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Vulnerable knowledge: responding to the uncertainties of climate change‐related disaster
Abstract This paper uses uncertainty generated by environmental change and climate crisis as a prompt to rethink the concept of vulnerability within disaster studies. Where some have sought to recover a latent political potential in vulnerability, a togetherness founded in the disclosure of insecurities to others, we argue that there is value in ...
James M. White +2 more
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The history of anatomical engagement
Abstract The public's fascination with anatomy has evolved over time and progressed from avoidance of the tainted yet saintly corpse, to their fascination with cabinets of curiosities. The current narrative review explores public engagement (PE), from its potential origins as cave paintings, to the rise of the disciplinarity of anatomy.
Quenton Wessels, Adam M. Taylor
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Anxious Projections: Mass Hysteria and the Problem of Interpretation
Abstract Stories of “mass hysteria” among teenage girls have often graced the headlines of Nepal's local and national newspapers, creating a public spectacle of a strange and mysterious form of affliction. Treatments include both shamanic rituals and psychosocial interventions, a new therapeutic modality that has gained prominence over the past two ...
Aidan Seale‐Feldman
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The occurrences of the whitening phenomenon of wood in the case of cultural historic architecture have been commonly considered as activities of white rot fungi or degradation caused by solar radiation.
KOAKUTSU Noriko +2 more
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Monte Carlo tree search for mass timber building design optimization
Abstract Mass timber construction has gained significant traction in recent years due to its sustainability and lower energy demands. However, its broader adoption remains limited by higher material costs, compared to conventional construction materials.
Samia Zakir Sarothi +3 more
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Popular science and personal endeavor in early-Meiji Japan: The case of Hatsumei Kiji [PDF]
During the late 1860s and early 1870s, many science books were translated into vernacular Japanese from Chinese and European languages. These works rendered science accessible to non-scholarly audiences, thereby opening up scientific knowledge for ...
Meade, Ruselle
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AI‐Driven Risk Management to Promote SDGs? An Exploratory Study in Jordan Construction Sector
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of risks controlled by AI on the sustainable performance of the building sector in Jordan. 240 responses were obtained using the survey method from March to May 2024, while respondents from different positions, the size of the company, and demography for a wide representation.
Shatha Mustafa Abdallah Al Qudah +3 more
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Gilroy's Black Atlantic diaspora: climate displacement and rights‐bearing beyond the nation
Abstract Nationalism studies have only recently started to grapple with the Anthropocene as a foundational shift for the discipline. One of the effects of climate change is the forced displacement of large populations, and if access to rights cannot be ensured outside the structures of territorial sovereignty, this migration could easily translate into
Nanna Lilletvedt Sæten
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ABSTRACT Stepped‐wedge cluster randomized trials (SW‐CRTs) are traditionally analyzed with models that assume an immediate and sustained treatment effect. Previous work has shown that making such an assumption in the analysis of SW‐CRTs when the true underlying treatment effect varies by exposure time can produce severely misleading estimates ...
Kenneth M. Lee +2 more
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This study aims to explore public awareness and needs regarding earthquake disaster prevention and mitigation education in Jiangxi Province. By designing and implementing a questionnaire survey, this research extensively collected public feedback to ...
Yueyuan Deng +7 more
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