METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE USE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN DEVELOPMENT BANKS ON THE EXAMPLE OF VNESHECONOMBANK by S. Matveevskii

“…It is emphasized that blockchain technology creates a single information field, and in combination with «smart» contracts it allows for the automatic fulfillment of obligations by counterparties. …”
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Vibration Attenuation by a Combination of a Piezoelectric Stack and a Permanent Magnet by A. Nandi, S. Neogy, S. Bhaduri, H. Irretier

“…It is shown that the actuator works as an active damper when the extension and contraction of the actuators are made proportional to the velocity of the beam. …”
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Survey of blockchain:principle,progress and application by Shiqin ZENG, Ru HUO, Tao HUANG, Jiang LIU, Shuo WANG, Wei FENG

“…Blockchain is a kind of distributed ledger technology that upgrades to a complete storage system by adding logic control functions such as intelligent contracts.With the changes of its classification,service mode and application requirements,the core technology forms of Blockchain show diversified development.In order to understand the Blockchain ecosystem thoroughly,a hierarchical technology architecture of Blockchain was proposed.Furthermore,each layer of blockchain was analyzed from the perspectives of basic principle,related technologies and research progress in-depth.Moreover,the technology selections and characteristics of typical Blockchain projects were summarized systematically.Finally,some application directions of blockchain frontiers,technology challenges and research prospects including Smart Cities and Industrial Internet were given.…”
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Ground Deformation Detected by Permanent Tiltmeters on Mt. Etna Summit: The August 23-26, 2018, Strombolian and Effusive Activity Case by Salvatore Gambino, Marco Aloisi, Giuseppe Di Grazia, Giuseppe Falzone, Angelo Ferro, Giuseppe Laudani

“…These changes suggest a shallow contraction source just south of the Southeast Crater. …”
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An Iterative Shrinking Projection Method for Solving Fixed Point Problems of Closed and ϕ-Quasi-Strict Pseudocontractions along with Generalized Mixed Equilibrium Problems in Banac... by Kasamsuk Ungchittrakool

“…We propose an iterative shrinking projection method for finding a common solution of generalized mixed equilibrium problems and fixed point problems of closed and ϕ-quasi-strict pseudo-contractions. Our results hold in reflexive, strictly convex, and smooth Banach spaces with the property (K). …”
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation in the Euro Area During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Mirko Licchetta, Eric Meyermans

“…The empirical analysis suggests that the intensity of the lockdown measures to contain the spread of the virus and the country-specific structure of the economy along with other traditional drivers, in particular falling output, can explain a large part of the contraction. The bold policy response at the national and EU level mitigated the impact of COVID-19 and supported the recovery. …”
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Existence and Uniqueness Results for a Class of Singular Fractional Boundary Value Problems with the p-Laplacian Operator via the Upper and Lower Solutions Approach by KumSong Jong, HuiChol Choi, KyongJun Jang, SunAe Pak

“…Some fixed-point theorems such as the Leray-Schauder nonlinear alternative, the Schauder fixed-point theorem, and the Banach contraction mapping principle and the properties of the Gauss hypergeometric function are used to prove our main results. …”
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BARRIERS OF EXTERNAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES TO RUSSIAN NON-COMMODITY EXPORTS by E. A. Amiraslanova, N. Yu. Barkova, T. O. Shpunt

“…Also the classification of such “barriers of ignorance” has been developed and the measures, allowing to reduce the impact of these barriers have been proposed: creation of an electronic commercial site; creation of multifunctional centers, in which certification and licensing procedures would be carried out, customs and tax сonsultancy to potential exporters, advice and assistance in obtaining the necessary permission documentation in foreign countries; сounselling on the correct execution of foreign economic contracts to avoid double taxation and transfer pricing and other measures.…”
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Approximation for the Hierarchical Constrained Variational Inequalities over the Fixed Points of Nonexpansive Semigroups by Li-Jun Zhu

“…The purpose of the present paper is to study the hierarchical constrained variational inequalities of finding a point x* such that x*∈Ω,〈(A-γf)x*-(I-B)Sx*,x-x*〉≥0,  ∀x∈Ω, where Ω is the set of the solutions of the following variational inequality: x*∈Ϝ,〈(A-S)x*,x-x*〉≥0,  ∀x∈Ϝ, where A,B are two strongly positive bounded linear operators, f is a ρ-contraction, S is a nonexpansive mapping, and Ϝ is the fixed points set of a nonexpansive semigroup {T(s)}s≥0. …”
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Common Fixed-Point Results in Ordered Left (Right) Quasi-b-Metric Spaces and Applications by Hemant Kumar Nashine, Sourav Shil, Hiranmoy Garai, Lakshmi Kanta Dey, Vahid Parvaneh

