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Mitigating Blast Hazards: Experimental Evaluation of Anti-Shatter Films and Catcher-Cable Systems on Conventional Windows

Buildings
In light of terrorist attacks and accidents, the need for structural protection against explosive events has increased significantly in recent decades. Conventional unprotected windows pose a particularly high risk of injury to building occupants due to ...
Matthias Andrae, Jan Dirk van der Woerd, Matthias Wagner, Achim Pietzsch, Norbert Gebbeken   +4 more
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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
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Sex Differences in Health‐Related Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer—A Prospective Study

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyse sex differences in health‐related quality of life (HRQL) before, during and up to 3 months posttreatment of head and neck cancer, and to examine the importance of salivary secretion rate for HRQL posttreatment. Methods Patients were recruited before starting curative oncologic treatment.
Niklas Bohm, Charlott Karlsson, Caterina Finizia, Jessica Skoogh Andersson, Annica Almståhl   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct Resin Composite and Lithium Disilicate Endocrowns in Severely Compromised Endodontically Treated Molars: A Two‐Year Randomized Controlled Trial

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This randomized controlled superiority trial aimed to compare the clinical performance (restoration survival, clinical quality, and patient satisfaction) of direct resin composite and lithium disilicate endocrown restorations in structurally compromised endodontically treated molars.
Maurits C. F. M. de Kuijper, Carline R. G. van den Breemer, Yvonne C. M. de Waal, Lieke Lanjouw, Mutlu Özcan, Marco S. Cune, Marco M. M. Gresnigt   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultra‐High‐Speed Sintering of 3.5Y‐TZP Zirconia: Time Reduction Without Compromising Translucency

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To assess, firstly, the impact of three sintering speeds on translucency and grain size of 3.5Y‐TZP zirconia (Katana HT) across clinically relevant thicknesses, and secondly, the effect of thermocycling on translucency. Materials and Methods Disc specimens were fabricated at six thicknesses (0.7–2.0 mm) and sintered using SLOW (7 h),
Tatiana Roman, Hamdi Jmal, Teissir Ben Ammar , Adrien Greffet, Marc Lenertz, Olivier Etienne   +5 more
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Effect of Glazing Dwell Time and Cooling Duration on Flexural Strength and Surface Microhardness of 3 mol% Yttria‐Stabilized Tetragonal Zirconia: An In Vitro Study

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effect of glazing dwell time and cooling duration on the flexural strength and surface microhardness of high‐translucency 3 mol% yttria‐stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (3Y‐TZP). Materials and Methods Total of 108 rectangular zirconia specimens (20 × 4 × 2 mm) were fabricated from preshaded monolithic blocks
Shubha Sarmalkar, Aradhana Nagarsekar, Meena A. Aras, Umesh Y. Pai, Ridhima Gaunkar, Prajakta R. Volvaikar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐Term Esthetic‐Functional Rehabilitation of Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate With a Cross‐Arch Monolithic Zirconia Fixed Dental Prosthesis Following Multidisciplinary Treatment: 5‐Year Post‐Prosthetic Follow‐Up

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This case report describes the esthetic‐functional rehabilitation of a patient with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate who was managed multidisciplinarily from 10 to 18 years of age, and reports the clinical outcome 5 years after definitive prosthetic rehabilitation, which was undertaken after late secondary alveolar bone ...
Gizem Altundal, Sinem Gümüş, Erol Kozanoğlu, Sevde Şirikçi Biberci, Asuman Deniz Gümrü Çelikel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal Identity Among Mothers Who Survived Near‐Lethal Violence

Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study explores how mothers reconstructed their identity after surviving an attempted intimate partner homicide (IPH), in cases where their children were either directly or indirectly impacted by the violence. Background Although growing research has addressed risk factors and relationship dynamics preceding IPH, limited ...
Hila Avieli
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitating Marketization à contrecœur: Why Stakeholders May Continue to Support Organizations that Introduce Market Practices Violating their Values

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Research on institutional logics provides ample evidence that market logic and its associated practices have spread across fields within capitalist societies – a phenomenon commonly called ‘marketization’. However, logics research has paid little attention to the individual‐level mental processes that facilitate marketization.
Moritz Gruban, Aurélien Feix
wiley   +1 more source

Breaking Barriers: Scaffolding Social‐Symbolic Work for Women’s Economic Empowerment

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This study advances the understanding of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in non‐Western contexts by theorizing how social‐symbolic work facilitates empowerment despite entrenched institutional and cultural constraints. Drawing on a qualitative study into the establishment of Kuwait’s first women’s business incubator, we explore how female ...
Mohsen Abumuamar, Juliane Reinecke
wiley   +1 more source