First Principles Study of Electronic and Optical Properties of Cadmium-Tin-Oxide by Adel Bandar Alruqi

“…This study employed density functional theory to explore the two properties of CTO. The hybrid functionals were used to widen the band gap from 0.381 eV (for PBE) to 3.13 eV, which replicates the experimental values very well. …”
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Literature and History: Study of Nigerian Indigenous Historical Novels by Lere Adeyemi

“…It is against this background that this paper examines the relationship between literature and history and how Yoruba novelists use their works as vehicles for the repre­sentation of history. We adopt the theory of New Historicism to analyze T.A.A. Ladele's lgbi Aye n yi and Olu Owolabi's Ote Nibo. …”
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The Form and Content of Ọbasa’s Weekly Newspaper: The Yorùbá News by Clement Adeniyi Akangbe

“…Adopting the Diffusion of Innovations theory, this study examines the form and content of the newspaper. …”
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Multiple Reflective Cracks in Semirigid Base Asphalt Pavement under Traffic Load Using XFEM by Lei Guo, Jinchao Yue, Pan Guo, Xiaofeng Wang

“…This paper built a three-dimensional layered structure model of semirigid base asphalt pavement with single and double transverse reflective cracks based on the Extended Finite Element Method and fatigue fracture theory. The effects of the number of cracks, crack spacing, and crack length on the stress intensity factors (KI, KII, and Keff) under moving vehicle loads were studied. …”
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La collégiale Saint-Étienne de Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre (Indre) by Simon Bryant

“…The collegiate church of Saint-Étienne at Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre (Department of the Indre, France) is one of the few surviving rotundas built as a copy of the Holy-Sepulcre of Jerusalem during the mid 11th century. Many theories have been advanced concerning the history and the dating of this unusual monument. …”
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Damage Identification Investigation of Retaining Wall Structures Based on a Virtual Impulse Response Function by Qian Xu

“…Consequently, this damage identification theory and method may be used to identify damage within retaining wall structures.…”
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KEY ASPECTS OF CORPORATE FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS by Y. D. Sotneva

“…The author compared the economic notion of financial soundness in theory and in practice. Also, specified the concept of financial soundness («stability», «sustainability», «solvency», «soundness», «financial distress) used in Russia and internationally. …”
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Research on Behavior Monitoring of Elderly Living Alone Based on Wearable Devices and Sensing Technology by Mulin Yin

“…This method subdivides behavior perception into behavior recognition and status monitoring, determines the optimal sensor combination for identifying monitoring different behaviors based on information theory, and then uses a behavior recognition model modeled by a multiclassifier and a status model modeled by a plurality of two classifiers that are used to perceive user behavior. …”
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Modern educator`s information culture as readiness formation factor to application of innovative technologies by Marta I. Diri

“…It turned out that talking about the concept of educator`s information culture, it is necessary to distinguish three of its different meanings:ability to work with information and software; to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to achieve professionally significant goals;creative approach in the application of computer technologies at various events; non-stop self-improvement;educators` knowledge in the field of didactics and the theory of education.…”
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Comparison of Kerta Desa Bali and Malaysian Indigenous Court by Karwiyah Karwiyah, Sonny Dewi Judiasih, Hazar Kusmayanti

“…The research specification is descriptive analytical, namely by describing and comparing of kerta desa Bali and Malaysian indigenous court which are associated with regulations, legal theories, and community customs. The research stages use primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials with data collection methods carried out through literature studies. …”
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Unveiling Disability Empowerment: Evaluating ICT Skill Enhancement Initiatives in Indonesia by Amri Dunan, Bambang Mudjiyanto, Karman, Djoko Walujo

“…Grounded in empowerment theory, it investigates how these programs contribute to personal autonomy, economic engagement, and social inclusion. …”
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Le Touat dans la globalité médiévale by Hadrien Collet, Ingrid Houssaye Michienzi

“…The main purpose is to show how the data in the Datini collection can shed new light on the geopolitics of copper in the Sahara and the Sahel around 1400 and contribute to enrich a patchy documentation and provide material for the development of new theories and ideas.…”
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A Bayesian Network Approach to Causation Analysis of Road Accidents Using Netica by Xin Zou, Wen Long Yue

“…Based on an overall consideration of factors affecting road safety evaluations, the Bayesian network theory based on probability risk analysis was applied to the causation analysis of road accidents. …”
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Consensus Control of Time-Varying Delayed Multiagent Systems with High-Order Iterative Learning Control by Xiongfeng Deng, Xiuxia Sun, Ri Liu, Shuguang Liu

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François Lamy’s Cartesian Refutation of Spinoza’s Ethics by Jack Stetter

“…I then discuss a central argument in Lamy’s refutation, namely the Cartesian objection that Spinoza’s account of the conceptual independence of attributes is incompatible with the theory of substance monism. Contrasting Lamy’s objection with questions put to Spinoza by de Vries and Tschirnhaus, I maintain that by exhibiting the direction Spinoza’s views on substance and attribute took in maturing we may accurately assess the strength of Spinoza’s position vis-à-vis his Cartesian objector, and I argue that, in fact, Spinoza’s mature account of God as an expressive ens realissimum is not vulnerable to Lamy’s criticism. …”
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A Linguistic and Rhetorical Study of Collocation in Shahnameh by Maryam Tafaroji Yeganeh, Qmars Niksersht

“…This research is a kind of descriptive, corpus-based one, which has been done based on Safavi’s semantics fields theory which is based on structural linguistics. The corpus of study includes 1060 verses of Shahame. …”
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Design and analysis of modular pneumatic soft crawling robots by YIN Hongfei, LÜ Yuedong, SONG Xiaojuan

“…ObjectiveThe modular soft robot has high flexibility and unlimited degrees of freedom in theory, and can adapt to various complex environments and task requirements. …”
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Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging System for in Vivo Studies by Moinuddin Hassan, Jason Riley, Victor Chernomordik, Paul Smith, Randall Pursley, Sang Bong Lee, Jacek Capala, Gandjbakhche Amir H

“…A previously proposed theoretical model of migration, based on random walk theory, is also substantiated by new experimental data. …”
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Collective Modes of an Ultracold 6Li-40K Mixture in an Optical Lattice by Z. G. Koinov

“…A low-energy theory of the Nambu-Goldstone excitation spectrum and the corresponding speed of sound of an interacting Fermi mixture of Lithium-6 and Potassium-40 atoms in a two-dimensional optical lattice at finite temperatures with the Fulde-Ferrell order parameter has been formulated. …”
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The EU’s neoliberal constitutionalism(s) by Guillaume Grégoire

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