Abstract Oregon's wave of data center and semiconductor projects shows how cloud capitalism reorganizes resource systems and territorial governance. Examining Amazon, Google, and Intel, the article traces how fiscal incentives, utility programs, and land‐use instruments are recalibrated to secure hyperscale loads.
Justin Kollar
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Analysis of the Influence of Adhesion on Measured Runway Friction. [PDF]
Baimukhametov G, White G.
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Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
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Mechanistic analysis of frost heave in airport runway subgrades in seasonal frost regions and pavement structural tolerance thresholds. [PDF]
Huang C, Liu J, Wang S.
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Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
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Safety boundary protection control for distributed propulsion vehicle operating in plateau environment. [PDF]
Dong Z, Da X, Zhang B, Guo L.
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Reallocation Effects of Internalizing Externalities: Evidence From China's Straw Burning Ban
ABSTRACT This paper examines the reallocation effects of a typical environmental policy aiming to internalize externalities: the straw burning ban across China. The ban prohibited the traditional farming practice of burning straw while compelling the labour‐intensive practice of straw utilization.
Wenyuan Hua
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Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in US Airports.
Shekhar AC +9 more
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The Risk from Reopening International Travel During a Disease X Pandemic: A Case Study of SARS-CoV-2. [PDF]
Taylor RA +6 more
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Is the rent too high? Land ownership and monopoly power
Abstract Pricing power in real estate markets can reduce housing supply and redevelopment relative to the social optimum. We show how pricing power interacts with popular redevelopment subsidies and zoning regulations. Using building‐level rental income data from NYC, we find that increased concentration is correlated with increased rents.
C. Luke Watson, Oren Ziv
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