‘Escaping Isn't for Everyone’: Kurdish Smugglers’ Navigational Tactics at Checkpoints in Iran
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how Kurdish smugglers navigate state and insurgent checkpoints in the borderlands of western Iran. Drawing on ethnographic research, it analyses two key navigational tactics: persin, a form of negotiated passage involving transaction, recognition and the contingent toleration of authority; and jimi, rendered here as ...
Peyman Zinati
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Trajectory Optimization of Airport Surface Guidance Operations for Unmanned Guidance Vehicles. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Sun T, Wang K, Tang K, Yuan D, Zhu X.
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International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.Abstract This research evaluates the effectiveness of a hybrid crowdshipping system that integrates occasional drivers with traditional delivery services (OD+TD) to improve the efficiency of freight distribution. By implementing the team orienteering problem with occasional drivers model, we develop a mathematical model and an agile optimization ...
Alisson Garcia‐Herrera +4 more
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UAV-Based Coverage Path Planning for Unmanned Agricultural Vehicles. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Xue G +6 more
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The impact of public drop‐off boxes and autonomous delivery robots in last‐mile delivery
International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.Abstract The growing concern over emissions from last‐mile logistics is motivating the development of innovative delivery models aimed at reducing environmental impact and traffic congestion. To this end, we propose a last‐mile delivery scheme based on both public drop‐off boxes and autonomous delivery robots.
Gianpaolo Ghiani +3 more
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Breeding 5.0: Artificial intelligence (AI)‐decoded germplasm for accelerated crop innovation
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Crop breeding technologies are vital for global food security. While traditional methods have improved yield, stress tolerance, and nutrition, rising challenges such as climate instability, land loss, and pest pressure now demand new solutions.
Jiayi Fu +4 more
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Organizational Soundscapes and the Sonicity of Voices: The Power of the ‘Sounds’ that Carry ‘Words’
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Organizations are soundscapes – they resonate with sounds and particularly the sounds of voices. Somehow however voice sonics, that is the sounds of voices and not the words carried on those sounds, have escaped attention in management studies. This absence of analysis is peculiar given voice sonics' undoubted influence on management (they may
Nancy Harding, Jackie Ford
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An efficient remote driving shift control method of unmanned heavy tracked vehicles based on manned data mining. [PDF]
Sci RepJia W, Zhao Y, Zheng H, Hu P, Gao Y.
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Male‐sterile systems are pivotal for maize hybrid seed production, yet existing systems are constrained by significant limitations. Here, we identified a novel single‐gene‐controlled recessive genic male sterility (GMS) mutant, defective in filament elongation 1 (def1), which exhibits non‐elongated filaments, unopened glumes, and non‐exserted ...
Chuan Li +12 more
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Surveillance of Rooftop Aedes Breeding Sites Before Dengue Season - Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China, 2024-2025. [PDF]
China CDC WklyHuang Z +7 more
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