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2. Tricks of the Shade: Preservation of Chemically Developed Shading Papers Based on DuoShade Samples.
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Edwards, Gwenanne, Lundgren, Adrienne, Wiggins, Marcie B., and Hardman-Peavy, Colette
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- 2024
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3. Sustainable Preservation of Photographs in a Hot and Humid Climate: Dry Cabinets and Metal–Organic Framework Paper Composites.
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Lavédrine, Bertrand, Dupont, Anne-Laurence, Tignol, Pierre, Serre, Christian, Pimenta, Vanessa, Pinto, Moisés L., and Mohtar, Abeer Al
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PHOTOGRAPHY archives ,ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring ,AIR conditioning ,CARBOXYLIC acids ,HUMIDITY ,CELLULOSE acetate - Abstract
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- 2024
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4. Development of Starch Nanoparticles as a Green Consolidant for Paper-based Objects: Synthesis and Design.
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Rawat, Ashna and Pandey, Satish C.
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STARCH ,ADHESIVES ,CORN ,NANOPARTICLES ,WHEAT - Abstract
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- 2024
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5. Collapse of Paper Pulp Tank.
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Laaksonen Prof., Anssi and Lindberg Prof. Emeritus, Ralf
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The paper pulp tank in Valkeakoski, Finland, collapsed on 27 March 1996. The volume and height of the steel tank was 6000 m
3 and 35.5 m, respectively. The collapse occurred during test filling with water. During the test filling it was noticed that the tank was tilting. The time from first observation to final collapse was around 12 min. The tank collapsed onto a building next to it, causing the death of one person. During the collapse there was approximately 5000 m3 of water inside the paper pulp tank. The ambient temperature was −20°C during the collapse. The Safety Investigation Authority started an investigation because the incident was a major accident and there was loss of human life. Several reasons for the collapse were discovered. In addition, several recommendations were made for construction in general. This article presents a case study and details based on material that has already been published, but it also includes a structural analysis made in the study. The goal was to clarify the main reasons and form them into a timeline of the collapse. Also, lessons learnt are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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6. Unfashionable Revenge in Stanley Kubrick's Aryan Papers.
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McEntee, Joy
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REVENGE ,JEWISH women ,HOLOCAUST, 1939-1945 - Abstract
Stanley Kubrick's project on the Holocaust, Aryan Papers, was dear to his heart. He worked on it for a long time, but he could not, in the end, bring himself to complete the planned film. This article canvasses some of the reasons other scholars have supplied for this film remaining unmade, including the notion that the Holocaust is unrepresentable. However, it points to a novel explanation. I argue that Kubrick's plot modifications, particularly to the conclusion, doomed the project. Specifically, Kubrick has a Jewish woman take revenge for war-time atrocities. Discussing revenge in relation to the Holocaust has until recently been as impious as representing the Holocaust itself. Jewish revenge was unfashionable in Holocaust films of all kinds when Kubrick was working on Aryan Papers in the early 1990s. Kubrick's planned film was generically ahead of its times. The vengeful Jewish woman had to wait for Inglourious Basterds in 2009. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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7. Stanley Kubrick's Quest for the Heroic: Turning Wartime Lies into Aryan Papers.
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Vice, Sue
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FATE & fatalism ,AUNTS ,EXPECTATION (Psychology) ,WISHES - Abstract
This article asks why Stanley Kubrick's longstanding wish to direct the film version of Louis Begley's 1991 novel Wartime Lies never came to fruition. In Begley's novel, the protagonist Maciek recounts the experience of living in hiding under a false identity in Nazi-occupied Poland. Kubrick drafted a series of quite different plotlines and conclusions for the film version, to be called Aryan Papers, in which Maciek's aunt Tania takes a highly dramatic role in their destiny. The more Kubrick changed Aryan Papers, in response to the pressure of Hollywood expectations and the cultural valorization of active Holocaust resistance, the less it resembled the very work he had chosen to adapt. This impasse shows why the director could not ultimately bring Aryan Papers to the screen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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8. Stabilization of Iron Gall Ink Damaged Paper with Nanosized Magnesium Hydroxide and Antioxidants.
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Jarmulkiene, Olga, Liubiniene, Milda, and Beganskiene, Aldona
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MAGNESIUM hydroxide ,IRON ,CELLULOSE fibers ,COTTON fibers ,POTASSIUM bromide ,SCANNING electron microscopy - Abstract
Ink-paper historical documents, which are an important part of cultural heritage, can be damaged by various materials on the outside and the inside of the paper. Cotton fiber sheets treated with iron gall ink and then treated with stabilization materials were studied. Nanosized Mg(OH)
2 was used as a deacidification material and potassium bromide, tetrabutylammonium bromide, or propyl gallate as antioxidant materials were investigated as a stabilization system for iron gall ink-damaged paper. All samples were artificially aged in the air for 150 h at 65 °C in a UV/moisture chamber or 500 h at 90 °C. The pH and alkaline reserve (AR) measurements, monitoring of color change, and scanning electron microscopy analysis data confirm that the aging effect is more destructive to the iron gall inked paper. The experiment results show that using alkaline materials with antioxidants, such as nano-Mg(OH)2 and propyl gallate, positively affects color changes of ink-damaged paper. Treatment with a stabilization system such as nanosized Mg(OH)2 , a binder hydroxypropyl cellulose (Klucel), and an antioxidant as propyl gallate is a suitable method for iron gall ink damaged paper stabilization and preservation, according to the study results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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9. Distribution of In-plane Physical Properties of Handmade Xuan Paper: Revealing the Effects of the Sheet Forming Process and the Folded State on Handmade Xuan Paper.
