A contribution to the study of the history and architecture of the 'Rosija' Insurance Company building in Belgrade (1904-1908) by Andrić Dunja, Kiproski Sanja

“…At the beginning of the 20th century, an ambitious project for the construction of the palace of the 'Rosija' ('Russia') Insurance Company was realized along Terazije, one of the most important transects within Belgrade's urban fabric. Built in the spirit of the Vienna Secession movement, with its height and volumetric characteristics, the edifice embodied the urban development of Terazije and became a recognizable visual topos of the capital of the Kingdom of Serbia. …”
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Defense scheme for the world state based attack in Ethereum by Zhen GAO, Dongbin ZHANG, Xiao TIAN

“…Ethereum is taken as the representative platform of the second generation of blockchain system.Ethereum can support development of different distributed applications by running smart contracts.Local database is used to store the account state (named world state) for efficient validation of transactions, and the state root is stored in the block header to guarantee the integrity of the state.However, some researches revealed that the local database could be easily tempered with, and attackers can issue illegal transactions based on the modified account state to obtain illegitimate benefits.This world-state based security problem was introduced, and the preconditions for attack were analyzed.Compared with the two common security threats under the PoW (proof of work) consensus, it was found that when the attacker controls the same mining computing power, the world-state based attack brought higher risk, and the success rate approached 100%.In order to deal with this threat, a practical scheme for attack detection and defense was proposed accordingly.The secondary verification and data recovery process were added to the Ethereum source code.The feasibility and complexity of the proposed scheme was evaluated with single-machine multi-threading experiments.The proposed scheme improves Ethereum’s tolerance to malicious tampering of account state, and is applicable to other blockchain platforms applying local database for transaction validation, such as Hyperledger Fabric.In addition, the time and computational overhead brought by the proposed scheme are not prominent, so it has good applicability and induces acceptable impact on the performance of original system.…”
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DEM Simulation of Biaxial Compression Experiments of Inherently Anisotropic Granular Materials and the Boundary Effects by Zhao-Xia Tong, Lian-Wei Zhang, Min Zhou

“…The results demonstrate that the boundary condition plays a significant role on the stress-strain relationship and strength of granular materials with inherent fabric anisotropy if the stresses are calculated by the force applied on the wall. …”
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The Constitutive Model of Rockfill Based on Property-Dependent Plastic Potential Theory for Geomaterials by Xuefeng Li, Ruijie Li, Junhui Zhang, Qi Wang

“…According to the effect of the particle grading and crushing on the fractal dimension, the fractal theory and fabric tensor were introduced to establish the yield and failure criteria of the rockfill. …”
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A Wearable Wireless Energy Link for Thin-Film Batteries Charging by Giuseppina Monti, Laura Corchia, Egidio De Benedetto, Luciano Tarricone

“…In more detail, in order to facilitate the integration into wearable accessories (such as handbags or suitcases), the prototype of the wireless energy link was implemented by exploiting a magnetic coupling between two planar resonators fabricated by using a conductive fabric on a layer of leather. …”
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Study on the Performance of Expansive Subgrade Soil Stabilized with Enset Ash by Derara Neguse, Eleyas Assefa, S. M. Assefa

“…The microstructural properties of natural soil and stabilized soil were selected based on strength properties and were observed by a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging device, and the result clearly shows the alteration in the fabric and morphology of the natural soil. The mineralogical composition of expansive soil is identified by XRD, and the result shows that the expansive soil in the study area is mainly composed of quartz and montmorillonite, which separately take up 50% and 38.5% of the total air-dried sample, while the percentage of kaolinite was 11.5%. …”
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Development of Indigenous Language Orthographies: Setting Up English as the Torch Bearer by Juniel Shoko Matavire

“…The argument that Indigenous languages require revitalisation through more pronounced roles across the fabric of society remain a social justice and affirmative action issue since 1994. …”
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Exploring In-Network Computing with Information-Centric Networking: Review and Research Opportunities by Marica Amadeo, Giuseppe Ruggeri

“…In-network computing (INC) offers a transformative solution by integrating computational capabilities directly into the network fabric, enabling dynamic and distributed task execution. …”
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Navigating Sense of Place through lived spaces and the memory of place in historic Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore by Zunaira Batool, Azizi Bahauddin

“…Abstract Historic fabric are increasingly at risk because they disregard the sense of place in urban regeneration projects, which jeopardises regional identities and customs. …”
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« Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics » Social Comedy, Nostalgia and a World of Fantasy (Wilde and Hofmannsthal) by Anne-Isabelle François

