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Towards Transformative Climate Governance: Capacities and Constraints for Local Government in Aotearoa New Zealand

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An emerging consensus calls for transformative climate governance. However, what instigates and sustains transformative pathways remains unclear. This study characterises the existence, quality and structural underpinnings of transformative governance capacities in local government climate change response in Aotearoa New Zealand, applying a ...
Gangadari K. Ranawaka, Anna L. Berka, Karen F. Hytten, Florentine D. van Noppen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Intensity Measure‐Based Methodology for Ground Motion Orientation in Seismic Structural Assessment

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In current dynamic time history assessment protocols, ground motion recordings are mostly oriented along fixed sensor directions. Consequently, the orientation of the principal resultant of rupture energy, which may control the maximum structural demand, remains undefined, precluding consistent correlation with physically detrimental ...
Santiago Londono‐Lopez, Raffaele Cucuzza, Fabrizio Mollaioli, Giuseppe Carlo Marano, Marco Domaneschi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancements in Self‐Compacting Concrete Reinforced With Basalt Fiber: A Comprehensive Review

Engineering Reports
In recent years, the incorporation of fibers into self‐compacting concrete has garnered significant attention in addressing various issues. Among the different types, basalt fiber stands out due to its excellent mechanical properties, high tensile ...
M. Kiran Prabha, K. Vishnu Vardhan, A. S. Santhi, G. Mohan Ganesh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hydrogen Production With Water Electrolysis Technologies: Advances, Performance, and Potential Use for Low‐Gradient Combustion

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This review links recent advances in water electrolysis with hydrogen utilization in low‐gradient combustion systems. While hydrogen eliminates direct CO2 emissions, its environmental and economic benefits depend strongly on production pathways, system‐level efficiency, and NOx mitigation through MILD/FLOX/HiTAC combustion.
Rafał Buczyński, Przemysław Draga
wiley   +1 more source

“You just want to re‐open our biggest wounds, don't you?”: Homeplace ethnography as (polluted) environmental method

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract When I was 12, my family told me a story about their community falling apart and coming together, a time when someone tried putting a nuclear facility in their (our?) hometown. Since we moved when I was too young to remember, the story had little significance until I embarked on a “hometown” ethnographic journey for my dissertation.
Chandler L. Classen
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial structures for human‐machine interfaces with closed‐loop interaction

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Artificial structures bridge sensing and feedback in closed‐loop human‐machine interfaces by providing geometry‐enabled mechanical and functional programmability. This review maps the role of artificial structures in diverse sensing modalities and feedback strategies, and illustrates their integration into closed‐loop interaction systems, highlighting ...
Taiqi Hu, Taisong Pan, Siqi Chen, Yiting Zhang, Yuan Lin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

PRESSURE EXERTED ON FORMWORK AND EARLY AGE SHRINKAGE OF SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE

, 2020
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a flowable type of concrete where minimum energy is required to form a structural component. The high flow of SCC enables reduction in the number of workers, casting time, noise pollution and elimination of vibration ...
Shakor, P, Gowripalan, N
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Health System Resilience and Afghan Refugee Health in Pakistan: An Exploratory Study of Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon, Asma Ummad, Amina Olabi, Natasha Palmer, Sophie Witter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Architecting nano‐Al/HMX/CuO energetic micro‐units unlocks superior interface and highly efficient combustion

InfoMat, EarlyView.
Improving the dispersion of nano‐aluminum is of great importance in explosives and propellants. The spherical Al/HMX/CuO energetic micro‐units were prepared using microchannel technology, which significantly improved the uniformity and dispersion of nano‐Al. It also enhanced the mass and heat transfer efficiency between the fuel and oxidizer components,
Gazi Hao, Tianxu Xi, Yong Kou, Cheng Zhang, Ronghuan Yang, Jiahao Yu, Qiangqiang Lu, Hongyu Yang, Chong Chen, Lei Xiao, Jun Di, Fengqi Zhao, Wei Jiang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation on the Mechanisms Governing the Robustness of Self-Compacting Concrete at Paste Level

, 2016
In spite of the many advantages, the use of self-compacting concrete(SCC) is currently widely limited to application in precast factories and sihiationsin which external vibration would cause large difficulties.
Grunewald, S. (author), Vantomme, John (author), van der Vurst, F (author), Lesage, Karel (author), Vandewalle, Lucie (author), Schutter, G (author)   +5 more
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