Analysis of the Effect of Frequency Weighting According to the Sperling Index Method on the Dynamic Response of the Railway Vehicle Carbody to Vertical Vibrations by Ioana Izabela Apostol, Mădălina Dumitriu, Traian Mazilu

“…The applications for the numerical simulation are based on an original vehicle–track system model with 15 degrees of freedom, which includes a rigid–flexible coupled model of the vehicle and the equivalent model of the track. …”
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Forward Models Applied in Visual Servoing for a Reaching Task in the iCub Humanoid Robot by Daniel Fernando Tello Gamarra, Lord Kenneth Pinpin, Cecilia Laschi, Paolo Dario

“…The reaching task must be accomplished by a humanoid robot with 53 degrees of freedom (d.o.f.) and a stereo-vision system. We have explored via simulations a new way of constructing and utilizing a forward model that encodes eye–hand relationships. …”
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Probing spin-electric transitions in a molecular exchange qubit by Florian le Mardelé, Ivan Mohelský, Jan Wyzula, Milan Orlita, Philippe Turek, Filippo Troiani, Athanassios K. Boudalis

“…Abstract Electric fields represent an ideal means for controlling spins at the nanoscale and, more specifically, for manipulating protected degrees of freedom in multispin systems. Here we perform low-temperature magnetic far-IR spectroscopy on a molecular spin triangle (Fe 3 ) and provide initial experimental evidence suggesting spin-electric transitions in polynuclear complexes. …”
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Predicting and synthesizing terahertz spoof surface plasmon polariton devices with a convolutional neural network model by Vahid Najafy, Bijan Abbasi-Arand, Maryam Hesari-Shermeh

“…By comparing the network in this study with previous works, it is apparent that in addition to structural and geometrical changes in the unit cell, the designer is afforded greater freedom in determining the material of the incident medium and, for the first time, specifying the angle of incidence of the source. …”
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Design and Evaluation of Hybrid Drivetrain Damper Considering the Influence of Engine Misfire on Torsional Shock by Guogeng Zhang, Tao Liu, Lingran Xie, Pengcheng Huang, Weilin Zhang, Xiaoxiang Yu, Xiaowen Song

“…In this study, we established a simulation model of a hybrid drive system with multiple degrees of freedom to investigate the torsional shock characteristics of the engine under normal and engine misfire conditions. …”
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THE DYNAMICS OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA by OGBONNA Emmanuel Chijioke, ALUKO Bayode, ADEYANJU Joseph

“…Focusing mainly on secondary data, the paper argues that all the factors facilitative of democratisation, free, fair, and periodic elections, protection of civil and political rights, political literacy, accountability, and freedom of the press, remain on the shoulders of constructive state-society relations. …”
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Human resource evaluation using a GRA-based decision model in an interval-valued fuzzy environment by Seyed Mahdi Ghanizadeh

“…Interval-valued fuzzy sets provide more degrees of freedom for real-world uncertainty due to having interval membership degrees. …”
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Nonlocal Modeling of Superelastic Behavior in Thin Plate with Central Hole Shape Memory Alloys Under Mechanical Loads by Mohammed Saad Qasim

“…One of the outcomes of this study is introducing a specific finite detail model in the Abaqus R software program, wherein the nonlocal variable works as an extra degree of freedom. This specimen may make the numerical simulation related to the small-volume SMAs' superelastic behavior possible. …”
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Did Bank Capital Regulation Exacerbate the Subprime Mortgage Crisis? by M. A. Petersen, M. C. Senosi, J. Mukuddem-Petersen, M. P. Mulaudzi, I. M. Schoeman

“…The Basel II Capital Accord's primary tenet is that banks should be given more freedom to decide how much risk exposure to permit; a practice brought into question by the SMC. …”
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TOWARDS THE QUESTION OF SOCIO-CULTURAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL STATUS OF IDEOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY by V. E. Gromov

