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AUGURAL TERRITORIES: On the Prophetic Organizing of the Mid‐range
Abstract In this article I introduce the concept of augural territories to theorize the urbanism that emerged during pandemic lockdowns. I draw on ethnographic research in Madrid to examine how community‐based responses—including mutual aid networks, food pantries and neighbourhood associations—disrupted the spatial and temporal logics of territorial ...
Alberto Corsín Jiménez
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Ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbance
Because a ship’s manoeuvrability changes nonlinearly with speed variations, designing controllers for berthing and unberthing requires a motion model that reflects these variations.
Hideto Kashiwagi, Tadatsugi Okazaki
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Hidden partnerships in the dark: Cold‐water coral–fish associations in Fiordland, New Zealand
Abstract The ichthyofauna of the Fiordland ecosystems of southern Aotearoa New Zealand was documented during four remotely operating vehicle (ROV) dives between 100 and 350 m depth. A total of 26 fish species were documented within two fiord basins.
Alexander H. Knorrn +3 more
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A study of shallow water’s effect on a ship’s pivot point
Information regarding a turning ship’s pivot point has been collected, taking practical notes and ship maneuvering manuals into account as well as experimental data and simulated results, together revealing consistent behaviour when varying water depth ...
Jorge Enrique Carreño +2 more
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Remaking State Power Through a Paraquat Ban in Malaysia
ABSTRACT This paper examines the role of the state in its ability to enact environmental regulations. Specifically, this study investigates how Malaysian state actors changed, shifted and betrayed various, oftentimes competing interests to ban paraquat, an acutely toxic herbicide.
Caitlyn Sears
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In order to solve the autonomous decision-making for ship manoeuvring in complex waters of estuarine multi-class ships routeing system, key scientific issues such as digital environment, navigation rule integration, ship manoeuvrability constraints, and ...
HE Yixiong +5 more
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When Great Powers Struggle: How Geopolitical Alignments of Small States Are Influenced by Their MNEs
Abstract Comparing two distinct deglobalization periods, this study shows how Finnish multinational enterprises (MNEs) used corporate diplomatic activities (CDA) to influence Finland's alignment with a struggling great power. Drawing from hegemonic stability theory and new institutional economics, we argue that the power's collapsing global networks ...
Saara Matala, Christian Stutz
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Abstract While research on ecosystems and their orchestration has grown rapidly, we still know little about how individual strategic leaders may mobilize ecosystemic action in times of disruption. This article addresses this gap by drawing on an in‐depth case study of the Antwerp Square Mile, the world’s oldest and most renowned diamond trading ...
Bart De Keyser, Koen Vandenbempt
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ABSTRACT During the COVID‐19 pandemic, the nuclear and border control services had to reorganise their work, both on‐site and remotely, to continue their activities. Whereas employees came to work at the power plants and border posts every day, the health rules introduced by the public authorities and those relating to the lockdown of populations ...
Laure Bonnaud, Tania Navarro Rodríguez
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Abstract Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a letter, partly in cipher, to report to his king and queen on such matters as Spain's interests in international diplomacy; the characters and ...
Adrian William Jaime +2 more
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