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Trade‐Offs and Synergies in Cultivated Land Multifunctionality and Zoning Management in the Dongting Lake Region: A Multiscale Analysis

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding the multiscale patterns and interactions of cultivated land multifunctionality is important for conservation, governance, and agricultural spatial optimization in the Dongting Lake region. Using 2020 data, we evaluated economic production (EPF), social security (SSF), landscape‐based recreation (LRF), and ecological maintenance ...
Chaomin Li, Tingting Ma, Zixiang Sun, Bingeng Xie, Kaichun Zhou   +4 more
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Drivers Characteristics with Respect to Accident Involvement and Seat Belt Utilization

Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences, 2002
This paper examines the relationship between drivers’ personal and social characteristics with respect to their driving time accident involvement and seat belt utilization. The studied characteristics include : years of driving experience, marital status,
Hashim M.N. Al-Madani, AbdulRahman Al-Janahi, Ebrahim Al-Sada   +2 more
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Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma, Nick Kirsop‐Taylor, David Benson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laboratory studies of the influence of the working position of the passenger vehicle air suspension on the vibration comfort of children transported in the child restraint system

Open Engineering, 2021
The article presents the results of laboratory tests on the influence of the choice of the vehicle suspension position and the method of mounting child seats on the vibration comfort of children transported in them. Two child seats were used in the work.
Frej Damian, Zuska Andrzej, Szumska Emilia M.   +2 more
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Characteristics, properties and limitations of per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and fluoropolymers

Polymer International, EarlyView.
An overview and categorization of man‐made per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) including low‐molar‐mass and high‐molar‐mass fluorochemicals, and their international regulations is presented. Though certain PFASs are toxic, bioaccumulative and cross the human cellular membranes, others, such as fluoropolymers, are safe, reliable and involved in ...
Bruno Améduri
wiley   +1 more source

Stair‐Climbing Wheelchairs for Enhanced Mobility: A Comprehensive Review of Fundamental Mechanisms, Design Concepts, and Performance Analysis

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT People with physical disabilities face significant mobility challenges while climbing uneven surfaces and staircases. In these circumstances, traditional wheelchairs do not provide stable, safely controlled mobility, underscoring the importance of building superior stair‐climbing wheelchairs for both medical and infrastructure purposes.
Gopisetti Manikanta, S. M. Abhinandan, Anand Reddy, G. Chandana, Divya, P. Anil Kumar, Ch. Venkata Rao, Ashish Garg, Ravi C. Soni, Jogendra Kumar, Bhargav Akkinepally   +10 more
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Beyond Good Intentions: A Dual‐Model Analysis of Youth Workforce Sustainability in Depopulating Tourism Regions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Population decline and aging pose growing challenges to economic vitality and labor market sustainability, particularly in remote regions. In Japan, national park‐related municipalities increasingly rely on tourism as a strategy for regional revitalization, yet attracting young residents to participate in the local tourism workforce remains a ...
Huixin Wang, Katsunori Furuya
wiley   +1 more source

Sargassum Lung Syndrome: Air Flow Obstruction and Bronchial Inflammation Are Observed After Prolonged Exposure to Sargassum Gas Emissions in the Eastern Caribbean

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sargassum inundation of Caribbean and American shorelines is a growing environmental hazard. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and ammonia (NH3) produced by decomposing Sargassum could be involved in airway obstruction and bronchial inflammation. The study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of exposure to H2S and NH3 gases emitted during Sargassum ...
Rishika Banydeen, Jonathan Florentin, Maxime Boutourlinsky, Remi Nguyen, Fatima Radouani, Moustapha Agossou, Gary Lutin, Thierry Lebrun, Remi Neviere, Dabor Resiere   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fragmented and Dealigned: The 2024 British General Election and the Rise of Place‐Based Politics

The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 13-25, January/March 2025.
Abstract While the outcome of the 2024 British general election signalled a resounding repudiation of the incumbent government—returning a 231‐seat swing from the Conservatives to Labour—it did not radically overturn the geography of electoral outcomes in England and Wales.
Will Jennings, Jamie Furlong, Gerry Stoker, Lawrence Mckay   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The biomechanics and pathogenesis of seat belt syndrome: Literature review

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND: Seatbelts are the most effective means of providing occupant protection in a vehicular accident. This works by two mechanisms; by preventing ejection from the vehicle which has been reported to be the leading cause of both injury and death in
E O Onuoha Clement, Onuoha Kelechukwu
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