Efficiency, market structure and performance of the insurance industry in an emerging economy by Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Williams Ohemeng, Ernest Ahawaadong Boro, Elvis Kwame Agyapong

“…Using data comprising a panel of 29 general insurance firms from 2008–2019, the paper used the Herfindahl Hirschman Index and the concentration ratio to measure the SCP in addition to computing efficiency as a measure for the Efficient Structure (ES) hypothesis. …”
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Insights into the curing kinetics of epoxy/PLA: Implications of the networking structure by I. D. S. Silva, J. J. P. Barros, A. Albuquerque, N. G. Jaques, M. V. L. Fook, R. M. R. Wellen

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Visual scripting approach for structural safety assessment of masonry walls by Lasorella Mariaceleste, Percolla Giulia, Pisano Aurora Angela, Fuschi Paolo

“…The proposed approach can be useful for practical purposes, indeed it allows us to quickly identify the key factors that influence the structural response and, through the tuning of some input data, can furnish some hints for design purposes. …”
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Dynamic graph structure evolution for node classification with missing attributes by Xiaomeng Song, Bin Zhou, Yanjiang Wang, Weifeng Liu

“…Graph completion learning (GCL) methods have been developed to address this issue, aiming to reconstruct missing node attributes based on existing structural relationships. However, the accuracy of these reconstructions is highly dependent on the quality of the initial graph structure, which often contains errors and inaccuracies. …”
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Influence of internal technological defects on the mechanical properties of structural CFRP by D.S. Lobanov, S.V. Slovikov, E.M. Lunegova

“…The main technological defects of structural carbon fiber in samples of the internal "glueline defect", are three geometric shapes (circle, square, rectangle) and a "buckling" inner layer. …”
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Review and Challenges in the Geophysical Mapping of Coal Mine Water Structure by Chuantao Yu, Weiying Chen, Xi Zhang, Kangxin Lei

“…Generally, the water-bearing structures of coal mines mainly include coal seam, roof, coal seam, floor, and goaf, while the main water-conducting structures include faults, collapsed columns, and collapsed goaf areas. …”
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OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM EMERGING COMPANIES by Mohammed Ashiqur Rahaman, Maksudur Momin Khan, Kanta Chowdhury, Mofijul Hoq Masum

“…Future researchers can expand their study reach by including more years of data, other relevant variables from the ownership structure field, macroeconomic variables, and other industries to serve the needs of a wide range of users.…”
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Algorithms for Recollection of Search Terms Based on the Wikipedia Category Structure by Stijn Vandamme, Filip De Turck

“…For our multimedia database containing 202,868 items with text descriptions, we supplement such a search engine with a category-based interface whose category structure is tailored to the content of the database. …”
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Prediction and Analysis of Surface Hydrophobic Residues in Tertiary Structure of Proteins by Shambhu Malleshappa Gowder, Jhinuk Chatterjee, Tanusree Chaudhuri, Kusum Paul

“…The analysis of protein structures provides plenty of information about the factors governing the folding and stability of proteins, the preferred amino acids in the protein environment, the location of the residues in the interior/surface of a protein and so forth. …”
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Segmentation of a CFRP weave structure for material characterization and simulation by Benedikt Boos, Kuo-Ching Chen, Andreas Gebhard, Martin Gurka

“…  Phase contrast X-Ray imaging is state-of-art for micro-structural elucidation for carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRP). …”
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Identification of nonlinear structural parameters based on particle filtering algorithm by Dandan Xia, Wanghua Yu, Li Lin

“…Considering both the accuracy of identification results and the efficiency of the process, the best performance is achieved when N = 150 in this simulation. Based on response data from verified numerical simulation by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method, results show that the PF method can be applied on fluid-structure vibration systems. …”
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Differential Evolution Algorithm for Identification of Structural Damage in Steel Beams by Brunno Emidio Sobrinho, Gilberto Gomes, Welington Vital da Silva, Ramon Silva, Erwin U. L. Palechor, Luciano M. Bezerra

“…These difficulties may be associated for example to modeling the connection stiffness, support conditions, or relevant parameters in structures involving damages among others. This paper proposes a new methodology to detect damage in steel beams using the Differential Evolution Technique based on experimental and numerical data. …”
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New Sensors and Techniques for the Structural Health Monitoring of Propulsion Systems by Mark Woike, Ali Abdul-Aziz, Nikunj Oza, Bryan Matthews

“…The ability to monitor the structural health of the rotating components, especially in the hot sections of turbine engines, is of major interest to aero community in improving engine safety and reliability. …”
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An Evaluation of the Original Identity Problem and Structural Design of Zerzevan Castle by Aytaç Coşkun, E. Deniz Oğuz-kırca

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Causal structure learning in directed, possibly cyclic, graphical models by Semnani Pardis, Robeva Elina

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The prospective impact of new shopping centres on the retail structure of Braga by Guimarães Pedro Porfirio

“…We have come to the conclusion that these commercial structures are very much present in the consumption habits and in the commercial environment of consumers. …”
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Metaphorical Space of Emotions in Russian: Structure and Cognitive Strategies of Modeling by L. G. Babenko, M. A. Romanova

“…This article focuses on the analysis of the structure of the metaphorical space of emotions, modeled through a paradigmatic analysis of emotive vocabulary. …”
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Structure guided functional analysis of the S. cerevisiae Mre11 complex by Marcel Hohl, You Yu, Vitaly Kuryavyi, Dinshaw J. Patel, John Petrini

“…We present here a 3.2 Å cryo-EM structure of the S. cerevisiae Mre11-Rad50 complex with bound dsDNA. …”
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Research on Damping Engagement Methodology in Dynamic Analysis of Isolated Structure by Miao Han, Jinwei Jiang, Hongkai Du, Sijia Feng

“…Analyzing experimental data, we can obtain the optimal frequency combination of RD and nonproportional damping during dynamic analysis of the isolated structure, the priority order of choosing damping models. …”
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Structure of the turnover-ready state of an ancestral respiratory complex I by Bozhidar S. Ivanov, Hannah R. Bridges, Owen D. Jarman, Judy Hirst

“…Abstract Respiratory complex I is pivotal for cellular energy conversion, harnessing energy from NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreduction to drive protons across energy-transducing membranes for ATP synthesis. Despite detailed structural information on complex I, its mechanism of catalysis remains elusive due to lack of accompanying functional data for comprehensive structure-function analyses. …”
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