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Skilled for Whom? Immigration Policy, Racial Capitalism, and the Reproduction of Inequality in Britain

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the UK's 2025 Immigration White Paper as a critical site for understanding how immigration policy functions as an instrument of racial capitalism. Drawing on Critical Race Theory, the theory of social reproduction, and intersectionality, it interrogates how the state's construction of the ‘skilled migrant’ operates as a ...
Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Umar, Deborah Hamer‐Acquaah   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonlinear Behaviour of Aluminium and Passive Brackets in Ventilated Facades: Experimental Tests and Numerical Modelling. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Zawiślak Ł, Schabowicz K, Kopyłow O.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Mysterious Stranger and Modern Enchantment

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sociological accounts of modernity have long emphasized rationalization, alienation, and the attenuation of affective intensity. While these diagnoses capture crucial dynamics of modern social order, they leave underexplored a persistent and generative dimension of social life: enchantment.
Dmitry Kurakin
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of photobioreactor designs for potential application as microalgal façade systems. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Tekin Z, Al-Hammadi M, Çalişkan G, Irkdaş Doğu D, Mengi O, Deniz D, Güngörmüşler M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Twenty‐First Century Butlers and the New Spirit of Service

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More than 50 years ago, Lewis Coser argued that the “servant” had become obsolete, claiming that such a “premodern” occupation could not function within modernity without religious legitimations. However, with parts of the contemporary service sector exhibiting the very characteristics that Coser viewed as “premodern”—especially within ...
Bryan Boyle
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry façades from images using macroelement-based modeling. [PDF]

Commun Eng
Ariss M, Pantoja-Rosero BG, Duarte F, Klimenka M, Ratti C.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fuel to Green: Do U.S. Oil and Gas Firms Use Green Innovation and CSR Disclosure to Mitigate Financial Risk

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore how oil and gas firms adopt two sustainability tools, namely green innovation and corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure, either separately or in combination, to mitigate financial risk. The empirical study examines a sample of 229 oil and gas firms over the 2010 to 2019 period.
Imen Khanchel, Naima Lassoued, Imen Fakhfakh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomimetic Shading Systems: Integrating Motorised and Moisture-Responsive Actuation for Adaptive Façades. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Imani N, Le Guen MJ, Bedggood N, Betteridge C, Gauss C, Barbier M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Adapting to Urban Heights: Multidimensional Gradients Drive Nest‐Selection Plasticity and Trade‐Offs in a Human‐Commensal Sparrow

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Urban Eurasian tree sparrows exhibit pronounced nest‐site plasticity, exploiting vertical building space while preferring lower nest heights when sites are abundant. Nest decisions are driven by altitude and building height rather than other factors, indicating a shift toward anthropogenic resources in cities.
Yang Wang, Guanqun Kou, Fangyuan Liu, Xu Liu, Juyong Li, Jie Wang, Qian Zhang, Yuan Yin, Limin Wang, John C. Wingfield, Fumin Lei, Dongming Li   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cadastral plots dataset: Availability of passive climatization strategies in Barcelona's residential buildings. [PDF]

Data Brief
Moccia A, Alonso-Montolío C, Coch H.
europepmc   +1 more source