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Democracy, Representation and Local Governance in Crisis: Reflections on the 2026 Tower Hamlets Elections

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article offers a practitioner‐scholar reflection on the 2026 Tower Hamlets local elections, in which the Aspire party secured thirty‐three of forty‐five council seats, the Labour Party was reduced to five and the Green Party emerged as an equal opposition force.
Gulay Icoz
wiley   +1 more source

Concurrent optimization of fracture toughness, thermal conductivity, and tribological behavior in C_f/Si₃N₄ composites via phase driven selection. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Hoseinzadeh S, Estarki MRL, Ghasemi A, Zahabi S, Gordani G, Sharifi EM.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Insights from the Presidential Addresses to the Agricultural Economics Society

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Society's published presidential addresses have embraced a wide range of subject matter, reflecting a ‘road well travelled’ in agricultural economics. The areas covered include the development and use of data and statistics, lessons from history, sectoral analysis, land economics, international trade and international development.
David Blandford
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of mechanical properties and performance of automotive brake pads. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Essam MA, Abdeltawab NM, Shash AY, El-Sayed MM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Interactional privilege of violence: Status and interaction in the street field

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Criminologists have long described and theorized the relationship between status, respect, and violence within urban communities. Although this finding is generally accepted within criminology, ethnographic empirical illustrations of this phenomenon are sparse.
Hakan Kalkan, Heith Copes
wiley   +1 more source

Unexpectedly rapid SO₂ heterogeneous reaction on the surface of vehicular brake wear particles. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Qi F, Liang X, Zeng Y, Qi C, Liang Z, Liu X, Men Z, Fang T, Guo J, Ma Y, Wang H, Zhang X, Zhang J, Wang W, Jiang S, Wu L, Zhang T, Ge M, Shao M, Mao H, Peng J.   +20 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The informal prisoner justice system: Classification, identification, and punishment of sex offenders behind bars

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on 576 interviews with incarcerated men and 131 correctional staff across five Western Canadian prisons, we reconceptualize the prison code as subcultural law, documenting the “informal prisoner justice system” as its enforcement arm. Although scholars have treated the code primarily as cultural values prescribing loyalty, silence, and
Luca Berardi, Justin E. C. Tetrault, Kevin D. Haggerty, Sandra Bucerius   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulmonary toxicity of brake wear particles: effects of composition and surface reactivity. [PDF]

Part Fibre Toxicol
Kim G, Jeon S, Shin TH, Park Y, Kim K, Woo SH, Huh YS, Lee JG, Lee S, Cho WS.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Unintended Consequences of German Deterrence

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Germany's evolving deterrence posture boils down to continued participation in NATO nuclear sharing and an ambitious conventional rearmament program. Due to its non‐nuclear status and a result of decades of underinvestment, Germany prioritizes modern conventional weapons.
Ulrich Kühn
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the service behavior of rivets connected with brake pads of high speed trains. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yin J, Zhang Q, Liu Y, Liu Z, Wang Z, Zhang S, Sha Z.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source