A New Evaluation Method for the Fracability of a Shale Reservoir Based on the Structural Properties by Haoyue Sui, Wei Gao, Ruilin Hu

“…Focused on the lack of structural factors included in the previous fracability evaluation methods, a new model for fracability evaluation based on the combination of the brittleness index, structural index, and fracture toughness was constructed using a linear elastic fracture theory. The model showed that good fracability not only included higher brittleness but also required less energy to produce cracks. …”
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Stosunek religii do nauki. Punkt widzenia prawosławnego by Henryk Paprocki

“…On the other hand, discoveries and scientific theories can in no case be contrary to the principles of faith, because we are dealing here with two different cognitive methods. …”
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A factor-based framework for stress-testing the Namibian banking sector by Valdemar J. Undji, Johannes P. S. Sheefeni

“…Methodologically, the study is hinged on the theories related to information asymmetry, moral hazard, and adverse selection. …”
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An Easy-to-Understand Method to Construct Desired Distance-Like Measures by Wen Qing Fu, Sheng Gang Li, Harish Garg, Heng Liu, Ahmed Mostafa Khalil, Jingjing Zhao

“…Moreover, some WIVP-metrics pertinent to quantitative logic theory or interval-valued fuzzy graphs are constructed, and fixed point theorems and common fixed point theorems in weak interval-valued metric spaces are also presented. …”
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Triaxial Compressive Failure Characteristics and Constitutive Model Study of Jurassic-Cretaceous Weakly Cemented Sandstone by Jinlong Cai, Wei Zou

“…Based on the rock strength theory and Weibull random distribution assumption of rock element strength, the damage variable correction coefficient was introduced when the residual strength was considered. …”
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Communication barriers between gen Z and alpha in the cultural digitalization era by Bambang Wibisono, Titis Rizka Yusnita, Akhmad Haryono

“…The literature used is Chaney and Martin's theory of communication barriers which was processed through a process of observation and interviews. …”
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Application of real options valuation in nuclear energy systems by Abdollah Arasteh

“…Real options analysis and portfolio theory are used to diversify and modify nuclear investments. …”
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CONCERING THE INTERRELATION OF E-LEARNING CONCEPTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION by B. E. Starichenko, I. N. Semenova, A. V. Slepukhin

“…The authors note that the deficiency of general data theories in pedagogical literature, - on the one hand, and active development of learning types essentially complicate framing and contents of modern education didactic system. …”
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Information Compression as a Unifying Principle in Human Learning, Perception, and Cognition by J. Gerard Wolff

“…Evidence includes the following: information compression can mean selective advantage for any creature; the storage and utilisation of the relatively enormous quantities of sensory information would be made easier if the redundancy of incoming information was to be reduced; content words in natural languages, with their meanings, may be seen as ICMUP; other techniques for compression of information—such as class-inclusion hierarchies, schema-plus-correction, run-length coding, and part-whole hierarchies—may be seen in psychological phenomena; ICMUP may be seen in how we merge multiple views to make one, in recognition, in binocular vision, in how we can abstract object concepts via motion, in adaptation of sensory units in the eye of Limulus, the horseshoe crab, and in other examples of adaptation; the discovery of the segmental structure of language (words and phrases), grammatical inference, and the correction of over- and undergeneralisations in learning may be understood in terms of ICMUP; information compression may be seen in the perceptual constancies; there is indirect evidence for ICMUP in human cognition via kinds of redundancy such as the decimal expansion of π which are difficult for people to detect; much of the structure and workings of mathematics—an aid to human thinking—may be understood in terms of ICMUP; and there is additional evidence via the SP Theory of Intelligence and its realisation in the SP Computer Model. …”
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Kindergarten teachers’ emotional intelligence and surface acting: the chain mediating effects of self-efficacy and work engagement by Shucun Sun, Zhonglian Yan, Caixia Sun

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and surface acting among Chinese kindergarten teachers, focusing on the mediating role of self-efficacy and work engagement.MethodsIntegrating the conservation of resources theory and the job demands-resources model, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 1,017 Chinese kindergarten teachers using Wong & Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and Surface Acting Scale. …”
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Looking at Abortion Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights as an Equality Issue by Kaisla Yli-Juuti

