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Modelling and control of adaptive mechanical structures Proceedings

, 1998
Adaptive structures (smart structures) are autonomous structural systems with integrated multifunctional smart materials as actuators and sensors, connected by a control system, to facilitate adaptation to changing environmental conditions (e.g.
Gabbert, U. (comp.), Magdeburg Univ. (Germany). Innovationskolleg ''Adaptive Mechanische Systeme'' (ADAMES)   +1 more
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Not So Protected After All—Managing Paradoxical Tensions in Mission‐Oriented Innovation Ecosystems

Creativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how actors within mission‐oriented innovation ecosystems (MIEs) experience and manage paradoxical tensions while pursuing systemic change. MIEs are increasingly leveraged to address complex societal challenges through cross‐sector collaboration and coordinated innovation efforts, particularly in sustainability transition ...
Duygu Keskin, Dieudonnee Cobben, Maral Mahdad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between Care and Control: Age Assessments and the Regulation of Unaccompanied and Asylum‐Seeking Children

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article offers a critical conceptual review of age assessments in England and examines their implications for unaccompanied asylum‐seeking children (UASC). Drawing on Foucault's theories of biopower and governmentality, age assessments are conceptualied as technologies of control that set the parameters for who is deemed ‘deserving’ of ...
Ama‐Rose Greaves
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive Distributed Architectural Systems

, 2012
Artificial Intelligence has a long and rich history in the field of architecture. Building upon this history, we clarify the term “adaptive” and its use within the field.
A. Schlueter, Z. Nagy, D. Rossi
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python-adaptive/adaptive: version 1.2.0

<h1><a href="https://github.com/python-adaptive/adaptive/tree/v1.2.0">v.1.2.0</a> (2024-04-10)</h1> <p><a href="https://github.com/python-adaptive/adaptive/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0">Full Changelog</a></p> ...
Weston, Joseph, Nijholt, Bas, Hoofwijk, Jorn, Akhmerov, Anton   +3 more
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Integrating Multi-Temporal UAV Thermal Imaging and 3D Path Planning for Facade Thermal Defect Diagnosis in Old Residential Buildings. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Cai S, Li X, Gou Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Deregulation, government failure, and tragedy: The Report of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Economic Affairs, EarlyView.
Abstract The Inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower, London, in 2017 has exposed the failures that led to the tragedy in a commendably exhaustive manner. But the explanation of those failures is seriously inadequate. First, they are attributed to deregulation, when the Inquiry itself details the ways in which the cladding of the building was subject ...
David Campbell
wiley   +1 more source

Refined 3D Urban Building Reconstruction from TomoSAR Point Clouds via Multi-Level Geometric Priors and Shadow Analysis. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Liu W, Chen H, Zhang J, Qian C, Xu G, Li N, Sun G, Xing M.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Unprincipled Principals in the Accountability Chain: Autonomy and Political Control Within Tax Administration in a Developing Country Context

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SDG 16 emphasizes the need for accountable institutions, often based on the assumption that public officials are accountable to politicians, who in turn are accountable to citizens. However, in many developing countries, neopatrimonial governance can weaken this accountability chain, as politicians themselves may act as “unprincipled ...
Edidiong Bassey, Emer Mulligan
wiley   +1 more source

Energy performance optimization of BIPV windows in dust-prone semi-arid climates. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Muhammed IS, Baper SY.
europepmc   +1 more source