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How Does the Built Environment Shape Place Attachment in Chinese Rural Communities?

Buildings
In the course of rural spatial transformation in China, the vicissitudes of the traditional built environment have given rise to the deconstruction of locality, whereas place attachment emerges as the crux for addressing this issue.
Liangduo Zhang, Chunyang Zhang, Xin Wang
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SOCIAL CAPITAL AND POVERTY REDUCTION: TOWARD A MATURE PARADIGM [PDF]

Introduction The purposes of this paper are: (1) to introduce the social capital paradigm; (2) to present evidence that social capital has an important role in poverty reduction; and (3) to suggest several policy prescriptions for building and using ...
Robison, Lindon J., Schmid, A. Allan, Siles, Marcelo E.   +2 more
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Consumer Motivations to Participate in Marketing-Events: The Role of Predispositional Involvement [PDF]

, 2005
Confronted with the decreasing effectiveness of classic marketing communications, event-marketing has become an increasingly popular alternative for marketers in dealing with a changing marketing environment. Event-marketing is defined as the creation of
Whelan, Susan, Wohlfeil, Markus
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Bistable Mechanisms 3D Printing for Mechanically Programmable Vibration Control

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a 3D‐printed bistable mechanism integrated into tuned mass dampers (TMDs) for mechanically adaptive passive vibration suppression. Through optimized geometry, the bistable design provides adaptable vibration reduction across a broad range of scenarios, achieving effective vibration mitigation without complex controls or external ...
Ali Zolfagharian, Frédéric Demoly, Mohammad Lakhi, Bernard Rolfe, Mahdi Bodaghi   +4 more
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Models, Idols, and the Great White Whale: Toward a Christian Faith of Nonattachment [PDF]

, 2013
The juxtaposition of models of God and Christian faith may seem repugnant to many, as models are tentative and faith aims at an abiding certainty. In fact, for many Christians, using models of God in worship amounts to idolatry. By examining Biblical and
Hustwit, J. R.
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Harnessing Fungal Biowelding for Constructing Mycelium‐Engineered Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Mycelium‐bound composites (MBCs) offer low‐carbon alternatives for construction, yet interfacial bonding remains a critical challenge. This review examines fungal biowelding as a biocompatible adhesive, elucidating mycelium‐mediated interfacial mechanisms and their role in material assembly. Strategies to optimize biowelding are discussed, highlighting
Xue Brenda Bai, Xinrui Sarah Niu, Zhao Qin   +2 more
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Object relations theory as a means to understand the formation and development of drug addiction in Requiem for a dream by Hubert Selby Jr

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Hubert Selby Jr.’s Requiem for a Dream (1987) offers a vivid depiction of the catastrophic consequences of drug addiction. This analysis explains the formation and progression of the characters' addiction through the perspective of object relations ...
Malak Abdullah AlGhufauli
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Sleep quality perception and romantic relationships in university students: cross-sectional study

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2017
Introduction: Sleep in adolescence is influenced by emotional states triggered by romantic relationships, which can be determinant in sleep quality perception.
Claudia Talero-Gutierrez, Felipe Durán-Torres, Milciades Ibañez-Pinilla, Isabel Perez-Olmos, Carlos Mario Echeverria-Palacio   +4 more
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Impact absorbing blade mounts for variable pitch blades [PDF]

, 1977
A variable pitch blade and blade mount are reported that are suitable for propellers, fans and the like and which have improved impact resistance. Composite fan blades and blade mounting arrangements permit the blades to pivot relative to a turbine hub ...
Adamson, A. P., Ravenhall, R., Salemme, C. T.   +2 more
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Low‐Cost, Large‐Scale Nanoporous Metals by Mechanical Alloying, Oxide Reduction, and Dealloying of Powders

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Powder metal processing provides scalable advantages in nanoporous (np) metal development. Mechanical alloying is used to produce unique precursors for hybrid nanopore formation by oxide reduction and dealloying. As demonstrated in np Ag, this approach improves process efficiency while promoting smaller ligaments and larger pores, both of which are ...
Mark A. Atwater, Oliver A. Fowler
wiley   +1 more source