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Qiao, Chengquan, Gong, Yuxuan, and Gong, Decai
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PHYSICAL distribution of goods ,CONSCIOUSNESS raising ,FIBER orientation - Abstract
Xuan paper is one of the most famous handmade papers in China and is an important paper for conservation. However, the evenness of Xuan paper has not yet received much attention. In this study, the distribution of the in-plane grammage and mechanical properties of Xuan paper are measured. It is found that the distribution of the in-plane grammage and mechanical properties of Xuan paper is uneven. In the handmade direction, the grammage and mechanical properties of Xuan paper are overall largest in the lower area, followed by the upper and middle areas. The sheet forming process of Xuan paper has an important effect on the distribution of in-plane grammage, mechanical properties, and fiber orientation of Xuan paper. The folded state has a negative effect on the mechanical properties of the folded area of Xuan paper. This study will help raise awareness of the unevenness in physical properties of Xuan paper, which is important in both conservation and research applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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10. Last Paper Standing: A Century of Competition Between the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News: by Ken J. Ward, Denver, Colorado, University Press of Colorado, 2023, 271 pp.
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Hirshon, Nicholas
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ELECTRONIC newspapers ,ASSAULT & battery ,LEAVE of absence ,POLICE shootings ,CHRISTMAS - Abstract
"Last Paper Standing: A Century of Competition Between the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News" by Ken J. Ward explores the rivalry between the two newspapers and the decline of multiple newspaper cities. The book highlights the intense competition between the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News, which lasted for over a century. It also delves into the personalities involved and the innovative ways the newspapers differentiated themselves to benefit readers. The author suggests that both newspapers could have coexisted, preserving the high standard of journalism, but ultimately only one newspaper survived. The book emphasizes the importance of preserving good newspapers and the loss that occurs when they fold. [Extracted from the article]
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11. Households on the Mimbres Horizon: Excavations at La Gila Encantada, Southwestern New Mexico: by Barbara J. Roth, 96 pp., 24 illustrations, 23 tables. Appendix, References, Index. Anthropological Papers No. 82, University of Arizona Press, Tucson,...
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Stokes, Robert J.
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"Households on the Mimbres Horizon: Excavations at La Gila Encantada, Southwestern New Mexico" by Barbara J. Roth is a significant publication for Mimbres Mogollon research, providing insights into the development of households and their spatial and artifactual patterns at early Mimbres Mogollon habitation sites. The author's research at the La Gila Encantada site, uncluttered by overlying pueblo remains, allows for a clearer understanding of site layout, habitation, and contextual relationships of features and artifacts. The volume includes seven chapters, with contributions from specialists, covering topics such as excavation methods, ceramic data, stone artifacts, jewelry, and plant and animal remains. This book is valuable for researchers studying Mogollon archaeology and early village and household developments in the region. [Extracted from the article]
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12. Foreword: Selected papers from the 2022 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference.
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Stein, Emily, Saltzstein, Sylvia, Hanson, Brady, and Howard, Robert
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- 2024
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13. Call for papers: special issue on Morphogenetic Régulation.
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Kniou, Karim
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SOCIAL theory ,CRITICAL realism ,CAUSATION (Philosophy) - Abstract
The Journal of Critical Realism has issued a call for papers for a special issue on Morphogenetic Régulation (MR). MR is a theoretical and methodological framework that examines complex systemic transformations within contemporary capitalism. It builds on the Immanent Causality Morphogenetic Approach (ICMA) introduced by Knio in 2018, which combines Margaret Archer's Morphogenetic Analysis with Spinoza's concept of immanent causality. The call for papers invites contributions that apply MR to various themes and disciplines in the social sciences. The submission deadline for full papers is September 31, 2024, and all papers will undergo peer review. [Extracted from the article]
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14. 'A Woman Shall Do It': Edith Gates, Neglected Pioneer (1883–1962): by Chris Voke, Oxford, Centre for Baptist Studies, Occasional Paper 24, 2023, 111 pp., £5.00 (pb), ISBN 979 8387144516.
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Cameron, Helen
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15. Integrated decisions for global supply chain network configuration: a dynamic multi-modal perspective.
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Mishra, Shraddha and Lamba, Kuldeep
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This paper proposes a mathematical model to optimally design a multi-modal global production and logistics network consisting of multiple plants, warehouses, and marketplaces. The proposed model is a mixed integer linear program (MILP), which optimally selects different facilities and warehouses required to be active in each time period to fulfil the demand of various marketplaces. The objective function is cost minimization pertaining to setup, production, inventory holding, and transportation. Along with this, the model also decides the optimal quantities to be transported among the plants, warehouses, and marketplaces. The model also optimally selects the transportation mode to be deployed. The paper then expands the proposed model to include a time-cost trade off by imposing a penalty cost for delays and compares and critiques the results of the two scenarios. The proposed MILP has been validated on a randomly generated data set consisting of 4 plants, 6 warehouses, 4 marketplaces, and 3 time periods (4P-6W-4 M-3T) using LINGO 10 optimization package. The illustration considers three modes of transportation namely, road, rail, and air. Last, the paper concludes with discussing managerial implications of the work along with suggesting some research directions for future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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16. Participation for learners with cognitive disabilities in class activities during the pandemic in UAE: issues and barriers.
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Gaad, Eman
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The study examines issues related to achieving meaningful participation in class activities as an element of social inclusion of learners with cognitive disabilities aged 14–19 years that are enrolled in educational institutions (schools/centres) during COVID-19 in United Arab Emirates. The paper relied on a qualitative approach with 5 sessions of virtual observation and 18 semi-structured virtual interviews with learners themselves and their care givers/parents as the main methodological tool given lack of access to physical means at the time of data collection during the global pandemic (2021–22). The analysis was thematic, focusing on explored and extracted main issues that impact one important aspect of the social inclusion of such learners, which is their active participation during a difficult time. The results showed that learners with cognitive disabilities faced additional several issues in addition to what members of the surrounding community dealt with during the disaster. Data revealed that they were immensely affected by the pandemic, with another layer of social isolation, lack of peer interaction as well as family restriction that is directed at them with additional measures than everyone in the household. It also showed that despite the efforts and programmes designed by schools/institutes that were in place to support their engagement in academic and social activities, participation as an important social aspect of their school lives was badly impacted. Despite calls for prioritizing such learners, the study revealed that learners with cognitive disability were constructed as 'last on the list' among class community members in terms of their participation and active engagement in different class activities. The data were purposefully collected at a time that is unlikely to be replicated for many years to come (a global pandemic), the purpose was to give a reflection on the status allocated to such individuals during hard, unusual and/or difficult times for any future practice. The paper forwards recommendations to support educational institutions to promote active participation of learners with cognitive disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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17. Considerations for digitalisation of nickel electroforming.
