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Key technology research and development and prospects for outdoor large- and medium-sized snow groomers

open access: yes工程科学学报
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics served as a pivotal moment for China, offering a chance to showcase its global image and uplift national pride. A key element of this event was the use of large- and medium-sized snow groomers, which played a crucial role
Jiawei SHENG   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Green Is the New Gold: Redefining Opulent Lifestyle Through Organic Food Purchases

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior studies based on the Theory of Planned Behavior mostly examined the effects of health and environmental concerns on organic food consumption; however, few addressed the paradoxical relationships in the context of opulent or symbolic decorum.
Neha Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A fiber bundle model for compressive failures of compacted Antarctic snow

open access: yesFrontiers in Physics
Compressive failures of snow pose significant challenges in snow engineering, particularly for snow roads and runways. Analyzing their microstructural evolution under compression is critical for predicting failure mechanisms and improving design ...
Enzhao Xiao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Greens in Regulation: Biodiversity Strategy Implementation Across the Golf Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although much of the business and biodiversity literature focuses on extractive industries, we turn our attention to the golf industry. Golf courses occupy millions of acres globally, yet biodiversity strategy implementation across the golf industry remains understudied.
Jordan P. Howell, Jordan Moore
wiley   +1 more source

Probability Calibration Of Load Duration Modification Factor For Timber Roofs In The Polish Mountain Zones

open access: yesArchives of Civil Engineering, 2014
The resistance parameters of timber structures decrease with time. It depends on the type of load and timber classes. Strength reduction effects, referred to as creep-rupture effects, due to long term loading at high stress ratio levels are known for ...
Domański T.
doaj   +1 more source

CEO Managerial Ability and the Strategic Repetition of Climate Disclosures

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether CEO managerial ability shapes the repetition of firms' climate‐related disclosures in mandatory 10‐K filings. Climate reporting is highly judgment based and central to firms' broader climate‐risk management strategies, yet little is known about why some firms repeatedly use similar climate narratives and others ...
Javad Rajabalizadeh
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation method of snow melting performance of composite anti-icing and snow melting asphalt mixture

open access: yesResults in Engineering
In this paper, the road performance and ice and snow melting performance of TH-ME5 phase change material and T-SEN salt release material composite asphalt concrete pavement are studied.
Wei Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Weather Action: A Study on the Industry Peer Effects of Corporate Climate Risk Information Disclosure

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global climate change has elevated the strategic importance of corporate climate risk disclosure, yet the role of industry peer effects in shaping such disclosure remains underexplored. Grounded in social learning theory, this study proposes an “observation–imitation–reinforcement” framework and empirically tests it using panel data on Chinese
Huer Shuang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Avalanche Shovel Shape Affect Excavation Time: A Pilot Study

open access: yesSports, 2017
In Europe and North America, approximately 150 fatalities occur as a result of avalanches every year. However, it is unclear whether certain shovel shapes are more effective than others in snow removal during avalanche victim recovery.
Kurt Schindelwig   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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