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Seung Oh Lee and Seung Ho Hong
Bridge pier scour is one of the main causes of bridge failure and a major factor that contributes to the total construction and maintenance costs of bridge. Recently, because of unexpected high water during extreme hydrologic events, the resilience and s...
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Sherwood Lane Lambert, Kevin Krieger and Nathan Mauck
We propose a generalized, practitioner-oriented operating-leverage model for predicting operating income using net sales, cost of sales, depreciation, and SG&A. Prior research links operating income directly to these items; hence, our model includes ...
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Marisa Pessoa Gonçalves, Pedro M. Nogueira Reis and António Pedro Pinto
In this study, we provide a thorough analysis, conducted on a company-by-company basis, of the impact of bank concentration and the bank-relative power of banks on firm profitability, financing costs, and capital structure in a small economy like Portuga...
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Dario Macaluso, Francesco Licciardo and Katya Carbone
In recent years, the primary sector in Italy and elsewhere has been profoundly affected by climate change and a deep economic crisis, mainly linked to stagnating prices and rising production costs. Because of this situation, we are witnessing renewed int...
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Kristian Balzer and David Watts
Modern electrical power systems integrate renewable generation, with solar generation being one of the pioneers worldwide. In Latin America, the greatest potential and development of solar generation is found in Chile through the National Electric System...
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Aymane Ahajjam, Jaakko Putkonen, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Robert Chance and Timothy J. Pasch
Local weather forecasts in the Arctic outside of settlements are challenging due to the dearth of ground-level observation stations and high computational costs. During winter, these forecasts are critical to help prepare for potentially hazardous weathe...
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Suliman Ali Al-Khateeb, Faisal Ibrahim Zeineldin, Nagat Ahmed Elmulthum, Khalid Mohammed Al-Barrak, Muhammad Naeem Sattar, Tagelsir Ahmed Mohammad and Akbar S. Mohmand
Water scarcity has necessitated the adoption of water-saving techniques in both protected and non-protected farming. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of a water-saving soilless cultivation technique and compare it to conventional soil-based c...
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Kaijie Huang, Chengjun Qiu, Wenbin Xie, Wei Qu, Yuan Zhuang, Kaixuan Chen, Jiaqi Yan, Gao Huang, Chao Zhang and Jianfeng Hao
The paper presents a wind?photovoltaic-thermal hybrid-driven two-stage humidification and dehumidification desalination system for remote island regions lacking access to electricity and freshwater resources. By conducting an analysis of the wind and sol...
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Chao-Feng Gao, Zhi-Hua Hu and Yao-Zong Wang
The hub-and-spoke network (HSN) design generally assumes direct transportation between a spoke node and its assigned hub, while the spoke?s demand may be far less than a truckload. Therefore, the total number of trucks on the network increases unnecessar...
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Marta Flamini and Maurizio Naldi
The ongoing deployment of 5G is accompanied by architecture and pricing decisions. Network sharing is a critical feature, allowing operators to reduce their costs, but introducing a mixed partnering/competition situation, where the infrastructure owner, ...
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