ABSTRACT In ‘Is Hope A Secular Virtue?’ (2024), Bob Stern and I argued that despairing involves being unable to stop desiring something we deem of great value while believing that this good can neither be obtained, nor return on its own. We characterised despair as one of the two vices hope sits between as a virtue (the opposite vice being unwarranted ...
Béatrice Han‐Pile
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World Ocean Database 2023: A Foundational Data Resource for and by the Global Ocean and Coastal Communities. [PDF]
Garcia H +13 more
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The aesthetic sublime of megaproject structures: A framework and a research agenda
Abstract The physical structures of megaprojects—such as mega‐canals, metros, railway lines, bridges, tunnels, and iconic opera houses—hold a profound capacity to generate aesthetic experiences with enduring societal impact. Yet, research on megaprojects has predominantly focused on functionality and economic rationale with aesthetics being pushed to ...
Federica De Molli +2 more
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Urban low-altitude UAV path planning by fusing an enhanced A* algorithm with an adaptive artificial potential field method. [PDF]
Gao W, Li L, Pang D.
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Climate Regulation and ESG Disclosure in Maritime Transport
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether climate policy signals influence ESG disclosure quality in maritime transport, a capital‐intensive industry responsible for roughly 3% of global CO₂ emissions. Using panel data from 126 listed shipping firms between 2009 and 2023, we construct an author‐based disclosure quality index and treat the IMO's 2018 ...
Xakousti Afroditi Merika +1 more
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ABSTRACT The Kattegat Sea acts as a nursery area for several fishes, exhibiting complex ichthyoplankton dynamics influenced by environmental factors and species‐specific traits. We investigated factors influencing spatiotemporal variability in yolk‐sac larvae presence and areal density for three economically and ecologically important fishes: sandeel ...
Kris‐Emil Mose Jørgensen +2 more
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Qualia as control-theoretic constructs for autonomous agents: event phase space as an action-oriented semantic safety layer. [PDF]
Suvorov V.
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Park‐and‐multi‐loop with autonomous delivery robots in last‐mile logistics
Abstract This paper deals with the park‐and‐multi‐loop routing problem, in the context of last‐mile logistics, in which a fleet of traditional vehicles equipped with several autonomous delivery robots leaves from a depot to service a set of customer requests.
Tommaso Adamo +4 more
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Ship wake-induced water column mixing and meter-scale seabed erosion in the Baltic Sea. [PDF]
Geersen J +9 more
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Safety boundary protection control for distributed propulsion vehicle operating in plateau environment. [PDF]
Dong Z, Da X, Zhang B, Guo L.
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