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Energy ReportsFloating wind turbines (FWTs) present unique reliability challenges that require optimized design and risk management strategies. This study develops a structured expert-based Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) framework under IEA Wind Task 49 to ...
Büsra Yildirim +3 more
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‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
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The Origins of the Human Rights Act: A ‘British Bill of Rights’ the First Time Around
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article reconstructs the first initiatives for a British Bill of Rights from the late 1960s to the mid‐1980s and argues that their failure shaped the eventual form of the Human Rights Act. Proposals for a Bill of Rights emerged across the political spectrum, but commanded most support on the right as a means of restraining trade unions ...
Marco Duranti, Chris Hilliard
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Applied Ocean ResearchMooring line failure in Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) threatens safety, power production, and nearby structures. This study develops an automated detection framework that combines hull motion sensors with machine learning (ML).
JeongYong Park +6 more
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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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Mooring Accidents and Countermeasures in Deepwater Oil and Gas Exploration and Development
Shiyou jixie, 2015 Mooring accidents during oil and gas exploration and development mainly include mooring line breaking,dragging of anchor,and braking system failure.Improper operation may cause casualties,production halts,platform collision and overturn,blowout and other
Liu Zhengli +4 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Foregrounding the role of finance, this article examines the historical production and future trajectory of the urban water crisis in Mombasa. Drawing on archival research and contemporary fieldwork, it traces how principles of full cost recovery—institutionalized during the colonial period and later reworked through postcolonial ...
Joe Williams
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Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringA novel group-drag-anchor system (GDAS), comprising a Delta anchor and a four-tooth anchor, was developed to enhance mooring capacity for floating offshore wind turbines in soft clay seabeds. This study focuses on the influence of the installation method
Yancheng Yang, Yifeng Lin, Dezhi Ning
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Pseudonyms, Propaganda, and Prints: The Life and Political Caricatures of William Dent, 1782–931
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract ‘Dent was probably an amateur and nothing is known of his life’, state Bryant and Heneage. Despite contributing to caricature's ‘golden age’, William Dent remains overlooked compared to contemporaries like James Gillray. Dent's extensive portfolio (1782–93) and rumoured role as a Pittite propagandist have not secured his place in the canon of ...
Callum D. Smith
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Transportation Research Interdisciplinary PerspectivesFPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) or FLNG (Floating Liquefied Natural Gas) vessels produce and store crude oil or liquified natural gas before being transported by ST (Shuttle Tanker).
Oleg Gaidai +5 more
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