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Municipal sizes and municipal restructuring in Japan [PDF]
Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 2014 In this article, we quantitatively analyze changes in the size distribution of municipal jurisdictions in Japan by using their rank-size distribution to capture the changes. In Japan, the central government sometimes enacts large-scale municipal mergers, aimed at creating municipalities of a certain size.
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Universal Conductance Fluctuations in Quantum Anomalous Hall Insulators
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Universal conductance fluctuations are observed in mesoscopic quantum anomalous Hall insulators. Two distinct fluctuation patterns are identified, arising from different interference processes of bulk and chiral edge states, respectively. These findings unveil rich quantum interference phenomena in quantum anomalous Hall insulators and provide insights
Peng Deng +11 more
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Tikrit Journal of Engineering SciencesConstruction joints are essential in massive concrete structures since these structures cannot be cast in a single pour. Nowadays, Self-compacting concrete is preferred due to its ability to compact without vibration and segregation concerns.
Muhaj M. Abdulmunaam, Omar Shamal Farhan
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Place Branding in Finland: A Discourse Analysis of Municipal Slogans [PDF]
Journal of Business, Communication and TechnologyThe purpose of this multidisciplinary study is to investigate how municipalities position themselves in their slogans as unique places among competitors, namely other municipalities in their region or country.
Ulla Hakala +2 more
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Flexible Ag2Se‐Based Thermoelectrics: Fundamentals, Processing, and Device Applications
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Ag2Se‐based thermoelectrics are reviewed from fundamental transport mechanisms to flexible device integration. Crystal structure, defect chemistry, and band features are correlated with performance optimization strategies and scalable fabrication routes.
Jie Qin +5 more
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Too Many Municipalities? [PDF]
Does democracy lead to the creation of too many municipalities? We analyze this issue within the context of the Alesina and Spolare (1996) model where the quality of municipal services deteriorates with the distance from the center of a municipality ...
Dahlby, Bev
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Enhancing Performance of Self–Compacting Concrete with Internal Curing Using Thermostone Chips
Journal of Engineering, 2017 This paper is devoted to investigate the effect of internal curing technique on the properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC). In this study, SCC is produced by using silica fume (SF) as partial replacement by weight of cement with percentage of (5%),
Nada Mahdi Fawzi, Prof. Dr. +1 more
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Journal of EngineeringSix (1000*1000 mm2) slab specimens were cast and tested as two-way simply supported slabs previously (three under monotonic loading and three under repeated loading) are used in this research.
Shahad H. Mtashar, Adel A. Al-Azzawi
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Positively Charged Polymer‐Brush MOFs for Large‐Area, Pressure‐Resistant Gas Separation Membranes
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A universal POPA strategy enables positively charged polymer‐brush MOFs with self‐adaptive interfacial interlocking to resist aggregation under fast processing. This design ensures seamless dispersion within large‐area selective layers, achieving 1 m‐wide roll‐to‐roll fabrication of pressure‐resistant MMCMs with tunable CO2 separation performance ...
Yi Yang +11 more
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Local Governments in the Wake of Demographic Change: Efficiency and Economies of Scale in German Municipalities [PDF]
German municipalities are expected to suffer from (often significant) population losses in the upcoming decades. We assess these local governments? vulnerability to the fiscal consequences of this demographic decline through two means (using a sample of ...
Heinemann, Friedrich +2 more
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