Investment by Chinese construction firms in the UK infrastructure sector: volumes, patterns and trends

The expansion of global construction markets has substantial implications for companies engaged in cross-border transactions and financing. The convergence of the UK and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) infrastructure policy agendas has led to significant investment from Chinese construction companies in the UK infrastructure sector. On the demand side, the UK Government’s National Infrastructure Plan sets out a wide range of investment priorities. The PRC Government’s One Belt, One Road strategy, on the supply side, has prioritized outward foreign investment into Eurasia. The international business literature on foreign market entry with a specific organizational capability perspective is drawn upon to understand the rationale for Chinese construction companies to invest in the UK infrastructure market. Two Chinese construction multinational companies currently engaging in UK infrastructure projects are studied through interpreting secondary sources. Findings indicate that their pursuit of hybrid market entry modes are underpinned by corresponding hybrid capability exploitation and acquisition motivations

catena-Poly[[[(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2 N,N′)zinc]-μ-pyridine-2,3-dicarboxyl­ato-κ4 N,O 2:O 2′,O 3] monohydrate]

In the title complex, {[Zn(C7H3NO4)(C12H8N2)]·H2O}n, the ZnII ion is in a distorted octa­hedral environment, defined by two N atoms from a chelating 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligand and one N atom and three O atoms from two pyridine-2,3-dicarboxyl­ate (2,3-pydc) ligands. The bridging 2,3-pydc ligands connect the ZnII ions into a chain extending along [010]. O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the uncoordinated water mol­ecules and the uncoordinated carboxyl­ate O atoms, as well as π–π inter­actions between the pyridine rings of the phen ligands [centroid–centroid distance = 3.557 (2) Å], are observed

Comparative study of Epi-LASIK and LASIK for myopic astigmatism

AIM: To analyze the effects of epipolis laser <i>in situ</i> keratomileusis(Epi-LASIK)and laser <i>in situ </i>keratomileusis(LASIK)for treatment of myopic astigmatism. <p>METHODS: For treatment of myopic astigmatism, 32 patients(64 eyes)treated by Epi-LASIK and 63 patients(126 eyes)received LASIK. By their degree of astigmatism, the eyes were divided into Group Ⅰ(-0.25～-2.75)DC and Group Ⅱ(-3.0～-5.0)DC. During the 6-month follow-up, the early effects of the two operations were observed and compared in terms of uncorrected visual acuity(UCVA), best corrected visual acuity(BCVA), residual astigmatism, corneal healing, intraocular pressure(IOP), corneal topography. <p>RESULTS: In Group Ⅱ, UCVA better than 20/20 was achieved in 87.5% of the eyes subjected to Epi-LASIK and in 63.3% of the eyes subjected to LASIK, with significant difference between them(<i>χ</i>²=4.055, <i>P</i><0.05); residual astigmatism was -0.41±0.30D for the Epi-LASIK eyes and -0.74±0.36D for the LASIK eyes, with significant difference between them(<i>t</i>=2.672, <i>P</i><0.05); postoperative corneal astigmatism was 0.63±0.34D for the Epi-LASIK eyes and 0.81±0.52D for the LASIK eyes with significant difference between them(<i>t</i>=2.234, <i>P</i><0.05). <p>CONCLUSION: For treatment of high astigmatism(≥-3.00D), Epi-LASIK is more effective and predictive than LASIK

Characteristics of the Tan-Lu Strike-Slip Fault and Its Controls on Hydrocarbon Accumulation in the Liaodong Bay Sub-Basin, Bohai Bay Basin, China

The Tan-Lu Fault, one of the major strike-slip structures in China, controlled the development of most of the Meso-Cenozoic NNE trend rifted petroliferous basins in east China. It has cut across the Bohai Bay Basin since the late Cenozoic and played an important role in hydrocarbon accumulation and distribution in the Liaodong Bay sub-basin of the Bohai Bay Basin. The purpose of this paper is to study the geometry of the Tan-Lu strike-slip and how it affected petroleum system development in the Liaodong Bay sub-basin. The innovative seismic interpretation revealed the western branch of the Tan-Lu strike-slip fault cut through the Liaozhong depression of the sub-basin and its eastern branch superimposed on the earlier extensional boundary fault of the sub-basin. The strike-slip movement is characterized by a distinctive strike-slip zone associated with the NE en echelon faults in the central part of the Liaozhong depression and also caused the formation of the Liaodong uplift and the Liaodong depression in the east Liaodong Bay Sub-basin. Rapid movement of the Tan-Lu strike-slip fault has deepened the Liaozhong depression and facilitated the maturation of source rock. Related fault movement formed a series of structural traps and paleotopographic highs and lows that subsequently controlled sediment dispersal and the distribution of stratigraphic-related traps within sequence stratigraphic framework. Exploration practice, geochemical study and petroleum system modeling demonstrate that the Tan-Lu strike-slip and its associated faults acted as good hydrocarbon migration pathways and hydrocarbon accumulated in many traps associated with the Tan-Lu strike-slip zone. Many recent discoveries along the strike-slip zone prove that the petroleum system in Liaodong Bay Sub-basin was mainly controlled by the activity of the Tan-Lu strike-slip. The resulting hydrocarbon accumulation model in this sub-basin may provide a paradigm for the prediction of hydrocarbon accumulation to other east China basins along the Tan-Lu strike-slip fault zone. Key words: Liaodong Bay Sub-basin; Tan-Lu strike-slip fault; Hydrocarbon accumulation; Petroleum system; Sequence stratigraph