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THE VIOLENCE OF FULL COST RECOVERY: Financing Water Infrastructure, and the History and Future of Perpetual Crisis in Mombasa

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
wiley   +1 more source

Sharp force trauma analysis without animal bones: A proposal for sustainable and ethical bone proxies

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Sharp force trauma has been the leading cause of homicide in England and Wales for more than a decade. Experimental research on sharp force trauma frequently relies on animal bone as a substitute for human remains, yet their ethical acceptability and comparability to human bone remain contested.
Beth Lawrence, Giada Sciâdi Steiger, Matteo Borrini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real-Time Deep-Sea Mooring System with Inductive Telemetry and Multi-Sensor Integration: Deployment and Performance in the South China Sea. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Liu T, Zhou B, Zhang X, Peng J, Huang H, Jian T.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Climatic conditions, landscape, and habitat quality drive patch occupancy and larval density of a threatened mire butterfly

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The Moorland Clouded Yellow (Colias palaeno) benefited from cattle grazing in three different ways by (i) fostering the nectar supply; (ii) enhancing rejuvenation of the host plant (Vaccinium uliginosum); and (iii) improving microclimatic conditions for successful development of the immature stages.
Florian Fumy, Stefan Hafner, Georg Paulus, Thomas Fartmann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real-time acidification monitoring through Sofar buoy and SAMI-pH integration. [PDF]

HardwareX
Gill TJ, Jankulak M, Osborne J, Kiel PM, Palacio-Castro AM, Enochs IC.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Data to Knowledge to Wisdom: Lessons Learned From the Vancouver Rat Project

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
A synthesis of 15 years of research conducted by the Vancouver Rat Project revealed that: (1) Pathogen ecology within rat colonies is the result of complex interactions among rats, pathogens, and vectors. (2) Local and global population structures influence rat and pathogen ecology.
Chelsea G. Himsworth, Kaylee A. Byers
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehensive experimental study on the key performance of a semi-submersible aquaculture cage. [PDF]

iScience
Kong W, Wang Z, Yang S, Yang R, Zhou C, Ding W, Chen M, Yang X, Wang K, Wang L.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Rendezvous in Space: Tech Diplomacy and the Commercial Space Era—A Study of Rendezvous and Docking Technologies and Space Exploration Co‐Operation Since the Cold War

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On‐orbit rendezvous and docking constitute one of the most technically challenging activities in the history of space activities. As space endeavours mature to crewed missions, space rendezous and docking technologies (RDT) emerge as an area of technological innovation critical to advances in future crewed space exploration.
Nikita Chiu, Markus Kornprobst
wiley   +1 more source

In situ growth rates of cold-water corals fouling oceanographic moorings in the Central Mediterranean Sea. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Castellan G, Taviani M, Montagna P, Foglini F, Paladini de Mendoza F, Langone L, Giordano P, Miserocchi S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source