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On the preservation of reinforced concrete architectural masterpieces: The challenges of the REcube project

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The preservation of reinforced concrete masterpieces from the 20th century poses a complex challenge. These structures often combine architectural, historical, and technological value, which standard engineering codes and conservation practices are not fully equipped to address. The Erasmus+ REcube project responded to this gap by promoting an
Elisabetta Margiotta Nervi, Giulio Zani, Marco di Prisco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amyloid‐Like Protein Assembly‐Driven Functional Materials for Enabling the Sustainable Development of Light Industry

SusMat, EarlyView.
This article covers the basic theory and regulation strategies of amyloid‐like protein assembly, reviews the research progress of amyloid‐like protein assembly‐driven functional materials in light industry fields such as food, packaging, textiles, and biocatalysis, analyzes their sustainable advantages and challenges in these applications, and offers ...
Ruirui Liu, Zuying Chen, Jian Zhao, Fengjian Wang, Changli Zeng, Peng Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Movement and Space Use Patterns of the Beale's Eyed Turtle (Sacalia bealei) Suggest Sensitivity to Environmental Changes and Poaching 比氏眼斑龟 (Sacalia bealei) 的活动与空间利用模式揭示其对环境变化及盗猎的敏感性

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
Using radiotelemetry, we found that the movement and home range of the endangered Sacalia bealei varied significantly across reproductive classes and seasons, with males exhibiting greater movement than females during wet and mating seasons. The species exhibits strong aquatic dependence, favoring deep pools interspaced among riffle‐pool sequences ...
Wing Sing Chan, Jonathan J. Fong, Timothy C. Bonebrake, Yik‐Hei Sung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Connection to Nature in Zoos: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
This systematic review summarizes empirical research on zoo visitors' connection to nature. It highlights mixed evidence regarding the effects of zoo experiences, identifies methodological and geographical research gaps, and recommends stronger zoo‐academic collaborations, standardized validated measures, and expanded international research.
Matthias Winfried Kleespies, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of parents of children with special needs: Educational services, challenges and recommendations from parents' perspectives

British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Parents of children with special needs in Nigeria are faced with several challenges. In most cases, decisions are taken without their active involvement, despite them being the primary carers for their children with special needs. This research utilised a qualitative research design with fifteen participants to understand parents' perspectives
Noah Agbo, Sylvia Yeboah Boamah
wiley   +1 more source

Large-scale spatial drivers of avian schistosomes in Northern Michigan inland lakes

Parasitology
Avian schistosomes are snail-borne trematode parasites (Trichobilharzia spp.) that can cause a nasty skin rash in humans when their cercariae mistake us for their normal bird hosts.
Jason P. Sckrabulis, Madelyn L. Messner, Jenna Stanny, Ryan B. McWhinnie, Hamzah D. Ansari, Aleena M. Hajek, Alexander Bageris, Thomas R. Raffel   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Riding Through Norms: Creating and Performing Athletic Femininity at American Ladies’ Equestrian Exhibitions, 1850–1890

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the nineteenth century, American agricultural fairs often featured ladies’ equestrian exhibitions. At these events, women constructed an athletic femininity based on skill and competitiveness that challenged traditional ideals of womanhood.
Gabrielle McCoy
wiley   +1 more source

Mustang Daily, April 17, 1989 [PDF]

, 1989
Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/studentnewspaper/5004/thumbnail ...

core   +1 more source

‘The Bethune College Sensation’: Gender, Archive and Radical Passivity

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the student protests at Bethune College, Calcutta, on 3 February 1928, against the Simon Commission, a British parliamentary delegation that excluded Indian representation. On this day, female students staged a quiet but radical act of defiance by refusing to attend classes, sign apologies or vacate their hostel, despite ...
Meghmala Bhattacharya
wiley   +1 more source

Working‐Class Muscles? Co‐Operative Gyms in Interwar Britain

History, EarlyView.
Abstract The Health & Strength League's network of co‐operative gymnasiums constituted one of interwar Britain's most significant yet overlooked physical culture institutions, affiliating over 800 gyms across Britain and Ireland by 1939. Drawing on Health & Strength magazine's editorial content and reader contributions, this article argues that these ...
CONOR HEFFERNAN
wiley   +1 more source