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DamCrack: A drone and smartphone image dataset for 2D and 3D damage assessment in concrete dams. [PDF]

Data Brief
Gharehbaghi V, Bennett C, Lequesne RD, Zhao H, Li J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the Degradation Mechanism of Impermeability and Pore Structure in Concrete Under Long-Term Water Exposure. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Wei H, Sun Y, Li C, He Y, Lu H, Tang L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Nature's values, drivers and perceived influence on ecosystem services shape agroecological livestock farming in the Netherlands

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2368-2382, July 2026.
Abstract The environmental benefits of agroecological farm management have been demonstrated, but its uptake is still lagging. Understanding how specific practices relate to drivers and ecosystem services (ES), and what values of nature underlie those factors can be useful in understanding what type of practices are preferred by farmers under which ...
Loes A. Verkuil, Nynke Schulp, Mario Torralba   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of deformation characteristics of gate and earth-rock dam systems under deep overburden conditions. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Liu B, Wang F, Zou D, Zhuo Y, Pang S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Cow Milk Risk Factors Associated With Bacterial Contaminations Along Dairy Value Chain in Lushoto and Handeni Districts, Tanzania

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 4, July 2026.
Milk and milk products are important sources of nutrients to human and animals, but due to its physicochemical characteristics and nutritional value, it serves as an excellent medium for growth of microorganisms. Most of smallholder dairy farmers have no training on livestock husbandry and milk handling practices.
Fortunate Shija, Hezron Emmanuel Nonga
wiley   +1 more source

DamSegment: A curriculum-structured image dataset for damage assessment of concrete dams. [PDF]

Data Brief
Gharehbaghi V, Bennett C, Lequesne RD, Zhao H, Li J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Uncovering EU External Multilevel Governance: The Implementation of EU Data Protection Law in Switzerland

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 1515-1535, July 2026.
Abstract The subnational level of federal states constitutes a critical arena for understanding the implementation of international rules, with subnational entities often exercising significant discretion. This paper studies the subnational implementation of a European Union (EU) data protection instrument in Switzerland, a salient case of EU external ...
Matthieu Niederhauser
wiley   +1 more source

Patients' Concerns and Coping Experiences Related to Sexual Well‐Being in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Mixed Methods Study

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 7, Page 3055-3067, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore concerns and coping experiences regarding sexual well‐being in inflammatory bowel disease and examine the relationship between these concerns and affected individuals' background factors. Design Explanatory sequential mixed methods study.
Sayaka Wakai, Yui Matsushita, Aki Kawakami, Makoto Tanaka   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A method for characterizing and analyzing the structural behavior of concrete dams in cold regions. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Fu X, Wang M, Zhao G, Xu Y, Qi Y, Gu C.
europepmc   +1 more source