Impact of Shield Under-Passing on Existing Tunnel Settlement Considering Construction Factors by XUE Ziqian, XIA Hongchun, ZHU Xunguo, YAN Huajun

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FACTORS AFFECTING WOMEN’S ENROLLMENT IN CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION IN NIGERIA by Joshua Oluwasuji DADA

Subjects: “…Education, enrolment, construction, factor, women, Nigeria…”
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Construction Factors to which Attention Should Be Paid in Foundation Treatment by Drainage and Consolidation Method by XU Jiang-nan, CHEN Xiao-ling

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Evaluation of Curtain Durability of Karst Dam Based on AHP-FCE Method by GUO Xiaojing, XIE Mengshan, CAO Lei, LIU Ziyan, JIANG Maiyong, LI Jinyou

“…Dam curtain in Karst area is vulnerable to failure under Karst water erosion.Therefore,scientific evaluation of curtain durability is the key to the safe operation of dams.Therefore,this paper first used the analytic hierarchy process to construct the criterion layer of design factor layer,construction factor layer and service environment layer,and calculated the weight of each index via relative scale.Secondly,the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method (FCE) was used to deal with the qualitative and quantitative index values,with the curtain durability evaluation model of the Karst dam composed of 19 indexes constructed.Finally,the established evaluation model was adopted to comprehensively evaluate the curtain durability of typical Karst dams.The results show that the eigenvalues of the fuzzy judgment matrix are less than 0.1,indicating that each index reports reasonable weight distribution.The representative value of the comprehensive evaluation results of the curtain durability of the typical Karst dam is 0.569 6,which falls within the “excellent” grade.This shows that the curtain design and construction scheme of the project is feasible,and the current operation of the curtain is basically consistent with the evaluation results,that is,the curtain durability evaluation model of the Karst dam established in this paper is reasonable.The research results cast new light on the qualitative evaluation of the curtain durability of the Karst dam,and also provide a reference for the design and construction scheme of the curtain in the Karst area,the durability of the buildings in the Karst area,and the durability evaluation of the buildings in the non-Karst area.…”
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Impact of Social Media Usage on Civic Engagement towards Societal Problems: Qualitative Modelling Approach by Lu shao, Mahendar Goli, Abatihun Alehegn Sewagegn, Anoop Kumar Sahu

“…Therefore, the purpose of the research is directed to build a qualitative research model of crucial factors by using the social capital theory, developing constructive factors (hypotheses) based on the research model, and testing constructive factors, which could intensify the civic engagement of online social media user’s (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) towards solving the social problems. …”
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Selection ability and market timing skills of mutual fund and unit trust managers in a developing economy: evidence from Ghana by Richard Danquah, Baorong Yu

“…It is also the earliest to construct factor loadings for the Ghana stock market. …”
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Estimation of the ability to use a mass of air from a moving vehicle in wind turbine propulsion by Adam BAWORSKI, Krzysztof GARBALA, Piotr CZECH, Kazimierz WITASZEK

“…Dimension and construction factors, as well as work parameters, have been analyzed in order to choose the optimal rotator in the road infrastructure application. …”
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LFM: An R package for laplace factor model by Siqi Liu, Guangbao Guo

“…The proposed R package, called LFM, has the capability to construct factor models based on the Laplace distribution, and it allows for customized model building by flexibly adjusting the parameters of the Laplace distribution. …”
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A systematic review of mental health care workers' constructions about culturally and linguistically diverse people. by Tinashe Dune, Peter Caputi, Beverly Walker

“…Key themes comprised: Aetiology of Constructions; Content of Constructions, Factors that Influence Constructions; Implications for Cultural Competence, Implications for the Therapeutic Alliance, Recommendations for Training, Recommendations for Practice and Recommendations for Research. …”
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EFA dan CFA untuk pengembangan skala karakter mahasiswa bidang pariwisata by Kadek Suranata, Nyoman Ari Surya Darmawan, Wayan Eka Paramartha, Kade Satya Gita Rismawan

“…EFA analysis in four rounds drops four items but includes all the theoretically constructed factors. CFA results confirm that 20 items of six-character scale factors are a powerful measurement model in character construction for tourism students. …”
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Risk Assessment of Mud Cake on Shield Cutter Head Based on Modified Analytic Hierarchy Process by Wen Cao, Shoubao Xue, Yujia Xu, Huanyu Lin, Hui Li, Shengjun Deng, Lin Li, Yun Bai

