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Improvement of water absorption behavior and mechanical properties of woven jute fiber‐reinforced epoxy composites with waste eggshell filler

open access: yesPolymer International, EarlyView.
This study investigates the influence of waste eggshell powder on the water absorption and mechanical properties of jute fiber‐reinforced epoxy composites. Optimal eggshell filler content (2 wt%) significantly enhances composite performance by reducing water absorption and improving mechanical properties.
Safak Yildizhan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Long Trajectory of Rubber Physics: 3500+ Years and Counting

open access: yesJournal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Natural rubber's trajectory is traced from Mesoamerican use of Castilla elastica through vulcanization and the pneumatic tire to macromolecular physics and modern solid‐state refrigeration. Illustrations of C. elastica and an H. brasiliensis plantation frame the historical progression from indigenous material, then industrial crop and on to advanced ...
Gregory B. McKenna
wiley   +1 more source

Russia’s Illiberal Anticolonalism: De-Westernization, World Majority, and the Politics of Normative Pluralism

open access: yes
International audienceThis article analyzes the resurgence of anticolonial rhetoric in Russian foreign policy since 2022 and conceptualizes it as a form of illiberal anticolonialism.
Daniélou, Maxime   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Soil health assessment using buried cotton underpants with the help of 1000 citizen scientists

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth. Although many soils are degraded, societal awareness of soil‐related issues is limited. To highlight soil as a key resource and fascinating study system, we initiated a citizen science project together with 1000 participants investigating soil health across Switzerland using buried cotton underpants.
S. Franz Bender   +258 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Energy Transition, Digitalization, and Green Goods in Material Footprints and Sustainability

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how green and non‐green goods, energy transition, digitalization, economic growth, and population affect the material footprint of G‐7 countries from 1990 to 2023. Using an extended STIRPAT framework, we show that green and non‐green goods increase material footprint, demonstrating the resource intensity associated with
Sohidul Islam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competitiveness, Civilizationism, and the Anglosphere: Kenneth Minogue's Place in Conservative Thought

open access: yesModern Intellectual History
This article contributes to an understanding of postimperial civilizational thinking within British conservatism by engaging with the work of Kenneth Minogue, an understudied but important thinker. Minogue played a key role in reframing an older discourse, centred on empire, in the register of free-market economics and global “competitiveness.” During ...
openaire   +2 more sources

The Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change: Rethinking Justice, Responsibility, and Collective Obligation

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is one of the most profound ethical and existential challenges of the 21st century. Beyond its physical, economic, and environmental consequences, it raises fundamental moral questions about justice, equity, responsibility, and the right to a livable planet.
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

Tourism and Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean: Evidence From Robust Panel CS‐ARDL Analysis

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the Mediterranean region's critical dependence on tourism, the empirical relationship between tourism development and multidimensional sustainable development remains underexplored. Existing studies predominantly rely on unidimensional sustainability proxies, failing to capture the holistic nature of sustainability. This study examines
Emin Ahmet Kaplan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence Patents and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and China

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is a general‐purpose technology with wide‐ranging implications for sustainable development; yet, little is known about how its innovation trajectories have aligned with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ern Chern Khor, Moon Choi
wiley   +1 more source

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