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Laboratory and Numerical Study of Hydraulic Loss and Discharge Coefficient in Rectangular Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs [PDF]
علوم آب و خاکthe impact of hydraulic loss on the performance of weirs should not be overlooked. In this study, a laboratory flume measuring 8 meters in length, 0.6 meters in width, and 0.6 meters in height was used to investigate the hydraulic loss of the weirs and ...
R. Ghasemi Ghasemvand +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid the quest for sustainable agriculture, this study explores key ecological and technological factors influencing crop production under climate change. We conduct a comprehensive assessment of temperature, biomass, farmer education, renewable energy devices, greenhouse gas emissions and their effects on rice yields in Granma, Cuba, from ...
Afzal Ahmed Dar +6 more
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Experimental Study of Discharge Coefficient of Symmetric and Asymmetric Rectangular Labyrinth Weirs
علوم آب و خاک, 2022 The discharge coefficient of labyrinth weirs increases with increasing the crest length in a certain width range. The present research was carried out in a laboratory flume with a length of 8 m, a width of 0.6 m, and a height of 0.6 m.
H. Elahifar +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the role of social capital in designing and implementing more effective governance strategies to improve the state of the Tagus River's significantly deteriorated middle reach (Spain). We employed social network analysis (SNA) to evaluate the bonding, bridging and linking social capital and the quality of stakeholder ...
Leticia Blázquez +2 more
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Constructing Difference: Maternal Boundary‐Work in Science‐Based and Natural Mom Groups on Facebook
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Boundary‐work describes the activities of social groups as they seek to differentiate themselves from others to establish credibility, authority, or to protect their interests. While a growing body of literature explores occupational boundary‐work in health care, limited research has focused on how lay actors practice boundary‐work online.
Darryn DiFrancesco
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Comparison of Discharge Coefficient Between Arced Piano Key Weir and Non-Arc Piano Key Weirs [PDF]
مهندسی منابع آب, 2020 In this paper, discharge coefficient of arced piano key weir compared against two models of normal or fashionable piano key weirs with no arc in their plan. The arced piano key weirs are less investigated. Piano key weirs are pretty new sort of labyrinth
aliakbar karamvand +2 more
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Venture Capital Practices in Saudi Arabia: The Views of Investors
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how venture capital (VC) investors in Saudi Arabia evaluate, negotiate, and support entrepreneurial ventures in a rapidly developing yet institutionally young setting. Drawing on 21 semi‐structured interviews with 24 investors, it offers rare insight into VC practices in the Middle East.
Tibah al‐Harbi +2 more
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Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings +3 more
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Enter Salmon: Trophic risk mediates riverine barrier‐crossing behaviours of parr
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.This study provides evidence that artificial riverine barriers alter juvenile Atlantic salmon behaviour in a context‐dependent manner, with predator presence further restricting movement and barrier interactions. By addressing the overlooked impacts of barriers on river‐resident parr stages, our findings contribute to a better understanding of ...
Ellen J. Dolan +4 more
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Secularism, Gender and Masculinity in Nineteenth‐Century Cremation in Europe and the USA
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This essay explores, from transnational perspectives, the early history of modern cremation, which developed in the long nineteenth century with secularist connotations. I argue that the beginnings of modern cremation were shaped by bourgeois men who claimed certain identifiers for themselves in a gendering and Othering way.
Carolin Kosuch
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