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Lagrangian analysis of two flavours of Central European heatwaves: Formation under omega blocking versus initiation by subtropical ridges

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
We investigate whether Central European heatwaves (HWs) forming under omega blocking differ from those enabled by subtropical ridges, in terms of both air‐mass origin and processes warming air parcels along their way. Using ERA5‐based backward trajectories and a Lagrangian temperature anomaly decomposition, we identify significant differences in the ...
Alexander Lemburg, Andreas H. Fink, Miguel M. Lima, Joaquim G. Pinto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of wearing textured versus smooth shoe insoles for 12 weeks on gait, foot sensation and patient-reported outcomes, in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomised controlled trial

, 2022
Background: Innovative shoe insoles, designed to enhance sensory information on the plantar surface of the feet, could help to improve walking in people with Multiple Sclerosis. Objective: To compare the effects of wearing textured
Hurn, Sheree, Hatton, Anna, John Dixon, Keith Rome, Kerr, Graham, Rome, Keith, Maharaj, Jayishni NN, Dixon, John, Graham Kerr, Williams, Katrina, Sheree Hurn, Cattagni, Thomas, Anna L. Hatton, Hatton, Anna LL, Jayishni N. Maharaj, Sandra G. Brauer, Mark D. Chatfield, Gane, Elise, Maharaj, Jayishni, Brauer, Sandra, Elise M. Gane, Katrina Williams, Thomas Cattagni, Gane, Elise MM, Chatfield, Mark, Chatfield, Mark DD, Brauer, Sandra GG   +26 more
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Renewable Resource Curse Hypothesis: Could Renewable Resources Foster Sustainable Development?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores whether the resource curse hypothesis applies to renewable energy by introducing a novel metric of renewable resource rent. Using a panel dataset of 46 countries (2010–2022), we define renewable rent as the product of electricity generation and the gap between industrial electricity price and levelized cost (LCOE).
Changwoo Chung, Junghwan Lee, Taeyoung Jin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Different Types of Foot Orthoses on Foot Plantar Pressure in Subjects with Plantar Fasciitis: A Literature Review

Journal of Rehabilitation, 2019
Objective Plantar fasciitis is a plantar fascia inflammation and one of the most common causes of heel pain, causing pain in the inner side of the heel bone.
Elahe Karami, Aliyeh Daryabor, Reza Vahab Kashani, Monireh Ahmadi Bani   +3 more
doaj  

Optimization of particle swarm for force uniformity of personalized 3D printed insoles

AUTEX Research Journal
This study investigates the application of particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm in optimizing the force uniformity of personalized 3D-printed insoles, aiming to enhance the comfort and functionality of the insoles. Traditional insole designs often
Zhao Jiali, Liu Jinhai, Liu Yuan
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental assessment of large mammal population estimates from airborne thermal videography

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife resource management requires reliable, fast, and affordable methods of surveying wildlife populations to develop and adaptively adjust policies. Thermal video from drones can yield high rates of detection over large areas with relative speed and safety.
Julia S. McElhinny, Gregory D. Larsen, Maxwell Messinger, Chad H. Newbolt, Andrew Whitworth, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Miles R. Silman, Jared T. Beaver   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Sexual Selection: Natural Selection Related Camouflage and Thermoregulation Shape Sexual Color Dimorphism in Diploderma Lizards

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Integrating comparative spectrometry, image analysis, and thermal modeling, we reveal that (1) females optimize crypsis via background matching, (2) males prioritize high‐contrast disruptive patterning at a significant thermoregulatory cost (reduced solar heat gain), and (3) habitat‐specific monomorphism in Diploderma slowinskii underscores ecological ...
Yuning Cao, Lin Shi, Yin Qi
wiley   +1 more source

Response of Remote Tropical West Pacific Islands to Climate Variability: A Multiproxy Record From T‐Lake, Palau, Spanning the Early Holocene to Present

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lake sediments are natural archives of past environmental dynamics and how these systems have responded to past climate variability. Sediment geochemistry, governed by local geology and climate processes, is unique to each lake‐catchment and geochemical proxies must be validated for each study site.
Jalene Nalbant, Larissa Schneider, Jessica L. Blois, Matthew Wolhowe, Julian P. Sachs, Simon G. Haberle, Geoffrey Clark   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of computer‐aided design and manufacture for foot orthoses: A cross‐sectional study of orthotic services in the UK

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Objective This study aimed to identify how computer aided design and manufacture (CAD/CAM) technologies are currently being used for insole production by UK orthotic services in the National Health Service (NHS), including any variation in the specific ...
Laura Barr, Jim Richards, Graham J. Chapman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resisting Hubris: For A Stoic Ethics of Power in Leadership Development

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay advances a philosophical and Stoic reinterpretation of hubris that challenges the reductionist treatment it has received in contemporary management research. Whereas most studies, shaped by a positivist epistemology, have sought to quantify the effects of leader hubris on performance, this essay reclaims the concept's original ...
Valérie Petit, Xavier Pavie
wiley   +1 more source