con Strong Demand Boosts Builder Confidence Despite Supply Chain Disruptions By www.floortrendsmag.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0400 Builders are getting increasingly concerned about affordability hurdles ahead for most buyers. Full Article
con Misunderstanding Premium Economy By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:54:16 GMT This showed up in my feed today, although its from 2022. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/05/plane-seat-upgrade-premium-economy/655058/ https://archive.is/w0NwZ I think the author here missed the mark, or the airlines have... Full Article TravelBuzz
con Pets Continue to Influence Home Renovation Decisions, Houzz Study Finds By www.floortrendsmag.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:00:00 -0400 Houzz's 2024 study reveals nearly half of pet owners prioritize their animals when renovating, and flooring was the most popular upgrade. Full Article
con New California Law Overhauls Carpet Recycling Program, Sparking Industry Concerns By www.floortrendsmag.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:30:00 -0400 AB 863 will replace the current carpet recycling program, which has consistently met state goals, with a complicated new program that is both untested, unproven, and more costly, said The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI), which opposes the measure. See previous coverage here. Full Article
con CARE Sets Date for 2025 Carpet Recycling Conference, Announces Lead Sponsor By www.floortrendsmag.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400 The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) will host its 23rd Annual Conference under the theme "Carpet Recycling: Riding the Sustainability Wave" at the Sea Bird Resort in Oceanside, California, May 20-21, 2025. Full Article
con Confused re presentation of passport no. on booking site By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:37:27 GMT Hi, I don't know which forum to use for this but perhaps I can be sent in the right direction. I am trying to complete my booking of the second of two flights for a relative on Ryanair (Dublin to Manchester UK and back). Each flight was booked... Full Article CommunityBuzz
con Recent advances in non- destructive testing of concretes and structures: An outlook By academicjournals.org Published On :: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0100 Non Destructive Testing (NDT) of materials and structures is one of the most common forms of quality control. The Nigerian infrastructure systems continue to deteriorate due to lack of integrity checks on some identified projects in both public and private sector. Analysis of various sectors in Nigeria revealed that there are abandon projects in building and constructions industry while majo... Full Article
con Evaluating mixed reality technology for architectural design and construction layout By academicjournals.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0100 Mixed reality (MR) technology has attracted increasing interest in the architecture and construction industry since the commercial availability of head-mounted MR devices in 2016. With its ability of overlaying digital building models in real construction sites, building owners, architects, engineers, and contractors have quickly recognized the value of MR technology in on-site architectural... Full Article
con Study of physico-mechanical properties of concretes based on palm kernel shells originating from the locality of Haut Nkam in Cameroon By academicjournals.org Published On :: Sun, 31 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100 This study is based on the use of palm kernel shells as aggregate in the manufacture of concrete. Several (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) substitutions were used in the volume fraction of the aggregates. In order to evaluate the effect of this substitution, the mechanical properties at 7 and 28 days for compression was determine, 28 days for bending and then the physical properties of fresh and har... Full Article
con Potential use and benefits of automation for traffic control in roadway construction By academicjournals.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 This paper addresses the impact of using automated flagging devices in road construction instead of using construction workers. To examine the efficacy of automating this construction activity, a group of drivers with diverse characteristics/demographics was involved in the study. The diverse characteristics included gender, age, years of driving experience, and level of formal education (e.... Full Article
con The effect of curing condition and use of additives on compressive strength of lime/pozzolana mortar By academicjournals.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100 Previous studies have shown that the obsidian pozzolana of the Sabaloka area processes a high pozzolana index. Therefore, it was chosen to study the effect of its curing condition and use of additives on the compressive strength of lime pozzolana mortar. The investigation revealed that the strength of pozzolana mortar is affected positively or increases with the curing condition (humidity, t... Full Article
con Perception of professionals on factors influencing skilled labor shortages in the Nigerian construction industry By academicjournals.org Published On :: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100 The construction industry in Nigeria plays a pivotal role in economic growth, yet it faces a critical challenge: a shortage of skilled labor. This study aims to identify the key factors influencing skilled labor availability in Nigerias construction sector and propose actionable solutions. Through an extensive literature review and distribution of questionnaires to construction professionals... Full Article
con 'Generation Z' and 'second generation': an agenda for learning from cross-cultural negotiations of the climate crisis in the lives of second generation immigrants. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 06/01/2021(AN 151284196); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article CHILDREN of immigrants GENERATION Z ENVIRONMENTAL literacy SCHOOL environment CLIMATE change education CRISES
