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Finalisation of the European Approach to Assess the Fire Performance of Facades—Brief Information on the Outcome of the Project

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research was conducted within the framework of project SI2.825082, funded by the European Commission—DG GROW. The project's objective was to finalise a European approach for assessing the fire performance of façades under medium and large fire exposure conditions.
Péter Tóth, Anja Hofmann‐Böllinghaus, Fabien Dumont, Johan Anderson, Johan Sjöström, Mikael Bergius, Roman Chiva, Octavian Lalu   +7 more
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Flammability of Facades Across Scales and International Standards

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Facade fires are a rare but destructive hazard that can lead to the rapid spread of fire between the floors and fire compartments of a building. Today, there are at least 21 different national standards for facade fire tests in use around the world, which seek to categorize facades based on their flammability.
Matthew Bonner, Wojciech Węgrzyński, Jakub Bielawski, Guillermo Rein   +3 more
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New African Members Integration into BRICS: Evidence from STI and Educational Policy

Сравнительная политика
This article explores the integration of new African BRICS members into the scientific and educational cooperation within BRICS. Despite significant criticism regarding the still limited scope of scientific collaborations between BRICS countries, there ...
A. A. Ufimtsev, S. N. Zamesina
doaj   +1 more source

The Energy Dilemma: Does Energy Security Risk and Renewable Energy Affect Fossil Material Footprint? Policy Framework for Securing SDGs

Geological Journal, EarlyView.
Energy security risk has a positive impact on material footprint. Renewable energy consumption reduces material footprint. ABSTRACT Following a high economic growth path, the group of G7 economies is found to be utilising more and more material, causing a material footprint (MF), which in turn contributes to pollution.
Serhat Çamkaya, Faiza Saleem, Afshan Hamid, Magdalena Radulescu, Ahsan Anwar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How peers influence headquarter attention to foreign subsidiaries

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary We examine how attention to foreign subsidiaries is structured by peer‐based cues originating both outside and inside the firm. Using the cognitive pillar of the attention‐based view, we show how executives rely on peer reference groups to allocate attention across subsidiaries, and we compare the relative influence of ...
Mayank Sewak, Anna Lamin
wiley   +1 more source

Functionalizing large nanoparticles for small gaps in dimer nanoantennas

New Journal of Physics, 2016
The process of functionalizing gold nanoparticles with DNA commonly competes with nanoparticle aggregation, especially for larger particles of more than 80 nm diameter.
Carolin Vietz, Birka Lalkens, Guillermo P Acuna, Philip Tinnefeld   +3 more
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Twelve‐Month Outcomes of a Preventive Dysphagia Intervention in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer—A Randomized Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Radiation‐associated dysphagia is common after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and may occur early or years later. The effect of preventive exercises might be undermined by poor adherence. Aim To evaluate the effect of a simple preventive exercise protocol on swallowing function up to 12 months after radiotherapy.
Kerstin Petersson, Signe Rödseth Smith, Charlotte Johansson‐Malmeling, Caterina Finizia, Lisa Tuomi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Economic Growth on Insurance (Growth)

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of economic growth on insurance (growth), focusing on the outflow side of the insurance activity, as captured by benefits (including commissions and expenses). The findings provide evidence that economic growth does exert a positive, statistically significant impact on the benefit side of insurance (growth ...
Nicholas Apergis, Thomas Poufinas, Panagiotis Kimpouropoulos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exchange Rates and Sovereign Risk: A Nonlinear Approach Based on Local Gaussian Correlations

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We empirically assess the interlinkages between sovereign risk, measured in terms of CDS spreads, and exchange rates for a sample of emerging markets. Our period of analysis includes episodes of severe stress, such as the Global Financial Crisis, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the Ukrainian War.
Reinhold Heinlein, Gabriella D. Legrenzi, Scott M. R. Mahadeo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heterogeneous Impact of Green Bonds on Environmental Quality: A Cross‐Country Analysis of the Load Capacity Factor

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of green bonds on environmental sustainability for a panel of 15 countries from 2014 to 2024, using the load capacity factor (LCF) as the main proxy for environmental quality, with biocapacity, ecological footprint, and CO2 emissions per capita used as additional environmental indicators.
Kamila Tomczak, Emre Unlu, Mehmet Pinar
wiley   +1 more source