“…In addition to traditional metrics, the imperforation area in the cutter head center is incorporated into the analysis of shield construction factors. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is utilized to establish a risk assessment model for shield cutter head mud cake, determining the weight of each sub-factor and enabling a preliminary risk assessment of mud cake occurrence. …”
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Study of the Indoor Model Test and CEL Simulation of Jacking Force in the Vertical Tunnelling Method by Xinjiang Wei, Shuyuan Zhang, Xiao Wang, Liangliang Lu, Zhi Ding

“…In the numerical simulation, we investigated two construction factors (jacking speed and the standpipe outer diameter) and four soil parameters (cohesion, internal friction angle, elastic modulus, and Poisson’s ratio). …”
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Towards a Deeper Understanding of Strategic Management Factors in International Non-Governmental Organizations by Xue Zhang, Raafat George Saadé

“…The paper is composed of two parts, namely a comprehensive literature review followed by a pilot survey-based empirical study, to assess and validate relevant constructs/factors in the context of INGOs. The survey methodology approach was used to assess factors using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). …”
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Application of Hybrid MCDA Tools for Constructability Review in Infrastructure Projects: A Bridge Case Study by Mansoureh Khorasani Nejad, Maria Rashidi, Vahid Mousavi

“…To address this challenge, this study identifies and evaluates the most critical constructability factors through an extensive literature review, followed by an online survey to quantify their relative importance. …”
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Rasch Analysis of the Norwegian Version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire in a Sample of Occupational Therapy Students by Tore Bonsaksen, Marte Ørud Lindstad, Carita Håkansson, Petra Wagman, Reinie Cordier

“…Point biserial correlations were positive, indicating that all items contributed to the construct. Factor loadings were low for two items, and there were indices of a second underlying dimension and item redundancy. …”
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The Fast Discrete Tchebichef Transform Algorithms for Short-Length Input Sequences by Aleksandr Cariow, Marina Polyakova

“…To confirm the correctness of the designed algorithms, the MATLAB R2023b software was applied. The constructed factorizations of the real DTT matrices reduce the number of multiplication operations by 78% on average compared to the direct matrix-vector product at signal lengths in the range from 3 to 8. …”
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Bibliometric analysis and multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach for ranking passive design strategies in hot climates by Emad S. Mushtaha, Vittorino Belpoliti, Aseel Ali Hussien, Ahmed Abdeen, Aref Maksoud, Chaouki Ghenai, Imad Alsyouf, Abbas A. Almualim, Rawan Hamad, Lama Alhaj Husein

“…Three main criteria have been derived to address all aspects of passive design: environmental design, building design, and building construction factors. Sub-criteria for the categories were developed for subjective and objective evaluations. …”
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Evaluation of interlocking block pavement performance under varying construction conditions by model chamber tests by Inhyun Kim, Choong-Ki Chung, Jung-Hyun Ryu

“…This study highlights the importance of construction factors in ensuring IBP performance and suggests that both deflection and interlocking effect should be considered key performance indicators.…”
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Intelligent Control of Smooth Blasting Quality in Rock Tunnels Using BP-ANN, ENN, and ANFIS by Baoping Zou, Jianxiu Wang, Zhanyou Luo, Lisheng Hu

“…The following are the conclusions of this study: (1) This paper presented a method of constructing a tunnel smooth blasting quality control index system and established this system with seven criteria layers, namely, geological conditions, explosive properties, borehole parameters, charge parameters, method of initiation, tunnel parameters, and construction factors, as well as a total of nine indexes. (2) The comprehensive optimization control model of BP-ANN, ANFIS, and ENN for tunnel smooth blasting quality was established. (3) The uniform design method was used to optimize the blasting parameters of the tunnel section, which needs to be controlled, and verify that the construction of these comprehensive optimization control models can change the focus of tunnel smooth blasting quality control from the traditional single index control method into a dynamic, intelligent, pluralistic, and integrated control technology.…”
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Fuzzy Logic-Based Method for Forecasting Project Final Cost by Adel Alshibani, Badr Eddin Hafez, Mohammad A. Hassanain, Awsan Mohammed, Mohammed Al-Osta, Ashraf Bahraq

“…It integrates earned value concepts with expert judgment using fuzzy logic to address the limitations of current practice in forecasting a project’s final cost during construction. Factors influencing future cost performance were identified through conducting in-depth literature reviews and expert interviews. …”
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