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Roy, Sudipta and Andreou, Eleni
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This paper is a 'follow-on' from a paper previously published in this journal dealing with the laboratory to pilot scaling up approach using Industry 4.0 manufacturing methods. In particular, the paper reports a strategy for developing a model for the electroforming of nickel from a sulphamate electrolyte at laboratory scale which could subsequently provide an educated approach for transferring the process to a larger scale. At the laboratory scale, a rotating disc electrode assembly was used, which is a standard instrument to determine electrochemical parameters. Thereafter, small scale nickel discs were electroplated using this equipment, and a model of this process was developed and validated against those experimental results. These parameters were then used to actually produce electroforms in a prototype, 18 L tank system. Cross-validation between practical experiments and simulations followed which allowed for fine-tuning the model until it was consistently predicting the real process results within an acceptable error. Overall, it was found that a secondary current distribution model could be used for reasonably accurate description for the electroforming process, and could provide a quick virtual tool at a production facility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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18. A review of arguments for raising the age of criminal responsibility.
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Ransley, Janet, McGee, Tara Renae, Leilani, Renee, Thompson, Carleen, and Williams, Corrie
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This paper explores the policy debate in Queensland on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR). The age currently remains at 10, despite reform in other Australian jurisdictions and recommendations to the contrary in a 2018 report from a highly regarded former Police Commissioner. In 2021, a parliamentary committee reviewed a private member's Bill on the MACR and received 74 public submissions from over 300 individuals, all supporting raising the age. Despite this, the Bill was defeated. This paper reports on a content analysis and reflexive thematic analysis of those submissions to understand (a) the views of a broad range of Queensland organisations and individuals about the MACR and (b) their rationales for supporting raising the age. We found 13 such rationales, with a particular focus on the need for more extensive, appropriate and better integrated services for vulnerable children rather than punitive criminal justice responses, and a concern for worsening impacts on First Nations young people. These findings illustrate community support for both raising the MACR and adopting more evidence-based approaches to youth justice, accompanied by improved approaches to service support. We also briefly consider the counter-arguments against raising the MACR advanced in the Committee's report. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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19. World War II, the Paranormal, and Literature in Communist Poland: Unpublished Short Stories by Władysław Smólski.
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Gardocki, Wiktor
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WORLD War II ,WAR stories ,PARAPSYCHOLOGY ,NATIONAL libraries ,INTERWAR Period (1918-1939) - Abstract
Władysław Smólski began his writing career as an author of plays and humoresque works. Between 1939 and 1945, he was involved in helping Jews. Smólski described his war experiences in two autobiographical texts Losy dziecka: Opowieść wojenna wojenna [1961; A Child's Fate: A War Story] and Zaklęte lata [1964; Enchanted Years]. However, not all of his works have been published. The paper examines Smólski's unpublished volume of short stories, Magie [Magic], whose manuscript is stored at the National Library in Warsaw. In the first part of the paper, I introduce crucial facts of Władysław Smólski's biography, with reference to the atmosphere of the interwar period. The second part discusses the formal features of the stories comprising the volume Magic and possible reasons why the volume have not been published. The third part of the article examines selected short stories, focusing on the representation of war and functions of the paranormal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Key Technology of the World's Heaviest Gear Tooth Rail Swivel Cable-stayed Bridge.
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Mei PhD, Senior Eng., Huihao, Zhang Master student, Chengbo, Nie PhD student, Feng, and Wang PhD, Associate Prof., Huili
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CABLE-stayed bridges ,STRESS concentration ,HINGES ,ENGINEERING - Abstract
During the swivel construction of a large-tonnage cable-stayed bridge, a single spherical hinge is susceptible to be damaged from excessive force. Consequently, this paper suggests a multi-point support swivel method of gear rails. The paper introduces a multi-point support swivel system of large-tonnage gear-tooth-rail, along with the swivel construction and monitoring technology. Models of the spherical hinge are established. Results indicate that the force applied to the spherical hinge is reasonable, exhibiting a gradual increase in contact stress from the center to the outer edges. The distribution of Mises stress differs from the distribution of contact stress. The force applied by the driving device is reasonable, ensuring the safety and feasibility of the proposed approach. The findings have guiding significance for future engineering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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21. The Regulation of Lead White Paint in Conservation and Artistic Practice.
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Robinson, Alfie
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PRESERVATION of painting ,DATA analysis ,PIGMENTS ,CARBONATES ,ARTISTS - Abstract
Lead white (basic lead carbonate), before its effective ban in much of Europe from 1989 onwards, was among the most versatile and widespread but also one of the most harmful pigments available. This paper is a critical discussion of the regulation of lead white paint and its consequences from the point of view of conservation and artistic practice in Europe. It looks at who benefited from exemptions to bans, and whether there was resistance to them. Buildings and artworks are both taken into account. The paper discusses nuances in regulation in four European countries which have notable differences in approach (France, Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom). The centralised regulatory framework of the United Kingdom allows data analysis on the authorised use of the paint since its restriction up to the present day. This dataset shows a steady decrease in the use of the paint by conservators across disciplines. The paper concludes by considering the professional and ethical implications of lead white paint for artists and conservators, in the context of varied regulation and a decline in use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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22. Edible landscapes in Persian gardens: a historical perspective from ancient Iran to the present day.