“…It is possible to talk about the existential newness, the rise of personal indifference in connection with the irresponsible short-sightedness with which today under the guise of democratic overcome the totalitarian narratives is lightly questioned the universally valid moral values, belittled the philosophical classics and dragged the false ideological omnivorous freedom and devaluation of high culture. Conclusions. …”
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Tasks and Principles of International Cooperation in the Field of Forensic Examination by I. I. Yatsenko

“…The following principles of international cooperation in the field of forensic examination have been formulated: good faith, freedom, equality, scientificity, international and legal clarity. …”
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A Multipolar World: A Modern Political Agenda by Aslanbek H. Denilkhanov

“…Liberal values, developed by Western ideology and political science for three centuries, formed the methodological basis in the politics of many countries, which are focused on freedom and democracy, in solving complex socio-political and political-philosophical problems. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics Analysis of Vehicle Incorporating Hydraulically Interconnected Suspension System with Dual Accumulators by Shengzhao Chen, Bangji Zhang, Boyuan Li, Nong Zhang

“…A novel roll-resistant hydraulically interconnected suspension with dual accumulators on each fluid circuit (DHIS) is proposed and dynamic characteristics of vehicle incorporating DHIS subsystem are studied in this paper. A 10-degrees-of-freedom (DOFs) vehicle model coupled with DHIS subsystem is established and validated. …”
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A Defect Detection Method for the Surface of Metal Materials Based on an Adaptive Ultrasound Pulse Excitation Device and Infrared Thermal Imaging Technology by Yibo Ai, Yingjie Zhang, Xingzhao Cao, Weidong Zhang

“…The adaptive ultrasonic pulse excitation device adds intelligent modules to realize automatic adjustment of detection parameters, which can quickly obtain reliable excitation; the multidegree-of-freedom base realizes the three-dimensional direction change of the ultrasonic gun to adapt to different excitation occasions. …”
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Analysis of financial convergence between the BRICS and OECD countries. by Nasim Iranmanesh

“…The findings indicate a lack of overall convergence between OECD and BRICS countries in both financial markets (money and capital) this is due to the lack of similar economic infrastructure, differences in the size of the economy, and variations in trade, financial and monetary freedom indicators, trade relations, and capital transfers. …”
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Moral Permissibility of Euthanasia- A Bangladesh Context by Nilufa Yasmin

“…A patient who is in a vegetative state, unable to sustain life with dignity, and who is suffering from a terminal illness, has freedom to choose between life and death. The practice of "mercy killing," or euthanasia is an ongoing debate in the discussion of medical ethics. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Study of Gear Dynamical Transmission Characteristic Considering Measured Manufacturing Errors by Fang Guo, Zongde Fang

“…Taking the loaded transmission error, measured cumulative pitch error, eccentricity error, time-varying mesh stiffness, and gear mesh impact as the internal excitations, this paper establishes a 12-degree-of-freedom (DOF) dynamic model of a helical gear pair and uses the Fourier series method to solve it. …”
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On the New US Military Strategy in the Arctic by Valeriy N. Konyshev, Alexander A. Sergunin

“…The main threat to Russia’s security in the region is the constant military presence and build-up of US/NATO military infrastructure in close proximity to its Arctic borders, as well as Washington’s intention to implement the principle of “freedom of navigation” in the Arctic Ocean, including the Northern Sea Route.…”
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JEANAS PAULIS SARTRE'AS: "PONO-VERGO" DIALEKTIKA IR SOLIPSIZMO ĮVEIKOS ILGESYS by Jūratė Baranova

“…Sartre seeks to reveal the possibility of meeting the Other in the battle of freedoms by the analysis of concrete relations with the Other and by this to avoid solipsism. …”
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Spatial conflict resolution in marine spatial plans and permitting procedures for offshore wind energy: an analysis of measures adopted in Denmark, England and the Netherlands by Juul E. H. Kusters, Ferry M. G. van Kann, Christian Zuidema

“…A lack of ecological and spatial knowledge and fragmented governmental responsibilities hinder decision-makers’ freedom to deviate from established types of conflict resolution measures. …”
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