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Between Care and Control: Age Assessments and the Regulation of Unaccompanied and Asylum‐Seeking Children

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article offers a critical conceptual review of age assessments in England and examines their implications for unaccompanied asylum‐seeking children (UASC). Drawing on Foucault's theories of biopower and governmentality, age assessments are conceptualied as technologies of control that set the parameters for who is deemed ‘deserving’ of ...
Ama‐Rose Greaves
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

A Survey of Methods for Constructing 3D Urban Models From Point Clouds

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
The survey outlines a general process for constructing 3D models from point clouds and categorizes the methods based on their use of templates, basic surface primitives, hybrid approaches, or linear primitives. Additionally, the survey reviews the datasets and benchmarks that are essential for testing and training the developed methods.
Chiara Romanengo, Silvia Biasotti, Bianca Falcidieno, Daniela Cabiddu, Elia Moscoso Thompson, Michela Spagnuolo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of photobioreactor designs for potential application as microalgal façade systems. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Tekin Z, Al-Hammadi M, Çalişkan G, Irkdaş Doğu D, Mengi O, Deniz D, Güngörmüşler M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Children's Spaces and Subjective Well‐Being During the Pandemic: A Qualitative Photo Study in a German Urban Context

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One of the most widespread crises in recent history, which profoundly reshaped children's everyday lives and well‐being by temporarily and significantly restricting their social contacts and spatial mobility, was the COVID‐19 pandemic. While international studies have examined the subjective well‐being of children during the pandemic, little ...
Iris Würbel, Veronika Magyar‐Haas, Inka Bormann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Damage mechanisms in St. Bartholomeus Church under gravity, snow, and seismic loads. [PDF]

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Karalar M, Sertkaya B, Çufalı G, Erdil B, Korkut F, Yaltay N.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The aesthetic sublime of megaproject structures: A framework and a research agenda

European Management Review, EarlyView.
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, Alfons van Marrewijk, Arne Carlsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

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

Unprincipled Principals in the Accountability Chain: Autonomy and Political Control Within Tax Administration in a Developing Country Context

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SDG 16 emphasizes the need for accountable institutions, often based on the assumption that public officials are accountable to politicians, who in turn are accountable to citizens. However, in many developing countries, neopatrimonial governance can weaken this accountability chain, as politicians themselves may act as “unprincipled ...
Edidiong Bassey, Emer Mulligan
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced Plasma-Modified Textile Polymer Materials for Building Energy Retrofit Technologies. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Azeem M, Amor N, Kashif M, Noman MT.
europepmc   +1 more source