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Field research to ensure the safety of the earth dam [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
One of the ways to ensure the safe condition of earth dams during operation is to conduct field investigations on the structure. One of the factors leading to water spillage over the dam crest is the determination of settlement in the body of the earth ...
Paluanov Daniyar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does a Cadillac engine need a biological and phylogenetic explanation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In this text we briefly explore whether ridiculing material objects like a ‘Cadillac engine’, a ‘desk’, ‘gold bars in a vault’ as reduction ad absurdum in ‘dialectical duels’ or as a metaphor for teaching evolution is really phylogenetically justified,
Fröbisch, Jörg, Romano, Marco
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Environmental Performance Drivers: A Political Cost Approach

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We contribute to the business strategy and the environment literature by examining the effect of political cost pressures on corporate environmental performance in the context of United Kingdom‐listed firms. Drawing on a sample of non‐financial firms from the FTSE All‐Share Index over a period of 10 years (2013–2022), we construct novel ...
Kazi Abul Bashar Muhammad Afzal Hossain   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Earth Dam Break of a Reservoir Based on BREACH Model

open access: yesRenmin Zhujiang, 2021
Frequent rain and flood may lead to earth dam break,resulting in serious consequences.Therefore,it is necessary to analyze the dam break and its impact.Based on the BREACH model,this paper studies the earth dam break of a reservoir.The results show that ...
LIU Fengru, ZHAO Yuhao, ZHAN Damei
doaj  

Institutional Ownership and Corporate Sustainability Performance—A Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between institutional ownership (IO) and corporate sustainability performance (SP), addressing inconsistent findings in prior research and clarifying the boundary conditions of this relationship by testing a defined set of potential moderators.
Hans Henrik Scherer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ハン ムゲン ゴウバンジョウ ノ ゴソウ ダンセイ シショウ ノ ゴヘイバン ハリ ノ オウリョク ブンプ ニツイテ [PDF]

open access: yes, 1961
Here are five rectangular plate-beams of infinite length resting horizontally on the five elastic foundations upon the semi-infinite rigid base. The author has investigated the defiections, defiection-angles, bending moments, shearing forces, and ...
久保 健次
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Greening Under Pressure: Climate Change Exposure and Eco‐Innovation

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the impact of climate change exposure on corporate eco‐innovation. Recognizing the urgent need to address climate change, we examine how firms directly respond to climate risks through eco‐innovation. Our findings indicate that climate change exposure is positively associated with corporate eco‐innovation.
Pietro Perotti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and typology of mountainous irrigated systems: Van Chan district, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
L'histoire récente du Vietnam a été marquée par vingt dernières années de transition, passant d'une économie socialiste à une économie de marché. Dans le domaine agricole, les politiques récentes ont causés d'importants changements jusque dans des zones ...
Dang Dinh Quang,   +4 more
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Merging Psychological, Social, and Rational Perspectives: A Study of the Determinants of Consumer Choices for Sustainable Furniture

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines consumer purchase intentions for a sofa produced through industrial symbiosis (IS), utilizing recycled textiles and fibers. As a high‐investment product, the IS sofa requires a significant financial commitment and involves complex decision‐making, an area less studied compared with other sustainable goods categories.
Rosa Maria Dangelico   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of isolating the core of earthen dams on their permeability [PDF]

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences
Seepage via embankment dams is a crucial factor in the engineering and safety of dams. In order to provide a barrier against water movement, embankment dams are usually built using materials like soil, rock, or a combination of both that have been ...
Tarawneh Anwar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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