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Ultra-heavy vertical lift system: The Heli-Stat [PDF]
, 1975 A hybrid VTOL airship which is combined with helicopters is evaluated. The static lift of the airship supports approximately the full empty weight of the entire assembly.
Piasecki, F. N.
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Through a comparison of adolescent experience in Manggarai, eastern Indonesia, and amongst children of migrants in Sabah, Malaysia, this article argues for the value of attending to the spatiality of adolescence as a period of transition. Biocultural development expands both adolescents’ concrete experiences of mobility and their sense of the ...
Catherine Allerton
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Wave conditions inducing extreme mooring loads on a dynamically responding moored structure [PDF]
, 2016 PublishedThe aim of this paper is to determine which wave conditions are inducing extreme mooring loads on a highly dynamically responding moored structure.
Harnois, Violette +2 more
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Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the transnational history of the Alliance Against Women's Oppression (AAWO), a multiracial and Marxist US women's organisation founded in California in 1979. By focusing on the political connection between the AAWO, the so‐called ‘Third World’ and other international organisations such as the Women International ...
Bruno Walter Renato Toscano
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article I dissect the spatial strategies through which the Spanish attempted to orchestrate both racial difference and similarity in the African colonies of Morocco, Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea during the first half of the twentieth century.
Pol Fité Matamoros
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Deep Learning Forecast of Semidiurnal Internal Tides From the Mariana Arc
Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and ComputationThe semidiurnal internal tides radiated from the Mariana Arc converge in a focal region of the West Mariana Basin, featuring rich variations under the modulation of complex topographies and background circulations. Traditional methods, including harmonic
Shuipang Liu +5 more
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The Sense of Floating and Finding Moorings in Xiaolu Guo’s A Lover’s Discourse
IAFOR Journal of Literature & LibrarianshipThis article analyses Xiaolu Guo’s 2020 novel A Lover’s Discourse. It follows the novel’s unnamed protagonist, a young Chinese woman who moves to London, traces her journey through the concept of mooring.
Megha Solanki
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Trust is both a prerequisite and a product of insurance, as insurance contracts are built on and create trust relations that enable a risk‐averse perspective towards the future. At the same time, insurer‐policyholder relationships are characterised by a persistent distrust, rooted in insurance economics and industry reputation. In this article,
Maiju Tanninen, Gert Meyers
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Family financial assistance with home ownership has attracted significant scholarly attention in recent years. However, the role of culture and ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in this practice remains significantly under‐addressed.
Julia Cook
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Addressing inequalities in maternal and newborn health is a UK public health priority. Evidence on effective multi‐interventional strategies is urgently needed. This study evaluated the impact of community‐based midwife continuity of care (CBMCOC) models for women and babies in ethnically diverse and socially disadvantaged areas of ...
Cristina Fernandez Turienzo +28 more
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