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Dragonfly taxonomic and functional responses to urbanized streams in southeastern Europe, with management recommendations

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Urbanization drives turnover in dragonfly species composition, traits, and habitat conservation value. Natural stream sections have a higher conservation value (higher DBI) due to presence of specialists. Properly managed urban streams can support diverse dragonfly assemblages.
Marina Vilenica, Andreja Brigić, Lea Ružanović, Renata Matoničkin Kepčija, Greet De Knijf, Michael J. Samways   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Probabilistic seismic demand assessment of special truss moment frames with Vierendeel panels under geometric variations. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yahyaabadi A, Gholami M, Garivani S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Measuring the Stringency of Building Height Regulations

International Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study proposes a novel methodology to measure the stringency of building height regulations. This measure gauges the difference in building heights with and without regulations. The primary challenge is to recover unobserved building heights in the absence of regulations.
Yusuke Adachi
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing the inverted pendulum as a negative stiffness mechanism and a novel structural system to improve seismic performance using a quasi-zero stiffness approach. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Azizi A, Barghian M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Politics and Justice: Aristotle, Rawls, and the Case for Realism in Political Theory

Philosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aristotle's analysis of stasis in Book V of the Politics offers a striking example of “distinctively political thought,” as advocated by Bernard Williams's political realism, and in contrast to the moralist approach exemplified by John Rawls. Aristotle identifies disputes over justice, driven by partial and conflicting conceptions of equality,
Paul Sagar
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic response and fragility analysis of BRB-retrofitted highway pile-slab structures with an improved load-transmission path. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Shen Y, Liu Y, Chen L, Hu Z, Bao W, Xiang N.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A CONSIDERATION ON THE SEISMIC LOAD FOR PLASTIC DESIGN OF STEEL FRAMES

Transactions of the Architectural Institute of Japan, 1981
KAZUO INOUE, MASAHIRO NAGATA
openaire   +2 more sources

Shaking table model test and numerical analysis of the steeply dipping bedded rock slopes under seismic actions. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Wang C, Zhang P, Dong J, Meng L, Li L, Li M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Building a Continental‐Scale Geodetic Network: The Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO)

Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, Volume 7, Issue 1, December 2026.
Abstract The Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) transformed the use of geodesy in North America to study crustal deformation and plate boundary processes by establishing a continental‐scale, standardized, open‐access geodetic network. Built and operated by UNAVCO between 2003 and 2018 as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF)‐funded EarthScope ...
Emily E. Zawacki, Michael E. Jackson, Glen S. Mattioli, David J. Mencin, Karl Feaux, Donna J. Charlevoix   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced single-strut modelling of lightweight in-filled RC frames: validation and seismic performance assessment. [PDF]

Sci Rep
El-Fotuh GA, Attia WA, El-Feky MS.
europepmc   +1 more source