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Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.Triaxial compression tests under unloading confining pressure conditions were conducted to systematically analyze the permeability behavior of granite retrieved from the different classification surrounding rocks. Abstract The rock mass within mountain tunnels undergoes complex changes in permeability, strength, and deformation during tunneling ...
Xiaoyan Zhang +4 more
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Blue Sky Olympics: Satellite Observations of Air Quality During the 2008 Beijing Olympics [PDF]
, 2019 China has imposed short-term emission control regulations on industry and transportation to quickly improve air quality during certain events, including the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Butcher, Lincoln M.
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Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh +12 more
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Effects of Cold War Politics Reflected on Sports
Sportif Bakış Spor ve Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 2022 The concept of sports and politics is an event that has occupied the world's economic and political agenda for many years. The social power of sports spreading to large masses has always attracted the attention of political elements.
Seçkin DOĞANER, Velittin BALCI
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Changing Lives through Sport -- A Report Card on the Impact of Special Olympics [PDF]
, 2005 Special Olympics has published the results of a multi-legged study of the impact of Special Olympics programs on the lives of its athletes in the United States. According to Changing Lives through Sport -- A Report Card on the Impact of Special Olympics,
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Fish Scales: A Multifunctional Biomaterial from Nature
ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.Fish scales demonstrate nature's solution to impact protection through overlapping multilayered architecture. This biological design combines mineralized surfaces with collagen networks to achieve both flexibility and fracture resistance. The structural principles inspire advanced protective materials and biomedical implants, where damage tolerance ...
Liyao Dong, Xiaojie Sun, Xiguang Chen
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Olympics Impact Affordable Housing, Homeless People and Housing Rights [PDF]
, 2008 As Chicago waits to hear whether it will be chosen to host the 2016 Olympics, it is importantfor housing advocates to be aware of how housing rights have been impacted in other Olympic host cities around the globe.
Julie Dworkin
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Embracing Complexity in HRM Research: A Call for System and Process Perspectives
Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Human resource management (HRM) is inherently complex. It involves systems of principles, practices, and activities operating at individual, group, organizational, and macro levels, which are interlinked through complex processes. Yet, empirical research has not kept pace with this conceptual richness.
Rebecca Hewett, Madleen Meier‐Barthold
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Learning About the Olympics: An Integrated Curriculum and Multi-Class Celebration
WOW Stories, 2022 Inspired by the Olympic Games of 2022, teachers of the Vail Literacy Community built a curriculum focused on different world cultures/countries that participate in the games to celebrate individual and team abilities, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
Cassandra Sutherland, Lacey Elisea
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Risk return of forward contracting corn with crop insurance
Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, EarlyView.Abstract Forward contracting is a common pre‐harvest marketing strategy for row crops, with evidence suggesting higher prices during summer months due to embedded weather risk premiums. While aggressive forward contracting increases farmers' yield risk and potential non‐delivery penalties, crop revenue protection can help offset these financial burdens.
Chandan Bhattarai +4 more
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