INCOGNITO AND THE NEW DIPLOMACY: THE CASE OF TSAR PETER by M. Jansson

“…It concludes by showing that the practice of an ambassador or a monarch traveling incognito saved a governments' treasury the cost of elaborate ceremonials and a large entourage but more importantly for a monarch, it provided freedom of movement and escape from the constriction of the formalities of court rituals. …”
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Comprendre la production et la régulation des conflits environnementaux pour caractériser une trajectoire de sécurisation du risque by Yvan Renou, Antoine Brochet, Jean-Dominique Creutin

“…This paper presents finally the advent of a complex institutional regime that resulted in major freedom limitations to both the population and the rivers.…”
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Forgotten customers, inclusive customers: personal values and coproduction of physically disabled persons in leisure consumption by Nuno Álvares Felizardo Jr, Irene Raguenet Troccoli, Patrícia Leite da Silva Scatulino

“…Using the soft laddering technique, this study shows that happiness and freedom are the personal values achieved by PDCs while enjoying beachside recreation activities. …”
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Non-linear Vibrations of Deep Cylindrical Shells by the p-Version Finite Element Method by Pedro Ribeiro, Bruno Cochelin, Sergio Bellizzi

“…In all numerical tests the p-FE model requires far fewer degrees of freedom than the regular FE models. A numerical study on the dynamic behaviour of deep shells is finally carried out.…”
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A Novel High-Power Dual-Band Coupled-Line Gysel Power Divider with Impedance-Transforming Functions by Weimin Wang, Yongle Wu, Yuanan Liu

“…Due to the usage of coupled-line sections, more design-parameter freedom and a wider frequency-ratio operation range for this kind of dual-band Gysel powder divider are obtained. …”
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Weaponizing the Workplace: How Algorithmic Management Shaped Amazon’s Antiunion Campaign in Bessemer, Alabama by Teke Wiggin

“…Drawing on 42 interviews with workers and court documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, the author examines Amazon’s antiunion campaign in Bessemer, Alabama. …”
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Functional Evaluation of Asibot: A New Approach on Portable Robotic System for Disabled People by Alberto Jardón, Concepción A. Monje, Carlos Balaguer

“…Our prototype, ASIBOT, is a five degrees of freedom (DOF) self-contained manipulator that includes the control system and electronic equipment on board. …”
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Wychowanie ekologiczne w perspektywie personalistycznej by Stanisław Dziekoński

“…In the modern world, the value and the dignity of man, the value of life are very often placed in doubt, while consumer mentality, the glorification of freedom, subjection to egoism - achieve great measures. …”
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Virtual Antenna Array Analysis for MIMO Synthetic Aperture Radars by Wen-Qin Wang

“…One of the main advantages of MIMO SAR is that the degrees of freedom can be greatly increased by the concept of virtual antenna array. …”
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THE IMPACT OF INFLATION EXPECTATIONS ON HOUSEHOLD WELL-BEING: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS by Katarína Ilenčíková, Patrícia Krupová

“…., 2017). Both financial freedom and self-reported happiness are essential aspects of well-being, which are influenced significantly by inflation, including past experiences, current levels, and future expectations (Cupak & Siranova, 2023; Dolan et al., 2009; Coibon et al., 2019). …”

Neutron stars in extended scalar-Gauss–Bonnet gravity: the richness of the solution spectrum by Kalin V. Staykov, Peter Y. Yordanov, Daniela D. Doneva, Stoytcho S. Yazadjiev

“…Among the most natural modifications of general relativity are the theories in which additional scalar degrees of freedom are present. That is why scalar-tensor theories like Brans–Dicke and Damour–Esposito–Farese theories, as well as their extensions such as scalar-Gauss–Bonnet gravity, attracted attention throughout the years. …”
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Investigation of Seismic Behavior of Container Crane Structures by Shake Table Tests and Mathematical Modeling by C. Oktay Azeloglu, Ayse Edincliler, Ahmet Sagirli

“…Secondly, a four degrees-of-freedom mathematical model is developed to understand the dynamic behaviour of cranes under the seismic loadings. …”
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REFORMING OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UK: VALUE AND NORMATIVE DIMENSIONS by Elizaveta V. Zolotareva

“…The conflict of interpretations by main political actors of such principles as social justice, freedom of choice, responsibility and efficiency is projected on their choice of strategy of forming «new» partnerships between educational subjects – universities, students, business and the state. …”
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Approximate Super- and Sub-harmonic Response of a Multi-DOFs System with Local Cubic Nonlinearities under Resonance by Yang CaiJin

“…A multi-degree-of-freedom dynamical system with local cubic nonlinearities subjected to super/subharmonic excitation is considered in this paper. …”
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A New Simulation Method Providing Shock Mount Selection Assurance by Michael A. Talley, Shahram Sarkani

“…This process combines practical methods for determining relative displacements and accelerations (e.g. shock response spectrum analysis) with a new, efficient, easy to use, 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) simulation method known as Shock Isolation Mount Predictions & Loading Estimates (SIMPLE). …”
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Maximising the wrench capability of mobile manipulators with experiments on a UVMS by Wilhelm J. Marais, Oscar Pizarro, Stefan B. Williams

“…Extensive experimental results are presented using a 6 degree of freedom (DOF) underwater robotic platform equipped with a 4DOF manipulator and show significant increases in the wrench capability compared to existing methods for mobile manipulators.…”
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Pole Allocation Applied to Two Buildings Connected by Joint Damper by Yoshiki Ikeda, Yuki Matsumoto

“…The structural system is simplified as a two-degrees-of-freedom (2-DOF) lumped-mass damped shear model. The unified governing equation, which expresses the relationship between an assigned control target and the structural parameters for an earthquake-resistant building, seismically isolated building, or passively controlled building, is extended to structural control using a joint damper. …”
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Multicooperation of Turtle-inspired amphibious spherical robots by Liang Zheng, Yuke Ma, Hui Yu, You Tang

“…Abstract It is challenging to achieve high-speed and accurate multicooperation of turtle-inspired amphibious spherical robots (ASRs) in turbid water and confined spaces when the robots are underwater movement with multiple degrees of freedom (MDOF). This paper innovatively proposes a control strategy for modelling and experimental platforms that can communicate and cooperate between multiple robots. …”
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Insurance of athlete's in the Republic of Serbia by Piljan Ivan, Piljan Tatjana, Lukić Marija

“…Given the importance of sport in modern society, which manifests itself through its educational effects and the great capital it brings, the principle of freedom to play sports is at its peak. Injuries and illnesses of athletes are becoming more and more frequent as they face increasing demands and challenges. …”
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LMI Formulation for Static Output Feedback Design of Discrete-Time Switched Systems by Selma Ben Attia, Salah Salhi, Mekki Ksouri

“…The various conditions are given through a family of LMIs (Linear Matrix Inequalities) parameterized by a scalar variable which offers an additional degree of freedom, enabling, at the expense of a relatively small degree of complexity in the numerical treatment (one line search), to provide better results compared to previous one. …”
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