Perfecting Exit: The Politics of Quitting Among Migrant Care Workers in the United States
ABSTRACT Quitting tends to be overlooked in studies of resistance and labor because of its individual and private character, its ineffectiveness in changing conditions of labor, and the difficulty of studying it, in favor of more organized and public protests and strikes.
Cati Coe
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Effect of CaO content in Class C fly ash on the deformation properties of fully-graded concrete. [PDF]
Qin L, Gong M, Zhang H, Yang L, Jia L.
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Precarious Development: Climate Crisis and Hydrosocial Futures in the Punjab Canal Colonies
Short Abstract This essay traces the history of the hydrosocial arrangement in Pakistan's Punjab province to reveal how colonial and postcolonial irrigation infrastructural development set up the present moment of crisis instead of enduring development.
Abdul Aijaz
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Corrosion Behavior and Deterioration Mechanism of Ecological Concrete in Deep Water Environment. [PDF]
Wei H, Wang K, Li C, Chen A, Lu H.
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ABSTRACT Tracing the historical roots of climate vulnerability in Sri Lanka's dry zone, this paper contributes new insights into how the legacies of colonialism continue to shape who is vulnerable to climate change and why. Drawing on Gidwani's (2008) conceptualisation of colonial capitalism's waste/value dialectic, the analysis illustrates how ...
Harry M. Quealy
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Unveiling the Degradation Mechanism of Impermeability and Pore Structure in Concrete Under Long-Term Water Exposure. [PDF]
Wei H, Sun Y, Li C, He Y, Lu H, Tang L.
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An Updated Classification of Hydraulic Cements Used in Dentistry
ABSTRACT Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) was the first hydraulic cement used in endodontics. It is composed of Portland cement, a binder in concrete, and bismuth oxide to enhance the radiopacity. MTA was introduced in dentistry to be used as a root‐end filling material and also to repair root perforations.
Josette Camilleri
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Response Surface Optimization of High-Durability Fly Ash-Slag Blended Concrete as an Eco-Friendly Repair Material. [PDF]
Wei H, Chen A, Li C, Zhang J, Lu H.
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ABSTRACT Post‐wildfire flash floods are an escalating climate‐driven hazard. Advanced technical modelling can now inform impact assessments and evaluate interventions to mitigate these risks, yet such analyses are often not supported by adequate governance frameworks to facilitate the implementation of the proposed solutions.
Angelos Alamanos +9 more
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Advanced Experimental Technology, Theory and Numerical Methods in Geomaterials and Concrete Materials. [PDF]
Sun W, Li Y, Liu R, Yu S.
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