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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

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

Lightning Strike Protection of Aircraft Composite Structures: Analysis and Comparative Study

open access: yesFatigue of Aircraft Structures, 2016
Lightning strikes are a serious problem during operation of aircraft due to the increasing applicability of polymeric composites in aircraft structures and the weak electrical conducting properties of such structures.
Katunin Andrzej
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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 induced acute injury: A case report

open access: yesNigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Lightning strike injury is a rare but a devastating lifethreatening condition affecting virtually all tissues and solid organs of the body. This can be attributed to the various energy transmission mechanisms from lightning strikes.
Osarogiagbon Wilson Osaretin   +2 more
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Lightning Strike Protection: Current Challenges and Future Possibilities. [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials (Basel), 2023
Ostermann M   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Lightning strike forecasts

open access: yesEos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2002
A new Global Positioning System Lightning Index could provide a better lightning forecast for the launches of the NASA Shuttle and other commercial and military launches from the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, which are in a high lightning‐flashdensity region.The index measures the amount of water vapor in the ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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

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