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Review of the Lightning Strike Incident at Launch Complex 37 on July 27, 1967, and Comparison to a Gemini Lightning Strike [PDF]

open access: yes, 1967
The Launch Complex 37 lightning strike of July 27, 1967, was reviewed and compared to a similar incident on the Gemini Program. Available data indicate little likelihood of damaging currents having been present in SA-204 Launch Vehicle or the ground ...
Llewellyn, J. A.
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3G Internet Diffusion and Secondary Education Attainment: Evidence of Opportunity Cost in Vietnam

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mobile internet diffusion has led to significant societal and economic transformations since its early diffusion, especially in the Global South. This has implied changes in human capital formation, particularly through education, and has reshaped the trade‐off between education and employment, especially among the younger population.
Trang Thi Pham, Bernardo Caldarola
wiley   +1 more source

Kajian Perancangan Sistem Penangkal Petir Eksternal pada Gedung Pusat Komputer Universitas Riau [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Pekanbaru City is a city located in an area that has a large enough lightning density is equal to 136 days per year with thunder, lightning strikes the ground density (Ng) reached 19.5128 strike/km2/year.
Ervianto, E. (Edy)   +2 more
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Who Feels Looked Down Upon? Sources of “Symbolic Violence” in the United States

open access: yesSociological Inquiry, EarlyView.
This paper explores the factors increasing the chances of thinking one's cultural tastes and interests would be looked down upon by others, a sentiment put under the label of “symbolic violence” by Pierre Bourdieu. Using data from a survey fielded in the US in 2017–18 (n = 2,514), it examines the role of social position, lifestyle, family status and ...
Will Atkinson
wiley   +1 more source

How to protect a wind turbine from lightning [PDF]

open access: yes
Techniques for reducing the chances of lightning damage to wind turbines are discussed. The methods of providing a ground for a lightning strike are discussed.
Dodd, C. W.   +2 more
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Living in the Mycelial World

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

Lightning Strike Probability Calculation Based on a Numerical Laplace Solver

open access: yesEarth and Space Science
An electrostatic Laplace solver implemented with free‐space boundary conditions is used to calculate electric field enhancements on the surfaces of metallic conductors.
W. Clint Snider, Robert C. Moore
doaj   +1 more source

Cosmovision as Cognitive Technology: The Case of Mesoamerican Medicinal Knowledge

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the use of cognitive technologies in the acquisition and retention of botanical and medicinal knowledge. We focus on the Cruz‐Badianus codex, a 16th‐century Nahua (Aztec) herbarium which discusses the use of plants for a range of illnesses.
Johan De Smedt, Helen De Cruz
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Level Analysis of Lightning Strike with Simple Additive Weighting Method in Gowa Region

open access: yesJurnal Penelitian Fisika dan Aplikasinya, 2018
Gowa regency is one of the areas in the province of South Sulawesi that has a high potential of lightning events. This is influenced by its geographical location which is close to the mountainous area.
Ramadhan Priadi, Teuku Hafid Hududillah
doaj   +1 more source

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