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The Cult of Santa or Satan? The Production of Arctic Neo-natures in Christmas Tourism

Téoros
This article engages with the notion of the Anthropocene to discuss tourism trajectories in the changing Arctic environment, particularly focusing on how the industry aligns with totalized and harmonized visions of sustainability and growth.
Aapo Lundén
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Corrigendum to: A New Specimen for Syphilis Diagnosis: Evidence by High Loads ofTreponema pallidumDNA in Saliva. [PDF]

Clin Infect Dis, 2021
Wang C, Hu Z, Zheng X, Ye M, Liao C, Shang M, Gong W, Guan Z, Lu H, Gu X, Shi M, Zhou P.   +11 more
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Exploring the causes of contract disputes and their social network relationships in the megaprojects: a case of Jinan Airport Project

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management
Contract disputes hinder the successful delivery of megaprojects. This study aims to identify crucial contract disputes and causes for dealing with contract disputes problems and improving megaproject performance.
Hong Xue, Chao Ye, Cheng Zhang, Zezhou Wu   +3 more
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Ecological Impacts of Megaprojects: Species Succession and Functional Composition. [PDF]

Plants (Basel), 2021
Ali HE, Bucher SF.
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In the time of megaprojects

, 2023
Capitalizing on its comparative political and social stability in the region, in recent years the Moroccan regime has been attracting global and regional investors with the promise of new ‘megaprojects’ that aim to radically transform local natural, economic and social landscapes. Inaugurated in 2018, Morocco’s (and Africa’s) first high-speed rail line
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Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa irrigation project: implications for transboundary water management in Central Asia

Environmental Research: Water
Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa irrigation project could exacerbate water scarcity and destabilize Central Asia. To ensure sustainable resource management and avert potential conflict, a multilateral water-sharing agreement must be negotiated among the states ...
Indra Overland, Shokhrukh-Mirzo Jalilov, Roman Vakulchuk   +2 more
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A new holistic framework for megaproject portfolio success

Project Leadership and Society
Portfolios comprising multiple megaprojects are increasingly prevalent across various industries, yet literature at the intersection of project portfolio management and megaproject management remains limited.
Thomas Tepstad Berge, Bassam Hussein, Haavard Haaskjold   +2 more
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The Taste-Masking Mechanism of Chitosan at the Molecular Level on Bitter Drugs of Alkaloids and Flavonoid Glycosides from Traditional Chinese Medicine. [PDF]

Molecules, 2022
Xu Y, Sun Q, Chen W, Han Y, Gao Y, Ye J, Wang H, Gao L, Liu Y, Yang Y.   +9 more
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The São Francisco inter-basin water transfer in Brazil: Tribulations of a megaproject through constraints and controversy

Water Alternatives, 2017
This paper describes the complex social, political and economic dynamics that led the Brazilian government to launch one of the biggest hydraulic infrastructure projects in the country’s history: the transposição do São Francisco (transfer of the ...
Philippe Roman
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Efficiency of risk management for tunnel security of megaprojects construction in China based on system dynamics

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
There have been repeated security incidents in megaproject tunnels, construction security issues are particularly serious, and the management of security risks is receiving increasing attention.
Kai Liu, Yuming Liu, Yuanyuan Kou, Xiaoxu Yang, Guangzhong Hu   +4 more
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