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‘Pronounced/Workable’ is a manuscript of paramedic themed poetry that is bound tightly to the people and environments of Toronto. The form and style of poems varies considerably from short and experimental, hybridized with found text, hermit crab, lists, a contemporary crown of sonnets and a couple long poems.
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Managed decline: Muddling through with the Sterling (dis)Agreements, 1968–74
Abstract How do policymakers manage the decline of an international currency? This paper revisits the view that the ‘Sterling Agreements’ of 1968–74 – bilateral contracts between the UK and sterling‐holding governments – marked a successful paradigm shift towards sterling's managed ‘retirement’.
Alan de Bromhead +3 more
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Mechanism Study on the Effects of Yellow River Sediment Silt Powder on Hydration, Microstructure, and Strength Development of Shotcrete. [PDF]
Zhang G +6 more
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The bread of Toledo: Prices and political economy, 1535–1800
Abstract We study the market for common white bread in the city of Toledo through a new 266‐year‐long series of bread prices, obtained from the cash purchases and wholesale bread‐for‐wheat contracts of large institutions. Our data are strongly consistent with fragmentary evidence on retail price regulation, as well as with shorter series from other ...
Mauricio Drelichman +1 more
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Properties of sustainable concrete containing demolished concrete and tile waste powders. [PDF]
Alzlfawi A +3 more
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Retrieving Your Concepts: Iris Murdoch on Original Sin
Abstract In The Sovereignty of Good, Iris Murdoch argues that our moral thinking will be impoverished until it possesses a secular conception of original sin. Such a notion would need to remove unacceptable Christian baggage while retaining a genuine claim to be a descendant of the original Christian concept.
Samuel Filby
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Rice husk ash and nanomaterial-blended cement composites: a review. [PDF]
Samarajeewa P +4 more
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ABSTRACT Municipal collaborations such as shared service centers and joint ventures are widely promoted as ways to strengthen local service capacity. Yet they often develop in uneven and sometimes unstable ways. This paper examines why arrangements built on similar institutional promises take such different trajectories in practice.
Isabell Meltzer +1 more
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Coconut Shell Aggregate and Coir Fiber in Cement Concrete: A Review of Mechanical Performance, Durability, and Sustainability Under Functional Equivalency. [PDF]
Mutnbak M.
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