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Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 441-452, March 2025.Three poly(caprolactone) (PCL)‐based additives of differing molecular weights were used as a secondary plasticizer to prevent gas checks in PVC films produced through calendering. Results showed that chemical and physicochemical properties influence the prevention or reduction of gas checks, unlike rheological properties including complex viscosity and
Luis F. Alvarez +4 more
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Seismic evaluation and retrofit of reinforced concrete structures
Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and ResilienceThe destructive earthquakes in the world clearly reveal the importance of the seismic behavior of the structures. The current study proposes and numerically investigates a systematic technique for the seismic assessment and retrofit of reinforced ...
Mangeshkumar R. Shendkar +2 more
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Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract This article investigates the ways in which late‐nineteenth‐century students at Northwestern University's Cumnock School of Oratory mobilised elocution training and parlour performance to foster mixed‐gender public discourse. I use student publications to reconstruct parlour meetings in which women and men adapted traditions of conversational ...
Fiona Maxwell
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Procédure adaptative « Pushover » innovante pour des structures à voiles
, 2013 Cet article propose une nouvelle méthode statique adaptative de type « Pushover» pour l'évaluation de la réponse sismique non linéaire des structures à voiles en béton armé. La méthode proposée présente un avantage pour prédire la formation des rotules plastiques dans les structures où les modes supérieurs jouent un rôle important dans la réponse ...
Atik, Malik +2 more
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
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Nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete buildings with different heights and floor systems. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Abd-Elhamed A, Mahmoud S, Alotaibi KS.
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.Abstract Plant–pollinator interactions are fundamental to the functioning of natural ecosystems and the enhancement of agricultural productivity. An effective support of pollinator communities necessitates a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying pollinator attraction and nutritional preferences.
Pierre Ouvrard +3 more
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Navigating Tensions and Contradictions: The Everyday Negotiation of Militant Research
Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract This paper explores the tensions and contradictions generated when conducting militant research from within academia. More specifically, it focuses on how they play out and shape militant research on an everyday basis, and how they are constantly negotiated by militant researchers and mediated by their diverse positionalities.
Sergio Ruiz Cayuela
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Creating Home Territories During Housing Relocation: Affects and Activity Rhythms
Area, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper expands understandings of home by developing the concept of home territory to comprehend the experiences of older adults who experienced housing relocation and how they reconstituted a sense of home. The study draws on the experiences of 41 older adults who underwent the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) in Singapore ...
Siyao Gao, Elaine Lynn‐Ee Ho
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Crayons × Code: Re‐Exploring Children's Drawings With Multimodal AI and Dynamic Ethics
Area, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Children's drawings are used to study their environmental perception, but AI‐powered analysis of these visual materials remains underexplored. This paper re‐explores the use of children's drawings as a tool for understanding their perceptions of the environment, leveraging multimodal AI for analysis.
Chen Qu
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