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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha +2 more
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Punctuated Equilibrium: A Model for Administrative Evolution
, 2011 (Excerpt) In 1972, paleontologists Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould published a paper that challenged the conventional understanding of the nature and rate of biological evolution.
Mezey, Naomi, Niles, Mark C.
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Leadership styles, school effective, needs of 'mien' (face) behaviour: the interactions in Hong Kong private schools [PDF]
, 2001 National cultures vary and the variations challenge the conventional wisdom of the Western management theory and practice in other cultural contexts. Specifically, the national characteristic of 'face(mien) behaviour' is immensely important at all levels
Chan, Kui Pui
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An Outline of a Theory of Play
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.Abstract Limited engagement between Black Americans and wildlife is often treated as cultural disinterest rather than the outcome of historical exclusion, racialized trauma, or persistent structural barriers. This perspective obscures the long‐standing relationships Black communities have had with land, agriculture, and conservation, and constrains ...
Maya Walker +2 more
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The metaphorical theology of Sallie McFague an exploratory study
Sallie McFague, an American theologian, has developed a metaphorical theology during the last 35 years. Her fundamental critique is that the language and dominant metaphors that are used in theology to talk of God in relation to the world are no longer ...
Gwyn, Q. Hugh J
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, 2013 Developed from the practice of building an open source Peer-to-Peer (P2P) distribution system, this research begins by examining the potential forking (duplicating two copies as separate entities) of a software development project.
Rawlings, Tomas Richard
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Shared leadership can promote success in collaborative research networks in ecology
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract While collaborative science is becoming the norm in ecology, many ecologists participating in collaborations are less aware of the body of research that studies the processes by which collaborative teams organize and communicate.
Daniel C. Allen +27 more
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, 1988 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Learning is viewed as a central feature of living systems and must be manifested in any artifact that claims to exhibit general intelligence.
Der-Kureghian, Emin
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British Journal of Management, EarlyView.Abstract Business schools are often criticized for reproducing growth‐oriented norms, but alternative pedagogies remain difficult to normalize. Drawing on Butler's theory of subversive performativity, this study examines how art‐based pedagogy enables academics to challenge growth logics in business schools by transforming their identities over time ...
Sylvain Bureau +3 more
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