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Laboratory investigation of wetting induced deformation in unsaturated expansive soil during shield tunnelling in Yangzhou, China. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Dai Q, Liu X, Qian H.
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Anti‐Takeover Provisions and Corporate Tax Avoidance

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the impact of anti‐takeover provisions (ATPs) on corporate tax avoidance in firms listed on Chinese A‐share markets, using rule‐based textual analysis over 2009–2023. In the absence of a unified anti‐takeover statute in China, legal reforms since 2006 have expanded corporate bylaw autonomy, enabling managers to adopt charter‐based ...
Zhiying Hu, Wenhui Jin, Yuyu Zhang, Liya Hou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on plastic flow of conditioned soil within pressure chamber of deeply buried EPB shields tunneling through sandy stratum. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhong X, Huang S, Wang H, Yun Q.
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‘I'd rather have worse gums than worse lungs’: Young people's views of nicotine pouches in the UK

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Nicotine pouches entered the UK market in 2019. Although research has shown that young people's prevalence of use has been low, it has been reported to be increasing and a cause for concern. This paper reports the findings of the first qualitative study in the UK to explore the views of 14–16 year olds' knowledge, awareness
Andy MacGregor, Jessica Shields, Asiya Hamid, Eleanor Holman, Hannah Biggs, Sarah Minty, Jamie Pearce, Allison Ford   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perfecting Exit: The Politics of Quitting Among Migrant Care Workers in the United States

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of construction impact and safety evaluation of metro shield tunnel under-crossing existing bridge pile foundation. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xu J, Zhang X, Lin S, Feng D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Cryo‐EM structures of multiple‐peptide resistance factor (MprF) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Cryo‐EM analysis of MprF from Pseudomonas aeruginosa reveals a dimeric enzyme, distinct from Rhizobium homologues. The soluble GNAT domain contains a dynamic amphipathic helix (TTH) that adopts different positions in detergent micelle and nanodisc, relative to the membrane.
Shaileshanand Jha, Kutti R. Vinothkumar
wiley   +1 more source

Cryo‐EM structure of GH43 β‐Xylosidase from Enterobacter cloacae provides insights into substrate specificity and the role of an auxiliary domain in enzymatic activity

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Xylan, the second most abundant plant cell wall polysaccharide, is degraded by β‐xylanases and β‐xylosidases. Here, we present the 2.65 Å cryo‐EM structure of Enterobacter cloacae β‐xylosidase (EcXyl43, GH43) and the 2.4 Å X‐ray structure of its inactive F507A mutant.
Lorenzo Briganti, Andre Schutzer Godoy, Caio Cesar Mello Capetti, Rafaela Sachetto Fernandes, Vanessa O. A. Pellegrini, Ornella M. Ontañon, Eleonora Campos, Rodrigo V. Portugal, Igor Polikarpov   +8 more
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Discrete element study on mechanical properties of layered sand-cobble strata under unloading stress path of shield construction. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Liang L, Shi Y, Wei G, Yu C, Feng G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Is Time Travel Possible? Accidental Signs as Sociolinguistic “Wormholes”

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sociolinguistics primarily focuses on deliberately staged public signs, while relatively less attention has been given to ephemeral and non‐deliberate signs in urban environments. This study investigates “ accidental signs,” which are hidden historical texts suddenly exposed by unpredictable events.
Ge SONG (宋歌)
wiley   +1 more source