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Khalilnezhad, Mohammad Reza, Russo, Alessio, and Kheirollahi, Mozhgan
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Persian gardens have a rich cultural and historical significance as a part of human heritage. This paper provides a historical review of the edibility of Persian gardens, from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day. The analysis demonstrates that while fruit trees have always been a part of these gardens, the cultivation of edible species has been neglected in modern times. The study highlights the importance of restoring the edible landscape in Persian gardens, in line with the historical and cultural significance of these landscapes. The findings have implications for the management and restoration of Persian gardens, with the potential for wider application in other cultural contexts. This paper contributes to the ongoing discourse on landscape history and its interdisciplinary study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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23. Burhs, burghal territories and hundreds in the English central Midlands in the early tenth century (Part 2).
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Haslam, Jeremy
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INTRODUCTION: The first part of this paper has shown that the burghal territories of burhs created in the early tenth century in what later became Buckinghamshire and southwest Northamptonshire comprised one or more large 'proto-hundreds', typically of around 300–350 hides. As new cadastral units, these burghal territories are seen as essential aspect of the infrastructure of burghal formation. This hypothesis carries the implication that these units were subsequently subdivided into the hundreds of Domesday, which were typically of around 100 hides. From both a spatial and functional point of view these became subdivisions of the new shires which would have been formed at the same time. This thesis is examined here in the second part of this paper in relation to the development of burhs in the area of the shires of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Middlesex, and of Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire further to the east. (The development of burhs in Essex is not considered here.) By the end of 917, as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle makes clear, all this area (with Essex and East Anglia) had been taken under the control of King Edward the Elder, in effect extending the area of the West Saxon hegemony to the east coast. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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24. College students' mental health evaluation model based on tensor fusion network with multimodal data during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Zhu, Qingjun, Xiong, Jianchao, and Peng, Liling
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a series of effects on the mental health of college students, especially long-term home isolation or online learning, which has caused college students to have both academic pressure and employment pressure. How to accurately and effectively assess the mental health status of college students has become a research hotspot. Traditional methods based on questionnaires such as Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) are difficult to collect data and have poor evaluation accuracy. This paper analyzes the psychological state through text-images of multi-modal data with tensor fusion networks and constructs a mental health assessment model for college students. First, the validity of the model is verified through the MVSA (Multi-View Sentiment Analysis) dataset. Second, the psychological state of college students under the epidemic is analyzed using the collected text-images dataset. The results show that the TFN-MDA (Tensor Fusion Network-Multimodal Data Analysis) based mental health assessment model constructed in this paper can effectively assess the mental health status of college students, with an average accuracy of more than 70%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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25. "Few people and the birds". Negotiating tourism development and more-than-human hospitality on the margin.
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Barðadóttir, Þórný and Lund, Katrín Anna
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Rural tourism is regarded as having the ability to contribute to the often much-needed socio-economic (re)vitalization of provincial regions. For that, the sector is dependent on services and sites of leisure to "sell". While valuable research has been conducted at a variety of rural tourism sites, few have focused on tourism at potential destinations. Applying a theoretical approach of more-than-human cohabitation and hospitality, this paper discusses entanglements of tourism development in a peripheral area. The focus is on the remote Melrakkaslétta on the Icelandic northeast coast. Once the setting of wealthy farms and utilization of natural resources, the area has in recent decades faced depopulation and related challenges. The residents have proposed local tourism as one way to counteract these challenges. Melrakkaslétta, currently one of the least visited areas of Iceland, is home to significant bird populations. Indeed, Melrakkaslétta is a place of continuous comings and goings of birds and humans. Introducing findings from ethnographic research conducted in Melrakkaslétta, the paper reveals the paradoxical role of the birds in the area's potential tourism development. For some people, the birds are something to underline and utilize while for others Melrakkaslétta should remain a tranquil place of few people and birds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Duck tales and beyond: power at the duck pond through the giving and taking of food.
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Tully, Paul and Carr, Neil
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The contemporary era's awareness of the sentience of multiple species results in an acknowledgement that both humans and nonhuman animals are important contributors to social action. Consequently, the happenings that occur when humans and nonhuman animals entangle require unpacking in research. Such entanglements occurring at a park duck pond are the focus of this paper. The paper emerges from a study that was animalcentric in its approach to looking at human leisure as a multispecies practice. Hence, it engaged with the notion that leisure activities involve interweaving interests of sentient human and nonhuman participants. One global example of this, which is under-researched in the leisure field, is the practice of feeding nonhuman animals at public park ponds and other waterways. This paper presents insights drawn from observational research of the multispecies entanglements occurring at a duck pond in Dunedin, New Zealand. Via an inductive approach to analysing the fieldwork data, thoughts of power in the entanglements are considered. The paper highlights how the multispecies leisure entanglements between humans, ducks, and pigeons contain nuanced power dynamics. It has implications for the development of animalcentric appreciations of animal entanglements in leisure that spread far beyond the context of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Pets in the workplace: a scoping review.
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Gardner, DH
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TELECOMMUTING ,LITERATURE reviews ,EMPLOYEE benefits ,TASK performance ,JOB performance ,EMPLOYEE attitudes ,JOB stress - Abstract
There is a large and growing body of literature proposing that there are benefits to employees and workplaces when pets are allowed to accompany their owners to work. This article reports a scoping review of research that is workplace-based and that provides information on the reported benefits or problems of allowing employees' pets at work. The databases Scopus, Discover and Google Scholar were searched with the initial search terms "pets AND workplace AND research." Results were reviewed initially by title to remove items where, for instance, "PET" was used as an acronym. Studies were included if they provided information on research into human well-being and/or work or task performance and pets at work. This included research into the presence of pets while working from home, as the home can be considered a workplace in this situation. A total of 189 papers on pets at work were identified from the searches. The abstracts were reviewed and papers that did not report research into the benefits and challenges of employees' pets at work were excluded, leaving 31 results. The majority of studies used survey methods and did not include validated psychometric measures of key variables including stress. Findings indicated that the presence of employees' pets at work may reduce stress and lead to more positive work-related attitudes, but these findings may not apply to all employees or all workplaces. Negative aspects of pets in the workplace include health risks to humans and animals, cultural concerns and dislike or fear of some animals, and the proportion of participants who raised these concerns or agreed with them varied widely between studies. However, there is little evidence on the prevalence of risks or how they are addressed, and there was no data on how work performance, absenteeism or staff turnover were related to pet-friendly policies at work. More research is required, and some directions for future research are suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. Falling Leaves Not Returning to the Roots: Agency, Meaning and Complex Emotions in Chinese Women's Narratives of Settling in Britain Since 1978.
