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Reframing the Treasury Debate: Industrial Strategy and State Capacity in the UK
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The Treasury has long been seen as a root cause of Britain's economic malaise, blocking much‐needed industrial intervention and embedding short‐termism. This article examines the politics of Concorde and civil nuclear power in postwar Britain to show that the Treasury was not the problem in these cases.
Tom Kelsey
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Cooling of 1 MW Electric Motors through Submerged Oil Impinging Jets for Aeronautical Applications
AerospaceElectrification of aircraft is a very challenging task as the demand for energy and power is high. While the storage and generation of electrical energy are widely studied due to the limited specific energy and specific power of batteries and fuel cells,
Giuseppe Di Lorenzo +3 more
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The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article argues that the current debate over defence spending in the United Kingdom is fundamentally flawed. Too much emphasis is being placed on preparing for a form of warfare with Russia that is unlikely to occur. As this article points out, the Russians actually want to avoid a traditional battlefield confrontation with NATO.
Rod Thornton
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Future of edge AI in biodiversity monitoring
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.Abstract Many ecological decisions are slowed by the gap between collecting and analysing biodiversity information. Edge computing moves data processing closer to the sensor, with edge artificial intelligence (AI) using AI models for data processing and selective data transfer.
Aude Vuilliomenet +2 more
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Conceptual Study of 80-Pax Fuel Cell-Driven Aircraft for Sustainable Aviation
Engineering ProceedingsThe growing need to reduce aviation’s carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels has prompted the exploration of alternative propulsion technologies.
Diego Giuseppe Romano +5 more
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Chasing the perfida Albione: Anglo‐Italian productivity gap in the late 1930s
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper presents new estimates of Anglo‐Italian labour productivity levels in manufacturing in the late 1930s, derived using the standard single‐deflation approach. The findings confirm a substantial productivity gap between Italy and the United Kingdom at the aggregate level, alongside pronounced intersectoral heterogeneity.
Tancredi Salamone
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Franco‐British Bilateral Diplomacy After Brexit, 2020–2025: Mending the Ties That Bind
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Brexit shook to its very core one of the European Union's (EU's) prominent partnerships, the Franco‐British bilateral relationship (FBBR), disrupting diplomatic routines and shattering interpersonal trust before circumstances changed and the relationship rapidly began to mend. In this article, we analyse the breakdown and restoration of Franco‐
Helen Drake, Pauline Schnapper
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Electrification of Aircraft: Challenges, Barriers, and Potential Impacts [PDF]
, 2021 Amy Schwab +4 more
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Law and Infrastructure: Reliability, Automation Transition, and Irregularities of “U‐Space”
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) is making regulatory efforts to allow for the safe integration of drones into civilian airspace through automated means. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 concerning unmanned traffic management (a system referred to as “U‐Space”) furthers that commitment. Accordingly, drone operators must avail themselves
Samar Abbas Nawaz
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Evaluating Rural Electrification Projects - Methodological Approaches [PDF]
In recent years, the international community has expanded efforts in programme evaluation to improve the accountability of development projects. This paper presents approaches to implementing state-of-the-art evaluations in rural electrification projects,
Jörg Peters
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