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The end of the ‘new world order’? security governance and US imperialism after 9/11 [PDF]

, 2006
The concept of global governance has emerged as a key theoretical approach since the 1990s. Applied to the transformation of international security, it has suggested a shift from the state-dominated bipolar system of the Cold War era to a new multipolar ...
Krahmann, E
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Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani, Carlo Antonini, Teresa Gatti, Mengjiao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Runoff Reconstructions and Future Projections Indicate Highly Variable Water Supply From Pacific Rim Water Towers

AGU Advances
Anthropogenic climate change affects regional hydrological cycles and poses significant challenges to the sustainable supply of freshwater. The Central China water tower (CCWT) is the key source region feeding the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, and its ...
Weipeng Yue, Max C. A. Torbenson, Feng Chen, Frederick Reinig, Jan Esper, Edurne Martinez del Castillo, Shijie Wang, Xiaoen Zhao, Mao Hu, Yang Xu, Martín A. Hadad, Álvaro González‐Reyes, Fidel A. Roig, Tiyuan Hou, Honghua Cao, Hechuan Wang, Heli Zhang, Junqiang Niu, Youping Chen   +18 more
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End‐to‐End Sensing Systems for Breast Cancer: From Wearables for Early Detection to Lab‐Based Diagnosis Chips

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane, Lyn I. Jones, Richard M. Martin, Helen Winter, Faezeh Arab Hassani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incorporating Climate Spatial Heterogeneity, Rarity, and Temporal Stability to Identify Optimal Climate Refugia

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
The identification of climate refugia is a crucial conservation strategy under climate change. However, the debate is open on the appropriate climate indicators for refugia delineation.
Jian Zhou, Feiling Yang, Wenbo Yan, Ruidong Wu   +3 more
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Fixing International Security

Cornell Internation Affairs Review, 2008
No abstract ...
Kao, Andrew, Lee, Sean Sangsub
openaire   +3 more sources

Criminal justice in France after September 11: Has the balance between liberty and security been disturbed? [PDF]

, 2010
This is the abstract of the conference paper delivered at the Ninth Biennial International Conference - Societies in Transition: Balancing Security, Social Justice and Tradition in ...
Giannoulopoulos, D
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Microfluidic Engineering of Chitosan‐Coated Nanoemulsions for Controlled Release and Stability in Space Pharmaceutics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Microfluidic engineering enables the fabrication of chitosan‐coated, melatonin‐loaded nanoemulsions with controlled release and enhanced physicochemical stability for space pharmaceutics. Interfacial biopolymer coating modulates droplet behavior under accelerated thermal stress and simulated microgravity.
Modupe Adebowale, Nguyen Van Duc Long, Philip M Williams, Volker Hessel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of pattern dynamics on carbon storage capacity in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau from 1980 to 2020

Scientific Reports
The synergistic effects of landscape composition and spatial configuration are critical for regulating terrestrial carbon storage. However, their dynamic relationships and driving pathways remain poorly understood, especially in high-altitude semi-arid ...
Jiajia Li, Guohua Liu, Xukun Su, Junyan Zhao, Lingli Zuo, Shuyuan Zheng, Kui Luo   +6 more
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Altitudinal pattern of runoff and its change during 1980–2020 in the Yarkant River, Northwest China

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Study region: The study area is the Upper Yarkant Basin (UYB), located on the northwest edge of Tibetan Plateau. Study focus: Understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of glacier and snowmelt runoff is key to assessing water resource variability in
Jinyue Wei, Shiyin Liu, Yu Zhu, Xianhe Zhang, Ying Yi, Fuming Xie, Yiyuan Shen, Hanqiang Tian, Chaobing Chen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source