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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how construction waste intensity affects greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe), analyzing data from 345 buildings constructed between 2007 and 2025. Using material waste rates (MWR) from previous cases, it predicts climate impacts based on typical material compositions.
Lea Hasselsteen +3 more
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Adapting to Climate Change in Reindeer Herding: The Nation-State as Problem and Solution. [PDF]
This paper discusses the role of nation-states and their systems of gover- nance as sources of barriers and solutions to adaptation to climate change from the point of view of Saami reindeer herders.
Ellen Inga Turi +5 more
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Spatial evolution of human dialects [PDF]
, 2017 The geographical pattern of human dialects is a result of history. Here, we formulate a simple spatial model of language change which shows that the final result of this historical evolution may, to some extent, be predictable.
Burridge, James
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Unlocking Financial Inclusion: The Dynamics of Bank Account Ownership in Urban Slums
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Financial inclusion is a key driver of sustainable development, contributing to poverty reduction (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), and reduced inequalities (SDG 10). Despite extensive financial‐inclusion policies in India, residents of urban slums remain largely excluded from formal banking systems.
Davide Moro +3 more
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Impact analysis of the shortest path movement model on routing strategies for VDTNs in a rural region [PDF]
, 2009 Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Network (VDTN) appears as a particular application of the Delay-Tolerant Network (DTN) concept to transit networks. In this paper we analyze the use of a VDTN to provide asynchronous Internet access on a rural remote region ...
Farahmand, Farid +2 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Infectious diseases are commonly cited as significant contributors to wildlife population declines. It is, therefore, important to investigate the extent to which tools designed to mitigate the effects of infectious diseases explain wildlife responses to habitat management.
Jacob Goldman +8 more
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Fractures of the Whole : A Depiction of the shamanic universe on Kača drums brought by J.J. Sederholm from Siberia in 1917 [PDF]
, 2017 This paper is a brief description of two drums brought by Finnish geologist Jacob Johannes Sederholm from the expedition to Siberia in 1917. Research on drums, based on the ethnographical sources and museum collections, was done to identify provenance of
Peemot, Victoria
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.The ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus is a species of conservation concern that has declined across most of its range. At the southeastern trailing edge of the range in Georgia, grouse are restricted to elevations 600 m a.s.l. and abundance is relatively low.
Clayton D. Delancey +5 more
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Fishing at Vivallen : stable isotope analysis of individuals from a South Saami burial ground
, 2022 Vivallen is a Late Iron Age/Early Middle Ages South Saami site with a burialground as well as a large dwelling site in Härjedalen, Sweden, located in the borderland between Saami and Norse groups. As food can be used as an indicator of cultural affiliation, we investigated the relative importance of various foodstuffs at this site, performing δ13C and ...
Fjellström, Markus +2 more
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Reconciling evidence from ancient and contemporary genomes: a major source for the European Neolithic within Mediterranean Europe [PDF]
, 2017 Important gaps remain in our understanding of the spread of farming into Europe, due partly to apparent contradictions between studies of contemporary genetic variation and ancient DNA.
Alshamali, Farida +15 more
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