Results 41 to 50 of about 215,097 (287)

A Review of the Network Arch Bridge

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

Fiber-optic sensors : applications and advances [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
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
core   +2 more sources

The spread of non‐native species

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

THE RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE RESIDUAL NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE UNDER LAPAROSCOPIC OPERATIVE INTERVENTIONS

open access: yesВестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2017
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
doaj   +1 more source

Privatisation and Franchising of British Train Operations: the decline and derailment of the Great North Eastern Railway [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
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
core  

Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

The project of state transforma- tions by M.M. Speransky

open access: yesВестник Майкопского государственного технологического университета
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
doaj   +1 more source

Communication of Business‐Nonprofit Collaborations and Environmental Legitimacy: Exploratory Insights From Italian Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Fast computation: a steady-state simulation of railways ballasted track settlement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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
core  

A Taxonomy of Predictive Maintenance as a Basis for Supra‐Regional Sustainability Monitoring—Literature Review

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy