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Review of Active Noise Control Technology of Railway Vehicle
机车电传动, 2018 Interior noise of railway vehicle especially high-speed train increases with vehicle’s speed increasing. Compared with passive noise control such as sound insulation and absorption, active noise control (ANC) has many advantages such as lightweight and ...
LUO Zhuhui +5 more
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Study of the anomaly detection on rail by a tachometer generator of a train
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshuMost rolling stocks in Japan have tachometer generators on their axle ends. The only function of the tachometer generator is measuring rotational speed of the axle based on the frequency of the output signal.
Gaku YOSHIKAWA
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Simulation research of railway crossings with stiffness control [PDF]
Transport Problems, 2007 This research presents the existing problem of railway elements and motor – vehicle road elements at their intersections. The work also concerns issues of designing and constructing railway crossings at the intersections of motor-vehicle and rail ...
Jan TARGOSZ
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Managing agency business groups, elite directors, and the rubber boom, 1897–1913
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract We identify a new organizational form, the Managing Agency Business Group (MABG), demonstrating how agency houses used interlocking directorships to build groups on the basis of commercial and plantation expertise to access finance on London stock markets and local capital markets in the pre‐1914 rubber boom.
David Higgins, Steven Toms
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The steerability of railway vehicles
Transport Problems, 2007 The term steerability is widely used in the motion theory of wheel andtrack-laying machines, water and air vehicles, spacecraft. Steerability is a property of a transport machine to submit to the managing influence. Steerability of the machine is defined by its reaction to managing influence on the part of managing in the form ofchanging travelling ...
Viktor TKACHENKO, Svetlana SAPRONOVA
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The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Financial history is plagued by a visibility trap. Using the Brussels Stock Exchange (1850–1913), we demonstrate that asset illiquidity introduced selection bias, which systematically inflated historical risk premia. Applying a latent return model, we argue that correcting for this illiquidity decreases the equity and corporate bond risk ...
Justin Case +2 more
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Monitoring track irregularities using multi-source on-board measurement data
Railway Engineering ScienceAccurate monitoring of track irregularities is very helpful to improving the vehicle operation quality and to formulating appropriate track maintenance strategies.
Qinglin Xie +6 more
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The disciplinary background of second language (L2) writers can shape their writing style, including their lexical choices. This study examines lexical differences in nonacademic argumentative essays on the same topic by L2‐English graduate students with humanities‐related or science‐related majors.
Haerim Hwang, Hyunwoo Kim
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Collective Bargaining in Germany: Trends and Challenges
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the evolution, institutional structure, and challenges of collective bargaining in Germany. Collective bargaining addresses labor market imperfections, redistributes productivity gains, and shapes working conditions. Germany's system centers on industry‐level agreements, complemented by firm‐level agreements and voluntary ...
Lutz Bellmann +2 more
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