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An evaluation of Nigerian ports post-concession performance [PDF]

Purpose: The quest for efficiency is claimed to be the major objective of port privatisation and this has led many ports in Africa to undertake port reforms.
Nwanosike, F., Tipi, Nicoleta S., Warnock-Smith, David   +2 more
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Periodontitis and Periodontal Conditions in Systemically Healthy Children and Adolescents

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To answer the PICoS question ‘in systemically healthy children and adolescents (Population), what are the main features of periodontitis, necrotising periodontal diseases (NPD) and other periodontal conditions (periodontal abscesses, endo‐periodontal lesions, traumatic occlusal forces, prosthesis‐ and tooth‐related factors ...
Inbar Eshkol‐Yogev, Nagore Ambrosio, Cheryl Somani, Elena Figuero, Lior Shapira, Janet Davies   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research and Implementation of Global Path Planning for Unmanned Surface Vehicle Based on Electronic Chart

, 2017
Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) is a new type of intelligent surface craft, and global path planning is the key technology of USV research, which can reflect the intelligent level of USV.
Li, Baoan, Liang, Xu, Wang, Yanlong, Yu, Xuemin   +3 more
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How Violence Shapes Place: The Rise of Neo‐Authoritarianism in the Global Value Chain and the Emergence of an ‘Infernal Place’ in the Bangladesh Garment Industry

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how and to what extent violence has become a pivotal tool for conducting business in places integrated into the global value chain. It also explores the roles stakeholders play in silencing workers' resistance within these places.
Shoaib Ahmed
wiley   +1 more source

Design of power quality monitoring system for electric propulsion ship based on IoT technology

Zhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu
[Objectives] To realize the ship-based and shore-based remote wireless monitoring of power quality of electric propulsion ship,[Methods] a new type of electric power quality monitoring system based on Internet of Things(IoT) technology is designed, which
Zhuo Jinbao, Shi Weifeng, Lan Ying, Deng Ranran   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The source‐to‐sea nexus between water and ocean law: An international and EU perspective

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract The source‐to‐sea (S2S) approach provides a systemic framework for analysing the governance of naturally interconnected freshwater and marine ecosystems. This paper examines the extent to which the S2S approach is reflected in key international and EU water and ocean law instruments, as well as the legal and governance implications of said ...
César Soares de Oliveira, Antti Iho, Elina Heikkilä, Jonas Kyrönviita, Niko Soininen, Antti Belinskj   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Essentialist Theory of the Meaning of Slurs [PDF]

, 2019
In this paper, I develop an essentialist model of the semantics of slurs. I defend the view that slurs are a species of kind terms: Slur concepts encode mini-theories which represent an essence-like element that is causally connected to a set of ...
Neufeld, Eleonore
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“I Paid A Bribe”—Lessons and Insights From Crowdsourced Corruption Reporting in India

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Preventing and reducing corruption has proven to be an enormous challenge. An important step in this process is to produce and use good metrics to identify where anti‐corruption resources would be most beneficial. Most measures of corruption, however, rely on surveys of perceptions or bribery incidence.
Ina Kubbe, Bonnie J. Palifka, Lasse Buschmann Alsbirk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limno‐STOICH: A comprehensive database linking the elemental stoichiometry of organisms with inland aquatic habitats

Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract All organisms contain carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in widely ranging amounts and proportions. Integrating existing datasets enables quantification of this variation at global scales. Such efforts could leverage ecological stoichiometry theory, the study of elemental supply and imbalances in ecological interactions, to connect ecological ...
Jessica R. Corman, Halvor M. Halvorson, Casey Brucker, Molly S. Costanza‐Robinson, J. Harrison Edwards, Eric K. Moody, Chad Petersen, Baker J. Angstman, Qiting Cai, Sarah M. Collins, Elise Ehlers, W. Reilly Farrell, Julia Keon, Amy C. Krist, Alexander L. Lewanski, Shuyi Lin, Amina Mohamed, Natalie Montano, Briante L. Najev, Emma D. Neill, Carly R. Olson, Elizabeth G. Peebles, Kayley Porter, Linnea A. Rock, Ella Roelofs, Sophie Schuele, Andrew D. Suchomel, Steve Thomas, Liza Toll, Benjamin B. Tumolo, Catherine E. Wagner, Binbin Wang, Eli N. Wess, Gültekin Yilmaz, Carla L. Atkinson, Brent J. Bellinger, John S. Brazner, Marco J. Cabrerizo, Andrew Camilleri, Fabien Cremona, Jean‐Pierre Descy, Anton Drobotov, Bruce D. Dudley, Claudia Feijoó, Kelley A. Fritz, Darren P. Giling, Justin R. Hanisch, Katie Hossler, Tjaša Kanduč, Zin'ichi Karube, Giri R. Kattel, Lesley B. Knoll, Tyler J. Kohler, John S. Kominoski, Erik Kristensen, Danny C. P. Lau, Matthew J. Lundquist, Stephen E. MacAvoy, Nicolas Martyniuk, Rosana Mazzoni, Rahmat Naddafi, Vinicius Neres‐Lima, Rebecca North, Priscila Oliveira‐Cunha, Kelly Ortega‐Cisneros, Ada Pastor, Cynthia Paszkowski, Richard Piola, Tamar Rachamim, Takashi Sakamaki, Orlando Sarnelle, Ursula M. Scharler, Garry Scrimgeour, Jonathan B. Shurin, Christopher F. Steiner, Kevin M. Theissen, Ross Thompson, Alexander Tolomeev, Inés G. Viana, Verónica D. Villanueva, Anne Watson, Egor Zadereev, Eugenia Zandonà   +82 more
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Pollution to Solution: Understanding and Addressing Microplastic Contamination in the Environment

Environmental Quality Management, Volume 35, Issue 3, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT In general, plastic pollution results from the unintentional release of macroplastic materials into the environment as well as the deliberate production and usage of small plastic particles (micro‐ and nano‐sized plastic particles) in a variety of consumer products micro and nanoplastics in filtrate freshwater and marine environments because ...
Lavanya Mulky, Ronak Ronak, Divyashree Somashekara   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source