“…This topic is extremely relevant as it allows for a critical evaluation of the Court’s approach to equality and abortion judgements from the perspective of substantive equality and feminist legal theory. Access to safe and legal abortion services is an equality question because the ability to control when one has children directly influences how equally one can participate in public life. …”
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Le corps de Keetje, malmené dans la fiction et dans sa traduction ? by Marie Fortunati

“…Afin de mieux comprendre l’origine de ces « déviations », les extraits seront d’abord analysés selon les théories de dépaysement et domestication (Venuti, 2007) et de retraduction (Berman, 1990). …”
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Processing Technology Based on Radar Signal Design and Classification by Jianping Ou, Jun Zhang, Ronghui Zhan

“…The conclusions obtained are beneficial to promote the further promotion applications both in theory and practice. The study work of this paper will be useful for choosing more reasonable radar signal processing technology methods.…”
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Le transect : outil de dialogue interdisciplinaire et de médiation by Frédéric Pousin, Audrey Marco, Valérie Bertaudière-Montès, Carole Barthélémy, Nicolas Tixier

“…There is a challenge for the development of the 21st century territories in connecting these fields, in articulating them in theory and through action. Based on the research D-TRANSECT – programming ITTECOP 2012, this article outlines the methodology of the urban transect, a sensitive methodology that captures in one single gesture the different stakes specific to each of the research fields involved in an infrastructure project. …”
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Dynamic characteristic analysis and load design of large floating structures based on experimental design by Guofeng Zhao, Shifan Zhu

“…The boundary element method based on potential flow theory is applied to calculate the frequency domain response of the structure, and the time domain response of the structure is calculated by the Fourier transform and convolution method. …”
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Recent Advances in Dimensionality Reduction Modeling and Multistability Reconstitution of Memristive Circuit by Yunzhen Zhang, Yuan Ping, Zhili Zhang, Guangzhe Zhao

“…Furthermore, the incremental integral transformation method for modeling of the memristive system is reviewed by following the idea of the incremental flux-charge analysis method. The theory and application promotion of the dimensionality reduction modeling and multistability reconstitution are proceeded, and the application prospect is prospected by taking the synchronization application of the memristor-coupled system as an example.…”
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Exhausting the (Human) Problem by Annalaura Alifuoco

“…Following theoretical threads from Deleuze to Barad, from crip theory to affect studies, this piece traces how exhaustion operates as both performative principle and performable potential. …”
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Dynamic Assessment of Agricultural Drought Risk in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 2000 to 2018 by LIU Guonie, LIANG Yuanyuan, QIU Yue, XIA Jingxia, DING Mengyao, SUN Peng

“…In the context of global warming and climate change,drought poses a serious threat to agricultural production.The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a “sensor” and “sensitive area” of climate change.Researching the agricultural drought risk of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is conducive to drought prevention planning of the area and improving the ability to resist drought.A risk assessment model is developed for agricultural droughts on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in light of regional disaster system theory,which is employed to investigate the hazard,exposure,vulnerability and spatiotemporal features of agricultural droughts therein.Moreover,the paper regionalizes the risk grade at a county level.The results show the followings:① The hazard of agricultural drought risk on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau presents a “high-low-high” distribution from southeast to northwest,and the southeastern region shows an increasing trend.Wheat and highland barley in the eastern and southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are at a high agricultural drought risk from July to September.Forages in the northern region are at a high agricultural drought risk from April to August.② The regional difference of agricultural drought exposure in Tibet Plateau is small.The exposure shows an increasing trend in the east and northwest while a decreasing trend in the central and west.③ The agricultural drought vulnerability of 98.79% of the counties and cities is decreasing,which passes the significance test at the confidence level of 99%.④ The southeastern and northern regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau witness a high agricultural drought risk and an increasing trend of it.…”
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Optimal Preference Satisfaction for Conflict-Free Joint Decisions by Hiroaki Shinkawa, Nicolas Chauvet, Guillaume Bachelier, André Röhm, Ryoichi Horisaki, Makoto Naruse

“…Earlier studies examined how to conduct fair joint decision-making while avoiding decision conflicts in terms of game theory when multiple players have their own deterministic preference profiles. …”
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Constructing “Society’s Soldiers”: Identity Work, (Total) Defence Willingness and the Swedish Home Guard by Jenny Malmström, Joakim Berndtsson

“…Analytically, we draw on theories of organizational, military, and collective social identity to probe identity-building strategies and how they relate to the idea of defence willingness. …”
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