A Practical Design Method for Reducing Postconstruction Settlement of Highway Subgrade Induced by Soil Creep by Fei Zhou, Tangdai Xia, Bingqi Yu, Fan Xia, Fan Yu

“…The postconstruction settlement of the bridge approach is usually uneven, which could create a bump in the roadway. Indeed, this is a typical situation at the end of the bridge approach and requires a solution. …”
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Représentations de la vieillesse et orientation professionnelle by Hélène Geurts, Marie-Claire Haelewyck

“…Qualitative data were analyzed by a methodological triangulation performed with software NVivo 11 (ACT) and IRaMuTteQ (ADS, CDH, AFC and prototypical analysis).Result's analysis showed a nuanced vision of the elderly carried by students. Indeed, the core of the representation refers to a retired, wise and experienced elder. …”
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Cosmological constant as an integration constant by Justin C. Feng, Pisin Chen

“…We remark on a recent debate regarding Cotton gravity and find that while the Codazzi equation of that theory is indeed underdetermined, the solutions of the Codazzi equation trivialize to $$\lambda g_{ab}$$ λ g ab on generic backgrounds, and that in principle, one can close the system with the divergence-free condition and an appropriate choice of initial data. …”
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Language as a creator of realities and public opinion: Critical analysis in the context of the current media ecosystem by Sabina Civila de Dios, Luis M. Romero-Rodríguez, Ignacio Aguaded

“…However, this does not mean the role of the media in social control has been completely lost through strategies such as framing and priming. Indeed, new informative vices, such as fake news, have emerged from this interactive construction of realities.…”
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Ambiguity and confusion around the celebration of the Mawlid. by Mehdi Berriah

“…Among these scholars, Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328), one of the most divisive and influential medieval theologians in contemporary Islamic thought, seems to be a particular case. Indeed, his writings are cited by both supporters and opponents of the Mawlid to give more weight to their speeches. …”
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Principles of an Economic Life Based on Halal Gain in the Light of Prophet’s Teachings by Ekrem Erdem

“…Such individual weaknesses of Muslims lead to occasional and unjustified accusations on Islam. Indeed, the problem is not in Islam, but Muslims who have failed to apply its teachings to their lives- the basic motivation of this study. …”
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De l’utopie socialiste au réalisme chrétien by Isabelle Richet

“…His new theological absolutism led to political relativism. Indeed, realism now meant that in politics a Christian could only choose between the lesser of two evils. …”
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Par-delà le changement climatique, les représentations du changement environnemental : le poids de la tension entre filière et territoire dans les secteurs pastoral et viticole en... by Marion Charbonneau, Gaëlle Deletraz, Julien Rebotier 

“…Additionally, the study critically engages with the main drivers through which public action is implemented in agriculture. Indeed, the paper stresses how relevant the organization of the productive sectors is (be it a local and place-based organization – pastoral sector ; or a more institutional and vertical one – wine production sector) in framing representations and strategies linked with environmental change.…”
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Assessing Contact Graph Routing Performance and Reliability in Distributed Satellite Constellations by J. A. Fraire, P. Madoery, S. Burleigh, M. Feldmann, J. Finochietto, A. Charif, N. Zergainoh, R. Velazco

“…To this end, after a thorough description of CGR, two appealing satellite constellations are proposed and evaluated by means of simulations. Indeed, the DtnSim simulator is introduced as another relevant contribution of this work. …”
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Optimal control of chikungunya disease: Larvae reduction, treatment and prevention by Djamila Moulay, M. A. Aziz-Alaoui, Hee-Dae Kwon

“…Three main efforts are considered in order to limit the virus transmission. Indeed, there is no vaccine nor specific treatment against chikungunya, that is why the main measures to limit the impact of such epidemic have to be considered. …”
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Les humanistes français, le roi et le tyran. Débats autour du tyrannicide au sein du milieu humaniste français, 1ère moitié du XVe siècle by Lucie Jollivet

