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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China's top 10 breakthroughs in science and technology in 2025. [PDF]
Natl Sci RevZhao W, Yu X.
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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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Venture Capital Practices in Saudi Arabia: The Views of Investors
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how venture capital (VC) investors in Saudi Arabia evaluate, negotiate, and support entrepreneurial ventures in a rapidly developing yet institutionally young setting. Drawing on 21 semi‐structured interviews with 24 investors, it offers rare insight into VC practices in the Middle East.
Tibah al‐Harbi +2 more
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Global Health Governance and the WHO Pandemic Agreement: A Scoping Review of Challenges and Analysis of Reforms. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public HealthAbdel-Motaal KA +2 more
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Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Sharing Ideas From a Cross‐Canada Community of Practice
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This chapter offers a “look‐back” one year after the formation of a Canadian sustainability education community of practice, and provides highlights of “sustainability across the curriculum” work that is taking place at Canadian Post‐Secondary Institutions, modeling benefits and challenges of cross‐campus organizing around sustainability ...
Janet Pivnick, Maria Spiliotopoulou
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Equitable access to cochlear implants: a perspective on social justice and international obligations. [PDF]
Front Public HealthSuazo-Díaz P +3 more
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Virtual Exchange as a Strategy to Foster Global Learning and Internationalization of the Curriculum
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This chapter describes the constitution and development of one of the first institutional initiatives for implementing a virtual exchange program in a Higher Education Institution in Brazil. The focus is on the description and discussion of the role of stakeholders in fostering and supporting virtual exchange activities, as well as examples of
Ana Cristina Biondo Salomão +1 more
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The new model related to the application of communication technology in the national health insurance measure promotion through the online course among the dentists in Taiwan. [PDF]
J Dent SciCheng FC, Wang LH, Chiang CP.
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Emergent ecosystem properties, such as population and trait distributions, biodiversity and energy and water fluxes, occur because of the dynamic interactions of individuals in their environment.
Sarah J. Graves +8 more
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