Performance of Super-Large-Span Tunnel Portal Excavated by Upper Bench CD Method Based on Field Monitoring and Numerical Modeling by Yanbin Luo, Jianxun Chen, Zhou Shi, Shaoqiang Zhang, Weiwei Liu, Yao Li, Lijun Chen

“…It was found that the crown settlement was larger than the clearance convergence, and the stress of arch was greater than that of the side wall in tunnel portal section. …”
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Deformation and Reinforcement of the Existing Tunnel Affected by New Shield Tunnel Construction with Small Clearance by Junchao Zhang, Jiacheng Yu, Cunjun Li, Yizhou Liu, Longgang Tian, Yonglin He, Qi Zhang

“…During the construction of a new tunnel, the existing tunnel segments experience the greatest settlement at the intersection point, with the deformation pattern gradually evolving from a V-shape to a W-shape. …”
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User‐side cloud energy storage configuration and operation optimization considering time‐of‐use pricing and state‐of‐charge management by Yongji Ma, Huifang Wang, Weiyi Yu, Fen Cao, Sisi Cheng, Anyuan Yang

“…Ultimately, a fair settlement method based on optimal pricing of various fees within the “cloud” is proposed, ensuring sustainable revenue growth for all types of users. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Paths and Influencing Factors of Residential Mobility in Guangzhou: A Micro-Level Perspective of Newly Employed College Graduates by Xiangjun Dai, Chunshan Zhou, Xiong He

“…By providing a foundation for urban planning policies, this study aims to support the settlement and well-being of NECGs while promoting high-quality urban development in Guangzhou.…”
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Normative Pluralism and Socio-Environmental Vulnerability in Cameroon: A Literature Review of Urban Land Policy Issues and Challenges by Idiatou Bah, Roussel Lalande Teguia Kenmegne

“…New arrivals often settle in vulnerable areas (wetlands, hills, flood) where land is cheaper and unregulated by public authorities. This type of settlement is accompanied by numerous land conflicts, exacerbated by the coexistence of formal and customary land tenure systems, which struggle to harmonize. …”
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Exploring Factors Influencing Speeding on Rural Roads: A Multivariable Approach by Marija Ferko, Ali Pirdavani, Dario Babić, Darko Babić

“…Although all models showed accuracy above 74%, their sensitivity (predicting positive cases) was greater than specificity (predicting negative cases). The most significant factors across the models included the speed limit, distance to the nearest intersection, roadway width, and traffic load. …”
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Glass Bracelets Found in Harran Excavations (2013-2023) by İsmail Aslan, Sevcan Ölçer

“…Thus, a new study has emerged that will help understand Harran specifically or the cultures it interacts with.…”
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Suitability of Sand as Improvement to Mechanical Properties of Laterite Soil for Road Subbase. by Tumusiime, Darious

“…It helps to distribute loads and prevent settlement, ensuring the long-term durability and performance of the road. …”
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Reconstruction of ancient craftsmanship techniques during the Xiongnu-Xianbei period, based on the analysis of bone tools found at the Chultukov Log-9 site in Altai by Krzysztof Michalczewski, Łukasz Oleszczak, Konrad Lewek

“… The paper presents the results of research on bone artifacts from the Maima culture settlement of Chultukov Log-9. The site is dated to the Xiongnu-Xianbei period, specifically from the 3rd to the first half of the 6th century AD; its estimated area is around 5,000 square meters. …”
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Stability of mining pillars in stopes based on cusp catastrophe theory by WEN Xiaosong, WANG Chen, HUANG Xinxin, LONG Shaoliang, LI Cheng

“…When the width of the pillar is designed to be 6 m, the maximum settlement displacement of the stope pillar is 14.75 mm, and the maximum stress is 3.88 MPa, which are within the stable and controllable range of the pillar. …”
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Collaborative Planning for Distribution Network and PV-ESS in the Marketization Environment by Ping RAO, Yue XIANG, Haotian YAO, Youbo LIU, Junyong LIU

“…Firstly, the benefit coupling model for the subjects in the planning layer was constructed considering photovoltaic prediction errors and agency costs based on the agency transaction mode. Specifically, the settlement rules of agency transactions were formulated on the basis of photovoltaic prediction errors, and the agency cost model was established considering transmission costs of operators, network loss, and reasonable profit. …”
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An Improved Rule-Based Energy Management System: Effective Solution to Achieve Collaborative Control of Batteries in Multi-Prosumers Community Microgrid by Jiawei Huang, Chengxiong Mao, Bin Liu, Dan Wang, Rui Gao, Bo Gu

“…To realize the proposed EMS function, an improved peer-to-peer fast settlement transaction mode is proposed, which is suitable for both the grid-connected mode and the off-grid mode, and fuzzy control is employed to manage complex real-time control problems. …”
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Dynamics and Prediction of Land Use and Land Cover Changes Using Geospatial Techniques in Abelti Watershed, Omo Gibe River Basin, Ethiopia by Melkamu Ateka Derebe, Samuel Dagalo Hatiye, Ligalem Agegn Asres

“…From the LULC analysis, the increase was observed in the agricultural area and settlement area from 2000 to 2017. On the other hand, shrub land followed a declining trend during the study period. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE RURAL POPULATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE SYSTEM OF UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF VOLYN REGION, UKRAINE by Oksana APOSTOLYUK, Tetiana SHMATKOVSKA, Inna CHYKALO1, Andrew HUSAK

“…Peculiarities of the settlement network in Volyn region are that the dominant segment of rural employment is agricultural enterprises. …”
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Judicial protection of pension rights: problems of theory and practice by M. G. Sedelnikova, A. A. Puzyreva

“…Such features include the retrospective of the pension legislation, the resolution of pension disputes in both administrative and judicial procedures, the inability to use the mediation procedures and settlement agreement, the specifics of the subject of the relevant dispute, a large number of exemptions from payment of state fees, and special requirements for the content of the operative part of the judgment.…”
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Territorial differentiation of the language situation in Sumy region as a factor of formation of regional identity by Людмила Гоженко, Сергій Сюткін

“…The process of creating a Ukrainian political nation continues, so the recommendations for the Ukrainianization of public life are based on the analysis of existing practices, existing multimedia content in the actual "information war" and take into account the ethnogeographical specifics of the region, its border position and current socio-political situation. …”
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Foreign Language Learning Practices by High School Seniors in the Context of Modernization of Foreign Language School Education (2020–2024) by Igor V. Obraztsov, Andrey V. Polovnyov

“…The degree of involvement of schoolchildren in additional educational practices is determined by regional, settlement and professionally oriented factors.…”
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Housing Segregation in the Rental Housing Market: A Field Experiment for Istanbul by Mustafa Kahveci

“…The Turkish policymakers initially designated Syrian immigrants as “guests”, claiming that their settlement in Turkey was exceptional and would be transitory. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Nonwoven Geotextile-Encased Cinder Gravel Column in Improving Load-Bearing and Deformation Characteristics of Soft Clay by Narob Kifle Tefera, Damtew Tsige Melese, Habte Tamirat Bafena, Adamu Beyene Negesa

“…Hence, the current study specifically aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of geotextile-encased cinder gravel column in improving deformation and bearing capacity of soft clay ground. …”
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Road properties of cement-phosphogypsum-red clay under dry and wet cycles. by Yunke Liu, Kaisheng Chen, Hao Jian, Zeyu Liu

“…The roadbed of the test road was smooth and dense, with no scouring, peeling or cracking. The settlement of the roadbed is less than the requirement of "Highway Roadbed Design Specification" (JTGD30-2015). …”
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