Management and quality control of construction materials standards, techniques, and challenges by Severin Jean Maixent Loubouth, Sorel Nzaba, Gildas Ngouono Ngakali, Narcisse Malanda

“…Adherence to stringent standards and regulations is essential for materials like concrete, steel, wood, bricks, and composites. Common defects include manufacturing flaws, storage issues, non-compliance with standards, and variability in quality. …”
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Effect of CaO on the Autogenous Shrinkage of Alkali-Activated Slag Mortar by Dengdeng Zheng, Tao Ji, Guojie Wang

“…The autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag (AAS) is significantly higher than that of ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The higher risk of concrete cracking due to autogenous shrinkage is a critical drawback to wider use of this promising alternative binder. …”
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Experience of Student Entrepreneurs in the Implementation of Businesses Financed with Non-Reimbursable Funds by Dragomir Camelia-Cristina, Zamfirache Alexandra, Foris Tiberiu

“…The results of the research highlighted the factors that encouraged the entrepreneurial intention of the students participating in the study, the advantages they considered they had by participating in the project, as well as the difficulties they faced in the implementation stage of the business. Concrete solutions for promoting entrepreneurial opportunities for students were identified based on the results obtained. …”
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ŽMOGAUS IR GAMTOS SANTYKIŲ PROBLEMOS RAIDA FILOSOFIJOJE by Jūratė Mackevičiūtė

“…I discuss the way which led human reason has covered from the cosmological ideas to the concrete scientific investigations of the present ecological situation. …”
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Design delle manifestazioni umane by Francesco Armato

“… Questo articolo esplora il ruolo del design come strumento di trasformazione dello spazio urbano, evidenziando come scenografie effimere e concrete possano favorire il senso di appartenenza e arricchire l'identità dei luoghi. …”
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Balloon-assisted percutaneous thrombin injection in a subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm: A case report by Nouf Alghaith, Abdulrahman Algain, Abdulqader Alkenawi, Salman Felemban

“…SAP has been seldom described in the literature, explaining the lack of concrete management guidelines. Herein we present a case study of a 63-year-old man with SAP post a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) done 8 days prior to current presentation. …”
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MATCHING TEACHING STYLES WITH STUDENTS’ LEARNING STYLES (A SURVEY OF INDONESIAN STUDENTS’ HABITS OF LEARNING) by Saifuddin Ahmad Husin

“…There are some studies on traditional East Asian learning styles which found that the most popular East Asian learning styles come from the traditional book-centered and grammar-translation method and the students are seen as analytic, visual, field-independent, concrete-sequential, thinking-oriented and reflective styles. …”
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On the general concept of bribery crime: The rationale for the need of its introduction into scientific nomenclature by E.V. Fomenko

“…The origin of this concept has been studied using the dialectical research methods, in particular the ascent from the abstract to the concrete in thinking. The problem of the general concept of bribery crime is relevant because of its theoretical and practical significance. …”
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Accidental suppression of Wilson coefficients in Higgs coupling by Yunjia Bao, Jiayin Gu, Zhen Liu, Chi Shu, Lian-Tao Wang

“…We also discuss constraints, at the HL-LHC and future colliders, on the Wilson coefficients of the two dimension-6 operators for various benchmark scenarios of the concrete model.…”
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The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts by Hakan Turan, Hakan Turan

“…According to one of the theses put forward during this time, the uncertainties that are assumed to be present in every phenomenon and the microscopic coincidences that statistically coincide with them are not the ultimate reality, but rather quantum uncertainty has a metaphysical behind-the-scenes, namely the existence of a God who actively ordains and creates the concrete outcome of every micro phenomenon. It is from this indeterminacy that the “quantum divine action” models, especially those put forward by Christian scientists and philosophers with the intention of reconciling modern science with the concept of a creator God, start. …”
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Capability-Driven Design of Business Service Ecosystem to Support Risk Governance in Regulatory Ecosystems by Christophe Feltus, Eric Grandry, François-Xavier Fontaine

