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Deciphering Nazi Racial Sorting: The Challenges of Attempting a Big Data Approach
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.In 2019 I started analyzing a large set of “race cards” preserved in the German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv). These cards document anthropometric measurements performed by SS experts during WWII in the territories occupied by the Nazi regime. Applying a big data approach, my goal was to use those cards to study the inner dynamics of the racial ...
Amir Teicher
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, 2003 Black and white post card. Front: photograph of exterior front facade of Saint-Gervais Church. View of front steps, columns, niches and statues. Text across bottom of image reads, "365 - Paris (4e) - Eglise Saint-Gervais, date du VIe siecle Louis ...
Metezeau, Clement II (Architect, facade); de Brosse, Jean (architect); de Brosse, Salomon (Architect)
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Photocatalytic self-cleaning coatings for building facade maintenance. Performance analysis through a case-study application [PDF]
, 2017 Facade maintenance has become a key aspect in building management, due the specific actions involved and operation related costs. Within this framework, the application of titanium dioxide photocatalytic sol-gel products on facade elements offers a wide ...
MAZZUCCHELLI, ENRICO SERGIO +3 more
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Beyond the ESG Facade: Measuring and Addressing Corporate ‘Lip Service’
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid growing global attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG), this study examines the misalignment between ESG disclosures and actual practices—termed ‘lip service’—using data from Chinese firms from 2006 to 2022, constructing an index to quantify it.
Jia Xu, Mingwei Liu, Helen X. H. Bao
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A completely transparent, adhesively bonded soda-lime glass block masonry system
Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2015 A pioneering, all transparent, self-supporting glass block facade is presented in this paper. Previously realized examples utilize embedded metal components in order to obtain the desired structural performance despite the fact that these elements ...
F. Oikonomopoulou +3 more
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The Fast, the Steady and the Tenacious: Funding Pathways for Circular Start‐Ups
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular start‐ups (CSUs) are critical for unlocking the circular economy, yet they face persistent barriers in accessing finance. Despite growing interest from policymakers and financing institutions, little empirical evidence explains how these ventures pursue and secure funding.
Pilar Mejía‐Vélez +4 more
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, 2007 general view, Raking view of east concrete facade facing Quebec St ...
Groundworks Design
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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
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BuildingsThe adaptive façades serve as the interface between the indoor and outdoor energy of the building. Adaptive façade optimization design can improve daylighting performance, the thermal environment, view performance, and solar energy utilization efficiency,
Ping Chen, Hao Tang
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, 2020 This project presents a novel fabrication-aware and performance-driven computational design method that facilitates the design and robotic fabrication of a wood shingle facade system.
Craney, Ryan, Adel, Arash
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