Evaluation of environmental impacts of cleanroom construction with a life cycle analysis approach based on energy and material consumption by Pouya Partonia, Sobhan Heidarian, Mohamadreza Sharifi, Ghorbanali Dezvareh, Ahmad Khodadadi Darban

“…Using 20-cm-thick walls with cement mortar increased global warming index pollution from 29 to 57.82% post-material adjustments. Increasing concrete wall thickness and adding insulation can reduce energy consumption and environmental impacts over a building’s 50-year lifespan, resulting in a 4.5% reduction across all environmental indices. …”
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Persuasive Rhetoric in Health Tourism Websites: Effective Verbal Strategies for Customer Engagement by Ganna Zakharova Garcia

“…The results of this study present concrete examples from the resorts' websites, demonstrating the practical application of some verbal strategies in a real-world context. …”
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Enlightenment and Totalitarianism A Book Review of Critique and Crisis, Enlightenment and the Pathogenesis of Modern Society by Behnam Joodi, Majid Tavassoli Roknabadi

“…Instead the Enlightenment developed patterns of thought and behaviour which, at the latest from 1789 onwards, foundered on the rocks of the concrete political challenges that arose. The Enlightenment succumbed to a Utopian image which, while deceptively propelling it, helped to produce contradictions that could not be resolved in practice and prepared the way for the Terror and for dictatorship. …”
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Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types by Sangyong Kim, Joon-Ho Moon, Yoonseok Shin, Gwang-Hee Kim, Deok-Seok Seo

“…In this research, four constructed buildings were analyzed, with these having either reinforced concrete (RC) or steel (S) structures. An input-output framework analysis was used to measure energy consumption and CO2 emissions of input materials for each structural frame type. …”
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Analisis Kapasitas Seismik Gedung Eksisting Beton Bertulang Dengan Dinding Bata by Dinda Lestari, Maidawati Maidawati, Muhammad Ridwan

“…Evaluasi berpedoman pada standar Jepang, Standard for Seismic Evaluation of Existing Reinforced Concrete Building, 2001, dengan menggunakan metode level dua. …”
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Evaluation on Braking Stability of Autonomous Vehicles Running along Curved Sections Based on Asphalt Pavement Adhesion Properties by Binshuang Zheng, Xiaoming Huang, Junyao Tang, Jiaying Chen, Runmin Zhao, Zhengqiang Hong, Tao Tang, Meiling Han

“…The results indicate that, according to the adhesion coefficient of different asphalt pavement types under different road conditions, the ranking order is open-grade friction course (OGFC) > stone matrix asphalt (SMA) > dense-graded asphalt concrete (AC). In addition, both the maximum lateral offset distances and the maximum lateral forces of the tires decrease as the curve radius gradually increases under different road conditions. …”
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Experimental study on the resistance of asphalt mixtures to permanent deformation and its relation to mechanical behavior of pavement structures by Thanh Chung Do, Tan Hau Nguyen, Van Long Nguyen

“…This study explores the impact of elastic modulus on the rut resistance of three distinct asphalt concrete (AC) mixtures and analyzes its relationship with the mechanical behavior of pavement structures concerning rutting performance. …”
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It’s Hard to Prepare for Task Novelty: Cueing the Novelty of Upcoming Tasks Does Not Facilitate Task Performance by Mengqiao Chai, Ana F. Palenciano, Ravi Mill, Michael W. Cole, Senne Braem

“…After comparing task performance between cued and uncued blocks, our results provided no evidence supporting the benefit of cueing for both practiced and novel tasks, suggesting that people cannot prepare for different task configuration processes in the absence of concrete task information.…”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL MEASURING OF COMMUNICATIVE – INFORMATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS OF SENSE OF OBJECTIVE REALITY by Vera I. Aksenova

“…The author offers the thesis that the social behaviour of people is significantly defined by the possible sign systems which are created by cultures of the concrete societies that represent a new approach in understanding of the communicative and information determinants of the semantic and vital key points of the person and society. …”
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薄壁型钢混凝土梁抗弯性能试验研究 by 任重, 张志鹏, 何逸鸣, 程亮, 戴柳丝

