seismic timber beam, the effect of near-fault ground motion on timber beam has numerically been investigated, with reference to small displacement theory. The simulated near-fault ground motion is applied on the fixed base of a timber frame model. …”
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INSEGNARE LA LINGUA ITALIANA ATTRAVERSO IL CINEMA: UNA PROPOSTA DIDATTICA DEL FILM “LA GRANDE BELLEZZA” DI PAOLO SORRENTINO by Paola Santarsiere

“…After an excursus on the most influential theories of glottodidactics, combined with the research produced by neurolinguistics and the psychology of language, the “Cinema Notebook” I produced is presented, explaining the choices made in structuring each individual unit. …”
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