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Field Trials of Low‐Cost Bi‐TiO2‐P25 Solar Photo Catalyst for Water Treatment
Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.Journey of a low‐cost and easy to synthesize catalyst from development to validation in laboratory, followed by testing for its ability to reduce total coliform and E. Coli in the real‐world water using solar light in rural India. Abstract A low‐cost, easy to make Bi‐TiO2‐P25 composite is synthesized via a reverse micelle sol‐gel route and is tested ...
Ayushi Arora +6 more
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Agencies and Science-Experiment Risk [PDF]
Eric E. Johnson, Agencies and Science-Experiment Risk, 2016 U.
Ill. L. Rev. 527 (2016), 2016 There is a curious absence of legal constraints on U.S. government agencies undertaking potentially risky scientific research. Some of these activities may present a risk of killing millions or even destroying the planet. Current law leaves it to agencies to decide for themselves whether their activities fall within the bounds of acceptable risk.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This work demonstrates the first chipless temperature sensing array based on conductor‐loaded composites. They allow multiple items to be simultaneously identified and monitored through multiplexed electromagnetic reflections. The work studies the influence of conductive fillers on the frequency‐domain properties of PDMS, for the first time.
Benjamin King +2 more
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2010 The aim of this article has been to critically assess and unmask Anton Szandor LaVey s Philosophy of Indulgence reflected in The Satanic Bible (1969) as a dogma based assault on Scripture.
Simon Muwowo, Johan Buitendag
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On the Benefits of Promoting Diversity of Ideas [PDF]
arXiv, 2014 A common flaw of astronomers is to believe that they know the truth even when data is scarce. I provide ten examples where this approach led to wrong strategic decisions in research plans, causing unnecessary delays in finding the truth. In order to make the discovery process more efficient, I advocate affirmative action for diversity of ideas by ...
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The future of dispute resolution in international trade
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Given ongoing dysfunction of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, the focus of this article is on the future of trade dispute resolution, with evaluation of two questions: (i) What is the current status of WTO dispute resolution as compared to that conducted through existing preferential trade agreements (PTAs)? and (ii) What are the
Ian Sheldon, Daniel C. K. Chow
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From the immune self to moral agency. Comments [PDF]
Avant, 2012 Author comments on the changes in the philosophy of immunology that have occurred since the publication of his book The Immune Self: Theory or Metaphor?, as well as on the dangers, misunderstandings and expectations in this area. Finally, he presents his
Alfred I. Tauber
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Pensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica, 2018 The influence of the work and teaching of Francisco Suárez (Granada, 1548-Lisbon, 1617) in the shaping of modern thought has been widely studied in areas such as political philosophy and law, metaphysics, and epistemology.
Rosa Colmenarejo Fernández +1 more
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Interciencia 34:361,2009, 2009 The direct and indirect relationship between the British physicist originally from Austria, Sir Hermann Bondi, and Venezuelan physics are presented. Special emphasis is made of his more remarkable human qualities, nobility and humbleness, besides his important contribution to General Relativity and to the European science agencies.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Straw returning is important for rural ecological management and sustainable agricultural development. Using farm survey data for Anhui Province, China, in 2020, we applied the double‐hurdle model to investigate the impact of agricultural machinery services and land fragmentation on farmers' straw‐returning behavior, and to explore the ...
Xin Wang, Yanping Song, Wei Huang
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