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Strengthening of Masonry and Concrete Members with Textile-Reinforced Alkali-Activated Mortars: A Review on the Mechanical Performance. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Askouni PD, Kapsalis P, Papanicolaou CG, Triantafillou TC.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

On the problem of continuity: a theory of culture beyond invention Le problème de la continuité : une théorie de la culture au‐delà de l'invention

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Anthropologists, in common with social theorists more generally, have often understood social life as an emergent phenomenon grounded in practices of creativity and improvisation. Where stasis and continuity feature, these are often presented as illusory manifestations of underlying processes of ‘invention’, or as external impositions upon otherwise ...
Paolo Heywood, Thomas Yarrow
wiley   +1 more source

Flexural Strength Enhancement of Lightweight Concrete Beams Using Carbon Fiber and Epoxy Resin. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Markuszewski D, Ciężkowski P, Blumbergs I.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Views of Vidigal: negotiating opportunities and risks in a gentrifying favela in Rio de Janeiro Favela avec vue : négocier opportunités et risques dans un quartier en voie de gentrification à Rio de Janeiro

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
wiley   +1 more source

Natural fibers in sustainable materials: extraction technologies, fiber modification, and performance-sustainability relationships. [PDF]

RSC Adv
Sayam S.
europepmc   +1 more source

The company you keep: becoming one(self) in an Indonesian convent En bonne compagnie : devenir (quelqu’)un dans un couvent indonésien Pergaulan dalam biara di Indonesia: sebuah proses pembentukan diri*

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This article investigates companionate processes of self‐making in a religious community of Catholic nuns in eastern Indonesia. I argue that the sociality of the convent establishes a unique context for understanding the effects of one's company on processes of self‐becoming.
Meghan Rose Donnelly
wiley   +1 more source

Polyurethane Flexible Joints as an Advanced Adhesive Layer in Sustainable Prefabricated Small Bridge Structures. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Jasińska D, Szeptyński P, Pochopień JG, Kwiecień A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘From the Fields Into the Bars’: The Story of Israel's First Transgender Novel, The Cut (1977)

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 1977, an Israeli transgender woman, Judy Spotheim, published an autobiographical novel entitled The Cut. It describes the emergence of a trans community in the commercial‐sex areas of Tel Aviv‐Jaffa, hoping to humanise trans women (coccinelles). This article is the first to study the novel and present a biography of Spotheim.
Gil Engelstein, Iris Rachamimov
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing the shear strength of reinforced concrete deep beams using thin-diameter near-surface mounted steel wires: an experimental study. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Elkafrawy M, Altobgy MA, Fayed S.
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Fine Men from Afar’: Cricket and Empire on the Home Front

History, EarlyView.
Abstract During the Second World War, contrary to enduring images of bombardment and scarcity, people on Britain's ‘Home Front’ continued to take part in a broad array of sporting activities. Cricket played a more significant role in the wartime sporting landscape than many historians have previously recognized.
Michael Collins
wiley   +1 more source