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Managing Respirable Quartz Exposure in Façade Renovations of Masonry Buildings. [PDF]

Toxics
Tuomi T, Haapanen K, Wiedmer SK.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Mysterious Stranger and Modern Enchantment

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sociological accounts of modernity have long emphasized rationalization, alienation, and the attenuation of affective intensity. While these diagnoses capture crucial dynamics of modern social order, they leave underexplored a persistent and generative dimension of social life: enchantment.
Dmitry Kurakin
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating noise as a risk factor in studies of Alzheimer's disease and dementia: Guidance for epidemiologic research. [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Bozigar M, Weuve J, Clark SN, Grady ST, Cantuaria ML, Cai YS, Roscoe C, Röösli M, Peters JL, Seto E, Vienneau D, Sørensen M, Neitzel RL, Hastings AL, Luben TJ, Andersen ZJ, Clark C, Hansell AL, Hystad P, Brauer M, Adar SD.   +20 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Twenty‐First Century Butlers and the New Spirit of Service

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More than 50 years ago, Lewis Coser argued that the “servant” had become obsolete, claiming that such a “premodern” occupation could not function within modernity without religious legitimations. However, with parts of the contemporary service sector exhibiting the very characteristics that Coser viewed as “premodern”—especially within ...
Bryan Boyle
wiley   +1 more source

Anti-interference framework for weakly supervised thermal defect segmentation on high-rise building facades. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhao Z, Jin Y, Liu D, Wei K, Zhang D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Eglise Saint Gervais; Saint Gervais Church; Eglise St. Gervais-Saint Protais; Eglise St. Gervais-St. Protais

Black and white divided back post card. Front: Close view of interior rear view of the organ loft showing destruction caused in the nave by shelling on March 29, 1918. Text across bottom of image reads, "Eglise St-Gervais Bombardee par Canons le Vendredi
Metezeau, Clement, II, 1581-1652 (Architect)
core  

Fuel to Green: Do U.S. Oil and Gas Firms Use Green Innovation and CSR Disclosure to Mitigate Financial Risk

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore how oil and gas firms adopt two sustainability tools, namely green innovation and corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure, either separately or in combination, to mitigate financial risk. The empirical study examines a sample of 229 oil and gas firms over the 2010 to 2019 period.
Imen Khanchel, Naima Lassoued, Imen Fakhfakh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glazed and unglazed transpired solar collectors for sustainable buildings: a comparative assessment. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Fawaier M, Shaban NA, Al-Hyari L, Al Aboushi A, Alharasees O, Al Hasanat HA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Adapting to Urban Heights: Multidimensional Gradients Drive Nest‐Selection Plasticity and Trade‐Offs in a Human‐Commensal Sparrow

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Urban Eurasian tree sparrows exhibit pronounced nest‐site plasticity, exploiting vertical building space while preferring lower nest heights when sites are abundant. Nest decisions are driven by altitude and building height rather than other factors, indicating a shift toward anthropogenic resources in cities.
Yang Wang, Guanqun Kou, Fangyuan Liu, Xu Liu, Juyong Li, Jie Wang, Qian Zhang, Yuan Yin, Limin Wang, John C. Wingfield, Fumin Lei, Dongming Li   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomimetic Mechanism Transfer in Interior Environmental Comfort: A Systematic Mapping and Evidence-Stratified Framework. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Yasar D.
europepmc   +1 more source