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ALL POSSIBLE PASTS: Heritage, Simulacra, and Gentrification in Seoul

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban heritage scholars have often criticized simulacra as ‘bad’ copies that degrade the ‘good’ model of the past through commercialization and gentrification. This article challenges such Platonic dichotomies of good/bad and model/copy, arguing that the binary of good heritage and bad simulacra is flawed because heritage is itself actualized ...
Myung In Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Tessellation-Based Origami-Inspired Movable Façade for Daylighting and Exposure Optimization: Assessing Different Movement Approaches

Journal of Daylighting
This study emphasizes the importance of daylight performance in interior spaces as a critical factor in achieving global Sustainable Development Goals, including energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, and healthy living conditions.
Ecenur Kızılörenli, Ahmet Vefa Orhon
doaj   +1 more source

Skilled for Whom? Immigration Policy, Racial Capitalism, and the Reproduction of Inequality in Britain

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the UK's 2025 Immigration White Paper as a critical site for understanding how immigration policy functions as an instrument of racial capitalism. Drawing on Critical Race Theory, the theory of social reproduction, and intersectionality, it interrogates how the state's construction of the ‘skilled migrant’ operates as a ...
Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Umar, Deborah Hamer‐Acquaah   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designerly Approach to Design Responsive Façade for Occupant Visual Comfort in Different Latitudes

Journal of Daylighting
In recent years, attention has focused on improving the health and satisfaction of employees by enhancing visual comfort in workplaces. This involves providing adequate natural daylight, glare control, and outdoor views.
Fatemeh Mehrvarz, Mohammadreza Bemanian, Tahereh Nasr, Reza Mansoori, Mohammed Faisal AL-Kazee, Wael A. Khudhayer, Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad   +6 more
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Fuel to Green: Do U.S. Oil and Gas Firms Use Green Innovation and CSR Disclosure to Mitigate Financial Risk

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore how oil and gas firms adopt two sustainability tools, namely green innovation and corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure, either separately or in combination, to mitigate financial risk. The empirical study examines a sample of 229 oil and gas firms over the 2010 to 2019 period.
Imen Khanchel, Naima Lassoued, Imen Fakhfakh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Dangers of Large‐Language Model Mediated Learning for Human Capital

Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Against the dominant view in HRM concerning the value‐creating use of large language models (LLMs) in relation to Human Capital, our provocation asks whether LLMs will enhance or compromise Human Capital at work in the long‐run. We feel compelled to ask this question because Human Capital represents employees' accumulated learning experiences,
Dirk Lindebaum, Eimear Nolan, Juani Swart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adapting to Urban Heights: Multidimensional Gradients Drive Nest‐Selection Plasticity and Trade‐Offs in a Human‐Commensal Sparrow

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Urban Eurasian tree sparrows exhibit pronounced nest‐site plasticity, exploiting vertical building space while preferring lower nest heights when sites are abundant. Nest decisions are driven by altitude and building height rather than other factors, indicating a shift toward anthropogenic resources in cities.
Yang Wang, Guanqun Kou, Fangyuan Liu, Xu Liu, Juyong Li, Jie Wang, Qian Zhang, Yuan Yin, Limin Wang, John C. Wingfield, Fumin Lei, Dongming Li   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Simplified Numerical Analyses of an Adaptive Double‐Glazed Façade Considering Steady‐State Conditions and Experimental Data

The Journal of Engineering
The façade of a building accounts for large areas of its envelope, representing the interface between the uncontrolled outdoor climate and the conditioned interior. The façade is therefore largely responsible for the building's energy balance.
Henri Paetow, Christin Sirtl, Matthias Kraus   +2 more
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Bridging the Late Antique Gap in Northwest Arabia: New Archaeological Evidence on the Occupation of Wādī al‐Qurā (al‐ʿUlā [AlUla], Saudi Arabia) Between the Third and Seventh Centuries CE

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA) identified a Late Antique village 1 km south of ancient Dadan in the al‐ʿUlā valley (northwest Saudi Arabia). Three excavation seasons at this site (2021–2023) have uncovered a massive building constructed in the late third or early fourth cent.
Jérôme Rohmer, Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, Charlène Bouchaud, Elora Chambraud, Vladimir Dabrowski, Hatem Djerbi, Fabien Lesguer, Hervé Monchot, Paul Picavet, Louise Purdue, Bertrand Riba, Shadi Shabo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy-Efficient Adaptive Dynamic Building Facades: A Review of Their Energy Efficiency and Operating Loads

Applied Sciences
Energy-efficient, adaptive, affordable and durable curtain wall systems have always attracted great interest among the scientific and technical communities.
Nurlan Zhangabay, Timur Tursunkululy, Ulzhan Ibraimova, Uliya Abdikerova   +3 more
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