Access to the Highest Administrative Courts: between the Right of an Individual to Have a Case Heard and the Right of a Court to Hear Selected Cases by Wojciech Piątek

“…A system with no limitations does not guarantee the determination of a concrete dispute in a reasonable time and thus cannot be considered effective. …”
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Monitoring System for Circular Deformation in Metro Shield Tunnels in Soft Soils by Jinfeng Zhang, Ming Zhao

“…For in-service metro shield tunnels in soft soils, large circular deformations are a major concern because they usually lead to various problems, such as water leakage, joint openings, and concrete cracks. However, the monitoring of circular deformation depends mainly on manual surveying, and the automatic monitoring methods developed in recent years generally have low economic applicability and are not widely implemented. …”
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La “Economía Social y Solidaria”: ¿mito o realidad?” by Luciano Martínez Valle

“…The article will revisit some of the obstacles that have emerged out of the concrete case studies examine in the articles included in the previous dossier of Iconos (No.33).…”
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Influence Analysis and Load Reduction Design of Embankment Filling on Overlying Water Conveyance Tunnel by LYU Li, SUN Bo, TAN Cai

“…Embankment filling will have adverse effects on the structure of the overlying water conveyance tunnel.In order to reduce the impact of embankment filling on the overlying water conveyance tunnel,a load reduction plan was proposed by setting cast-in-place piles on both sides of the tunnel.Finite element analysis was used to simulate the water conveyance tunnel without load reduction of cast-in-place piles and that with load reduction and reinforcement of cast-in-place piles under different pile spacing,pile elastic modulus,and pile row numbers.At typical section facility monitoring points,the top arch and arch waist of the tunnel lining were monitored.The stress and deformation of the connection points between the side wall,bottom plate,and side wall and bottom plate were analyzed,and the sensitivity of pile spacing,pile elastic modulus,and pile row number to the tunnel load reduction effect was analyzed.The results indicate that:① Embankment filling will cause a vertical deformation of 5.45 cm in the top arch of the tunnel lining,and the tensile stress on the concrete at the junction of the side wall and floor will reach 8.34 MPa,exceeding the allowable value of the structural tensile strength.The lining is in an unsafe state.② By setting cast-in-place piles,the adverse effects of embankment filling on the water conveyance tunnel can be effectively reduced,and the safety of the water conveyance tunnel can be improved.③ The load reduction effect of the water conveyance tunnel is significantly correlated with the pile spacing and pile row numbers,while the correlation with the elastic modulus is relatively small.…”
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Seismic Performance of Exterior Steel Ring-Stiffener Joint by Zhaoqiang Zhang, Yanru Sa, Yong Yao, Junhai Zhao

“…We study the seismic performance of the exterior steel ring-stiffener (ESRS) joint, a member that is used to connect a steel beam to a square steel tubular column filled with steel fibre recycled concrete for seismic resistance. To this end, the influence of seismic factors such as axial compression ratio and beam-column linear stiffness ratio on seven specimens is studied. …”
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Influence of Sand Gradation on Volumetric Weigh and Compressive Strength of Pavement Foam Mortar by Basri Doni Rinaldi, Putri Elsa Eka, Adji Bayu Martanto, Hakam Abdul

“…The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of the gradation of sand on the resulting physical and mechanical properties of foam mortar (foam concrete). In this research, six gradations of sand were made (gradations of 3 sand sources and 3 gradations based on pusjatan standards) and then used in the manufacture of foam mortar and analyzed for volumetric weigh and compressive strength. …”
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Experimental Study on Flexural Behaviour of Lightweight Multi-Ribbed Composite Slabs by Wei Huang, Xiang Ma, Bin Luo, Zeliang Li, Yujiao Sun

“…Static tests of the bending behaviour of the four pieces of the R-CS specimens and one ordinary concrete cast-in-place slab were carried out. The fracture distribution, bearing capacity, deflection, and load-strain curves of the tensile steel bars were analysed. …”
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The Effects of High Alkaline Fly Ash on Strength Behaviour of a Cohesive Soil by A. Binal

“…Therefore, fly ash is, commonly, unsuitable as an additive in cement or concrete in Turkey. In this study, highly alkaline fly ash obtained from the Yeniköy thermal power plants is combined with soil samples in different proportions (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25%) and changes in the geomechanical properties of Ankara clay were investigated. …”
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Embedding research capacity strengthening in multi-country studies in low-and middle-income countries: learnings from sexual and reproductive health research by Anne M. Khisa, Hesborn Wao, Vanessa Brizuela, Rachidatou Compaoré, Adama Baguiya, Alejandra López Gómez, Mercedes Bonet, Seni Kouanda, Anna Thorson, Evelyn Gitau

