Generalized Terzaghi’s Effective Stress Equation for Unsaturated Soil: An Independent Phase Balance Approach That Considers a Pore Water Content Gradient by Lifeng Zeng, Longtan Shao

“…This equation states that the effective stress is equal to the total stress minus the neutral stress. …”
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Safety evaluation method of bottom coal thickness in thick coal seam roadway by Yunliang Tan, Shilin Song, Xiufeng Zhang, Xuesheng Liu

“…When floor rock strength was equal to bottom coal strength, the increase of floor stress and displacement with the change of bottom coal thickness was the smallest, which was 34.29% and 33.61% respectively. …”
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Content popularity difference-aware cache eviction scheme for CDN-P2P hybrid networks by Hua NIE, Min ZHANG, Jing-rong GUO, Xiao-long YANG

“…,Diff-Attribute) was proposed.Bewildered the holistic popularity of a content file,it also considered the individual popularity of its segment.More importantly,based on the concept of entropy,A method to measure the popularity difference between content files or segments was put forward.If the popularities of the segments within a content file are equalizing,its prefix segment would be pre-cached.Otherwise,the requested segments or files directly based on its popularity would be cached.Compared with traditional schemes (e.g.…”
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LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS AS LEARNING AND TARGET NEEDS IN BUSINESS ENGLISH PROGRAM FOR TOUR GUIDE DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN KENYA. by Douglas Ondara Orang'i

“…This paper is an attempt to show that learners can very ably articulate their needs and that teachers too can give their perceptions on learners’ needs thanks to their experience in the field. Equally, employers as has been seen in this paper also have a say on the ESP courses offered to learners. …”
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Modeling inequality levels with the help of spatial and non-spatial indices in northern Khorasan by ali asghar pilehvar

“…The paper seeks to answer these two questions as to whether the spatial and non-spatial indices in regional disparities have an effect on equality? And can we achieve a functional model based on the evaluation of indicators? …”
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Lipid-based systems with precipitation inhibitors as formulation approach to improve the drug bioavailability and/or lower its dose: a review by Kovačević Mila, Gašperlin Mirjana, Pobirk Alenka Zvonar

“…As such an approach allows the incorporation of larger amounts of the drug in equal or even lower volumes of SMEDDS, it also enables the production of smaller final dosage forms as well as decreased gastrointestinal irritation, being of particular importance when formulating dosage forms for children or the elderly. …”
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CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY, POLITICAL DISTRUST AND AFRO-PESSIMISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS; THE FOURTH REPUBLIC IN FOCUS by LAMBE EMMANUEL OYEWOLE

“…The introduction of democracy into African society which in time replaced the old African political system, however even after political independence majority of African society continued with this same western political system which was seem as been more advance in providing equal opportunity, collective responsibility, human rights advancement, state development etc. …”
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THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE OUTSOURCING ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF ACCESS BANKPLC) by JOY DAMIAN-ONYIA

“…While observation and oral interviews were equally used to gather more insights into the research premise. …”
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Goddess Worship and New Spirituality in the Postmodern World: a Brief Overview by T. V. Danylova

“…The return of the Goddess to the throne and a profound appreciation of Femininity is a necessary step forward in establishing true equality and restoring lost harmony. As humanity returns to the Absolute that transcends duality, as divinity is revealed in feminine and masculine forms, and, finally, as humans get in touch with their true self, the two faces, feminine and masculine, will inevitably merge. …”
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Outcomes of Patients with Tendinous Mallet Finger Injury Managed with DIPJ Extension Splinting vs Axial Pinning by Roel Gabriel Rabino, Raymar Sibonga

“…Conclusion: Both treatments yielded similar results for range of motion, extension lag, and flexion loss, making them equally effective. However, axial pinning may result in better subjective improvement and satisfaction. …”
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Logiques et contradictions du trafic transalpin dans le contexte politique et social européen by Manfred Perlik

