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When property becomes rent

open access: yesAmerican Ethnologist, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 45-56, February 2026.
Abstract For millions of working‐class Mexicans, property has turned into rent. This transformation has fundamentally dislocated social reproduction in Mexico by eroding households’ ability to envision themselves as holders of patrimony and as lasting social formations. To understand how and to what effect property turned into rent, we must look to the
Inés Escobar González
wiley   +1 more source

Preserving the wooden heritage of the National Police Museum: challenges and conservation strategies

open access: yesJournal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience
This research examines the observed deterioration patterns in the Police Museum and the surrounding area, including the main entrance, the stairs and ceiling, doors, and other wooden structures of the museum, with a proposed plan for treatment and ...
Abdelmoniem M. Abdelmoniem
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship and Source of Whitings Used as a Painting Ground in Icons From Polish Museum Collections Based on Their Calcareous Nannofossil Content

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 1, Page 132-143, February 2026.
ABSTRACT In icon painting, chalk whiting is key to creating a gesso ground, providing a smooth, absorbent surface for paint. Calcareous nannofossils, tiny marine skeletons found in chalk, are an ideal tool for analyzing the origin of an icon's chalk ground, often the only reliable information about where the icon came from.
Mariusz Kędzierski, Mirosław P. Kruk
wiley   +1 more source

Communities with diverse subsistence needs require a variety of functional tree traits

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.
Malagasy forest users vary the traits that they prefer for different household uses. Accessibility is prioritized for daily uses such as fuelwood, while functional traits are valued for longer‐term uses. Differences between men and women reflect traditional gender roles.
Minoseheno Rakotovao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal Responsive Performances of a Spanish Balcony-Based Vernacular Envelope

open access: yesBuildings, 2019
Many operable and complementary layers make up a vernacular adaptive envelope. With vertical operable translucent textile blinds, horizontal foldable glass doors with thin structural framing, wooden horizontal foldable frames with vertical rotational ...
Isak Worre Foged
doaj   +1 more source

The Building Breathes Together [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The Building Breathes Together presents a realm of speculative, industrial habitation and alchemical production. In my instillation, I look to raise questions surrounding romantic notions of production and utility.
Donovan, McKeever
core   +1 more source

The power of the past: materializing collective memory at early medieval lordly centres

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 34-69, February 2026.
The repurposing of earlier sites and monuments is an enduringly popular theme in early medieval archaeology, but in England it has attracted little interest among Late Saxon and early post‐Conquest studies. From the tenth century, however, an increasingly prevalent pattern is discernible of secular lords locating their power centres in relation to ...
Duncan W. Wright   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Views of Children With Cerebral Palsy, Their Parents and Physiotherapists on Participating in a Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial Testing an Exergaming Device: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesHealth Expectations, Volume 29, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background This study aimed to understand the experiences and views of children with cerebral palsy, their parents and physiotherapists participating in the ACCEPT feasibility randomised controlled trial, which explored a 10‐week physiotherapy intervention using an interactive gaming training device.
Rachel Rapson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

WUI state of the art and regulatory needs in Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The document summarizes the state of the art of the regulationsrelevant to WUI in Europe, providing an organized set of references to the specific regulatory documents.
Agueda Costafreda, Alba   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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