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A Review of the Network Arch Bridge
The network arch bridge (NAB) is a new structural form of arch bridge that was devised 60 years ago by the Norwegian engineer Per Tveit, who is now prof. dr. docent emeritus at the University of Agder, Norway.
Alexandra Denisa Danciu +5 more
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Fiber-optic sensors : applications and advances [PDF]
Even before fiber optics made it big in the telecom industry, the technology was showing promise in the fields of industrial and environmental sensing.
Culshaw, Brian
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The spread of non‐native species
ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock +16 more
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The risk degree of the residual curarization was identified for the tracheal extubation under laparoscopic intervention. It is shown by the quantitative neuromuscular monitoring and "total-blind" control under which recovery rate of the neuromuscular ...
D. A. Kurenkov +3 more
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Privatisation and Franchising of British Train Operations: the decline and derailment of the Great North Eastern Railway [PDF]
As a result of the 1993 Railways Act, the British railways industry was privatised which resulted in the separation of ownership and control of the railway infrastructure (track, signals and stations) from that of passenger train operations.
Li, CA, Stittle, J
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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The project of state transforma- tions by M.M. Speransky
The relevance of the research lies in the analysis of the transformation project of one of the outstanding reformers of the days of Alexander I, whose ideas were not duly appreciated, but could prevent serious upheavals in Russia during subsequent reigns.
M. A. Aleksenko +2 more
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ABSTRACT Collaborations with nonprofits can enhance firms' legitimacy, yet the relationship between their communication and corporate environmental legitimacy remains poorly understood. Furthermore, research lacks an analysis of the communication of business‐nonprofit collaborations through multiple actors' perspectives.
Andrea Rizzuni +3 more
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Fast computation: a steady-state simulation of railways ballasted track settlement [PDF]
Geometryofballastedrailwaystrackisamajorconcerninrailroadssafetyand efficiency. Settlement of railways ballast has been studied to help railway infrastructure managers to keep infrastructures in shape and to prevent accidents.
Badinier, Thibault +2 more
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ABSTRACT The concept of predictive maintenance in advanced manufacturing systems is crucial from the point of view of resource efficiency in the era of high competitiveness forced by energy transformation in the digital economy. Against the backdrop of sustainability and the opportunities a data cooperative offers, the combination of predictive ...
Christian Schachtner +6 more
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