Academic Articles & Research Papers

Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology

Society that has become one of the twentieth-century classic science lectures, titled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom."He presented a technological vision of extreme miniaturization in 1959, several years before the word "chip" became...

Models in Archaeology

This major study reflects the increasing significance of careful model formation and testing in those academic subjects that are struggling from intuitive and aesthetic obscurantism toward a more disciplined and integrated approach to their...

L’uno e il molteplice: storia di un’identità dispersa. Lo scudo di Numa

The king Numa received a shield as a gift from Jupiter. The shield acted as a talisman: it was the sign of the alliance between Rome and the god. To hide the talisman, Numa wanted it reproduced in numerous copies by the smith Mamurius Vetur...

Radiation-Driven Stellar Eruptions

Very massive stars occasionally expel material in colossal eruptions, driven by continuum radiation pressure rather than blast waves. Some of them rival supernovae in total radiative output, and the mass loss is crucial for subsequent evolu...

Measurement of the Y(1S) pair production cross section and search for resonances decaying to Y(1S)μ+μ− in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

The fiducial cross section for Y(1S) pair production in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV in the region where both Y(1S) mesons have an absolute rapidity below 2.0 is measured to be 79±11(stat)±6(syst)±3(B)pb ass...

Can Ricardian Model Really Explain Trade?

This paper aims to analyse the international trade in the real world by applying the Ricardian trade theory. In doing this, simple comparative advantage assumptions are used to examine trading of palm oil and rice between Malaysia and Vietn...

Industry 4.0 Competencies and Sustainable Manufacturing Performance in the Context of Manufacturing SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review

As the backbone of Malaysia’s economy, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those in the manufacturing industry, are spotlighted in times of crisis, considering the substantial risks that small businesses must overcome. S...

International business

Introduction After looking at entrepreneurial culture and trust, we devote this chapter to the relationship between culture, cultural differences, and the international organization and production of economic activity. As we explain in more...

The Digital Maturity Paradox: The Divergent Impact of Network Readiness and FDI Across Development Tiers

Contemporary economic growth trajectories are characterized by accelerating digital integration. However, the digital infrastructure required to accelerate growth remains unevenly distributed across development tiers. This study examines a ...

Transportation Engineering

The shipments were absolutely necessary at all times, but still have polluted and damaged the environment. The technique of transport or the engineering of transport is the application of the principles of technology and scientific findings...

High P‐T Sound Velocities of Amphiboles: Implications for Low‐Velocity Anomalies in Metasomatized Upper Mantle

Abstract Metasomatized mantle xenoliths containing hydrous minerals, such as amphiboles, serpentine, and phlogopite, likely represent the potential mineralogical compositions of the metasomatized upper mantle, where low seismic velocities a...

A practical introduction to skeletons for the plant sciences

Before the availability of digital photography resulting from the invention of charged couple devices in 1969, the measurement of plant architecture was a manual process either on the plant itself or on traditional photographs. The introduc...

Seaweed extract stimuli in plant science and agriculture

Handbook of Plant Science

At a bookshelf-bending 4·5 kg, a bank-balance-denting £250, edited by a highly distinguished plant scientist, and released in the publisher's bicentenary year, you are entitled to expect something really special from this Handbook of Plant ...

Low Value Translations and Retellings from Intermediate Languages of Andersen’s Fairy Tale “Thumbelina”

Hans Christian Andersen is one of the most famous Danish writers whose fairy tales have been read by almost every child. The first book of Andersen’s fairy tales appeared in Lithuanian in 1895 and their popularity has not faded ever since. ...

SETTLEMENT OF BANKING DISPUTE IN INDONESIA

This article talks about dispute between costumer and the bank. Settlement of disputes should be resolved by the principle of fast, accurate and cheap. Issues raised in this paper is how an ideal dispute resolution process to resolve disput...

Volcanic Pozzolan from the Phlegraean Fields in the Structural Mortars of the Roman Temple of Nora (Sardinia)

In this paper, we discuss the presence of volcanic pozzolans in the structural mortars of the Roman Temple of Nora in Sardinia (3rd c. AD), represented by pyroclastic rocks (pumices and tuffs) employed as coarse and fine aggregates. The pro...

APPLICATION OF THE EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE TO THE CALCULATION OF EDUCATION INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR VILLAGE-OWNED ENTERPRISES (BUMDes)

Program Education plays a vital role in improving human resources. But on the other hand, education costs are not cheap. For this reason, people need to prepare education funds from an early age. One way is to take part in an education insu...

The Power of Environmental Observatories for Advancing Multidisciplinary Research, Outreach, and Decision Support: The Case of the Minnesota River Basin

Abstract Observatory‐scale data collection efforts allow unprecedented opportunities for integrative, multidisciplinary investigations in large, complex watersheds, which can affect management decisions and policy. Through the National Scie...

E-scooter's Availability and Social Equity in Minneapolis, MN: A Spatial Modeling Approach

This article examines the social equity of e-scooter availability across different socially disadvantaged groups in Minneapolis, MN (USA). The city’s northwestern part with high poverty rates has a higher e-scooter availability rate than it...