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Spectacle and Spy Stories: The 1954 Royal Commission on Espionage

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Menzies government's 1954 royal commission, established to investigate Soviet espionage in Australia, is well known as the backdrop to the Labor Party split. It saw opposition leader H.V. Evatt's demise and ushered in an almost 20‐year period of Liberal Party governance.
Ebony Nilsson
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Crane erection of timber-trussed rafter roofs

, 2004
Traditional methods of timber frame construction arelabour-intensive and time-consuming. This paper details astudy of the crane-erect method of construction whichutilises on-site preparatory work and off-site fabrication.The paper also examines the ...
Lawson, R., Hairstans, R., Kermani, A.
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The TRE3 research project: A hybrid timber-frame wall system for emergency housing facilities

, 2022
The TRE3 research project focuses on the development of a new and innovative timber frame wall modulus for emergency housing facilities. The wall modulus, in this paper referred to as Hybrid Timber Frame (HTF) wall system, is an evolution of the ...
Pasetto, G., Pasetti Monizza, G., Nebiolo, F., Casagrande, D., Polastri, A., Sinito, E., Angeli, A., Crocetti, R., Izzi, M.   +8 more
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Analytical investigation on the rotational behavior of dovetail mortise–tenon joints between beams and columns in traditional Chinese timber frames

Journal of Wood Science
AbstractWe theoretically analyzed the rotational behavior of beam–column dovetail joints in traditional Chinese timber frames in this study. An analytical model of dovetail joints at both the column head and body was designed by clarifying the moment generation mechanism and effect of rotational embedment yielding in timber perpendicular to the grain ...
Zherui Li, Akihisa Kitamori, Xicheng Zhang, Yajie Wu, Lipeng Zhang, Jianyang Xue   +5 more
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Agroecology and Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines transformative adaptation to climate change through the EFICAS Project (Eco‐Friendly Intensification and Climate‐resilient Agricultural Systems) implemented across 12 upland communities in northern Laos from 2014 to 2020.
Jean‐Christophe Castella
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Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
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Is Time Travel Possible? Accidental Signs as Sociolinguistic “Wormholes”

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sociolinguistics primarily focuses on deliberately staged public signs, while relatively less attention has been given to ephemeral and non‐deliberate signs in urban environments. This study investigates “ accidental signs,” which are hidden historical texts suddenly exposed by unpredictable events.
Ge SONG (宋歌)
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Sustainable and Seismically Resilient Confined Masonry: Global Progress in Research and Design Practice

Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 4, November 2026.
Modern confined masonry (CM) construction consists of masonry walls confined by reinforced concrete (RC) tie‐columns and tie‐beams. When built correctly, CM buildings have shown good performance in earthquake's shaking. Even though CM construction has been practised for almost a century in some Latin American countries, its use and standardisation are ...
Ahsana Parammal Vatteri, Svetlana Brzev, Dina D’Ayala, Sergio M. Alcocer, Sebastian Kaminski, Vaibhav Singhal, Aidarbek Stamov, Anna Pavan, Daniel Quiun, Dexter Lo, Erwin Lim, Hemant B. Kaushik, Juan José Pérez‐Gavilán, Julian Thamboo, Mahdi Eghbali, Marcos M. Chávez, Qaisar Ali, Ramesh Guragain, Sofia Andrade, Tim Hart, Ulugbek Begaliev, Yunita Idris, Radu Vacareanu, Daniar Abdykalykov   +23 more
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A Spatial Clustering Approach of Economic Activities: An Application to the Agribusiness Sector in Brazil's Midwest Region

Geographical Analysis, Volume 58, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The spatial distribution of economic activities is central to regional economics. However, empirical tools for comparing industries based on the similarity of their spatial distributions remain limited. Traditional cluster analysis typically ignores geographical distance and connectivity, while spatial methods focus on clustering places rather
Gilvan Santos do Rosario Junior, Ticiana Grecco Zanon Moura, Mauro Ferrante   +2 more
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Timber sale program annual report.

, 1989
Mode of access: Internet.Companion publication to: Its Timber sale program annual report. Forest level information; and: Its Timber sale program annual report.
United States. Forest Service. Timber Management.
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