Analysis of the Apollo heat shield performance. Volume 2 - CHAD computer program [PDF]
CHAD computer program for Apollo heat shield ablation performance ...
Del Casal, E. P. +3 more
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‘Escaping Isn't for Everyone’: Kurdish Smugglers’ Navigational Tactics at Checkpoints in Iran
ABSTRACT This article examines how Kurdish smugglers navigate state and insurgent checkpoints in the borderlands of western Iran. Drawing on ethnographic research, it analyses two key navigational tactics: persin, a form of negotiated passage involving transaction, recognition and the contingent toleration of authority; and jimi, rendered here as ...
Peyman Zinati
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First isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from suspected cases of bovine tuberculosis in rural abattoirs in Chad. [PDF]
Lamireou D +7 more
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ABSTRACT The United Nations has declared 2026 the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development. Against that backdrop, this article examines the experience of volunteerism, and specifically self‐help voluntary labour in Tanzania in the early colonial period, to explore the place of volunteerism in the construction of the post‐colonial ...
Michael Jennings
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Psychometric Validation of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD) in Slovenia: Implications for Public Health Research and Practice. [PDF]
Mlakar A +4 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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An intranasal adenoviral-vectored vaccine protects against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in naive and antigen-experienced animals. [PDF]
Ying B +15 more
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The Role of ESG in Shaping the Impact of Financial Development on Banks' Performance
ABSTRACT This study investigates how financial development, divided into financial markets and financial institutions, affects banks' performance across 93 financially developed countries during the period between 2008 and 2023. The analysis highlights the role of environmental, social and governance readiness as core determinants that reshape ...
Noman Arshed +4 more
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Sudanese refugees in Chad: addressing overwhelming mental health needs through sustainable partnerships. [PDF]
Ventevogel P, N'Dri EK, Djogo EA.
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ABSTRACT This article provides insights into how Bourdieu's social theory can be used to explore the complex experiences of female military officers. It has been over 20 years since feminist scholars first extended Bourdieu's framework to include gender, arguing that women are often denied access to valued capital in organizations due to the gendered ...
Angela McGinn
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