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‘Pro‐Germans in the Pulpits’: The Queensland Presbyterian Church and the Great War

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
During World War I, Protestant churches in Australia, on the whole, enthusiastically supported the war effort. The Queensland Presbyterian Church was a significant exception. This study analyses discord and tensions among its clergymen about what constituted an appropriate response to the war.
Mark Cryle
wiley   +1 more source

Wealth and land-cover change govern landslide fatalities on world's mountains. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Fidan S, Görüm T, Akbaş A, Ekberzade B, Ozturk U.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

THE URBAN METABOLISM OF FLOOD PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Investments in large‐scale climate infrastructures are central to emerging forms of climate urbanism. In Jakarta, flood protection infrastructures seek to protect the city from devastating flood events in anticipation of future catastrophes.
Sophie Webber, Wahyu Kusuma Astuti
wiley   +1 more source

Deep critical zone controls on shallow landslides. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Moon S, Formetta G, Higa JT, Busti R, Bellugi DG, Milledge DG, Ebel BA, Dietrich WE.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hurricane‐induced risk contagion in commercial real estate: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how hurricane‐induced destruction affects the prices of nearby undamaged commercial real estate properties, using Hurricane Sandy as a natural experiment. Using Real Capital Analytics transaction records spatially merged with Federal Emergency Management Agency building‐level damage data, we empirically employ a difference ...
Lu Fang, Lingxiao Li, David Scofield, Abdullah Yavas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic assessment of regional landslide risk under typhoon rainfall: a case study of Taishun, Zhejiang, China in September 2016. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xie C, Xu C, Xu X, Huang Y, Li Y, Chen K, Zheng Z, Zhang W, Wu S.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

When machines invent: How AI shapes patent litigation outcomes

American Business Law Journal, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing InSAR observability of landslides interfering with bridges. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Cernuto E, Salciarini D, Ubertini F, Giardina G.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The public agglomeration effect: Urban–rural divisions in government efficiency and political preferences

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of rainfall response and graded warning for landslides. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xing Y, Wang P, Huang S.
europepmc   +1 more source