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Evaluation of the hardness properties of the thermally modified tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) for parquet production

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Forestry
Developing wood-based industries such as structure, pallet, parquet etc., expanded the usage area of the wood. However, the development increased rivalry between these industries and naturally pressure to the forests for serving raw material.
Hızır Volkan Görgün
doaj   +1 more source

Terrain Synthesis and Authoring based on Iso‐Contours

open access: yesComputer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract Digital terrains are central to realistic landscape depiction, yet authoring tools must balance perceptual realism with intuitive artistic control. We propose a compact vector‐based representation that models terrain as nested iso‐contours, inspired by geomorphology and cartography.
B. Huftier   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Un/Learning Adult Frames of Reference in Death Enquiries: Thinking~With a Picturebook, Philosophical Animism and Ontological Tact

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Developmental psychology continues to shape how adults engage with children about death and dying. This influences whether children are included in rituals surrounding human and other‐than‐human bodies. Figurations of the innocent, immature and vulnerable child still dominate adult imaginaries of young children's understandings of mortality ...
Karin Murris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cleaning Efficacy and Surface Alterations of Titanium and Zirconia Implant Abutments Following Mechanical Instrumentation: An In Vitro Study

open access: yesClinical Oral Implants Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the cleaning efficacy, quantitative and qualitative surface modifications of titanium (Ti) and zirconia (Zr) abutments following instrumentation with twelve mechanical instrumentation modalities. Materials and Methods Twenty‐four Ti and twenty‐four Zr abutments were divided by marginal grooves into 36 test and 12 control
Marina Salah Kamel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The suffragette movement in H.G. Wells’s Ann Veronica and May Sinclair’s The Tree of Heaven

open access: yesPolilog: Studia Neofilologiczne, 2016
The suffragette movement in H.G. Wells’s Ann Veronica and May Sinclair’s The Tree of Heaven In H.G. Wells’s Ann Veronica (1909), the eponymous heroine embraces new womanhood and a range of feminisms in her search for life.
Brygida Pudełko
doaj   +1 more source

Bioethics and the World Order: A Curious Coincidence Between Chinese and African Approaches

open access: yesDeveloping World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The post‐1945 world order is standardly pictured as a Westphalian system, in which each state is equal under the law with sovereign authority over its territories. This paper argues that the Westphalian system is changing and examines the implications for bioethics. We show that cross‐border health, economic, ecologic, and sociopolitical risks
Nancy S. Jecker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing eco-physiological patterns of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle and differences with native vegetation using Copernicus satellite data on a Mediterranean Island

open access: yesEcological Informatics
Biological invasions, one of the most pervasive components of global change, can cause irreversible alterations in the composition and functioning of ecosystems. This includes changes of eco-physiological traits of plant communities.
Flavio Marzialetti   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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