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Zhou, Sha
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CHINESE people ,WOMEN'S history ,EMOTIONS ,MATURATION (Psychology) ,ORAL history - Abstract
Within the historiography of post-war migration to Britain, many authors have used oral history to explore women's history of migration to and their lived experiences in Britain. However, current historiographical attention to the Chinese in Britain neglects post-war experiences, particularly those of women, and is yet to engage with rich oral history collections. Drawing on the voices of twelve women, this paper argues that, against the backdrop of relaxing exit controls in post-1978 China, women utilised socioeconomic resources and navigated accessible routes for crossing regional and national borders, displaying their will and resilience to use migration as a means of personal development, and, in some cases, showed pragmatism in seeking to emigrate. This paper expands the historiography of Chinese migration to Britain and adds to our understanding of gender and migration. It indicates that, despite their seeking personal development, Chinese women's migration was conditioned by family responsibilities, and their narratives of migration incorporated consideration of family members. It highlights how changing policies in China enabled and motivated women's migration to and permanent settlement in Britain. Teasing out these rationales helps us to rethink the history of ethnic minorities in Britain, moving beyond a (post)imperial framing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. Understanding the Manufacture of Hetian Administration Banknotes from Xinjiang Using Low- and High-resolution Analytical Methods.
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Wan, Qiugu, Li, Xiaolin, Liu, Wenbo, Li, Yang, Han, Bin, and Li, Tao
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GENTIAN violet ,RAMAN spectroscopy ,X-ray computed microtomography ,MASS spectrometry ,WHITE mulberry - Abstract
Analytical studies of ancient Chinese handmade papers and paper-based materials have long faced challenges, due to the need for high-quality, scientifically sound data that can lead to suitable diagnostic criteria. This study applies Herzberg staining, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), Raman spectroscopy, pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC-MS), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) to five Hetian Administration Banknotes (HABs), a particular type of regional banknotes issued by Ma Hu-shan (1910–1954), a Hui warlord, in southern Xinjiang between 1933 and 1937. The results shed important insights into the use of fiber and dyes on HABs, revealing how locally handmade Sangpi (bark of the mulberry tree, Morus alba L.) papers and imported synthetic dyes (Rhodamine B, Methyl Violet 2B, Direct Black 38, and presumably Sudan II) were combined to serve the needs of the regional economy in southern Xinjiang during the 1930s. We conclude the paper by tentatively proposing guidelines for applying low- and high-resolution analytical methods to understand the manufacture and use of ancient Chinese handmade papers and paper-based materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. Characteristics of Sizing Materials Used in Persian Medieval Manuscripts: Physical, Optical, Spectral Imaging, and Fungicidal Properties.
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Barkeshli, Mandana, Stephen, Ina, Shevchuk, Ivan, and Soltani, Mojtaba
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SPECTRAL imaging ,PRESERVATION of manuscripts ,MEDIEVAL manuscripts ,ASPERGILLUS flavus ,FIFTEENTH century - Abstract
In this study, we investigated the diverse range of materials used for sizing in Iranian paper manuscripts during the Timurid (fifteenth century) to Safavid (sixteenth century) and Qajar (nineteenth century) periods. Our approach combined historical analysis with scientific examination of reconstructed sizings. We reconstructed 15 sizing materials based on identified Persian historical recipes and analysed their physical, optical, and spectral characteristics. Additionally, we assessed their behaviour against the mould fungus Aspergillus flavus. The results revealed distinctive properties for each sizing material, shedding light on their potential applications in paper preservation. Furthermore, our investigation demonstrated variations in hygroscopicity, thickness, grammage, and ash content post-sizing. The sizing materials also exhibited different effects on paper reflectance properties. Additionally, our study revealed insights into the impact of sizing on burnished papers, indicating that the mechanical process of burnishing did not significantly alter the chemical composition or spectral properties of the paper, with only minor changes in brightness observed in specific cases. All tested sizing materials supported varying levels of mould growth, indicating potential implications for paper conservation. Our findings provide valuable insights into the historical practices of Iranian paper sizing and offer practical considerations for the preservation of paper manuscripts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Diagnosis of liver diseases based on artificial intelligence.
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Zhang, Zhe
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Due to a series of problems in the diagnosis of liver disease, the mortality rate of liver disease patients is very high. Therefore, it is necessary for doctors and researchers to find a more effective non-invasive diagnostic method to meet clinical needs. We analyzed data from 416 patients with liver disease and 167 patients without liver disease from northeastern Andhra Pradesh, India. On the basis of considering age, gender and other basic data of patients, this paper uses total bilirubin and other clinical data as parameters to build a diagnostic model. In this paper, the accuracy of artificial intelligence method Random Forest (RF) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) model in the diagnosis of liver patients was compared. The results show that the support vector machine model based on Gaussian kernel function is more excellent in diagnostic accuracy, that is, SVM method is more suitable for the diagnosis of liver diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Horse Teeth Shed Light on Seasonality in Scythian Mound Burials in Southern Russia.
