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Modeling of asphalt durability and self-healing with discrete particles method [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Asphalt is an important road paving material. Besides an acceptable price, durability, surface conditions (like roughening and evenness), age-, weather- and traffic-induced failures and degradation are relevant aspects.
Huerne, H.L. ter   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Comparing Foster and Non‐Foster Adolescents: A Pilot Study on Relationships and Psychological Difficulties

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adolescents experience substantial changes in their close relationships, which are linked to psychological adjustment. Research on relationships among adolescents in foster care is limited, especially in Germany. This pilot study (N = 30; 15 in foster families, 15 in biological families) explored how relationship qualities—measured by the ...
Julia Festini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Meaning of Cleaning: Conflicting Norms About Learning to Clean in an Era of Outsourcing Domestic Work

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this article is to analyse how Swedish mothers, regularly outsourcing cleaning, make use of different discursive resources and negotiate conflicting norms about domestic work when they discuss the role of cleaning in the socialisation of their children.
Ulrika Widding, Ann‐Louise Silfver
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring wildlife health for diseases with visible signs by integrating camera traps with marked individuals

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Monitoring wildlife health is essential for conservation and management, wildlife and livestock welfare, and public health in a One Health framework. Yet, wildlife health monitoring often requires long‐term fieldwork and intensive sampling, which can be costly or logistically challenging, especially for remote, rare, or elusive populations. To
Jonathan Tichon   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Motor skills and outcomes of activities and participation in children and adults born preterm without cerebral palsy: A systematic review

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
This is the first systematic review of the associations between motor skills and outcomes of activities and participation within the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework in children and adults born preterm without cerebral palsy. Motor skills were associated with attention and academic
Kari Anne I. Evensen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Problematising ‘Vulnerability’ in Women's Prisons

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Vulnerability’ is a commonly used but little understood term in the field of social policy and beyond. The refocusing of our criminal justice system around notions of ‘vulnerability’ has had wide‐reaching consequences which often escape both academic and political attention.
Sarah Waite, Danica Darley
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the impact of pavement degradation on driving comfort and safety using a dynamic simulation model [PDF]

open access: yes
The dynamic effects exerted by the vehicles on the road pavement have been thoroughly investigated over years. The main reason for this investigation is the major influence on the propagation and worsening of the pavement damages exerted by the dynamic ...
Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca   +4 more
core  

Courting Confidence in Probation: Unpacking Organisational Legitimacy Within the Criminal Justice System

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we address the hitherto neglected question of how sentencers and other professional actors in the criminal courts think about the legitimacy of probation services. We deploy a framework from the organisational studies literature, which suggests three dimensions of legitimacy that organisations seek from their stakeholders ...
Gwen Robinson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Annual Research Review: Associations of socioeconomic status with cognitive function, language ability, and academic achievement in youth: a systematic review of mechanisms and protective factors

open access: yesJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 66, Issue 4, Page 417-439, April 2025.
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is negatively associated with children's cognitive and academic performance, leading to long‐term educational and economic disparities. In particular, SES is a powerful predictor of executive function (EF), language ability, and academic achievement.
Divyangana Rakesh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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