Crack recognition automation in concrete bridges using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks [PDF]
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) for bridge visual inspection automation necessitates the implementation of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNNs) to process efficiently the large amount of data collected by the UASs sensors.
Zoubir Hajar +2 more
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Indoor environmental quality evaluation of smart/artificial intelligence techniques in buildings – a review [PDF]
The built environment sector is responsible for around one-third of the world's final energy consumption. Smart technologies play an essential role in strengthening existing regulations and facilitating energy efficiency targets.
Aldakheel Joud +2 more
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This paper investigates the use of Na2CO3 as an alkaline activator on the durability of the alkali-activated slag (AAS) mortar toward sulfates and acids.
R. Kahlouche, A. Badaoui, M. Criado
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Occupations des terres marginales de Kinshasa sud et aléas environnementaux [PDF]
La zone collinaire de la ville de Kinshasa sud est confrontée chaque jour qui passe à des multiples impacts environnementaux négatifs. Parmi ceux-ci, il nous faut relever des aléas environnementaux qui occupent une place de choix, aléas qui constituent ...
Jean Willy NDEMI KYLING +2 more
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New warning sensors to detect corrosion risk in reinforced concrete [PDF]
Corrosion is the most frequent but also the most deleterious deterioration mechanism affecting reinforced concrete. In addition to the economic impact of the repair works, for historical concrete structures, corrosion can generate irreversible losses of ...
Khadra Mahdi +4 more
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Publics and Audiences in Ancient Greece [PDF]
An overview of the historical constitution of theater audiences in Classical Athens and the implications of this assessment. I first sketch out the dominant ways in which modern scholars have defined ancient audiences.
David Roselli
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Stratégies des résiliences urbaines face à la coproduction des services dans les quartiers périphériques Batumona et Talangay à Kinshasa-Est [PDF]
La réflexion sur la problématique des résiliences urbaines liées à la coproduction des services de base en eau, en électricité et à l’assainissement dans les quartiers périphériques : Batumona et Talangay à Kinshasa-Est est basée sur le fait que la ...
Odon KINSWEKI EZINGA +1 more
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Public Relations Professional Practice And The Institutionalisation of CSR [PDF]
Purpose This paper presents the findings of a longitudinal case study into the professionalisation of public relations practices and the institutionalisation of corporate social responsibility as a legitimate social and business arrangement. In doing so,
Bartlett, Jennifer +2 more
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SaveDisney.com and Activist Challenges: A Habermasian Perspective on Corporate Legitimacy [PDF]
This study develops a Habermasian framework for evaluating and generating challenges to organizational legitimacy. The launch of the SaveDisney.com web site represents an innovative example of an Internet-based activist public successfully challenging a ...
Feldner, Sarah Bonewits +1 more
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Breathless in Beijing: Aerial Attunements and China’s New Respiratory Publics
For all of its protean and ephemeral qualities, air exerts a remarkably muscular influence on urban form and contemporary life in China. In recent years, as the breakneck speed of China’s development has altered the very chemistry of the atmosphere, the ...
Victoria Nguyen
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