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If citizens have a voice, who’s listening? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This is the paper for the class of "EU Politics", Monday, 9 nov ...
Ignazi, Piero
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Composite Electrospun Fibers Containing Optimized B‐ and Cu‐Doped Bioactive Glass Sol‐Gel Particles for Potential Soft Tissue Engineering Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article describes the preparation and characterization of poly(ε‐caprolactone) electrospun composite fibers incorporating sol‐gel‐derived bioactive glass particles doped with B and Cu. Scanning electron microscopy, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, contact angle, acellular bioactivity, mechanical and ...
Elisa Piatti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What is cultural planning? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
What is cultural planning about? As always, metaphors secretly direct and limit what we are able to think and formulate. One can, roughly, distinguish between metaphors taken from the mechanical and taken from the organically.
Verschaffel, Bart
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Evaluation of the Potential of Laser Shock Peening Compared with Cold Expansion for Improving Fatigue Resistance of Riveted Lap Joints of Aerospace Grade 7175 Al Alloy

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates laser shock peening for enhancing fatigue performance of riveted aerospace aluminum joints. A comparative approach with cold expansion combines fatigue testing and synchrotron X‐ray methods. Integrating mechanical testing with residual stress and strain characterization provides insights into how different treatments affect the ...
Ogün Baris Tapar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving EU Constitutional Politics? A Preliminary Assessment of the Convention [PDF]

open access: yes
The Convention appears to many as both a confirmation of the thesis of the new institutionalism on the value of institutions for shaping the outcome of constitutional politics (the politics of creating EU fundamental rules) and a new model for democratic
Carlos Closa
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Is political marketing new words or new practice in UK politics? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This review of the literature on political marketing and the party most associated with it in the UK, New Labour, suggests that the relationship is not straightforward. Politicians are, for example, hesitant to use marketing language in public.
Moloney, Kevin
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Additive Manufacturing of Gradient Stiffness Honeycombs Using Thermoplastic Polyurethane Composite Material Variations

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
By combining porous, solid, and carbon fiber‐reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane within a single 3D printed honeycomb structure, this current work achieved precise control over spatial stiffness while ensuring strong interlayer adhesion. The findings demonstrate enhanced energy absorption and densification strain, outperforming traditional uniform ...
Savvas Koltsakidis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Politics Goes Mobile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Analyzes survey findings on the use of cell phones to follow or participate in the 2010 elections including receiving updates from or contributing money to campaigns, sharing information on voting stations, and monitoring election results by ...
Aaron Smith, Lee Rainie
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