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Visual Arts, Insecurity and an Elusive Peace in Casamance, Senegal

open access: yesInternational Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The separatist rebellion in Casamance, southern Senegal, has driven what is arguably the longest‐running intra‐state conflict in West Africa. Spanning over four decades, it has affected successive generations through insecurity (including armed violence and landmine use); economic disruption; trauma; human displacement (both internal and into ...
Martin Evans
wiley   +1 more source

The Leading Edge 250: Oblique wing aircraft configuration project, volume 4 [PDF]

open access: yes
The design of a high speed transport aircraft using the oblique wing concept as a part of the High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT) aircraft study is the Leading Edge 250 capable of travelling at Mach 4 with 250 passengers and has a 6,500 nautical mile range.
Moore, Peri   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Civil aircraft and aircraft engines : 2004 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Current industrial report.

core  

Geographic, sectoral, and constituent characteristics of US off‐site manufacturing wastewater disposal

open access: yesJournal of Industrial Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs recent US Environmental Protection Agency off‐site manufacturing wastewater disposal data and a socioenvironmental assessment tool for the United States to understand the characteristics of such disposal in terms of geography, major contributing sectors and pollutants, and environmental impacts. Environmental impact analyses
Heidi Fuchs   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis and methodology for aeronautical systems technology program planning [PDF]

open access: yes
A structured methodology was developed that allows the generation, analysis, and rank-ordering of system concepts by their benefits and costs, indicating the preferred order of implementation.
Gershkoff, I., Lamkin, S., White, M. J.
core   +1 more source

Vehicle for civil helicopter ride quality research [PDF]

open access: yes, 1975
A research aircraft for investigating the factors involved in civil helicopter operations was developed for NASA Langley Research Center. The aircraft is a reconfigured 17000 kg (36000 lb) military transport helicopter.
Schlegel, R. G., Snyder, W. J.
core   +1 more source

Forecasting sustainability implications of material innovations: Lessons from an illustrative case study on photochromic textiles

open access: yesJournal of Industrial Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study conducts one of the first future‐oriented assessments that privileges prospective life cycle assessment (LCA) and scenario‐based social LCA to estimate the impacts of innovations, particularly those aimed at improving user experience and product appeal.
A. Kamal Kamali   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resource Allocation Approach of Avionics System in SPO Mode Based on Proximal Policy Optimization

open access: yesAerospace
Single-Pilot Operations (SPO) mode is set to reshape the decision-making process between human-machine and air-ground operations. However, the limited on-board computing resources impose greater demands on the organization of performance parameters and ...
Lei Dong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal selection of composite layup considering the fuselage crashworthiness

open access: yesComposites Part C: Open Access
This paper will introduce four main sections of content. Firstly, starting from the crashworthiness simulation analysis and test of simple columns, this paper examines the convergence of dynamic simulation models and the rationality of the selection of ...
Dong Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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