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The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic performance of bridge pier integrated by multiple steel pipes with directly-connected piles using soil-water coupled three-dimensional elasto-plastic finite element analysis

Soils and Foundations
A bridge pier integrated by multiple steel pipes with directly-connected piles was proposed as a way to design a rational foundation for bridge pier structures, and its feasibility was examined by comparing its seismic behaviour with that of a bridge ...
Muhammad Mahmood Ul Hassan, Koichi Isobe, Yasumasa Soga, Yasuo Sawamura, Hiroki Sugiyama, Masatsugu Shinohara   +5 more
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Sensor characterization for long-term remote monitoring of bridge piers [PDF]

The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf ...
Philipps, Joseph Caleb
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Experimental investigation into amplitude-dependent modal properties of an eleven-span motorway bridge [PDF]

, 2015
The authors would like to thank their supporters. New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) Research Foundation provided financial support for experimental work (Grant No. UNI/578). New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) provided access to the bridge.
Beskhyroun, Sherif, Chen, Ge-Wei, Omenzetter, Piotr   +2 more
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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers [PDF]

, 2017
Experimental data from a physical model of scouring around a cylindrical wide pier embedded in two types of uniform sediment beds are presented. The effects of sediment sizes and various pier widths on scour development and equilibrium scour depth of ...
Ahmad, Nordila, Ali, Faisal, Melville, Bruce W., Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed, Yusuf, Badronnisa   +4 more
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Seismic Vulnerability of the Italian Roadway Bridge Stock [PDF]

, 2015
This study focuses on the seismic vulnerability evaluation of the Italian roadway bridge stock, within the framework of a Civil Protection sponsored project.
B., Borzi, Calvi, G. M., F., Noto, Franchin, Paolo, P., Ceresa, Pinto, Paolo Emilio   +5 more
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How Aware Are Consumers of Water Used in Agri‐Food Products? Exploring the Misconception Between the Perceived and the Actual Water Footprint

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding the environmental impact of food production is critical to promoting sustainable consumption patterns. This study explores the gap between consumers' perceived water footprint (PWF) and the actual water footprint (AWF) of selected agri‐food products in Italy, including crop‐ and animal‐based products. A survey conducted through a
Leonardo Agnusdei, Giulio Paolo Agnusdei, Federica De Leo, Pier Paolo Miglietta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perencanaan Struktur Jembatan Lemah Ireng 1 Jalan Tol Semarang – Solo [PDF]

, 2013
Lemah Ireng 1 Bridge is located at Semarang – Solo Toll Road Phase I Section Ungaran – Bawen Package V Tinalun – Lemah Ireng. This bridge was constructed due to a deep ravine at Lemah Ireng Village, so necessary this bridge as a part of the toll road ...
Muhammad, S. (Sidqi), Nugroho, D. P. (Dimas), Sukamta, S. (Sukamta), Tudjono, S. (Sri)   +3 more
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Early use of the reinforced concrete in the architecture of the Historicism in Austria–Hungary

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The study examines the early incorporation of reinforced concrete in the architecture of Historicism in Austria–Hungary. Spanning the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the research illuminates the period's stylistic pluralism and the transformative impact of reinforced concrete.
Éva Lovra, Zoltán Bereczki
wiley   +1 more source