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Prilepskaya, Natalya E., Bachura, Olga P., Bush, Andrei G., Kantorovich, Аnatoliy R., Maslov, Vladimir Е., and Spasskaya, Natalya N.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL cultures ,MOUNDS (Archaeology) ,CEMENTUM ,HORSES ,HORSEMEN & horsewomen ,HORSE breeds - Abstract
The Scythian archaeological culture is a component of the Scythian-Siberian community of equestrian nomadic pastoralists located in the northern Black Sea region and Ciscaucasia. This paper explores whether the Scythians were present in the central Pre-Caucasus all year round or only during a part of the year and were migrating seasonally. Since Scythian settlements are not known in this region, a possible clue may come from determining the season of the year in which the Scythians buried their deceased tribesmen and performed memorial events. In this paper, we determine the seasonality of the burials and memorial events at the mound burial ground Novozavedennoye-III (southern Russia), dated to 430–300 b.c., by applying cementum increment analysis to horse teeth. This analysis has shown that the studied horses died during May–October. This result indicates that the Scythians were present in the central Pre-Caucasus foothills during some part of the warm season. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Study on the classification of villages in Jilin Province based on space syntax and machine learning.
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Liu, Deli and Wang, Keqi
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This paper employs machine learning and space syntax to classify villages, revealing implicit formation and development patterns in their spatial layouts. The study addresses village classification in Jilin Province from micro and macro perspectives. At the macro level, we present the classification method for villages based on geospatial distribution features (CVGD).We analyze the geographic distribution of villages and utilize village density for classification, effectively portraying the spatial distribution characteristics of villages. At the micro level, we propose the classification method for villages based on spatial structural features (CVSS). We use space syntax to extract spatial features of villages. Representative features chosen through comparative analysis serve as input variables in clustering algorithms, classifying villages based on high-dimensional data to explore their spatial traits. The paper summarizes village spatial characteristics from different classifications and studies how geographic factors affect village structure. It aims to offer potentially valuable theoretical insights for rural development. Abbreviations: POI: Point of Interest; DBSCAN: Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise; OPTICS: Ordering Points to Identify the Clustering Structure; WGS-84: World Geodetic System; ID: Identity Document; SSE: Sum of Squared Errors; CVGD: Classification Method for Villages Based on Geospatial Distribution Features; CVSS: Classification Method for Villages Based on Spatial Structure Features; GIS: Geographic Information Systems; ISUF: International Seminar on Urban Form; LiDAR: Light Detection and Ranging [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Automation in architectural design: optimization and decision-making in interference design.
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Feng, Xingyue, Zhang, Han, and Wei, Shaonong
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The design of architectural projects encompasses a complex array of types, constraints, and contradictions, necessitating a high reliance on the personal experience of architects. Automated generative design aids in exploring various design alternatives, but current research grapples with challenges such as limited user customization, inadequate integration with site environments, and insufficient amalgamation of architectural form and performance optimization. This paper develops an algorithm for early-stage architectural generation, which employs a multi- interference item strategy, serving as a highly customizable design tool. In conjunction with performance optimization based on the NSGA-II algorithm, it introduces a versatile workflow. This paper applied this workflow in a residential building project, whilst incorporating indices such as structural performance, material usage, and site plot ratio as optimization objectives and constraints. The resulting design solutions enhance structural performance while meeting the constraints. The generative design workflow of this study boasts advantages in efficiency, performance, and customization levels. It enables designers to explore the design space in a customized manner, yielding effective solutions within a reasonable timeframe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Fighting to lose less when closure is not an option: three-R strategies of fine-dining restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chen, Yi-Fan, Ren, Lianping, Yan, Ka Kui, and Law, Rob
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COVID-19 pandemic ,RESTAURANT management ,CRISIS management ,STRATEGIC planning ,KNOWLEDGE management - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many businesses, forcing them to either close down or suspend operation for an extended time period. Since hospitality and tourism (H&T) companies are interrelated, closure of business may cause ripple effects and negatively affect individuals, organizations, and communities. Maintaining operation is especially important for some H&T units, when they are integral parts of larger H&T operations, such as the restaurants in the integrated resorts in Macao. Fighting to lose less, therefore, becomes one of their new business objectives in this prolonged battle. This paper explores how fine-dining restaurants in the integrated resorts in Macao adjust their business and operations in a highly uncertain and unpredictable environment. The findings present a Three-R Strategy Model (Reducing, Revising, and Reviving), which differs from strategies deployed in other crisis scenarios. The paper extends the existing knowledge of crisis management, and provides H&T practitioners a practical model for dealing with prolonged crises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. Showcasing Leximancer in tourism and hospitality research: a review of Leximancer-based research published in tourism and hospitality journals during 2014–2020.
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Goh, Edmund and Wilk, Violetta
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USER-generated content ,THEMATIC analysis ,HOTEL employees ,TOURISM research ,CONCEPT mapping - Abstract
This study showcases how the Leximancer program can be used to review Leximancer-based research published in tourism and hospitality journals during 2014-2020. Along with a Leximancer-generated concept map, a new tags' association visual analysis was also performed. This innovative method of analysis is a key contribution, as past Leximancer studies in hospitality and tourism have predominantly relied on thematic analysis only. An Insight Dashboard report that is based on Bayesian algebra algorithm in calculating Prominence Scores (PS) for key concepts and compound concepts emergent from the data, supplemented the visual analyses. Thirty-three (33) tourism and three (3) hospitality papers were analysed. The most common tourism context was China and Chinese tourism, and the most prominent phenomena were tourists' experiences, shopping experiences, tourists' evaluations and perceptions. Data for these research studies were predominantly obtained from online reviews, user-generated content (UGC), social media and news media. In the hospitality context, research studies used Leximancer to analyse sentiment, risk factors, and attitudes of frontline hotel employees. Tourism Management and Current Issues in Tourism, had the most papers which used Leximancer. Australian researchers were identified as the leaders in tourism research using Leximancer, followed by lead researchers from Portugal and China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. Ability of residents to assess relative risk from tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Volgger, Michael, Garcia, Carolina Ines, Taplin, Ross, and Pforr, Christof
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COVID-19 pandemic ,COUNTRY of origin (Immigrants) ,CRISIS management ,RISK assessment ,COVID-19 - Abstract
This paper compares relative risk perceptions of residents to inbound tourists from countries with different COVID-19 profiles. Results suggest residents are able to distinguish between COVID-19 risks based on the incidence of COVID-19 in the tourists' source country. Residents' risk perceptions were better aligned with the absolute number of cases (ignoring population size) in tourists' country of origin than with the number of COVID cases per capita. This was primarily influenced by China's relatively large population. The results suggest people can accurately assess relative risk, especially when the media provides quality information (as was the case for COVID-19 cases). By examining perceptions of residents rather than tourists, this paper adds new insights into tourism outcomes of successful crisis management, especially in the context of public health disasters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Review of Filtered Containment Venting System (FCVS) Eleven Years After Fukushima Accident.
