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Collaborative interfacial shear capacity of adhesive bonding and novel shooting nail for steel plate strengthening concrete structures

Scientific Reports
Shooting nail is a novel fastening approach for the reinforcement of concrete bridges and building structures using bonding steel plates, offering enhanced construction efficiency compared to traditional chemical anchor bolts. In addition, it may provide
Mingxue Xu, Lei Ren, Zheng Shi, Xiaogang Liu   +3 more
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Interrelationships and zoning-based management of landscape ecological risk and ecological resilience in the Hefei metropolitan circle from a multi-scale perspective

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Assessing the ecosystem resilience and risks of metropolitan areas helps coordinate ecological environmental protection, reduce landscape ecological risks, and enhance ecological resilience.
Junhao Liu, Junhao Liu, Jiulin Li, Jiulin Li, Yingxing Wang, Yingxing Wang   +5 more
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Market and Nonmarket Strategies in Focus: How Entrepreneurs Tackling the Grand Challenge of Waste Management Navigate Institutional and Market Adversity in Ghana

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Waste management remains a critical grand challenge in African countries. While entrepreneurship has been a viable strategy for addressing this challenge, it is fraught with constraints. This study investigates the strategies orchestrated by entrepreneurs to navigate adversity in Waste management and ensure the social and economic viability of
Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, Abiodun Samuel Adegbile, Augustine Awuah Peprah, Bede Akorige Atarah   +3 more
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Time-series urban green space mapping and analysis through automatic sample generation and seasonal consistency modification on Sentinel-2 data: A case study of Shanghai, China

Science of Remote Sensing
Urban green space (UGS) is crucial for the vitality and sustainability of the urban environment. However, the current UGS extraction methods based on satellite images still face the problem of high sample costs and phenological interference, which leads ...
Zhuoqun Chai, Keyao Wen, Hao Fu, Mengxi Liu, Qian Shi   +4 more
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Mexico City and the biogeochemistry of global urbanization [PDF]

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Mexico City is far advanced in its urban evolution, and cities in currently developing nations may soon follow a similar course. This paper investigates the strengths and weaknesses of infrastructures for the emerging megacities.
Blake, DR, Bossert, JE, Chow, J, Colina, JA, Dubey, MK, Duce, RA, Edgerton, S, Elliott, S, Gaffney, J, Gupta, M, Guzman, F, Matson, PA, McNair, LA, Ortiz, E, Riley, W, Rowland, FS, Ruiz, ME, Russell, AG, Simpson, IJ, Smith, FA, Sosa, G, Streit, G, Watson, J   +22 more
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Policy and Market Mechanisms for Sustainable Finance: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable finance has emerged as a critical instrument for addressing the dual challenges of climate change and sustainable development. Nonetheless, a substantial financing gap persists, while the concept remains under‐theorized without a universally accepted definition, and empirical evidence of its effectiveness remains inconsistent and ...
Jihyung Joo, Byounguk Keum, Taewoo Roh
wiley   +1 more source

On the urbanization of poverty [PDF]

The author identifies conditions under which the urban sector's share of the poor population in a developing country will be a strictly increasing and strictly convex function of its share of the total population.
Ravallion, Martin
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The Epidemiological Landscape and Burden of Chronic Disease in Australia: Contextualizing the Distinct Profile of Tasmania

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and impose a substantial and long‐lasting burden on individuals, families, communities, and healthcare systems. In Australia, more than 47% of the population had at least one chronic condition in 2018, and the prevalence rose sharply with age: approximately 80% of ...
Getahun Kebede Beyera
wiley   +1 more source

Structural and Functional Properties of Ingredient Composition in Kenkey Preparation: A Review

ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
This review synthesizes three decades of research on kenkey, a fermented maize staple of West Africa. Examining the structural, functional, and nutritional properties that emerge from traditional fermentation and thermal processing, and identifying priorities for future research toward quality standardization and commercial development. ABSTRACT Kenkey,
Afia Sakyiwaa Amponsah
wiley   +1 more source

Industrialization and Urbanization: Did the Steam Engine Contribute to the Growth of Cities in the United States? [PDF]

Industrialization and urbanization are seen as interdependent processes of modern economic development. However, the exact nature of their causal relationship is still open to considerable debate.
Sukkoo Kim
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