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Designing for unanticipated uses: How product attributes shape community‐led exaptation
Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Users often discover new uses for products that firms may later commercialize, which we call community‐led exaptation. We examine how product attributes shape users' discovery of new functions versus new functionalities. Using 1925 IKEA product hacks, we find that modularity increases the likelihood of new functions.
Shi‐Ying Lim, Tian Heong Chan
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Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract The implementation of traditional steel reinforcement in 3D concrete printed structures is a major challenge. Although 3D‐printed structures may be used as formwork, the knowledge about their structural contribution is limited. This research aims to experimentally evaluate the structural performance of reinforced concrete prisms with 3D ...
Luis M. de la Flor Juncal +3 more
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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nanoplastics (NPs) are emerging environmental contaminants capable of crossing biological barriers, accumulating in tissues, and disrupting physiological pathways. The male reproductive system is particularly vulnerable during the postnatal period, a developmental window characterized by intense testicular differentiation and epididymal ...
Gabriel Magalhães Oliveira Rigo +10 more
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SFK: Shape‐ and Function‐Grounded Keypoint Representation for Sequential Manipulation
CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sequential manipulation is the process by which robots perform multiple interdependent steps to accomplish composite tasks, demanding tight integration of perception, planning and execution. Existing methods incorporate explicit features such as category, semantics, 6D pose or affordance to enhance consistency, yet single‐feature ...
Yaxin Liu +7 more
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High Voltage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper presents a comprehensive review of live‐line work on high‐voltage transmission overhead lines, with a focus on insulation performance, air‐gap breakdown and discharge physics under realistic operating conditions. This review primarily covers journal publications from approximately 2014 to 2026, with emphasis on recent developments ...
Mona Ghassemi, Masoud Farzaneh
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Improved use of deep soil water promotes radial growth during drought
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Increasingly frequent seasonal droughts under rapid climate change threaten the growth stability of subtropical mixed forests across the mid‐subtropical monsoon region.
Ziqiang Liu +4 more
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Beyond Inflation: The Adequacy of Out‐of‐Home Care Allowances in Australia
Australian Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research Question This study examines whether home‐based (foster, kinship or relative) out‐of‐home care (OOHC) allowances in New South Wales, Australia, adequately reflect the contemporary costs of caring for children. Research Findings We find that real median expenditure among families with children increased by 23%–30% between 2006 and 2022,
Ou Yang +4 more
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THE URBANOLOGISTS COME TO TOWN: Professional Life and Work in the Urban Solutions Industry
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article charts the upsurge of an eclectic global community of professionals new to the field of urban policy and governance, animated by playful and celebratory attitudes towards cities and urbanization: the urbanologists. It contributes to debates in critical urban theory and critical ethnographies of technology to problematize ...
Rachel Bok
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BEHIND THE FACES OF AESTHETICIZED URBANISM IN TUNXI, CHINA
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Urban policy in China has become increasingly predicated on securing an approved aesthetic that reflects ideological campaigns and political programmes. In highlighting the role of the aesthetic in Chinese urbanism, this article argues that the party‐state draws on an aesthetic palette that places the contemporary urban landscape in a ...
Yanpeng Jiang, Paul Waley, Asa Roast
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INFRASTRUCTURAL CONCEALMENT: Everyday Festival Economies and Riverine Ecologies in Kolkata
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Urban infrastructures are often celebrated within marketized development logics for their promise of equitable access while concealing ecological harm. This article examines whether and how ecological degradation is integral to infrastructural modernization, showing how infrastructures that promise improvement and inclusion simultaneously ...
Debapriya Chakrabarti +2 more
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