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Ahad, Jawaria, Farooq, Amjad, Ahmad, Masroor, Irfan, Naseem, and Waheed, Khalid
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Severe accidents in nuclear power plants can breach the integrity of containment due to pressure build up, resulting in the release of radioactive products. Special interest has been shown towards iodine out of 80 fission products due to its short half-life, i.e., 8.02 days, high activity, and possible health hazards, like irreversible accumulation in the thyroid gland and capability to trigger thyroid cancer locally. To mitigate such accidents, the filtered containment venting system (FCVS) has been proposed and has garnered attention post Fukushima. This review paper presents an introduction to severe accidents, post-accident release of iodine, safety measures taken, and lessons learned by different countries after accidents like Windscale pile, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, as well as the status of FCVSs in all countries possessing nuclear reactors up until now (11 years after Fukushima). FCVS is crucial for mitigation of severe accidents and to ensure the safety of people and the environment. A complete review of the history of FCVS, how its use started, its current status, and the status of patents and research on this system has not been done yet to the best of authors' knowledge. This review covers FCVS in detail, including its history, design criteria and efficiency, as well as the different types and their merits and demerits. Completed and ongoing projects related to FCVS are discussed along with testing facilities of FCVS established by different countries. Many countries have made FCVS a part of their power plants, and some are in the process of installation. Many countries have not opted to install this system because of challenges, like its high cost, the technical difficulties of installing FCVS on old power plants, and the potential environmental impact of venting in FCVS. This review paper will be helpful in providing an in-depth understanding of this system, the merits of FCVS, the parts of FCVS that need improvement, its limitations, and the status of research on this subject, along with areas of research that require more attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Updating Environmental Guidance: the British Museum Approach.
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Marasco, Tatiana and Burden, Louisa
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CONSERVATION & restoration ,TEMPERATURE control ,HUMIDITY ,MUSEUMS ,COLLECTIONS - Abstract
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40. Salvaging Art Collections in the Face of Natural Disasters: Challenges and Outcomes.
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Gutierrez, Suati Rojas, Godijn, Adam, and Gonçalves, Bianca
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ART museums ,COMMERCIAL art galleries ,FLOODS ,PREPAREDNESS ,CANVAS - Abstract
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41. UK Museums and Heritage Sustainable Packing Group: Exploring Sustainable Strategies for Soft Wrapping Paintings.
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Ellison, Rebecca, Hellen, Rebecca, Tate-Harte, Alice, Gent, Alexandra, Kraczon, Kim, Ward, Victoria, and Richardson, Clare
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POLYETHYLENE ,SUSTAINABILITY ,MUSEUMS ,VOYAGES & travels ,STORAGE - Abstract
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42. The effect of output level and inflation on food security in Ethiopia: an empirical analysis using the ARDL framework.
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Hassen, Ahmed Alkader, Yimam, Zelalem Gebeyehu, and Awoke, Agerwork Jejaw
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Ethiopia has experienced years of robust economic growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. However, the country continues to grapple with food insecurity, which is exacerbated by high food prices. The objective of this paper is to examine the effects of output level and inflation on Ethiopia's food security situation. The researchers utilized quarterly interpolated time-series data from the first quarter of 2005 to the fourth quarter of 2019. The data was analyzed using an autoregressive distributive lag framework for cointegration. The study's significant findings unequivocally demonstrate that a high output level has a positive effect on Ethiopia's food security situation in both the short and long terms, while showing a weak coefficient in the long run. However, unpredictable political contexts, rising food prices, and fluctuations in global pricing negatively affect this impact. The paper suggests that, alongside the level of output, sustaining improvements in Ethiopia's food security status necessitates enhancing production capacity, restoring stability, mitigating food price inflation, and strengthening disaster management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. The Walls Make an Impression: Some Remarks on the Motif of City Walls on Ducal and Civic Seals and its Meaning in 13th-Century Poland.
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Pajor, Piotr
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STONE ,CITIES & towns ,FORTIFICATION ,CASTLES ,POPULARITY - Abstract
The paper considers the appearance and meaning of city walls on ducal and municipal seals in 13th-century Poland. Despite the great popularity of the motif, actual stone or brick fortifications, both of towns and castles, were rare in Poland at the time. It is especially striking that in the area of Kuyavia, where local dukes introduced the motif onto their seals at an early stage, such architectonic structures were almost entirely absent. Several towns also employed images of stone walls on their seals before they gained the real fortifications. The motif of fortification is examined here as a symbol of civilization in a wider sense, and particularly that of the communal town. The final section the paper explores ways in which Polish society might have come to understand this symbolism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. The Archaeology of Living Things (Vivifacts) in Virginia and Beyond.
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Callaway, Graham A.