“…为研究薄壁型钢混凝土（thin-walled steel concrete，TSC）梁试件的抗弯性能，设计制作了5根TSC梁并进行四点弯曲试验。探究不同抗剪螺杆布置方式、截面形式、剪跨比以及混凝土保护层厚度对TSC梁试件抗弯性能的影响。…”
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Loving and Healing a Hurt City: Planning a Green Monterrey Metropolitan Area by Rob Roggema, Igor Ishi Rubio Cisneros, Rodrigo Junco López, Paulina Ramirez Leal, Marina Ramirez Suarez, Miguel Ortiz Díaz

“…This approach reveals concrete and widespread pain in the metropolis, such as impacts on natural landscapes (rivers and mountains), air pollution, ecological degradation, and hydrological disconnections. …”
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An analysis of road accidents caused by the current road infrastructure in Romania by Gheorghe Neamțu, Marinela Ință

“…The scientific paper presents in a concrete and elegant way an analysis of how the poor quality and insufficiency of the current road infrastructure in Romania negatively influences road safety. …”
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Shock Wave Propagation Characteristics of Cylindrical Charge and Its Aspect Ratio Effects on the Damage of RC Slabs by Xiaohua Zhao, Gaohui Wang, Hongyuan Fang, Yong Fan, Xueming Du

“…Antiknock research of reinforced concrete (RC) slabs is often carried out with spherical or nearly spherical explosives, although many explosives used in engineering and military are cylinder shaped. …”
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The effect of compost on growth and yield of Phaseolus vulgaris plants grown under saline soil by Mostafa M. Rady, Wael M. Semida, Khaulood A. Hemida, Magdi T. Abdelhamid

“…Methods Six organic and mineral materials were well mixed with water and composted in a polyvinyl house in a concrete trench of size 4 9 5 9 2m (W 9 L 9 D), respectively. …”
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Retracted: Efficiency Analysis of Machine Learning Intelligent Investment Based on K-Means Algorithm by Liang Li, Jia Wang, Xuetao Li

“…The results show that the machine learning based on K-means algorithm makes a concrete analysis of the investment efficiency of Capricorn Smart Investment, this method can also be used for the efficiency analysis of other smart investment products.…”
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Effects of two different cooling impact treatments on the thermal damage and mechanical properties of high-temperature granite by Xingchen Liu, Feng Huang, Aichen Zheng, Dong Yang

“…To study the mechanical properties and damage characteristics of cooled high-temperature rocks, uniaxial compression tests on granite cooled using two different media (water and concrete) after high-temperature treatment at 200–800 °C were conducted. …”
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Aktuelle deutsche Plakatwerbung in kultureller Sicht - eine Bestandsaufnahme by Thomas Tinnefeld

“…As far as text-image references are concerned, some very original examples are analysed, in which text and image are in a relationship of complementarity, exemplification or symbolisation. As a whole, highly concrete manifestations of contemporary German culture become obvious.…”
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Valsartan in Combination with Tripterygium Glycosides Protects against Chronic Nephritis via the Toll-Like Receptor 4 Pathway by Jiabao Dong, Duo Huang, Ling Jing, Mengmeng Wu

“…Valsartan has been studied to exert effects on kidney disease. However, the concrete function of valsartan in combination with tripterygium glycosides in chronic nephritis remained largely unknown. …”
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Experimental Research Based on the Optical Fiber Sensing Technology for a Jacked PHC Pipe Pile Penetration Process by Songkui Sang, Yonghong Wang, Jiaxiao Ma, Mingyi Zhang

“…In this test, the axial strain experienced by two closed Prestressed High-strength Concrete (PHC) pipe piles during jacking into layered soil was monitored successfully using Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors mounted on the pile shaft. …”
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¡No en mi patio trasero!: el caso de la comunidad ecológica de Peñalolén by Roberto Mardones Arévalo

“…On the one hand a lack of clarity on the politics of land use; and on the other hand, the emergence of poor quality citizenship, unable to mobilize around concrete objectives.…”
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