con Making women's shelters more conducive to family life: professionals' exploration of the benefits of nature. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 08/01/2021(AN 152310093); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article WOMEN'S shelters THEMATIC analysis FAMILIES PARENTS SOCIAL belonging PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being
con Inclusion, social capital and space within an English secondary free school. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 08/01/2021(AN 152310089); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article ENGLAND FREE schools SOCIAL space SOCIAL capital SECONDARY schools SOCIAL integration PUBLIC spaces ANALYTIC spaces
con Hegemony and the neoconservative politics of early education policymaking. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 04/01/2022(AN 155952645); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article TURKEY POLICY sciences HEGEMONY PRACTICAL politics CIVIL society EDUCATION policy
con Reconceptualizing family reunification from a youth mobilities perspective: transnational youth between Ghana and Belgium. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 04/01/2022(AN 155952641); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article GHANA BELGIUM FAMILY reunification YOUNG adults NUCLEAR families FAMILY research DIASPORA DEVELOPING countries
con Reconfiguring child–adult relationships in foster care with implications for childhood studies. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 06/01/2022(AN 156867989); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article ADULT-child relationships FOSTER home care FOSTER children
con Children as potential – a window to cultural ideals, anxieties and conflicts. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 06/01/2022(AN 156867991); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article ELIAS Norbert 1897-1990 ANXIETY SOCIAL anxiety SOCIAL dynamics SOCIAL norms SOCIAL processes SOCIOLOGISTS
con Conflictuality and situated inequality in children's school life. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 06/01/2022(AN 156867994); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article STUDENTS EQUALITY EDUCATION policy PSYCHOLOGISTS PARENTS
con Childhood prism research: an approach for enabling unique childhood studies contributions within the wider scholarly field. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 06/01/2022(AN 156867993); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article PRISMS THEORY of knowledge ONTOLOGY MICROSCOPES
con From childhood studies to childism: reconstructing the scholarly and social imaginations. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 06/01/2022(AN 156867992); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article IMAGINATION VERSTEHEN FEMINISM
con A make-believe confinement for Brazilian young children in the COVID-19 pandemic. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 08/01/2022(AN 158427724); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article BRAZIL COVID-19 pandemic BRAZILIANS INDIGENOUS peoples SOCIAL groups
con Environmental education in Aotearoa New Zealand: reconfiguring possum–child mortal relations. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 08/30/2022(AN 158810954); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article
con Children's spaces in coastal cities: challenges to conventional urban understandings and prospects for child-friendly blue urbanism. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 10/01/2022(AN 159948780); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article PUBLIC spaces CITIES & towns DISASTER resilience GEOGRAPHERS
con A society-centric approach to child rights governance in the EU context: how to strengthen the political presence and participation of children? By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 10/01/2022(AN 159948776); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article EUROPEAN Union POLITICAL participation CHILDREN'S rights CHILD welfare SOCIAL theory CONVENTION on the Rights of the Child
con Education in a changing climate: reconceptualising school and classroom climate through the fiery atmos-fears of Australia's Black summer. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 10/01/2022(AN 159948775); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article AUSTRALIA CLASSROOM environment CLIMATE change education SCHOOL environment INTERPERSONAL relations POLITICAL participation
con Constructions and contestations of Indigenous girlhoods in residential schools in Central India. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 12/01/2022(AN 160715514); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article INDIA BOARDING schools COMMUNITIES SELF-efficacy TEENAGE girls
con Contesting the secular school: everyday nationalism and negotiations of Muslim childhoods. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 12/01/2022(AN 160715513); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article BENGALURU (India) INDIAN Muslims MUSLIMS SCHOOL contests RELIGIOUS minorities NATIONALISM
con Decontextualized schooling and (child) development: Adivasi communities' negotiations of early childhood care and education and schooling provisions in India. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 12/01/2022(AN 160715511); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article INDIA EARLY childhood education PRESCHOOL children INDIGENOUS children COMMUNITIES EDUCATIONAL accountability HOME schooling
con Migrant childhoods and schooling in India: contesting the inclusion-exclusion binary. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 12/01/2022(AN 160715510); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article BENGALURU (India) INDIA CHILDREN of immigrants SCHOOL contests IMMIGRANTS SCHOOL children ETHNOLOGY
con Perception, concern, competency: children's understanding of physical and non-physical aspects of urban environment in Iran. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 02/01/2023(AN 163249014); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article IRAN UNICEF SCHOOL children URBAN growth IRANIANS COMMUNITIES PERFORMANCE in children PUBLIC spaces SPACE perception
con The challenges and affordances of online participatory workshops in the context of young people's everyday climate crisis activism: insights from facilitators. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 02/01/2023(AN 163249013); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article YOUNG adults CLIMATE change ACTIVISM VIRTUAL communities COMMUNITIES
