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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 2000s have witnessed a significant, worldwide boom in new art museums founded by private, wealthy collectors. While the arts have long been a key arena for the remaking of elite distinction and the reproduction of inequalities, this surge in private museums has sparked much controversy.
Sara de Andrade Silva +2 more
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Twenty‐First Century Butlers and the New Spirit of Service
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT More than 50 years ago, Lewis Coser argued that the “servant” had become obsolete, claiming that such a “premodern” occupation could not function within modernity without religious legitimations. However, with parts of the contemporary service sector exhibiting the very characteristics that Coser viewed as “premodern”—especially within ...
Bryan Boyle
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Structural Design of High Performance Composite Sailing Yachts Under the New BS EN ISO 12215-5
Journal of Sailing Technology, 2018 The forthcoming publication of the revised BS EN ISO 12215-5 is set to transform the structural design of most small crafts for the next decade, with the implementation of significant changes to the scope and underpinning theory, such as an applicability
Jean-Baptiste R. G. Souppez
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Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores Australian media commentary on white Rhodesians migrating to Australia, focusing on the period of Malcolm Fraser's prime ministership (1975–1983). The main argument is that the Australian media debates about whether to classify white Rhodesians as ‘migrants’ or ‘refugees’ were not merely semantic but reflected a deeper ...
George Bishi, Ana Stevenson
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Political Animals: To Live & Die in More‐Than‐Human Worlds
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 3, Page 660-667, September 2026.ABSTRACT What does it mean to live—and therefore die—in a more‐than‐human world? This review essay explores that question through reflections on teaching Political Animals: Species, Class, Race, and Gender, an undergraduate course that introduces students to scholarship on human‐nonhuman relations.
Luísa Reis‐Castro
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Bodrum Journal of Art and DesignThe aim of this study is to investigate interior design strategies in motor yachts in terms of user experience, ergonomics, sustainability, and technological integration.
Ahmet Şadi Ardatürk, Göksu Koray
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Mussels and Yachts in Loch Fyne, Scotland: a Case Study of the Science-Policy Interface
Ecology and Society, 2012 We report an application of the Science and Policy Integration for Coastal System Assessment (SPICOSA) Systems Approach Framework (SAF) to Loch Fyne, a fjord in western Scotland.
Paul Tett +5 more
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Fish and Fisheries, Volume 27, Issue 5, Page 1088-1106, September 2026.ABSTRACT Quantifying harvest of fish stocks is challenging as census data are often unavailable, so surveys are required. Traditional probability‐based surveys use random sampling to obtain representative data that can be scaled to estimate total impact.
Zachary Radford +8 more
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Influence of Automatic Identification System on Safety of Navigation at Sea [PDF]
TransNav, 2014 Detection of small crafts/targets, in particular, sailing yachts with the ship's radar is not always possible. Radar reflectors are used to improve their detection.
Tadeusz Stupak
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Aerodynamic interference of yachts sailing upwind on opposite tacks
Ocean Engineering, 2019 When two sailing yachts pass each other on opposite tacks, the downwind (or leeward) yacht passes through the wake of its upwind (or windward) counterpart.
S. Norris +3 more
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