“…The acts present an extremely brilliant, though exaggerated mirror world and act thus as critical comments upon the fabric of British society, a glowing Schein on the brink of disappearing forever. …”
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Development of 3D-Formed Textile-Based Electrodes with Flexible Interconnect Ribbon by Paula Veske-Lepp, Glenn Van Steenkiste, Svea Thienpondt, Joris Cools, Herbert De Pauw, Frederick Bossuyt

“…This article presents the development of 3D-formed textile-based electrodes together with a narrow fabric-based interconnect system. This study showcases the methods and materials for the fabrication of the textile-based electrodes and the interconnect system, including a durability assessment, by performing standardized washing (ISO 6330-2012) and user tests. …”
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Exploring ethnomathematics in donggala woven based on geometry and calculus concepts by Indah Suciati, Hajerina Hajerina, Dewi Sri Wahyuni, Wahyuni H. Mailili, Nurhalida Sartika

“…Observations were made at the Job Training Institution (JTI) and shops selling Donggala fabrics, and interviews were conducted with the head of the Donggala Weaving Association in the city of Palu. …”
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Internet of Vehicles: From intelligent grid to autonomous cars and vehicular fogs by Eun-Kyu Lee, Mario Gerla, Giovanni Pau, Uichin Lee, Jae-Han Lim

“…Pioneered by the Google car, the Internet of Vehicles will be a distributed transport fabric capable of making its own decisions about driving customers to their destinations. …”
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Les relations centre-périphérie et la fragmentation socio-spatiale dans les villes moyennes brésiliennes : Mossoró/RN et Ribeirão Preto/SP by Cláudio Smalley Soares Pereira, Vanessa Moura de Lacerda Teixeira, Cleiton Ferreira da Silva

“…The idea of this study, therefore, is to assume that new centralities and peripheries have been produced and indicate trends towards the production of more fractured and less connected spaces, overcoming the paradigm of a center-periphery urban fabric, with strong consequences for the livability and democratic process of cities.…”
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Wearable Measurement of ECG Signals Based on Smart Clothing by Ming Li, Wei Xiong, Yongjian Li

“…There are only three ECG textile electrodes knitted into the fabric of smart clothing. The acquired ECG signals can be transmitted to a smartphone via Bluetooth, and they can also be sent out to a PC terminal by a smartphone via WiFi or Internet. …”
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Integrity & Accountability Commissions of Inquiry: A South African Perspective by Lauren Kohn

“…The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in South Africa (the ‘Zondo Commission’) provides a powerful illustration of how such malfeasance can unravel the state-societal fabric, causing deep-seated conflict between state and citizen. …”
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Torsional Behaviour and Finite Element Analysis of the Hybrid Laminated Composite Shafts: Comparison of VARTM with Vacuum Bagging Manufacturing Method by Mehmet Emin Taşdelen, Mehmet Halidun Keleştemur, Ercan Şevkat

“…The braided sleeves are slid over an Al tube to create very strong and rigid tubular form shafts and they are in the form of 2/2 twill biaxial fiber fabric that has been woven into a continuous sleeve. …”
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BANDITRY AND GENDER-BASED VOLIENCE IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA by Simon Nankap KUMS, Cornelius Ishaya KWEDE

“…This emerging security challenge has threatened the very fabric of the fragile peace the Nigerian State was enjoying; especially, in the Northwest states of Zamfara, Kaduna, Katsina, etc. …”
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Earliest Results in the Use of Activated Composite Membranes for the Transport of Silver Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Yucundo Mendoza-Tolentino, Carlos Andrés Galán-Vidal, Giaan Arturo Álvarez-Romero, M. T. Ramírez-Silva, Ma. Elena Páez-Hernández

“…DTPA was immobilized by interfacial polymerization in a dense layer that was deposited in a porous layer, which was prepared on a nonwoven fabric support by phase inversion. The influence of fundamental parameters affecting the transport of silver ion as the carrier concentration in the membrane phase and stripping agent variation of the stripping solution have been studied. …”
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La villa gallo-romaine de Grigy à Metz (ier s. apr. J.-C.-ve s. apr. J.-C.) : caractérisation fonctionnelle des structures et identification des activités artisanales by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Sandrine Marquié, Geneviève Daoulas, Guilherme Remor de Oliveira, Gaëtan Jouanin, Nicolas Garnier, Michaël Brunet, Simon Sedlbauer, Willy Tegel, Nadia Cantin, Valérie Thirion-Merle

“…We finally focus on the identification of this/these activity/ties with the help of different studies (lead objects, plant macro-remains) and analysis (organic chemistry, mineralogical analysis) to look into several hypothesis: leather, wood or fiber exploitation (tannery, basketry, fabric work). Our interpretation leads to the soaking and retting of plant-fibres. …”
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