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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
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Research progress and current status of dynamic wave propagation characteristics in rock mass: A review

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This review elucidates the velocity–dispersion–attenuation coupling mechanisms of wave propagation in rock masses, compares six representative models, and reveals how pressure, temperature, mineral composition, and anisotropy jointly control dynamic responses in complex geological media.
Jiajun Shu, Tao Li, Ruiqi Yuan, Yue Li, Bingni Wu, Bo Liu, Zhengding Deng, Galindo Rubén, Fausto Molina‐Gómez   +8 more
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Experimental Analysis of the Changes in Coral Sand Beach Profiles under Regular Wave Conditions

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
This study utilized 50 laboratory experiments to document the evolution of coral beaches under varying regular wave conditions, including five distinct wave periods and ten wave heights.
Zhen Yao, Jie Chen, Changbo Jiang, Hai Liang, Zhiyuan Wu, Bin Deng, Yuannan Long, Chen Bian   +7 more
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Dynamic Characteristics of Coral Sand in the Condition of Particle Breakage

Geofluids, 2022
To study the influence of coral sand particle breakage on its dynamic characteristics, taking the South China Sea coral sand as the research object, one-dimensional consolidation test was conducted to prepare different particle breakage degree samples ...
Hui Long, Ke Zhuang, Bo Deng, Jianlin Jiao, Junjie Zuo, Enlu You   +5 more
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Upper bound limit analysis of coral reef limestone cavern roof stability incorporating a tension‐shear failure mechanism with tensile‐strength cut‐off

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
For the roof of coral reef limestone caverns, a novel tension‐shear composite failure mechanism was developed. The most critical tensile crack model was identified using a hybrid optimization algorithm, and the stability of the cavern roof was analyzed accordingly.
Dongsheng Xu, Chenxu Li, Chuantan Hou
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Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
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Characteristics and modelling of coral sand particle breakage under principal stress axis rotation

Soils and Foundations
To investigate the stress–strain characteristics and particle breakage laws of coral sand under the rotation of the principal stress axis—Objectives, the triaxial test and the principal stress axis rotation test were conducted on coral sand with varying ...
Zhangqing Xuan, Yanyan Cai, Jin Yu, Peng Xue   +3 more
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Heat, Health and Holidays: Reported Heat Related Adjustments to Australian Tourist Behaviour

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study assessed how climate‐related hazards affect Australian tourists' travel planning. While 80% of tourists report no impact, the 20% who do experience disruption most commonly change their activities, timing, or destination, with heat and rain affecting the same proportion of tourists across beach, city, nature, and family tourism types ...
Kerstin K. Zander, Sohail Ali, Amila Kasun Sampath Udage Kankanamge, Ronju Ahammad, Jonatan Lassa, Matthew Abunyewah, Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Stephen T. Garnett   +7 more
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Study on the influence of fine particle spatial distribution on the undrained shear properties of coral sand from reef island

Shuiwen dizhi gongcheng dizhi
Coral sand is a crucial geotechnical material for the construction of islands and reefs in the South China Sea. In many reclamation areas, the particle size distribution of coral sand spans a wide range, encompassing sizes from sand particles to fine ...
Yang WU, Linxuan PAN, Yangzhi LUO, Jie CUI, Haibo LV, Zhaotian ZENG, Binhong GAN   +6 more
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Two new endemic species of Portulaca (Portulacaceae) from the Brazilian Pampa grasslands

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Portulaca L. is a monophyletic, cosmopolitan genus of succulent plants comprising ca 153 species, with particularly high diversity in xerophytic ecosystems in tropical and subtropical regions. Based on morphological evidence, we describe and illustrate two new species from the Brazilian Pampa, Portulaca guaritensis and Portulaca guenoa.
José Roberto Ferraz, Bárbara Pinheiro Moreira, João Marcelo Alvarenga Braga, Leonardo Paz Deble   +3 more
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