“…But there are contradictions within different primary societal/political goals as well as between these goals and economic ones, especially the contradiction between competitiveness and equal living conditions in different regions. Such contradictions can be explained by the process of European unification, by the different interests of the most important stakeholders, and by the change of values in the last 30 years that may be characterised as a regime change. …”
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A Mathematical and Numerically Integrable Modeling of 3D Object Grasping under Rolling Contacts between Smooth Surfaces by Suguru Arimoto, Morio Yoshida

“…Geometrical conditions of pure rolling contacts are described through the moving-frame coordinates at each rolling contact point under the postulates: (1) two surfaces share a common single contact point without any mutual penetration and a common tangent plane at the contact point and (2) each path length of running of the contact point on the robot fingertip surface and the object surface is equal. It is shown that a set of Euler-Lagrange equations of motion of the fingers-object system can be derived by introducing Lagrange multipliers corresponding to geometric conditions of contacts. …”
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The role of mediation in the activities of law enforcement bodies by V. A. Doroshenko

“…Mediation is conducted by mutual consent of the mediation parties, taking into account the principles of voluntariness, confidentiality, neutrality, independence and impartiality of the mediator, self-determination and equality of rights of the mediation parties. The principles of mediation extend to the stage of preparation for mediation. …”
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Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Banyan/Ramie Fibers Reinforced with Nanoparticle Hybrid Polymer Composite by T. Raja, V. Mohanavel, M. Ravichandran, S. Suresh Kumar, Munirah D. Albaqami, Reham Ghazi Alotabi, Mohanraj Murugesan

“…The two phases of reinforcing and matrix were taken at an equal ratio of 50% in each, and the conventional hand layup process was fabricated making five different sequences of laminates. …”
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Obstetric Characteristics and Management of Patients with Postpartum Psychosis in a Tertiary Hospital Setting by C. E. Shehu, M. A. Yunusa

“…There were 12 (52.2%) live births, and 11 (47.8%) perinatal deaths and the fetal sex ratio was equal. The most common presentation was talking irrationally. …”
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Adjectives and Modal Verbs Used in Horoscopes in Dawn Newspapers and their Impact on Readers: A Corpus-Assisted Study by Saqlain Hassan, Jamshaid Anjum, Zafar Ullah Shaheen

“…The data for the second part of the study are gathered with the help of a questionnaire from a purposive sample size of 20 males and females in equal proportion. Identification of adjectives and modal verbs is carried out with the help of the software Sketch Engine. …”
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Dual Citizenship in Germany and what it Means for World Politics by M. S. Salkina

“…In these circumstances further changes are possible in integration processes, the relations between EU and its key partners and equally in international security architecture. The analysis is preceded by a short historical overview of Turkish diaspora formation in Germany and German vision of a national community that inevitably determines the State citizenship policies.…”
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From Independence Day to Land of Plenty: Screening American Patriotism from German Émigré Perspectives before and after 9/11 by Frank Mehring

“…Independence Day and Land of Plenty are two tropes referring to the basis of American national identity: the Declaration of Independence with its guarantee of equal and inalienable rights and the promise of an inexhaustible abundance of resources. …”
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Eglises, identités non confessionnelles et islam en Allemagne by Sylvie Toscer-Angot

“…In response to the questions raised by the diversity of faiths, beliefs or affiliations, public authorities are trying to find political and legal ways that may reconcile the requirements of protection of fundamental freedoms (the freedoms of conscience and religion), the principle of neutrality of the state, equal treatment of all religious communities in respect to their traditions and heritages. …”
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Numerical simulation of frozen wall formation in water-saturated rock mass by solving the Darcy-Stefan problem by Mikhail Semin, Lev Levin

“…It has been found that the external groundwater flow has a significant effect on the growth of a frozen wall in the case when the groundwater velocity magnitude is greater than or equal to 50 mm/day. This critical seepage velocity strongly depends on how quickly the water content and rock mass permeability decrease with decreasing temperature, or on the parameters of the rock mass freezing characteristic curve and permeability versus temperature curve. …”
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