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Water availability and land‐use shape the diversity of Odonata in the Middle East
Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.Odonata diversity in the Middle East depends on the availability of long‐lasting waters, emphasizing the importance of preserving stable aquatic habitats for biodiversity conservation under climate change‐driven droughts. Agricultural expansion is associated with increased Odonata species richness, but overall trait diversity remains limited ...
Zohreh Eslami Barzoki, Jonathan Chase
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Geopolitics and Aspirations for Sustainability: Turkey's Emergence as an Energy Hub
Middle East Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Turkey is pursuing three main objectives in the energy sector: enhancing its geopolitical position, expanding its domestic production and renewable energy capacity, and becoming a natural gas hub linking producers from the Middle East, the Caspian region, and Russia to European markets.
Umud Shokri
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Rapid Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Buildings in the Old Algiers
Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures, 2020 The selection of an appropriate seismic vulnerability method to evaluate buildings stock in urban area depends essentially on the available information. Information about buildings can be obtained essentially from field visual inspection. In this context,
Farah LAZZALI, Mohammed N. FARSI
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Kajian Indeks Bahaya Seismik Regional Menggunakan Data Seismik Pulau Jawa Tahun 1900-2006 [PDF]
, 2013 It has been conducted a research about Regional Seismic Disaster Index (RSDI) in Java Island by using seismic data from 1900 – 2006. RSDI is a index showing vulnerability seismic disaster in an area. The hight risk area is the highest risk, the low
Budi W, Nugroho +2 more
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Against the background of the European decarbonization strategy, this study examines the extent to which the expansion of renewable energies can lead to tensions with the social and ecological dimensions of the sustainability concept. The study is based on qualitative interviews with 66 experts conducted in the trinational metropolitan region ...
Franziska Leopold +2 more
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Seismic vulnerability and damage assessment in Navarre (NE Spain) [PDF]
, 2010 A regional characterization of the seismic vulnerability of the building stock of Navarre (Northern Spain) and the expected damage associated with expected ground shaking for a 475-year return period is presented.
Benito Oterino, Belen +5 more
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Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Healthcare in the United States is defined by profit motives and economic inequality, yet medical providers and organizations are also guided by moral values such as a commitment to patient well‐being. How have sociologists made sense of this apparent contradiction?
Guillermina Altomonte, Eliza Brown
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Ingeniería e Investigación, 2008 This paper outlines vulnerability functions and seismic damage probability matrixes being constructed for reinforced concrete frame buildings. These functions and matrixes were based on simulation techniques and experts’ opinion.
Esperanza Maldonado Rondón +2 more
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A pre-posterior analysis framework for quantifying the value of seismic monitoring and inspections of buildings [PDF]
, 2016 Peer ...
Limongelli, Maria Pina +2 more
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