European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 28, Issue 30, October 22, 2025.As the reduction of transition metal oxides by coal poses a significant climate risk, the use of alternative reducing agents such as hydrogen is becoming increasingly important. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the reduction pathways of transition metal oxides from groups 6 to 8.
Michael Häger +2 more
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An enterprise-level naval shipbuilding plan [PDF]
Overview: This paper reviews the past performance of Australian naval shipbuilding, describes the pros and cons of a rolling production model, and unpicks the issues that the government will have to take into account.
Andrew Davies, Mark Thomson
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The defence industry in Scotland [PDF]
, 2009 “The defence industry is vital to Scotland”1 The above quote from the recent House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee report concerns the volume of economic activity that the defence industry supports in Scotland.
Dunlop, Stewart
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Corrosion Behavior of Additively Manufactured Steels: A Comprehensive Review
steel research international, Volume 96, Issue 10, Page 51-79, October 2025.This review explores the corrosion behavior of various steel types, including austenitic, martensitic, duplex, low‐alloy, and maraging steels, produced via additive manufacturing (AM). It discusses how AM impacts material properties, such as grain structure and the formation of defects like porosity, and highlights the importance of optimizing process ...
Eneko Villabona +4 more
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The Shipbuilding Industry in East and West: Industry Dynamics, Science and Technology Policies and Emerging Patterns of Cooperation [PDF]
Shipbuilding has changed from a "heavy industry" to become a capital- and technologyintensive activity over the last decades. While Japanese, South Korean and Western European yards dominate the merchant shipbuilding market so far, Eastern European yards
Christian von Hirschhausen +1 more
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How Much Did the Liberty Shipbuilders Learn? New Evidence for an Old Case Study [PDF]
This paper uses previously unavailable historical records to show that several assumptions central to a learning by doing explanation of productivity growth in the construction of Liberty ships during World War II are mistaken.
Peter Thompson
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Vertical integration and firm boundaries : the evidence [PDF]
, 2007 Since Ronald H. Coase's (1937) seminal paper, a rich set of theories has been developed that deal with firm boundaries in vertical or input–output structures.
Alchian Armen A +31 more
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Are "outsiders" in? Exploring the impact of outsourced workers' perceived insider status and job value status on job performance. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2023 Yang JF +6 more
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Better Auditing for Better Contracting: Eight Recommendations to Reform the Defense Contract Audit Agency and Other Federal Government Audit [PDF]
, 2012 Examines why the DCAA's audits of government contractors sometimes fail. Proposes reforms to strengthen oversight, including giving auditors authority to subpoena contractor records and shifting from limited to risk-based audits and random ...
Pratap Chatterjee
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Review of the research programme on the Mortella III wreck (2010-2020, Corsica, France): A contribution to the knowledge of the Mediterranean naval architecture and material culture of the Renaissance. [PDF]
Open Res Eur, 2022 Cazenave de la Roche A +5 more
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