Periodic Microstrip Leaky Wave Antenna with Double-Sided Shorting Pins and Pairs of Slots by Yahuan Chen, Kuang Wang, Yuanxin Li, Yunliang Long

“…The measured radiation pattern in the y-z plane shows that the antenna can scan electronically from 142° to 39° toward the end-fire (+z direction) when the operating frequency changes from 6 GHz to 12.9 GHz. …”
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Higher-order sliding mode observer and fractional-order sliding mode control for precise wildfire tracking in heterogeneous multi-agent systems by Ammar Alsinai, Aasma Zaman, Azmat Ullah Khan Niazi

“…This study considers the complications caused by collaborative wildfire tracking in unmanned air vehicles and unmanned ground vehicle heterogeneous multi-agent systems with various types of faults like actuator and sensor faults throughout fire tracking. A control technique for formation control using fractional-order non-singular fast terminal sliding mode (FO-NFTSM) control approach to entitle the heterogeneous multi-agent system to track wildfire dispersion. …”
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Using Animal Retribution Fiction for the Promotion of Environmental Awareness: the Case for a Reinterpretation of Daphne Du Maurier's "The Birds" by Xavier LACHAZETTE

“…Al Gore's phrase "An Inconvenient Truth", for instance, strikes one's imagination far less than the "house on fire" metaphor popularized by French President Jacques Chirac and Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. …”
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Tours de Babel et lettres de feu : motifs bibliques dans le Berlin de Vladimir Nabokov by Monica Manolescu-Oancea

“…This article adopts a different stance, focusing on two Old Testament motifs that appear in Nabokov’s last Russian novel (The Gift) and in his autobiography, namely the Tower of Babel and the letters of fire from the book of Daniel. Starting from these motifs involving shop signs, letters and light, I attempt to connect the urban scene of exile with the issue of bilingualism, and to show in what ways Nabokov’s use of these two biblical topoi points to a vision of literary creation as transgression. …”
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Effect of Intermediate Stiffeners on the Behaviors of Partially Concrete Encased Steel Beams by Cheng-Cheng Chen, Teguh Sudibyo

“…Partially concrete encased steel (PE) beams are composite steel beams and concrete elements that present several advantages, such as higher fire resistant, higher flexural capacity, and higher lateral torsional buckling resistant compared to bare steel beams. …”
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Humours and their Legacy in Early Buddhist Medicine by Federico Divino

“…The aim is to trace possible historical developments of a humoral conception that originates from an Indo-European duality between fire and water, with these elements serving as the original core of humoral theory. …”
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Les eaux comme frontières dans les Enfers gréco-romains, d’après L’Odyssée d’Homère, la Théogonie d’Hésiode, La République de Platon et L’Énéide de Virgile by Emilia Ndiaye

“…The Pyriphelegeton, ‘river of fire’, encloses Tartarus, reinforcing the separation between the criminals locked up there and the others; the river Ameles in the plain of Lethe symbolizes a border between past and future, providing souls with the oblivion of their past life before their reincarnation, according to the Platonic myths of the Phaedo and the Republic. …”
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Thinning Southern Pines - A Key to Greater Returns by Chris Demers, Michael Andreu, Babe McGowan, Alan Long, Jarek Nowak

“…Thinning is also beneficial for wildlife, especially when combined with prescribed fire or herbicide use to control competing vegetation. …”
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Étude paléodémographique et utilisation du feu à Hili N, une sépulture collective en fosse de la fin de l’âge du Bronze ancien aux Émirats Arabes Unis by Esther Gatto, Gautier Basset, Sophie Méry, Kathleen McSweeney

“…The significance of these fires - ideology, ritual, utilitarian – is unknown. …”
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Reforming the Departmental Higher Education Institutions: A Critical Analysis by V. V. Bulgakov

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Wildfire Susceptibility Mapping Using Five Boosting Machine Learning Algorithms: The Case Study of the Mediterranean Region of Turkey by Sohaib K. M. Abujayyab, Moustafa Moufid Kassem, Ashfak Ahmad Khan, Raniyah Wazirali, Mücahit Coşkun, Enes Taşoğlu, Ahmet Öztürk, Ferhat Toprak

“…Forest fires caused by different environmental and human factors are responsible for the extensive destruction of natural and economic resources. …”
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Bioinspired self-flowing wood chemical treatment by Xuan Wang, Sheldon Q. Shi

“…In this process, wood lumbers are placed in a tank containing treatment chemicals such as preservatives, fire retardants, or reactive agents. Through an absorbent sheet bridging the untreated lumber to an overflow tank, the chemicals are drawn into the lumber under capillary force and pressure difference, so that continuous treatment occurs inside the wood. …”
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Utilizing Sentinel-2 Data for Mapping Burned Areas in Banjarbaru Wetlands, South Kalimantan Province by Deasy Arisanty, Muhammad Feindhi Ramadhan, Parida Angriani, Muhammad Muhaimin, Aswin Nur Saputra, Karunia Puji Hastuti, Dedi Rosadi

“…Sentinel-2 imagery can identify forest and land fires in underground parts, surface fires, and crown fires. …”
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Ecology and the evolution of cooperation by partner choice and reciprocity by Marcelino Fuentes

“…Partner choice may have allowed humans to use a set of collectively produced goods including clothing, fire, hunting tools, housing, and shared knowledge, to the point that they became essential.…”
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Comparative analysis: PVC and concrete panels and traditional masonry by Iara Lima da Silva, Renata de Oliveira Gomes

“…However, it presents challenges such as the emission of toxic gases in fire situations and limited suppliers, which can increase costs. …”
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Contaminantes en el Medio Ambiente Urbano: Los Perfluoroalquilos by Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Gurpal S. Toor

“…Feature image credit: iStock/Thinkstock.com (non-stick pan, waterproof fabric, and fire fighting foam)/Digital Vision/Thinkstock.com (fast food) SL418-Span/SS644: Contaminantes en el Medio Ambiente Urbano: Los Perfluoroalquilos (ufl.edu) …”
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Habsburg Hunting Palace in Vistula – An Attempt at Architectural Reconstruction by ROSŁON-MAZGAJ Katarzyna, SOKÓŁ Małgorzata

“…In 1927 it was allocated to the seat of the President of the Republic of Poland, but a few days before handing over to the Head of State, a fire destroyed the residence (December 1927). Few photos and plans have survived to our times. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Fiber Reinforced Lightweight Concrete Containing Surfactant by Yoo-Jae Kim, Jiong Hu, Soon-Jae Lee, Byung-Hee You

“…Fiber reinforced aerated lightweight concrete (FALC) was developed to reduce concrete's density and to improve its fire resistance, thermal conductivity, and energy absorption. …”
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Tværfaglig tænkning i universitetsundervisning by Line Nielsen, Christina Juul Jensen, Signe Allerup Vangkilde, Charlotte Bjerre Meilstrup, Malene Kubstrup Nelausen

“…Projektet tog afsæt i en teoretisk model for tværfaglig tænkning med fire underliggende kompetencer (refleksion, samarbejde, kritisk tænkning og håndtering af usikkerhed). …”
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Factors associated with lung cancer among firefighters: a systematic literature review by Augustine W. Kang, Natalie S. Lui

“…We discuss the association between age, race, and time spent fighting fires with lung cancer development. Our review also underscores the scarcity of studies investigating specific carcinogens and their role in firefighters’ lung cancer risk, emphasizing the need for more targeted research. …”
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