“…This extension allows defining a concrete ecosystem metamodel which is afterwards mapped with an information system risk management model to support risk governance at the ecosystem level. …”
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Les pratiques de bénévoles auprès d’enfants migrants en difficulté scolaire : un système d’activité sous tension by Nathalie Muller Mirza, Oriane Albanèse

“…By articulating singular and collective logics, following a sociocultural approach, we examine the way in which individuals involved carry out the concrete practices that constitute their "work" and how they translate the constraints of the different systems of activity in which they take place. …”
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The Extended Likeability Framework: A Theoretical Framework for and a Practical Case of Designing Likeable Media Applications for Preschoolers by Vero vanden Abeele, Bieke Zaman

“…EV theory helps us move from theoretical insights to concrete design guidelines. Together, the U&G framework and the EV model form the foundation of our extended likeability framework for the design and evaluation of interactive media applications, for preschoolers in the home environment. …”
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Blockage Types and Status Evaluation of Drainage System in Highway Tunnels in Guangdong Province by LI Kejian, LIU Xiabing, WENG Jianhong, ZHOU Yu

“…In order to evaluate the blockage status of the drainage system in operational highway tunnels,this paper summarized the types of problems and blockage materials in highway tunnel drainage systems and proposed an evaluation method for blockage status based on investigations of several highway tunnels in Guangdong Province.The results primarily indicated the following:① The water leakage problems in tunnels were closely related to seasonal rainfall over time and were spatially connected to the distribution of unfavorable geological conditions such as karst.and the decline of drainage function caused by drainage system siltation was an important cause of tunnel water damage.② The types of blockage materials in the highway tunnel drainage system included silt,sand and gravel,concrete blocks or foreign matter,and crystallization or scale deposits.The proposed evaluation indicators for blockage status were as follows:filling degree,flow status,turbidity degree,and accumulation degree.③ Based on the priority division of evaluation indicators for blockage status, a blockage status evaluation method of highway tunnel drainage systems was proposed,and this method has been successfully applied to the drainage system remediation project of the Xinwu Tunnel.The research results can provide reference for the operation and maintenance of highway tunnel drainage systems.…”
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REFORM OF THE RUSSIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION LEGISLATION: OECD ECONOMIC CONDITION OR LEGAL IMPORTANCE by E. L. Sidorenko

“…The paper concludes formulate concrete proposals to improve the criminal law and identifies strategic directions of modern anti-corruption policy.…”
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Infraestrutura de mobilidade urbana e sua articulação com a drenagem sustentável by Talita Montagna, Rafaela Vieira

“…The most common three types of coatings were interlocked pavements (41.47%), inloco molded concrete (21.75%), and hydraulic tile (13.57%). Such constructed areas can be adapted to compose an Urban Sustainable Drainage System, whose techniques allow the infiltration of water in the soil, reducing the interferences in the natural water cycle.…”
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O profesjonalizacji nauczyciela świetlicy – refleksja nad instytucjonalną codziennością by Danuta Urbaniak-Zając

“…On the one hand, the research results have a practical significance; they can be used in the academic training of pedagogues, as they make the conditions of future professional work more concrete (they reduce the abstractness of the content conveyed). …”
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Behavior of FRP Link Slabs in Jointless Bridge Decks by Aziz Saber, Ashok Reddy Aleti

“…The outcome of the study supports the contention that jointless concrete bridge decks may be designed and constructed with fiberglass-reinforced plastic grid link slabs. …”
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How Can Journalists Strengthen Their Fight Against Misinformation in a Changing Media Landscape? by Marina Tulin, Michael Hameleers, Christofer Talvitie, Claes de Vreese

“…We focus on fact-checking because it is among the most powerful journalistic tools against misinformation and a practice that is directly affected by the DSA. We discuss five concrete challenges and provide evidencebased suggestions backed by practice examples that may be applied by journalists who seek to advance the efficacy of their fact-checking efforts on social media. …”
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A literature-based approach to annotation and browsing of Web resources by Miguel A. Sicilia, Elena García, Ignacio Aedo, Paloma Díaz

“…A general-purpose metamodelling framework for literature-based ontologies - which has been used in two concrete domains - is described, along with a proposed methodology and a specific resource annotation approach. …”
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