Sustainability Aspects in Mosque Architecture: From the Beginning to the Present by Onur Şimşek

“…This is followed by supraregional aspects of sustainable Islamic architecture, which are analyzed under the following focal points: multifunctionality, natural materials, natural lighting and ventilation, sustainable design strategies, cultural sustainability, and finally, environmentally friendly and energy-conscious design in modern times.…”
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DeBo: Contrast enhancement for image registration using binary differential evolution and bat optimization. by Muhammad Adeel Akram, Tallha Akram, Umer Javed, Muhammad Rafiq, Mehvish Naz, Di He

“…The image registration process relies on the identification of numerous reliable features; thus, low resolutions, poor lighting conditions, and low image contrast substantially diminish the number of dependable features available for registration. …”
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Une alternative à la sculpture en bois polychromé: les draperies de toiles apprêtées, façonnées et peintes by Florence Carly

“…Today this practice has been forgotten and there is very little research made on the subject. To create realism, lightness, and gain time and means it was used to reproduce draperies. …”
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Les manuscrits à peintures de furūsiyya : illustrations d’un art militaire équestre de la période mamelouke by Mohamed Ibrahim

“…This paper deals with several furusiyah painted manuscripts from the mameluke period. It brings new lights on these military and equestrian Art books : their contents and their movements from one library or museum to an other. …”
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La transformation de la politique sur Internet : de la politique-spectacle à la cyberdémocratie d’activisme citoyen by José Luis Dader

“…A selection of examples of those opposite trends will permit to understand the lights and shadows of the Internet environment in the new political communication.…”
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Heterotopic Ossification in the Abdominal Wall after Exploratory Laparotomy by Hohyun Kim

“…Heterotopic ossification may occur at various sites and is a recognized but infrequent sequela of exploratory laparotomy. This case high-lights clinical and etiological features of this finding.…”
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Numerical simulation of early-age shrinkage effects on RC member deflections and cracking development by P. Bernardi, R. Cerioni, E. Michelini, A. Sirico

“…However, it is known that their influence on serviceability performance can be significant, especially in case of lightly-reinforced beams. As a matter of fact, the restraint provided by the reinforcement on concrete determines a reduction of the cracking load of the structural element, as well as an increase of its deflection. …”
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Entre Vienne, Londres et Berlin-Est : Eva Schmidt-Kolmer et la genèse transnationale des crèches est-allemandes by Michel Christian

“…This article focuses on the transnational dimension of East German day nurseries by high-lighting the trajectory of the woman who inspired their development: Eva Schmidt-Kolmer. …”
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Nonlinear Response of Loaded Drivetrain Gear Rattle by Wang Xinchao, Hu Xiaobing, Zhang Bingbing, Jiang Shuxin

“…The lightly loaded or unloaded gears rattle in vehicle transmission systems is an unsolved issue for vehicle manufacturers. …”
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Digitization of the Concise Sociopolitical and Mass-Media Dictionary (English — Amharic) by Hewan Semon Marye

“…The edition and digitization were carried out initially on Microsoft Word and then through XML using similar technology to other production work at the HLCEES. By using a lightly modified TEI Publisher application within eXist-db, this project successfully produced a 1,600-page PDF that may also be published as a book. …”
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Face recognition using decision fusion of multiple sparse representation-based classifiers by Biao TANG, Wei JIN, Randi FU, Fei GONG

“…A new approach to face recognition combining decision fusion and multiple sparse representation-based classifiers was proposed to improve the robustness of the traditional methods.Different types of facial features were extracted,followed by training multiple sparse representation sub-classifiers,and then decision fusion was used to obtain the recognition result of the system.The significant advantage of the proposed scheme lines in that the final recognition results were not driven by averaging outputs of multiple sub-classifiers,but driven by combining multiple outputs via weighted fusion method.In particular,the fusion weights were adaptively determined by an iterative pro-cedure according to the different classification performance of each sub-classifier.Extensive experiments on Yale B,JAFFE and AR face databases demonstrate that the proposed approach is much more effective than state-of-the-art methods in dealing with lighting changes,expression changes and face occlusion and multi factor mixed interference.…”
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« Ici, pas de politique » by Alfredo Mignini

“…Hence, this case study highlights an original way to articulate the dialectic engagement/disengagement and allows to shed new lights on biography linearity.…”
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Effect of Irradiation on Quality of Vacuum-Packed Spicy Beef Chops by Liming Zhao, Yin Zhang, Siya Guo, Wei Xiong, Hu Xia, Wenlong Liu, Zhongli Pan, Chandrasekar Venkitasamy

“…The results showed that lightness, drip loss, and off-odor of SBJ increased, while the hardness, chewiness, gumminess, color preference, and taste of SBJ decreased with the increase in irradiation dose. …”
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Single-stage modified Vienna rectifier SEPIC AC-DC LED driver by Kenan Gürçam, M. Nuri Almalı

“…This research aims to address power factor, switch stress, and harmonic distortion issues commonly associated with LED driver circuits, contributing to more efficient and compatible LED lighting systems.…”
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Intermittent Microwave-Vacuum Drying Effects on Pears by Onur Taskin, Ahmet Polat, Nazmi Izli, Baris Bulent Asik

“…Moreover, the higher microwave power caused a decrease of the L* (lightness) value. However, a regular pore size and pore distribution in all drying experiments were observed in the microstructures of microwave-vacuum-dried samples.…”
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Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking for Low-Power Solar Applications by Tomy Abuzairi, Wing Wira Adimas Ramadhan, Kresna Devara

“…On the other hand, in lower power applications such as IoT sensors, solar street lights, and wireless communication nodes, these types of controllers can be produced at a lower cost. …”
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Numerical simulation of early-age shrinkage effects on RC member deflections and cracking development by P. Bernardi, R. Cerioni, E. Michelini, A. Sirico

“…However, it is known that their influence on serviceability performance can be significant, especially in case of lightly-reinforced beams. As a matter of fact, the restraint provided by the reinforcement on concrete determines a reduction of the cracking load of the structural element, as well as an increase of its deflection. …”
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Evaluation of the application of wild yeasts in inhibiting germination of ochratoxin-producing Fungi during coffee fermentation process by Tsung-Yu Liu, Wei-Hsuan Hsu, Bao-Hong Lee

“…Specialty coffee, typically lightly roasted, is valued for its unique fruity aroma. …”
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Impact of pavement on increasing social interactions in urban spaces of Bojnourd (Case study: Taleghani Street, Shahid Square to Telecommunication Area) by arash sadri, arezu bankian tabrizi, shadi refaei afsharghezelbash

“…According to the results, the most important independent variables in these three categories (physical, cultural and environmental) (security priorities, accessibility, passages, economic functions, urban environment, quality of social environment, social interactions Cultural activities, urban amenities, and recreational and lighting functions have the least impact.…”
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Kinetic and isothermal study of dye absorption using pre-treated natural fabrics using polyamine compounds by Eman M. Reda, Hanan A. Othman, Heba Ghazal, Ahmed G. Hassabo

“…Fastness properties, such as washing, rubbing, acidic and alkaline perspiration, and lightness, improved significantly. Fabric roughness, tensile strength, and elongation decreased by about 4-10% for each fabric. …”
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