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‘A Sort of Armed Argument’: Ireland's Civil War of Words
History, EarlyView.Abstract This article sets out to contribute to the study of the languages of European civil wars through outlining and analysing the deployment of language as a weapon by the opposing sides of the Irish independence movement that split over the terms of the Anglo‐Irish Treaty of December 1921.
DONAL Ó DRISCEOIL
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Churchill and Spain: More Sancho than Quixote?
History, EarlyView.Abstract This article offers a detailed analysis of Winston Churchill's relationship with Spain over the course of his long and eventful political and personal life. The article focuses on three key episodes: Churchill's ambivalent stance during the Spanish Civil War; his leadership and policy towards Spain during the crucial years of the Second World ...
EMILIO SÁENZ‐FRANCÉS
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High-Performance Broadband Bistatic Piezoelectric Composite Array for Application in Ship Wake Detection. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Tian F +5 more
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AUGURAL TERRITORIES: On the Prophetic Organizing of the Mid‐range
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.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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The Sleep Regularity Index: A New Way to Evaluate Shiftwork Schedules. [PDF]
J Sleep ResABSTRACT Sailors adhere to a variety of demanding shiftwork schedules (known as ‘watchbills’) which pose a challenge for sleep and wellbeing at sea. Previous research aimed at identifying viable watchbills based on how they protect sailors' sleep has largely relied on sleep duration. Findings have highlighted insufficient sleep during watchstanding but
Guzzetti JR +3 more
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Mesoscale wake clouds in Skylab pictures. [PDF]
The recognition of cloud patterns formed in the wake of orographic obstacles was investigated using pictures from Skylab, for the purpose of estimating atmospheric motions.
Fujita, T. T., Tecson, J. J.
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The effect of lift on the wave-making resistance of multi-hull craft [PDF]
, 2007 A potential based panel method is presented to estimate the wave-making characteristics of multi-hull craft. In order to simulate the lifting potential flow around the sub-hulls, the method adopts mixed source/doublet distributions on the sub-hulls and ...
Sayer, P.G., Vassalos, D., Xie, N.
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Does Proactivity Affect Insurance Solidarity and Individual Responsibility?
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over the past 20 years, the insurance industry has been experimenting with technological innovations that deeply affect its business model and social function. This article explores the use of digital technologies to monitor policyholders' behaviour and personalise their insurance coverage.
Alberto Cevolini, Elena Esposito
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Research on Laser Dual-Mode Fusion Detection Method of Ship Wake Bubbles
Applied SciencesAddressing the issues of weak echo signals and strong background interference in the laser detection of ships’ wakes, an analysis of the laser backscatter detection characteristics of ships’ wakes has been conducted.
Siguang Zong +4 more
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Enhancement of SAR Ship Wake Image Based on FABEMD and Goldstein Filter
Leida xuebao, 2012 Enhanced SAR ship wake images with blur Kelvin wakes and reserved turbulent wakes are very important to the inversions of ship and motion parameters.
Zhang Wen-yi, Hu Dong-hui, Ding Chi-biao
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