“…We use the notions of left- and right-complete quasi-b-metric spaces and partial ordered sets to obtain a couple of common fixed-point results for strictly weakly isotone increasing mappings and relatively weakly increasing mappings, which satisfy a pair of almost generalized contractive conditions. To illustrate our results, throughout the paper, we give several relevant examples. …”
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Effects of Duct Cross Section Camber and Thickness on the Performance of Ducted Propulsion Systems for Aeronautical Applications by Rodolfo Bontempo, Marcello Manna

“…The axisymmetric flow field around a ducted rotor is thoroughly analysed by means of a nonlinear and semi-analytical model which is able to deal with some crucial aspects of shrouded systems like the interaction between the rotor and the duct, and the slipstream contraction and rotation. Not disregarding the more advanced CFD based methods, the proposed procedure is characterised by a very low computational cost that makes it very appealing as analysis tool in the preliminary steps of a design procedure of hierarchical type. …”
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Warp drives and Martel–Poisson charts by Abhishek Chowdhury

“…We analyse the expansion/contraction of space and the (NEC) violations associated with these warp drives and find interesting scalings due to the global imprints of the conical defects. …”
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Normalisation des compétences et rationalisation pédagogique. Le cas de la formation technique au Québec by Sylvie Monchatre

“…Therefore, new public management is set up to develop school autonomy, contract-based links between schools and the state, and evaluation. …”
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Genre et migrations by Nadia Ouabdelmoumen

“…Drawing on a research that questioned the reproduction of gender and power relations in the implementation of the language related components of the Accommodation and Integration Contract (CAI) in Rennes, this paper looks into the interpretation of « autonomy » as a principle revealing normative logics and situated social relations, that are delimited by the application process of this apparatus of French immigration policies. …”
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Gestes, savoirs et normes de métier des enseignants vus par des collégiens by Marie-Sylvie Claude, Patrick Rayou

“…Taking into account, in addition to the standards of the teachers, these standards of the college students, can help to understand the joint action between teachers and pupils, and the didactic contracts which result from it…”
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From Dumas fils’s Étrangère to Wilde’s Aventurière: French Theatrical Forerunners of the Wildean Female Dandy by Ignacio Ramos Gay

“…My aim is thus twofold: first to recognize the debt British playwrights contracted towards French drama and, secondly, to state that French theatrical stereotypes, even when being the main cause of native playwrights’ drowsiness, were also the first step towards the renaissance of English drama, as it can be observed throughout Oscar Wilde’s, Pinero’s, Gilbert’s and Jones’s dramaturgies.…”
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Planning Special Events by Reba Ellen Hicks, Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani

“…After reading this publication, you will be able to explain how event sites are chosen, what criteria are used to plan events, and how to handle site permits, contracts, and budgets. You also will learn the five critical stages in planning a special event and how to evaluate an event. …”
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Baczko, Rousseau and Polish Republicanism by Anna Grześkowiak-Krwawicz

“…Starting from an in-depth knowledge of secondary literature and Polish sources, including the dossier provided to Rousseau by Count Michal Wielhorski, the author shows how Baczko succeeded in offering an innovative reading of this text of Rousseau, understood not so much as an attempt to apply the theories of the Social Contract to Polish reality, but as an encounter of idées-forces, images and social dreams, an encounter based on the reciprocity of an exchange that affects the interlocutors, the conservative Polish nobility and the theorist of popular sovereignty. …”
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Patients’ loyalty to primary care institutions and associated factors in China: a cross-sectional study by Liqing Li, Qi Zhang, Liyong Zhu, Guohua Zeng, Hongwei Huang, Zhensheng Chen, Xiaogang Zhou, Xiaofang Wang, Zisheng Xu, Chunmei Wu, Di Yang, Xiaoting Zhai, Sule Yang, Zuxun Lu, Yong Gan, Zuxun Lu

“…Gender, age, marital status, education level, occupation, health status, number of family members, family doctor contract, patients’ trust, patients’ satisfaction, and willingness to obtain medical treatment from PCIs were significant predictors of patients’ loyalty.…”
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The Effect of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) on the Cytosolic Calcium Concentration and Force in Rat Intramural Coronary Arteries by M. Sheykhzade, N.C.B. Nyborg

“…At a steady state of contraction, the increase in [Ca2+]i induced by 300 nM U46619 (100״x 14 nM, n = 7) was similar to that induced by 36 mM K+ (98 ״x 9 nM, n = 7). …”
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