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‘Taking inaction on carbon sinks to court’1 in Ireland? Comparative analysis of Finnish and German cases

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract The carbon sink capacity of ecosystems has long been neglected, leading to their degradation and the release of stored carbon, thereby exacerbating climate change. As parties increasingly resort to courts to resolve controversies over the sufficiency of measures to combat climate change, carbon sinks are emerging as a focal point.
Alessandra Accogli, Amelia Burnette
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A Large-Scale Test Method for Mechanical Response of Pavement Structure

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2018
A test method for mechanical response of pavement structure with the large scale model was presented in the study. The strain was tested on three large scale models of pavement structure with three typical pavement materials of cement concrete (CC ...
Xingye Zhou, Xudong Wang
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Influence of polyolefin fibers on the strength and deformability properties of road pavement concrete

Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English ed. Online), 2019
Influence of the type and quantity of polyolefin fibers on the strength properties (compression strength, tensile strength in bending, strength in uniaxial tension), the deformation properties (elastic modulus, Poisson's coefficient) and the abrasion ...
Olga Smirnova, Alexey Kharitonov, Yuriy Belentsov   +2 more
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Analysis of the Coupling Effect of Thermal and Traffic Loads on Cement Concrete Pavement with Voids Repaired with Polymer Grout

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
Under the repeated action of traffic and thermal loads, a cement concrete pavement slab may partially lose contact with its base course, and voids may develop underneath the slab. Such distress will greatly impact the pavement performance.
Can Cui, Qing Lu, Chengchao Guo, Fuming Wang   +3 more
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Powerful representation of the poor? German welfare associations' narrative advocacy during COVID‐19

Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic sparked unprecedented experimentation in the German social assistance system, leading to changes previously considered impracticable by policymakers. This included a sanctions moratorium, easier access to benefits, and temporary cash transfers, all of which were advocated by welfare associations—key organized interests ...
Christopher Smith Ochoa
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Developing a Higher Performance and Less Thickness Concrete Pavement: Using a Nonconventional Concrete Mixture

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2020
During the last three decades, concrete pavement or rigid pavement became a widely used alternative of flexible pavement (asphalt pavement) at freeways and highways with high traffic of heavy vehicles, due to its durability, long life, and less need of ...
Fady M. A. Hassouna, Yeon Woo Jung
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Marketization in Public Purchasing as a Route to Business Corporations' Institutional Power: The Case of Outsourcing Social Services in Israel

Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT What are the conditions under which business corporations expand their institutional power? This paper argues that institutional power is affected by the architecture of the “acquisition regime”—the set of formal (and informal) rules that govern how states purchase public services.
Reut Marciano, Shir Gal
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Carbon Dots: An Emerging Frontier for Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, Volume 9, Issue 4, July 2026.
Traditional civil engineering materials (CE materials) are usually involved with high‐energy consumption during manufacturing, significant maintenance costs, and substantial environmental impacts throughout their life cycles. The progress of nanotechnology is catalyzing a green and sustainable transformation within the field.
Weiwen Hao, Xiaolong Wang, Xiao Chen, Dong Liu, Zhenhui Kang, Cheng Zhu   +5 more
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Effect of Fly Ash and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag on The Strength of Concrete Pavement

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, 2018
In this study, the effects of Fly Ash (FA) and Ground Granulated Furnace Slag (GGBFS) on design of concretepavement are investigated. It has been observed how these mineral additives change the 7 days compressive strengthand splitting tensile strength of
Fatih Acıkök
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3D Printing Innovations in Polymeric Porous and Patterned Architecture

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 50, 22 June 2026.
Polymeric foams occupy a unique structural space between dense solids and open networks, where engineered void fraction governs mechanical compliance, thermal resistance, and mass transport. Additive manufacturing now enables precise spatial control over cellular architecture, unlocking designer foam structures across applications spanning crash ...
Dhanush Patil, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Clarissa Westover, Arunachalam Ramanathan, M. Taylor Sobzcak, Roumika Patil, Qixuan Xiang, Tiantian Li, Sui Yang, Timothy E. Long, Hongyue Sun, Xianqiao Wang, Yang Liu, Kenan Song   +13 more
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