Image Processing-Based Spall Object Detection Using Gabor Filter, Texture Analysis, and Adaptive Moment Estimation (Adam) Optimized Logistic Regression Models by Nhat-Duc Hoang

“…This study aims at proposing a computer vision model for automatic recognition of localized spall objects appearing on surfaces of reinforced concrete elements. The new model is an integration of image processing techniques and machine learning approaches. …”
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The appointment of judges in Ecuador: In search of a new legitimacy by Miguel Herrera

“…However, less attention has been paid to the concrete mechanisms of institutional change on which these initiatives were based. …”
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Study on the Composite Structure of Aluminum Foam-Filled Thin-Walled Metal Tube to Reduce the Charge Overload inside the Projectile during the Penetration Process by Fudi Liang, Zengyou Liang, Dezhi Deng

“…During the experiment on the high-speed projectile penetrating reinforced concrete target, the acceleration curve of the charge and the projectile body were obtained. …”
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Modified Modal Pushover Design for Asymmetric-Plan RC Shear-Wall Structures by Mohammad Sadegh Birzhandi, Daniyal Mirzakhani

“…The goal of this research is to provide a new method for designing reinforced concrete wall structures with a one-way asymmetric plan. …”
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Comprehensive FR1(C) and FR3 Lower and Upper Mid-Band Propagation and Material Penetration Loss Measurements and Channel Models in Indoor Environment for 5G and 6G by Dipankar Shakya, Mingjun Ying, Theodore S. Rappaport, Hitesh Poddar, Peijie Ma, Yanbo Wang, Idris Al-Wazani

“…This work also presents results from extensive material penetration loss measurements at 6.75 GHz and 16.95 GHz using co and cross polarized antenna configurations for ten common construction materials found inside buildings and on building perimeters, including concrete walls, low-emissivity glass, wood, doors, drywall, and whiteboard. …”
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Impacts of high CDW levels on the chemical, microstructural, and mechanical behavior of cement-based mortars by M.L. Peixoto, S.D. Jesus, H.S. Cavalcante, B.S. Teti, R.C. Manta, N.B. Lima, H.C.B. Nascimento, S. Fucale, N.B.D. Lima

“…Finally, high partial replacements of fine natural aggregate by fine recycled concrete aggregate have technical and sustainable. …”
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Wear Analysis of Tooth Surface of Rack-and-pinion with Variable Mounting Distance for Rack Railway by Yingjie Xu, Peng Zheng, Yunfeng Liu, Yang Gao, Wenbo Xu

“…For this purpose， the process of variable mounting distance transmission of rack-and-pinion in the form of Strub rack railway is analyzed， and the key parameters of variable mounting distance transmission are calculated accordingly； by introducing the mounting distance step and slip distance step， the continuous transmission process of rack and pinion pair with variable mounting distance is discretized， and the mathematical model of wear volume and wear depth of tooth surface of variable installation distance rack-and-pinion is constructed； in order to verify the accuracy of the mathematical model， rack wear test is carried out； combined with concrete examples， the influence of different parameters on tooth surface wear is analyzed to obtain the key factors affecting the wear of tooth surface and their influencing rules. …”
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Seismic Performance Evaluation of Special RC Frames with Gravity Steel Columns under the Base Level by Amin Zaherdannak, Amirhosein Shabani, Saeed Erfani

“…However, dimensions of reinforced concrete columns at these levels cause them to be unideal parking spaces. …”
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Strengthening of Precast RC Frame to Mitigate Progressive Collapse by Externally Bonded CFRP Sheets Anchored with HFRP Anchors by Jianwu Pan, Xian Wang, Fang Wu

“…Currently, the robustness of precast reinforced concrete frames is attracting wide attention. However, avoiding “strong beams and weak columns” during strengthening against progressive collapse is a key problem. …”
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Low-Temperature Performance and Evaluation Index of Gussasphalt for Steel Bridge Decks by Hongyu Ye, Xuancang Wang, Naren Fang, Ziyuan Su

