Developing a Small-Scale Experimental Method for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Soil Improvement Using Prefabricated Vertical Drains by Merley Misriani, Abdul Hakam, Joleha Joleha, Elianora Elianora, Eka Pebrilista Putri, Dodi Kifrah Hasian

“… Soft soils pose significant challenges in infrastructure development due to their low bearing capacity and high compressibility, which cause settlement and deformation over time through consolidation. …”
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Does the removal of fuel subsidies influence the willingness to adopt renewable energy? Evidence from MSMEs in Nigeria by Chinedu C Nsude, Rebecca Loraamm, Natalie Letsa

“…Furthermore, the identification of specific factors influencing the transition decision provides valuable insights for targeted interventions and policymaking.…”
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Virtual Power Plant Bidding Strategies in Pay-as-Bid and Pay-as-Clear Markets: Analysis of Imbalance Penalties and Market Operations by Youngkook Song, Yeonouk Chu, Yongtae Yoon, Younggyu Jin

“…For instance, power deviations in PAC markets were 52.60% higher than in PAB markets under specific penalty structures, and imbalance penalty cost ranges differed by up to 82.32%. …”
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Design and Monitoring Application of an Adjustable Intelligent Bearing Based on Pressure Sensing by Shu Li, Zaiyu Zhang, Luyi Gan, Jiheng Yin, Ming Fu

“…To further validate the approach, a specific experimental bridge was used as a case study. …”
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Feedforward and feedback active control of metro pantographs under abnormal excitations due to track conditions by YANG Gang, KONG Guowei, SHEN Xin

“…Metro trains often undergo vertical vibrations with relatively large amplitudes, particularly in areas affected by abnormal track conditions, such as track bed settlement, intersections with roads, irregularities at rail joints, and small vertical curves. …”
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THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PERCEPTION ON CYBERCHONDRIA BEHAVIOR by Mustafa Filiz, Yalçın Karagöz

“…It is recommended to design customized informational campaigns or interventions aimed at specific educational groups to correct potential misunderstandings and improve health literacy.…”
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Social welfare and economic equality: healthcare expenditure as a moderator by Gai Liu

“…For instance, the government could implement a ‘universal free medical care’ policy. Specific measures may include waiving medical insurance premiums, ensuring full reimbursement, and adopting a ‘treatment first, settlement later’ system. …”
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An Alternative Modular Wooden System for Fast Assembly/Disassembly of Buildings by Marco Bovo, Enrica Santolini, Alberto Barbaresi

“…Throughout human settlement history, the pursuit of durability has been a paramount objective in building construction. …”
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ORGANIC SOLIDARITY FORMATION IN THE YOUTH ENVIRONMENT by G. F. Romashkina

“…The author updates the terms «organic/inorganic solidarity», «social intercourse » and «social capital» by reference to specific empirical data. The possibilities of self-presentation analysis of young social groups are considered. …”
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Sacred-geographical representations of the Kalmyks in the 17th century (by the materials of “Evlia Chelebi’s journey book”) by E. V. Bakhrevskiy

“…He communicates closely with the Kalmyk Taish and the common people, describes in detail the places of their settlement; describes the appearance and physical characteristics of men and women; tells about the language of the Kalmyk people. …”
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE NORTH CAUCASUS REGION IN THE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATIONAL SYS TEM by I. Daurbekov

“…When writing the article applied differential methods and approaches used in economic studies: analysis and synthesis, analytical, comparative, induction and deduction, settlement-constructive, economic-statistical methods (observations, summary, group, absolute and relative values, table). …”
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Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Agricultural Insurance Schemes: An Analysis of the Inhibitors in Kogi State, Nigeria by Benjamin Chiedozie Okpukpara, Olusegun Adebayo, Ikenna Charles Ukwuaba

“…Rigorous procedures in claim settlement (3.266), poor government attention (3.106) poor repayment (3.080) and non-coverage of all the crops (3.093) were among the major challenges in accessing AIS) in the study area. …”
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Negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program: Phenomenon of the JCPOA, current status, and prospects by S. S. Shestakova

“…This article identifies the specific features of the INP negotiation process, its core principles, and mechanisms, and examines the problems and prospects of further developments around the INP under the current conditions. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Urban Design by Rania Shokry

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The Political and Economic Status of the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia by Yonghao Wang

“…Analysis and synthesis of literary sources (while studying the concept of “diaspora”), historical method (while describing three main waves of Chinese diaspora migration and studying Chinese settlement in different parts of South-East Asia), descriptive method (while studying the place of Chinese diaspora in political and economic life of South-East Asia) were used as main research methods.Results. …”
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Attitude of Residents of an Arctic Single-Industry Town to Tourism Development (Based on Survey in the Murmansk Oblast) by Ekaterina N. Sharova, Galina V. Zhigunova

“…On the one hand, the tourism sector is a very dynamic and flexible system of various activities, which has a powerful multiplicative effect on the well-being and quality of life of specific territories. On the other hand, single-industry towns as a special type of settlement are generally characterized by a number of features that limit the development of tourism: lack of social infrastructure, dependence on the position of the city-forming enterprise, and low involvement of the local population in the service sector, which has a special local identity. …”
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Experimental investigation on response of biocemented coral sand pile composite foundation under seismic waves by Xiangwei Fang, Chao Chen, Ganggang Zhou, Zhixiong Chen, Chunyan Wang, Luqi Wang

“…The cumulative settlement of the upper structure under the action of Taft waves was about 1.5 times that of El Centro waves and Kobe waves. …”
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Monitoring Vertical Urban Growth in Rapidly Developing Cities with Persistent Scatterer Interferometry: A Multi-Temporal Assessment with COSMO-SkyMed Data in Wuhan, China by Zeeshan Afzal, Timo Balz, Francesca Cigna, Deodato Tapete

“…Time series analysis and 3D visualization captured VUG temporal dynamics, identifying specific rapidly transforming urban sectors within Hanyang. …”
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The paradox of enhancing male involvement in family planning uptake in rural Tanzania: insights from Bahi District, Dodoma Region by Fabiola H. Odira, Chakupewa J. Mpambije, Yohannes E. Kachenje

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Integration and workflow framework for virtual visualisation of cultural heritage. Revisiting the tell of Çukuriçi Höyük, Turkey by Nika Lužnik-Jancsary, Barbara Horejs, Michael Klein, Christoph Schwall

“…The project focuses on a workflow for a visualisation illustrated on a specific solution for the site of Çukuriçi Höyük, a tell settlement in Turkey. …”
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