Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 441-452, March 2025.Three poly(caprolactone) (PCL)‐based additives of differing molecular weights were used as a secondary plasticizer to prevent gas checks in PVC films produced through calendering. Results showed that chemical and physicochemical properties influence the prevention or reduction of gas checks, unlike rheological properties including complex viscosity and
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Saving Hands in Times of War in Conflict Zones with Limited Resources: A Cohort Study from Sudan. [PDF]
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Playing with fire: Wolf response to active wildfires, fire fronts and smoke
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.This study is one of the first, to our knowledge, to explicitly examine fine‐scale behavioural responses of a large carnivore to actively burning wildfires, fire fronts and smoke. The study found that wolves balanced the potential risks and benefits associated with wildfires, with implications for predator–prey dynamics in fire‐prone regions.
Skylar Boucher +3 more
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Service Recovery in Chatbot‐mediated Environments: Trust Dynamics and Customer Loyalty Intentions
British Journal of Management, EarlyView.Abstract Prior research has shown that customers’ perceptions of chatbots may be influenced by the situational context in which human–chatbot interactions take place. This research advances understanding of artificial intelligence (AI)‐enabled chatbot‐led service failure recovery (SFR) in the context of customer loyalty.
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Low handgrip strength is associated with impaired gait and dexterity in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
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The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Digital democracy needs tools and platforms for people to engage with public life and governance. Yet we know surprisingly little about the political life of this ‘civic technology’ infrastructure. How do citizens make use of these well‐intentioned invitations to participate?
Laszlo Horvath
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Upper extremity muscle thickness, handgrip strength, manual dexterity and cognitive functions in older adults living in community and nursing homes : a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
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A Machiavellian Moment? Devolution and the New Politics of Place
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The Cabinet statement, Rewiring the State, published in July 2026, promises a radical devolution of the British state and a remaking of territorial politics. We review this development and assess its political and historical significance. We argue that the present conjuncture is distinctive because claims of the English North are driving a new
Kevin Morgan, John Tomaney
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Preliminary functional outcomes after staged heterotopic groin-pocket salvage following intraoperative thumb replantation failure: a four-patient technical case series. [PDF]
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Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Ron Clarke argued that crime prevention must be tailored to the specific situations in which crime occurs. Central to this principle are the characteristics of places: the access, responsibility, and guardianship features of a place shape who is present, for what purpose, and under whose supervision and, therefore, whether ...
Eon Kim, Kate Bowers, Shane D. Johnson
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