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VEGETATION patterns ,HUMAN behavior ,ETHNOBIOLOGY ,ARCHAEOLOGISTS ,SHEEP - Abstract
In this paper, I examine the potential of studying living things archaeologically. I adopt and expand the term 'vivifact' first proposed by Kawa, Painter, and Murray [2015. "Trail Trees: Living Artifacts (Vivifacts) of Eastern North America." Ethnobiology Letters 6 (1): 183–188. doi:], defined in this paper as any living plant or animal the appearance, features, or distribution of which can be understood as the product of past human action. The ethical considerations required by living artefacts are discussed. Different types of living things that can be grouped under the vivifact concept are then reviewed, including culturally modified trees, patterns of vegetation growth and living populations having traits selected for by past human activity. Practical approaches are described by which archaeologists can approach these resources. Two case studies are presented from Virginia, one describing vegetation survey in a wooded landscape and one examining modern sheep populations to better understand eighteenth-century sheep. However, the techniques described could be applied anywhere in the world. I propose that vivifacts are best understood through the lens of the systems that create and maintain them. The common ground uniting all living things is that they are produced and maintained by systems, and it is the examination of these systems that can serve to create a unified archaeology of living things. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. Decent jobs in Accra's malls? The role of flexibilisation and informalisation in shaping workers' employment outcomes.
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Eduful, Alexander K. and Hooper, Michael
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46. The Korean Wave during the coronavirus pandemic: an analysis of social media activities in Indonesia.
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Aritenang, Adiwan Fahlan, Drianda, Riela Provi, Kesuma, Meyriana, and Ayu, Nadia
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This paper investigates the temporal dynamic of Korean Wave (also known as Hallyu) as an online entertainment consumption and emotions experienced in the first five-month period during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused cities across the globe to regulate restrictions of social distancing and mobility. Previous studies suggest that city lockdowns may lead to public health problems due to restriction on human interaction. This study aims to examine the changing pattern of online entertainment consumption and how it was impacted by consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper uses Google's trend data to examine the dynamics of search terms and Natural language processing (NLP) model using twitter's text data to analyse cultural consumption and emotional analysis. The study reveals an increasing trend in search terms related to the Korean Wave during the lockdown. Simultaneously, the text analysis of tweets showed that positive experiences occurred three-fold compared to negative experiences, suggesting happiness and joy were received with the cultural consumption. The study highlights the possibility of employing user-generated data, such as that of Google and Twitter, as an alternative source to understand the behaviour and wellbeing of the urban population for both urban and media studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. Love, Personality, Agency, Jews: Intimate Relationships of Jews in Germany post-1945.
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Kranz, Dani
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This paper is about Jewish experiences of marriage/partnership, family, and love, as much as it is about doing being Jewish, feeling Jewish, and expressing (Jewish) agency in post-1945 Germany. While 'families' are often approached in terms of social structures in social theory, this paper seeks to relate the experiences of Jews and their partnership/marriage and family forms to the broad concepts of love, agency, personality, and negotiations of Jewishness in the everyday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. Updating 'stockpiling as resilience' in the context of the cost-of-living crisis: tracking changes in resilience strategies in the U.K.
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Benker, Beth
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COVID-19 pandemic ,STAY-at-home orders ,REGULATION of body weight ,COST of living ,CRISES - Abstract
Using the seven resilience strategies identified in the previous paper entitled "Stockpiling as Resilience," this study offers an update on the previous study 1 year later with interviews with the same households. The first paper was the result of interviews with 19 households held between April and May 2020 across the UK, and explored how these households managed lack of access to food during the COVID-19 lockdowns. This paper presents the same participants' experiences following the UK lockdowns in the context of the sharp rise in the cost-of-living in the UK Taken together, both phases of interviews bring into clear relief the influences affecting the UK food system, one characterized by increasing inaccessibility of food. This follow-up paper establishes that four of seven resilience strategies are still actively used, whereas three have become unnecessary. Two further themes are made salient in the interview data: weight management and convenience. Overall, this paper acts as a preliminary investigation into strategies that households are likely to utilize in the coming months and years in the context of the cost-of-living crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Paving over taquerias to put up condos: constructing urban imaginaries of migrant foodscapes via digital food narratives.
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Hammelman, Colleen, Carr Salas, Consuelo, and Tornabene, Sara
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RESTAURANT reviews ,CITIES & towns ,CONDOMINIUMS ,URBAN geography ,PAVEMENTS ,CONSUMERS' reviews - Abstract
In this paper, we explore the social construction of place through a close analysis of the language used in online reviews to describe migrant-owned or -serving restaurants and their neighborhoods in Charlotte, NC. Through analysis of more than 2,000 online reviews of 16 restaurants across multiple platforms, we found that online restaurant reviews are key sites in which discourse about particular social groups and spaces is brought forth. In particular, through racialized narratives that rely on descriptions of lack, depictions of danger, and stereotypes, urban imaginaries are constructed that enable remaking Latin American neighborhoods. We further argue that reproducing such urban imaginaries serves to devalue migrant neighborhoods through presenting them as places that do not match modern city aspirations. This paper contributes to literature in food studies, urban geography, and rhetoric by examining the ways that digital food grammars pave the way for remaking migrant neighborhoods in emerging migrant gateway cities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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50. A review on failure behavior and life prediction of circulation pumps in lead-bismuth eutectic cooled reactors.
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Wang, Fan, Xiao, Fei, Wensheng, Ma, Wang, Tianzhou, and Wang, Tao
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In advanced nuclear power systems, structure materials have compatibility problems with lead-bismuth eutectic coolants such as liquid metal corrosion, and the corrosion failure behavior of the circulation pump is one of the main causes of nuclear safety accidents. Specifically, this paper reviews the failure behavior of the main pump in a flowing lead-bismuth environment for a prolonged period, alongside the prediction of the impeller blade's fatigue life. The development process and main structure of the nuclear reactor are introduced, and the failure behavior and influencing factors of the impeller blade of the main pump are discussed in detail. This paper also provides an in-depth analysis of material composition, oxygen content, temperature, corrosion time, relative velocity, and coating, to identify the failure reason and mechanism of the structural components featuring austenitic stainless steel as the main material. Finally, the fatigue life of the impeller and its prediction model are described from the perspective of fatigue failure, and the reliability analysis of fatigue life prediction is analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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