con Outdoor activities and contact with nature in the Portuguese context: a comparative study between children's and their parents' experiences. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 02/01/2023(AN 163249011); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article LISBON (Portugal) OUTDOOR recreation FOSSIL trees TREE climbing PARENTS ROCK climbing
con Fishy childhoods in space and time: intergenerational continuities and changes. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 02/01/2023(AN 163249007); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article CYPRUS PROFESSIONAL orientations GREEK Cypriots FISHING villages FISH communities SOCIAL processes
con Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis. Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities: Nicola Jones, Kate Pincock, Bassam Abu Hamad (Editors), 2021, Abingdon, New York: Routledge 238 pp., paperback £27.99/e-book open access content, ISBN 978-0-367-76461-6 By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 08/01/2023(AN 167303416); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article NEW York (State) EQUALITY ELECTRONIC books TEENAGERS GENDER inequality YOUNG adults INTERNALLY displaced persons
con Navigating dis/ableist school playgrounds and toilets with geographic maturity: stories of young people with dwarfism from their secondary education. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 08/01/2023(AN 167303406); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article YOUNG adults PLAYGROUNDS TOILETS DWARFISM ABLEISM PUBLIC spaces
con 'You don't realise they're helping you until you realise they're helping you': reconceptualising adultism through community music. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 08/01/2023(AN 167303405); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article COMMUNITY music GEOGRAPHY education HUMAN geography CRITICAL pedagogy MUSIC education
con The (unaccompanied) minor as mobility: the tactics of young African migrants in Italy to contest spatio-temporal control. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 12/01/2023(AN 174964052); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article ITALY DRILL & minor tactics AFRICANS MINORS TRANSITION to adulthood RACIALIZATION YOUNG men
con Children's access to play during the COVID-19 pandemic in the urban context in Turkey. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 02/01/2024(AN 175911755); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article ISTANBUL (Turkey) TURKEY COVID-19 pandemic PUBLIC spaces YOUNG adults EXPERT evidence CIVIL society
con Multispecies collaboratories: reconfiguring children's more-than-human entanglement with colonization, urban development and climate change. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 02/01/2024(AN 175911766); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article VICTORIA LONDON (Ont.) URBAN climatology GREEN movement INDIGENOUS peoples RECIPROCITY (Psychology) KINSHIP INDIGENOUS children
con 'I'm going to call my friend to join us': connections and challenges in online video interviews with children during COVID-19. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 02/01/2024(AN 175911764); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article ONTARIO COVID-19 pandemic STREAMING video & television VIRTUAL communities CONSTRUCTION equipment VIDEOS EXIT interviewing
con Reconfiguring school learning spaces: students' and teachers' voices on well-being. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Children's Geographies; 02/01/2024(AN 175911767); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article TURKEY HIGH school teachers SCHOOL children SELF-determination theory STUDENT well-being LEARNING SCHOOL environment
con Exploring the opportunities and constraints of urban small green spaces: an investigation of affordances. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 04/01/2024(AN 178088140); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article TEHRAN (Iran) PUBLIC spaces PHYSICAL activity SOCIALIZATION COGNITIVE development WELL-being CITIES & towns
con The 'messy' online classroom during COVID-19: students opening up a liminal space between being controlled and exercising agency. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 04/01/2024(AN 178088139); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article SEOUL (Korea) COVID-19 pandemic CHILD actors ONLINE education BILEVEL programming SEMI-structured interviews PARTICIPANT observation VIRTUAL classrooms
con Our culturally maladaptive transport discourses are continuing to fail our children. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 04/01/2024(AN 178088138); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article AUSTRALIA TRAFFIC safety CHILD mortality NOISE pollution SOCIAL injustice DISCOURSE HUMAN rights
con 'But, what is a researcher?' Developing a novel ethics resource to support informed consent with young children. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 06/01/2024(AN 178088790); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article RESEARCH personnel ETHICS RESEARCH ethics
con Hong Kong kindergartens in urban space: policy aspirations, historical trajectories, and contemporary disparities. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 06/01/2024(AN 178088787); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article HONG Kong (China) KINDERGARTEN children PUBLIC spaces URBAN policy KINDERGARTEN facilities KINDERGARTEN URBAN density
con Category construction and knowledge production in childhood studies: rethinking 'left-behind children' through the case of 'liushou children' in China. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 08/01/2024(AN 178911409); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article CHILDREN of migrant laborers POSTCOLONIALISM PARENTS HEGEMONY FAMILIES
con Identifying clientelism in orphanages: a conceptual model. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 08/01/2024(AN 178911406); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article PARENTAL death SOCIAL networks ORPHANAGES PATRONAGE CONCEPTUAL models
