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Contemporary Pakistani Speculative Fiction and the Global Imaginary: Democratizing Human Futures

Contemporary Pakistani Speculative Fiction and the Global Imaginary is the first book-length study of Anglophone speculative fiction from Pakistan. Shazia Sadaf and Aroosa Kanwal are less concerned...

The Effects of Immigration on Agricultural Development: Brazil in the Age of Mass Migration

We study the effects of immigration during the Age of Mass Migration (1855–1920) on Brazil’s agricultural development in 1920. Instrumenting for a municipality’s immigrant share using the interaction of aggregate immigrant inflows and the expansion of Brazil’s railway network, we...

Model predictive control with state estimation and reduced-order physics for nuclear reactor operation during unanticipated communication transients

Advanced nuclear reactors are increasingly being designed for remote operation and higher levels of autonomy, particularly for small and microreactor applications where on-site staffing and frequent fuel handling may be impractical. These new operational paradigms would require n...

Investigating Hydrologic Alteration Under Historical and Future Scenarios in the Mobile River and Perdido River Basins Using the Cubist Algorithm

Study RegionMobile River and Perdido River Basins of Alabama, USA.Study FocusThis study investigates the impacts of human activities and climate variability on hydrologic alterations in the Mobile River and Perdido River Basins of Alabama. The research uses a machine learning app...

Advancing evaluation methodologies for CBRN simulation exercises: integrating social psychology with program evaluation

Simulation exercises are widely used to rehearse plans, test capabilities, clarify interdependencies, and identify preparedness gaps for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) hazards. Existing procedural evaluation guidance is useful, but procedural indicators al...