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Correction Method for Initial Conditions of Underwater Explosion

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
In numerical simulations of underwater explosions, inaccuracies in the parameters of the Jones–Wilkins–Lee (JWL) equation of state often result in significant deviations between predicted shock wave pressure peaks or bubble pulsation periods and ...
Zeyu Jin, Wentao Xu, Caiyu Yin, Zhiyang Lei, Xiangshao Kong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Micronuclei and Other Nuclear Abnormalities in Patella Limpet as Biomarkers of Cytogenotoxicity in Recreational Port Waters

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past decades, the growth in human population and economic activities has led to an increase in maritime traffic. This rise puts additional pressure on marine environments, vessel fuel spills being considered to have a major impact on the ecosystem.
Carlos Valiente‐Diaz, Eva Garcia‐Vazquez, Verónica Soto‐López   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, Borgný Katrínardóttir, Bruce J. McAdam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on Collapse Testing of Nuclear Icebreaker Reactor Hull Structure Based on Distortion Similarity Theory

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
In this study, the finite element method combined with the model test method are used to investigate the ultimate strength of a target ship reactor hull structure under a pure bending load.
Yi Lin, Ruiqi Cheng, Lizhi Chen, Xiangshao Kong, Zhiyong Pei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

International Tourism in the Global South: Revealing an Extractive Development Process

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Hosting international tourism remains a key development strategy for many Global South countries to generate economic growth, government revenue and employment. However, this conventional wisdom can be contested: tourism may instead be seen as an extractive process that disrupts livelihoods, ecosystems and host economies.
Julia Jeyacheya, Mark P. Hampton
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of flow field characteristics in upper open area of luxury cruise ship

Zhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu
ObjectiveThe open area of the superstructure of a luxury cruise ship has a complex spatial layout and appearance modeling. In this study, the wind load and flow field characteristics in this area are accurately simulated to guide cruise ship design ...
Liujun ZHANG, Weiguo WU, Yongshui LIN, Wulong HU   +3 more
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Haunting the Historiography of Slaves in South Asia from the nineteenth century to the present

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using both English and Urdu‐language records, this article traces the career of a few African and Afro‐Asian women slaves in the household‐state of Awadh during the first half of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the same records, this article compares a master‐poet's recognition of the motherhood of the African and Afro‐Asian slaves to the ...
Indrani Chatterjee
wiley   +1 more source

The Edification of Manuela Xiqués: Slavery, Finance, Biography, and the Construction of Modern Barcelona

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An analysis of the dual biographies, economic and domestic, of Manuela Xiqués, an enslaver from nineteenth‐century Cuba and Spain, deepens our understanding of the role of European and Creole women in the nineteenth‐century Atlantic. This essay foregrounds the role of literature, namely family biography, as a locus of the processes of ...
Lisa Surwillo, Martín Rodrigo Alharilla
wiley   +1 more source

A ‘Wholly Unjustifiable Treatment of British Subject’? The Detention of W. T. Goode in the Baltic, 1919

History, EarlyView.
Abstract In the summer of 1919, W. T. Goode, the Manchester Guardian’s special correspondent in Russia and the Baltic, was arrested in the Estonian capital Tallinn and briefly detained aboard a British warship. Goode's detention caused a furore, leading to accusations of kidnap, heated commentary in the press and questions in parliament.
Colin Storer
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental analysis on residual ultimate bearing capacity of thin plate with internal explosion dent damage under biaxial compression

Zhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu
ObjectivesIn modern naval warfare, advancements in weaponry have significantly increased the vulnerability of ships to explosion impacts. Precision-guided weapons, in particular, pose a significant threat, as internal explosions within ship cabins can ...
Lei AO, Zhizhong SHI, Lei ZHANG, Ziqi DING, Zhiyong PEI, Weiguo WU   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source