“…Flow, penetration at 50°C, low-temperature bending, and bending fatigue tests of the trabeculae were carried out after secondary mixing of gussasphalt asphalt concrete. Degradation of the material performance after different storage times was studied. …”
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A Critical Analysis of the Relationship between"Meta-Philosophy" and "Methodology"A Critique on the Book The End of the Philosophy of Religion by Malek Shojaijashughani, Fatemeh Bozorgzade

“…Trakakis examines the examples of thinkers from these two traditions and concludes that the religious philosophy in the analytical tradition seeks to assume a particular point of view in metaphilosophy and philosophical methodology, within the narrow confines on scientifically rationalized and logical arguments - independent of the concrete and existential concerns of human life. While introducing analytical key themes in his book The End of the Philosophy of Religion, this paper critique the Trakakis 's views from a methodological point of view and its relationship to metaphilosoph.…”
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Research on intelligent level of the brain of computility network by WANG Chen, ZHAO Peng, TANG Guohua, WANG Xiaohan, YUAN Xiangyang

“…Based on the existing work and demand analysis in the industry, the goal and stage capability of the intelligent evolution of the brain of computility network were studied, and a classification method of the intelligent level of the brain of computility network was put forward, which included detailed steps such as the selection of the evaluation object, the decomposition of the evaluation process, the consideration of the constraint indicators, and a complete set of rules for the evaluation of the intelligent level of the brain of computility network. Finally a concrete application example was given. The proposed method can effectively quantify the specific level of the brain of computility network system, clarify the direction and index of its evolution to the next level, and provide reference for industry intelligent evaluation and system construction.…”
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Spatializing Meersen : Monasteries in Jurassian Burgundy (6th-9th c.) by Jens Schneider

“…Les informations fournies par ce traité, qui permettent de reconstruire le partage de Verdun de 843, posent plusieurs problèmes sur la partition concrète des regna en Frise, en Rhénanie et en Franche-Comté. …”
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Prestress Loss of CFL in a Prestressing Process for Strengthening RC Beams by Xinyan Guo, Dong Liu, Peiyan Huang, Xiaohong Zheng

“…A prestressing system was designed to strengthen reinforced concrete (RC) beams with prestressed carbon fiber laminate (CFL). …”
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The Materialist Foundations of Politics: A Critique of the Book State and Civil Society by Hamid Malekzadeh, Ahmad Khaleghi damghani

“…Any form of encountering a text, for the person who is writing about, is a search for an answer that must be presented to the concrete issues of political life at this point in time and space. …”
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Use of Time- and Frequency-Domain Approaches for Damage Detection in Civil Engineering Structures by V. H. Nguyen, J. Mahowald, S. Maas, J.-C. Golinval

“…The second example consists in reinforced and prestressed concrete panels. Successive damages were introduced in the panels by loading heavy weights and by cutting steel wires. …”
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How Can We Learn from Milieus? by Kristupas Sabolius

“…This argument is supported by bringing together theoretical and practical dimensions – namely, Gilbert Simondon’s theoretical concept of the ‘associated milieu’ and Phenomenon-Based Learning as a concrete educational practice. This approach not only identifies the individual as directly connected to the milieu but also demonstrates the potential to develop processes of connectedness to milieus as educational practices. …”
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Long-Term Vibration Monitoring of the Effects of Temperature and Humidity on PC Girders with and without Fly Ash considering ASR Deterioration by Tuan Minh Ha, Saiji Fukada, Kazuyuki Torii

“…This study investigates the variation in the vibration responses of prestressed concrete (PC) girders, which were deteriorated because of the alkali–silica reaction (ASR), concerning ambient temperature and humidity. …”
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Spectral Representation-Based Multidimensional Nonstationary Ground Motion Model for Seismic Reliability Analysis of Frame Structures by Lawali Moussa Laminou, Xinghua Chen

“…In the numerical analysis, the nonlinear seismic responses and reliability of a 10-story reinforced concrete frame structure are carefully investigated in accordance with the Egyptian seismic code. …”
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Towards Symbiocene: Simulation and Extrapolation of Environmental Inevitability in Ecofiction by Pooja Agarwal

“…Anthropogenic intervention into the environment has led us towards what is now widely understood as a new epoch: the Anthropocene. While nature is a concrete and palpable entity, the othering of it is a linguistic construct. …”
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