THE ANALOG CITY: Maintaining Everyday Life Through Repair and Jugaad
Abstract Urban scholarship consistently discusses improvisation and heterogeneity as central to urban life in the global South. In this article, I bring together scholarship on urban improvisation and the digital world of smart cities to understand the city as analog.
Julia Corwin
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Societal and climatic controls on swidden cultivation in the Eastern European Plain. [PDF]
Ponomarenko E +14 more
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Recovery of male DNA acquired from carrion‐feeding insects in a simulated sexual assault scenario
Abstract When bodies of sexual assault victims are discovered in advanced stages of decomposition, the recovery of direct DNA evidence is often compromised, posing a challenge in criminal investigations. This study aimed to determine insect colonization and succession patterns on pig carcasses inoculated with semen and to assess the feasibility of ...
Tinotenda Angel Mupfumi +2 more
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Biochar promotes compost humification by regulating bacterial and fungal communities. [PDF]
Zhang J, Fan B, Zhao L, Zhao C, Yang F.
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New Results From the Pre‐Pottery Neolithic Site of Al Uyaynah, Tabuk, in Northwestern Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT Al Uyaynah is a low sandstone mound on an alluvial plain, long known for its extensive surface remains of stone‐built circular and rectangular structures. Following test excavations in 2012, more detailed excavation was undertaken in 2016 within one of the largest rectangular stone structures.
Khalid Alasmari +6 more
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<i>Carlephyton sajoreciae</i> (Araceae, tribe Arophyteae), a new species from Daraina, Northern Madagascar. [PDF]
Ratsiferanarivo RT +8 more
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When machines invent: How AI shapes patent litigation outcomes
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer merely a tool of invention. It has become an inventor. As AI systems increasingly contribute to the design and discovery of new technologies, their involvement raises novel challenges for patent law. This essay presents the first empirical test of whether jurors systematically perceive alleged patent ...
Joseph J. Avery, W. Michael Schuster
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Fate of Dissolved Organic Matter and Cooperation Behavior of Coagulation: Fenton Combined with MBR Treatment for Pharmaceutical Tail Water. [PDF]
Wang J, Zhao C, Qian F, Su J, Gao H.
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ABSTRACT This study examines how board expertise diversity influences firm performance using a novel machine learning approach to classify directors' professional backgrounds. Drawing on data from Spanish listed firms, we develop multidimensional expertise profiles that capture multiple skills held by each director.
Fernando Hernández‐Atienza +4 more
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