“…We provide a framework for embedded RCS; suggest a set of seven concrete actions that research project planners, designers, implementers, and funders can utilise to guide embedded RCS activities in low- and middle-income countries; and present a practical checklist for planning and assessing embedded RCS in research projects.…”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on Bond Quality of Fully Grouted Rockbolt under Confining Pressure and Pull-Out Load by Shuisheng Yu, Leilei Niu, Jin Chen

“…Under the same confining pressure, the guided waves did not diffract well into the cement mortar and concrete with increasing pull-out load, the confining pressure restricted the radial vibration of the guided waves, and the guided wave propagation law weakened. …”
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Child-Right-ing: Going Beyond Innocence to Realize the Rights of Undocumented Migrant Children through Struggles for the Rights of All Children by Jacob Lind

“…I apply this concept to concrete examples from Sweden and the USA to identify strategies and tactics that have been utilized to both limit and extend the rights of undocumented migrant children. …”
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Corrosion of a chimney liner operated for 130,000 hours by Gwoździk M.

“…The chimney liner was located in a chimney made of bricks joined with concrete. A chimney liner made of austenitic steel was tested. …”
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The Origins of the Spy Myth: Portrayals of Gertrude Bell in Global and Turkish Historiography by Muhammed Nurullah Parlakoğlu

“…Drawing on a comparison of the literature and a review of the sources of existing studies, it argues that this perception is rooted in historical anxieties rather than concrete evidence. Although early accounts and personal testimonies do not mention espionage as a motivation for her travels, the idea that she was a spy has become prevalent in the global literature since 1978. …”
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Corrosion Activity on CFRP-Strengthened RC Piles of High-Pile Wharf in a Simulated Marine Environment by Ning Zhuang, Yujue Zhou, Yeming Ma, Yingdi Liao, Da Chen

“…We report test results from an experimental study to investigate the effectiveness of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) against reinforcing steel bar corrosion. Twelve reinforced-concrete pile specimens of 180 mm square by 1,600 mm long were cast. …”
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Kwestia ochrony życia ludzkiego - czyli konieczność uznania miłości do człowieka za podstawę szacunku do naturalnego środowiska by Stanisław Biały

“…We speak here of the readiness for its defense, manifested in concrete actions. Thus , an essential role of such a scientific discipline as environmental ethics shall be giving people the proper catalog of values and norms, which could properly form their motivations, attitudes and behavior as regards the natural environment, which at the end we call the relation of man to himself.…”
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Base-Catalyzed Polymerization of a Substituted Methylenebicyclo[3.3.1]nonane by Sujeet Kumar Thakur, Seera Raviteja, Tayur N. Guru Row, Sambasivan Venkat Eswaran

“…It is pointed out that most papers do not put down the structure of the compound and provide no concrete proof for proposing such structures. The novelty of our work is that we have characterized the precise molecular weights based on mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy along with a well-defined structure. …”
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OGPU organs and Soviet aviation (1928–1934) by A. S. Stepanov

“…The problems of Soviet aviation, largely determined by the state of society and the economy in the USSR, are characterized on the basis of office documents of the special services and other departments. Using concrete examples, the tasks performed by the OGPU body for operational maintenance of Soviet aviation are considered. …”
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Pushing the boundaries of anticipatory action using machine learning by Alexander Kjærum, Bo S. Madsen

“…In this article, we will detail how the model works, the accuracy and limitations of the model, and how we are translating the forecasts into action by using them for anticipatory action in South Sudan and Burkina Faso, including concrete examples of activities that can be implemented ahead of displacement in the place of origin, along routes and in place of destination.…”
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Investigation of Time Series Representations and Similarity Measures for Structural Damage Pattern Recognition by Wenjia Liu, Bo Chen, R. Andrew Swartz

“…The test data used in this study are from the System Identification to Monitor Civil Engineering Structures (SIMCES) Z24 Bridge damage detection tests, a rigorous instrumentation campaign that recorded the dynamic performance of a concrete box-girder bridge under progressively increasing damage scenarios. …”
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Russell B. Definitions and methodological principles in theory of knowledge / trans. from Engl. A. B. Didikin, D. G. Trinitka by A. B. Didikin, D. G. Trinitka

“…It formulates key definitions and justifies the methodological principles on the basis of which will be possible to construct theories consistent with the ideas of empiricism and the concept of knowledge by acquaintance. Drawing on concrete examples as well as the theses on the logical conditioning of the methods of cognition, Russell lays the foundation for the theory of neutral monism, which became the basis of his epistemological ideas in the early period of his work.…”
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