“…On November 23, 1407, the premeditated murder of king Charles’ brother Louis d’Orléans by the henchmen of their cousin John of Burgundy puts the question of the tyrant and tyrannicide at the center of intellectual debates. Indeed, having confessed to ordering the crime, Jean sans Peur goes back on his statement and asks a team of theologians led by the Norman Jean Petit to prepare his defense. …”
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Les Ouïghours en Syrie by Dilnur Reyhan

“…However, in the facts, this population represents only part of this movement which includes more and more other Central Asian Turks. Indeed, the ideology of TIP has evolved over time, no longer targeting the only Uyghur cause, but the creation of a Turkic and Islamic Central Asian nation. …”
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Astrocyte and Neuronal Plasticity in the Somatosensory System by Robert E. Sims, John B. Butcher, H. Rheinallt Parri, Stanislaw Glazewski

“…However, in recent years, increasing evidence has emerged on the role of astrocytes in brain function, including plasticity. Indeed, astrocytes appear as necessary partners of neurons at the core of the mechanisms of coding and homeostatic plasticity recorded in neurons. …”
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Dialetics and Structural Organization in the Ẹ̀bìbì Festival Performances of the Ẹ̀pẹ́ People in Lagos State, Nigeria by Babatunde Olanrewaju Adebua, Mobolanle Ebunoluwa Sotunsa

“…The Èbìbì ̣ festival celebrated in Èpẹ́ ̣ is indeed rich in oral 200 Babatunde Olanrewaju Adebua and Mobolanle Ebunoluwa Sotunsa aesthetic forms such as narration, wording, texture and dramatization which enhance its performance aesthetics to a large degree. …”
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Treating Woman with Myo-Inositol Vaginal Suppositories Improves Partner’s Sperm Motility and Fertility by Mario Montanino Oliva, Roberta Poverini, Rosella Lisi, Maria Cristina Carra, Franco Lisi

“…In this study, we demonstrated that treating fertile women with myo-inositol (MI) vaginal suppositories ameliorated their partners’ sperm motility and also positively affected their conceiving capacity, without changes in cervical mucus structural and biochemical characteristics. Indeed, by means of the postcoital test on female cervical mucus, a significant improvement especially in progressive sperm motility was recorded after MI suppository use. …”
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Analysis on the Low Speed Performance of an Inward-Turning Multiduct Inlet for Turbine-Based Combined Cycle Engines by Chengxiang Zhu, Haifeng Zhang, Zhancang Hu, Yancheng You

“…Aside of the most studied mode of transition processes, another significant severe issue regarding the aerodynamic performance of the turbine duct (T-duct) at ground states has rarely been investigated which indeed directly determines the operability and reality of similar engine systems; this issue will be addressed in the present work. …”
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A Globally Optimal Robust Design Method for Complex Systems by Yue Chen, Jian Shi, Xiao-jian Yi

“…The proposed approach combines the metaheuristic algorithm with the DIRECT algorithm where the former is used to seek the maximum size of hyperbox, and the latter is used as a checking technique that guarantees the obtained hyperbox is indeed a solution hyperbox. There are three advantages of the proposed approach. …”
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Impact of Coolant Operation on Performance and Heterogeneities in Large Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: A Review by Marine Cornet, Erwan Tardy, Jean-Philippe Poirot-Crouvezier, Yann Bultel

“…PEMFCs’ operation entails the presence of heterogeneities in the generation of current, heat and water along the active surface area. Indeed, PEMFCs are open systems, and as such, operating heterogeneities are inherent to their operation. …”
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Propagandes, films et guerre du Vietnam : histoires d’hommes et de femmes ou propagande du « genre » de The Deer Hunter (1978) à Path to War (2002) by Alexandra Boudet-Brugal

“…It is mostly about defining men as visible acting characters on stage and women as secondary characters (Path to War), playing the part of the apolitical and maternal Other (Heaven and Earth). Indeed, their historical identity mainly defines them as “those who do not make war” (The Deer Hunter). …”
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Image-Based Concrete Crack Detection Using Convolutional Neural Network and Exhaustive Search Technique by Shengyuan Li, Xuefeng Zhao

“…The results confirm that the proposed method can indeed detect cracks in images from real concrete surfaces.…”
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