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“Passive” Scalecraft as a State Strategy in Post‐Authoritarian Environmental Governance: A Case From South Korea

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs a scalar politics framework to unpack how participatory rhetoric operates statecraft in a post‐authoritarian context, thereby illuminating hybrid‐regime behavior along a continuum of environmental governance. An examination of the environmental governance of an ecotourism project in South Korea is performed using ...
Souyeon Nam
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Schmidt Rebound Number for Estimating Coal Strength [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In Rock Mechanics, determination of Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) of rock is of prime importance as its role in design and analysis of geotechnical problems is crucial.
Dandapat, Prasanjit
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Policy Networks and Policy Entrepreneurship in the EU: Explaining Structural Policy Change in Pharmaceutical Innovation Incentives and Health Technology Assessment

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Policy process research has excelled in explaining structural policy change within national settings, but extensions and applications to the EU level have long proven challenging for scholars. Given that the EU is currently experiencing its longest period of Treaty stability since the 1980s—having evolved into a sui generis political system ...
Vassilis Karokis‐Mavrikos
wiley   +1 more source

Strength- and Moisture-Related Studies of Historical Building Materials: A Case Study from Southern Estonia

open access: yesBuildings
Demolition of existing buildings turns building products into waste. The amount of demolition waste is increasing globally. The current case study is an example of fulfilling the EU Waste Framework Directive of reducing demolition waste by reuse of ...
Aljona Gineiko, Mihkel Kiviste
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing "lithic sound" to predict a rock's ease of flaking [PDF]

open access: yes
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf ...
DeForest, David Scott
core   +1 more source

The EU's Strategy for Sustainability: A Landmark Turn With the European Green Deal?

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While the European Green Deal (EGD) has been widely recognized as a milestone in the EU's sustainability strategy, scholars disagree on the nature of the policy change it represents. Critics highlight its limited social and environmental ambitions, despite its portrayal as a “man on the moon” moment.
Ekaterina Domorenok, Franco Gatti
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of the mechanical properties of granites by ultrasonic pulse velocity and Schmidt hammer hardness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The present work deals with the use of simple and economical non destructive techniques, ultrasonic pulse velocity and Schmidt hammer to predict the strength and elastic properties of granitic stones that are characteristic in ancient masonry ...
Alves, C. A. Simões   +3 more
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The Global Epilepsy Needs Study (GENS): A mixed‐methods, multi‐country exploration of the unmet psychosocial and everyday needs of people with epilepsy

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective While epilepsy research has largely focused on medical management and clinical outcomes, less attention has been given to the unmet psychosocial and everyday needs of people with epilepsy (PWE), particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries.
Gus A. Baker   +52 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Overcurrent Protection in Smart Grids Under Cyber‐Physical Threats With a Cyber‐Physical Evaluation Framework

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
By manipulating current and voltage measurements, an assailant can induce unwanted relay action while attempting to avoid detection. Detecting advanced cyber intrusions in power protection environments requires specialised data analysis and anomaly detection methods.
Feras Alasali   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aspects of energy requirements for rock drilling [PDF]

open access: yes, 1974
Development of laboratory rock breakage techniques to relate energy and surface area produced by slow compression, drop hammer and stamp mill. A detailed study of laboratory rotary-percussive drilling in a wide range of rocks under different ...
Wootton, David
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