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Fire Testing as a Tool in Fire Safety Engineering: A Norwegian Perspective

open access: yesFire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire testing has long been used to assess the performance of building products and construction materials under fire exposure. In addition to the widespread use of standard tests for fire safety certification, the application of non‐standard and customized fire tests has received attention.
Lei Jiang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical Changes and Performance at High Temperatures of Cement‐Slag Blended Concretes

open access: yesFire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the physical transformations and assesses the performance of blended‐cement concretes exposed to temperatures ranging from ambient to 800°C. Three different grades of cement: 32.5, 42.5, and 52.5, with various contents of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), were employed in this research.
Marcin Sundin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altitude Effects on Ejected Flames in Façade Calibration Tests: Experimental and Numerical Investigation

open access: yesFire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ejected flames from a compartment opening pose a significant fire hazard to building fire safety, serving as a trigger of rapid façade flame spread. Although extensively studied under standard altitude conditions, their fire behavior under subatmospheric pressure remains to be further explored.
Xukun Sun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching Students to Understand Knowledge: Stress‐Testing the ‘Justified True Belief Account’ for Critical Thinking

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This conceptual essay, grounded in a close reading of Plato's Theaetetus, argues that before educators can effectively operationalise critical thinking as the rigorous evaluation ('stress‐testing') of competing knowledge claims, university students must first understand foundational epistemological principles rooted in Plato's tripartite ...
Gerry Dunne
wiley   +1 more source

Research Hotspots and Trends on Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning in China: A Bibliometric Analysis

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the global demand for innovative teaching models grows, interdisciplinary teaching and learning (ITL) has garnered widespread attention as a strategy for fostering complex skills and higher‐order thinking worldwide. This trend is also evident in China.
Guixiang Chen, Chunxiao Yin, Dan Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Virus communities are associated with the degradation of recalcitrant carbon during the corpse decay of plateau pika (Ochoton curzoniae)

open access: yesGrassland Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background It has been reported that bacteria and fungi play a vital role in soil biogeochemical cycles during the decomposition of animal corpses. However, it is poorly understood how the viral composition and function of grassland soil change during the decay of wild mammal corpses.
Qiaoling Yu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forensic Psychiatric Evaluations of Juvenile Sexual Offenses and Criminal Responsibility Assessments

open access: yesJournal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent sexual offending is a complex and multifaceted issue; however, existing research is predominantly derived from Western contexts, leading to gaps in understanding these behaviors in underrepresented regions. Criminal characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses, and cognitive factors, which are recognized to affect offending ...
Ilker Tasdemir (Taşdemir)   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Autistic Young Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of Traumatic and Stressful Events

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 81, Issue 6, Page 445-461, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this study was to explore how young autistic adults experience and respond to stressful life events, and the relationship between autistic characteristics and symptoms of stress associated with these events. Methods Using an exploratory sequential mixed‐methods approach, an online qualitative survey was first administered
Alliyza Lim, Robyn L. Young
wiley   +1 more source

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