Laying Waste: Pre‐Emption, Dispossession, and Deputization in Colonial British Columbia
ABSTRACT Pre‐emption, a legal instrument allowing settlers to acquire Indigenous land via occupation and improvement, is a vital means of colonial dispossession in North America, yet has received relatively little critical attention. Our analysis outlines its significance, shedding new light on the way in which private property power and state ...
Brenna Bhandar, Nicholas Blomley
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Calculation of ultimate bearing capacity and analysis of bearing characteristics for pile group foundation to underlying offset cave. [PDF]
Zhao Y +9 more
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ABSTRACT Even in Eastern Europe, whiteness organises space, race, class and environmental justice research. Inspired by whiteness theory, we draw on a case of environmental injustice affecting the Roma community of Dăroaia—a segregated neighbourhood in Roșia Montană—in the context of the mining conflict over the eponymous gold mine.
Oana Rusu +5 more
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Analysis of the Fracture Resistance of Buildings on Composite Foundations with Horizontal Reinforcement Crossing Normal Faults. [PDF]
Tian J +7 more
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Things at Work: How Things Contribute to Performing Work
Abstract A crucial question for organizations is what constitutes work performance. While the importance of human competence and motivation to work performance has been established, less well understood is how ‘things’ – such as algorithms, tools, instruments, and raw materials – contribute to work performance.
Jörgen Sandberg +2 more
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Mature fault mechanics revealed by the highly efficient 2025 Mandalay earthquake. [PDF]
Lindsey EO +4 more
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Numerical simulation study on the cooperative movement of overburden and fracture healing mechanisms in shallow-buried coal seams. [PDF]
Pang C, Kong Z, Chen L, Xu Z.
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Study on the Failure Law of Overlying Strata in Thick Coal Seam Mining under the Condition of Shallow Burial Depth, Thick Loose Layers, and Thin Bedrock. [PDF]
Ren K +8 more
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Study on plastic flow of conditioned soil within pressure chamber of deeply buried EPB shields tunneling through sandy stratum. [PDF]
Zhong X, Huang S, Wang H, Yun Q.
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Quantitative measurement of changes in mechanical properties of lunar soil simulant caused by drilling disturbances. [PDF]
Li Q, Li J, Xie L, Jiang J.
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