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Disintegration, Salvation, and/or Madness in Dostoevsky
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Psychological fragmentation and derangement suffuse Dostoevsky's fiction. This paper argues that the madness of Dostoevsky characters derives from intense wounds to the self: humiliating lacerations that impel fugue and disintegration. Such vulnerable, frangible characters seek to escape and deny themselves to avoid being seen for who they are.
Jerry Piven
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GeotechnicsSoft and weak rocks present challenges for construction activities in various environments. Their genetic origin, geological and tectonic evolution, and exposure to atmospheric conditions control their weathering and degradation over time.
Markus Kaspar +3 more
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Effect of drying–wetting cycles on aggregate breakdown for yellow–brown earths in karst areas
Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2017 Background Drying and rewetting process, frequently occurred during climatic changes, is an important process in soil aggregate slacking and dissolution.
Jie Xu, Yiqun Tang, Jie Zhou
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Impact of basidiomycete fungi on the wettability of soil contaminated with a hydrophobic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon [PDF]
, 2006 Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present a challenge to bioremediation because they are hydrophobic, thus influencing the water availability and repellency of soil.
Hallett, Paul D. +2 more
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Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Volume 98, Issue 3, Page 98-105, March 2026.Let us consider an alternative perspective on climate change: The sum of solar radiation and heat generated by human activity result in a net energy input of 1.96 times that of the Sun on the Earth's surface. The expanding global population is expected to exacerbate this issue. Potential solutions are proposed, including replacement and heat recycling.
Martin Bertau, Gerald Steiner
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Evaluation of Sensitivity to Slaking by Bulk Density Measurements of Disrupted Fragments (Aggregates) [PDF]
, 1983 The study shows that other than the four factors viz: slaking, dispersion, carbonate or gypsum content and flocculation, the size and bulk density of disrupted aggregates are also important when classifying the soils into their corresponding water ...
Boodt, M, Mokhtaruddin, A.M
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Geoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 2, March/April 2026.ABSTRACT This study presents new evidence for the early use of lime mortar during the Early Iron Age at the Piscina Torta site (Ostia, Italy), situated on the earliest Holocene beach ridges in the southern Tiber delta. The site, which was earlier described as a briquetage site, dates from between the late 8th and 6th century BCE and consists of a large
Francesca Bulian +5 more
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Microstratigraphy and Site Formation Processes at Quebrada Jaguay 280 (Peru)
Geoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 2, March/April 2026.ABSTRACT This study presents a microanalytical, geoarchaeological study of Quebrada Jaguay (QJ)‐280, a Terminal Pleistocene–Holocene coastal site in southern Peru. Combining micromorphology, µXRF and µFTIR, we develop a site formation model that also reassesses site use and forager behaviour.
Sarah A. Meinekat +6 more
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 69, Issue 1, March 2026.Rainfall‐induced landslides involving on Auckland Volcanic Field scoria cones are highly unusual, compared with widespread landsliding in the surrounding Auckland clay‐rich residual soils. Indeed, while Auckland can suffer from thousands of rainfall‐induced shallow landslides from severe storms at subdecadal timescales, these are usually limited to ...
Beatrice Bertelli, Martin Brook
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Application of geological strength index for characterization of weathering-induced failures
Građevinar, 2018 This study investigates weathering induced failures of the heterogeneous fissile rock mass consisting of sandstone and shale. Discontinuity data was collected and the geological strength index (GSI) value was determined immediately after excavation based
Zoran Berisavljević +3 more
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