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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article looks at two critical moments in British immigration – the case of the ‘stateless’ Ugandan Asian husbands, whose wives successfully argued for their entry in Britain in 1973 and the ‘virginity test’ performed on Mrs K at Heathrow Airport in 1979.
Antara Datta, Jinal Parekh
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Velocity‐based stowage policy for a semiautomated fulfillment system
Production and Operations Management, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Online retail fulfillment is increasingly performed by semiautomated fulfillment systems in which inventory is stored in mobile pods that are moved by robotic drives. In this paper, we develop a model that explores the benefits of velocity‐based stowage policies for semiautomated fulfillment systems, also known as robotic mobile fulfillment ...
Tolga Cezik +2 more
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Mixed queue disciplines in queueing systems with bounded queue [PDF]
Applications of Mathematics, 1974 openaire +1 more source
Characteristic of multi-class multi-queue system
, 2002 In this paper, we propose MCMQS (multi-class multi-queue system), which is effective in modeling and analyzing computer and communication systems, and we investigate its characteristics in detail.
Song YQ(宋叶琼) +4 more
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article considers travel writings by metropolitan men in Republican China about Shanxi and western Inner Mongolia as a case study to further explore the transformations and continuities of Chinese masculinities. Drawing upon a range of popular travel narratives, it shows that so‐called “Worn‐Out Shoes (poxie)” – women perceived as ...
Amanda Zhang
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An Innovative Queue Management System based on Bluetooth Beacon Technology
, 2019 Most of the existing queue management systems are based on printed paper tickets with a queue number. When a specific customer is called, his/her queue number is shown on a screen accompanied by an acoustic signal.
Lin, Chi-Yi;Jhu, Guan-Ying;Siao, Siang
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AUGURAL TERRITORIES: On the Prophetic Organizing of the Mid‐range
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article I introduce the concept of augural territories to theorize the urbanism that emerged during pandemic lockdowns. I draw on ethnographic research in Madrid to examine how community‐based responses—including mutual aid networks, food pantries and neighbourhood associations—disrupted the spatial and temporal logics of territorial ...
Alberto Corsín Jiménez
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Oregon's wave of data center and semiconductor projects shows how cloud capitalism reorganizes resource systems and territorial governance. Examining Amazon, Google, and Intel, the article traces how fiscal incentives, utility programs, and land‐use instruments are recalibrated to secure hyperscale loads.
Justin Kollar
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Triage effectiveness: a framework for quantifying the effect of emergency triage prioritization. [PDF]
BMC Med Res MethodolJohansson A +4 more
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In corporate graduate recruitment worldwide, candidates are often assessed not only on competence but on whether they are deemed relatable. This study theorises relatability as a racialised cultural–affective filter that covertly sustains inequality. Drawing on qualitative interviews, we identify five interlinked processes of self‐presentation,
Sifiso Mthembu +3 more
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