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Spectacle and Spy Stories: The 1954 Royal Commission on Espionage

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Menzies government's 1954 royal commission, established to investigate Soviet espionage in Australia, is well known as the backdrop to the Labor Party split. It saw opposition leader H.V. Evatt's demise and ushered in an almost 20‐year period of Liberal Party governance.
Ebony Nilsson
wiley   +1 more source

Mitigating uncertainty in deconstruction and reuse of mass timber products in buildings

The contemporary construction industry heavily relies on non-renewable materials and energy-intensive production processes. As society moves towards a low-carbon economy, the aim is to maximize resource efficiency, reduce waste, and lower carbon dioxide (
Ahn, Namhyuck
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Representation increases women's influence in climate deliberations: Evidence from community‐managed forests in Malawi

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Women's inclusion is now the norm in global and local initiatives to combat climate change. We examine how women's representation affects climate deliberations using the case of community‐managed forests in Malawi. We run a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment randomly varying the gender composition of six‐member groups asked to deliberate on policies ...
Amanda Clayton, Boniface Dulani, Katrina Kosec, Amanda Lea Robinson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of CO₂ fracturing blasting in mountain tunnel construction adjacent to existing structures. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li Z, Yuan J, Xie W, Wu H, Xiao J, Wu Y, Pan C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What exploitation is

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract We experimentally elicit views of what exploitation is from over 2,000 subjects. Our experimental design does not test existing theories of exploitation. Rather, it focuses on more fundamental properties that are the building blocks for these theories.
Benjamin Ferguson, Peter Hans Matthews, David Ronayne, Roberto Veneziani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the effects of timber rich workplaces on occupants perceived productivity and health: a pilot study. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Whyte S, Skillington K, Candido C, Zhang Y, Fatourehchi D, Finlay S, Chan HF, Kaburagi R, McDonnell KJ, Viana MR, Sarnyai Z.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

More than just loyalty? Understanding members’ investment in their cooperatives’ tradable preferred shares

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Guided by behavioural economics, this paper examines the factors shaping members’ investments in tradable and appreciable preferred shares issued by their cooperatives. These shares possess characteristics of both bonds and long‐term equity, and when tradable, they acquire a market value that helps mitigate issues related to the vaguely ...
Julia Höhler, Charlotte Larsson, Louise Lidebjer, Jerker Nilsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The zero-emissions resource pool: construction materials compatible with a realistic view of delivering zero-emissions in the UK by 2050. [PDF]

Archit Struct Constr
Taylor C, Allwood JM, Watari T, Hawkins W.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fire simulation in mass timber structures to inform passive fire protection sequencing

During building construction, particularly for mass timber buildings, a number of timber elements are left unprotected. This can be problematic for construction fire safety because timber is a combustible material that can contribute to building fires as
Sun, Qi
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Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
wiley   +1 more source