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Freshwater security, conflict and cooperation: the case of the Red Sea-Dead Sea conduit project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This study examines the challenge of freshwater security faced by Israel, Jordan and Palestine, and mechanisms for multilateral collaboration that have been developed in order to create a Red Sea-Dead Sea Conduit. This paper outlines the proposed conduit
El-Anis, I, Smith, R
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Dolphin-inspired target detection for sonar and radar

open access: yes, 2014
Gas bubbles in the ocean are produced by breaking waves, rainfall, methane seeps, exsolution, and a range of biological processes including decomposition, photosynthesis, respiration and digestion.
Leighton, T.G., White, P.R.
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Quantifying climate change impacts on hydropower production under CMIP6 multi-model ensemble projections using SWAT model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This study assesses the effects of climate change on hydropower production in the most threatened highlands region of the Euphrates-Tigris Basin, with the case of the Dipni Project.
Yalçın, Emrah
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Megafaunal Rodents: Behaviour and Ecological Roles of Southeast Asian Forest Porcupines

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
Southeast Asian porcupines (Malayan porcupine, Hystrix brachyura; brush‐tailed porcupine, Atherurus macrourus) performed at least four important ecological roles in a Malaysian rainforest. Burrows of both species were used in several ways by at least 22 animal species, while the soil above was potentially good sites for seedling recruitment. Porcupines
Kim R. McConkey   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconstructing landscape evolution in the Lower Khuzestan plain (SW Iran): integrating imagery, historical and sedimentary archives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
During the late Holocene, an avulsion-controlled Karun megafan developed in the Lower Khuzestan plain. Based on the interpretation of satellite data, at least three different Karun channels were detected.
Heyvaert, Vanessa   +2 more
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Historical development of the windmill [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Throughout history, windmill technology represented the highest levels of development in those technical fields now referred to as mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and aerodynamics.
Shepherd, Dennis G.
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Will the Establishment of a National Park Protect More Suitable Habitats for the Qinling Golden Snub‐Nosed Monkey?

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2025.
The protection gap of high‐suitability habitat patches in national parks has decreased by 36.94%, compared with nature reserves. The loss of high‐suitability habitat patches in natural development scenario, with decreased 181 km2 in national park scenario by 2030. ABSTRACT The Qinling Mountains, recognized as a biodiversity hotspot, are included in the
Tong Wu   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bell Beaker ‘Re-Use’ of Older Sites [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In Western and West-Central Europe, it is common to find sherds of Bell-Beakers in the uppermost layers of megalithic monuments, sometimes accompanied by bones of a corre- sponding age. This ‘re-use’ is not restricted to burial-context.
Sommer, Ulrike
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Hydro‐Insurgency: Weaponization of Water Resources and Infrastructure in Northeast Syria

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 924-938, November 2025.
ABSTRACT This article examines the strategic weaponization of water resources by Turkey‐backed armed groups in Northeast Syria (NES) within the broader context of the Syrian civil war. As the conflict evolved, water infrastructure—dams, rivers, and irrigation systems—became central to warfare, governance, and foreign agendas. The article introduces the
Farhad Hassan Abdullah Mamshai
wiley   +1 more source

Problems Concerning Ancient Water Management in the Mediterranean [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Throughout history, societies have performed water management to provide themselves with water for several purposes. Here, three main entities of water management can be distinguished, which are: water availability, water technology and social ...
Beckers, Brian   +3 more
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