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The brittleness index in hydraulic fracturing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
We present a new definition of a brittleness index which is used as a criterion for candidate selection of rock intervals for hydraulic fracturing. The new index is a combination of material strength parameters and insitu stresses. It was derived from an
Atkinson, C, Papanastsiou, P
core  

Negative volatility spillovers in the unrestricted ECCC-GARCH model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Copyright @ 2010 Cambridge University Press.This paper considers a formulation of the extended constant or time-varying conditional correlation GARCH model that allows for volatility feedback of either the positive or negative sign.
Karanasos, Menelaos   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Integrating experimental and observational approaches facilitates scaling species interactions to biodiversity patterns

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract To investigate how niche and fitness differences determine the outcome of species interactions and shape local biodiversity patterns, research has typically focused on either simplified experimental systems that test specific mechanisms or observational studies where ...
Jared D. Huxley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Herbivore and mesocarnivore carcasses trigger divergent short‐term changes in soil properties

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Scavengers reshape nutrient cycles in soils under carrion. Compared to herbivore carcasses, smaller but longer‐lasting carnivore remains boost nutrient levels and microbial activity in dry soils. Abstract Animal corpses act as pulses of organic matter (OM) and serve a key zoogeochemical role by providing localized nutrient inputs to soils and thereby ...
Adrián Colino‐Barea   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

ARMA Modelling of Sleep Spindles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Differences in EEG sleep spindles constitute a promising indicator of neurodegenerative disorders. In this paper an ARMA modelling to sleep spindles is proposed and tested. The primary objective is to distinguish, via poles and zeros location, between regular, elderly and dementia subjects.
João Caldas da Costa   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Language of Gendered Violence and Sexual Aggression in the Spanish Civil War: Conceptualizations and Reassessments

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the conceptual vocabulary through which violence against women during the Spanish Civil War has been interpreted, with particular attention to the longstanding predominance of the category ‘sexed violence’ (violencia sexuada).
SABINA MOMPÓ TORIBIO
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction and Analysis of Meteorological Drought Based on Time Series(Case Study: SALMAS Watershed) [PDF]

open access: yesمحیط زیست و مهندسی آب, 2016
Time series analyses is a base method for more decisions about hydrological process and water operation. In Iran, drought is a continues and normal condition happening frequently and can be predicted by statistical and mathematical methods and models. In
Motaleb Byzedi   +2 more
doaj  

Monitoring Quality of Mafia‐Connected Accountants

open access: yesJournal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the monitoring quality of accountants with ties to the Mafia in their role as auditors for “clean” firms—those with no known ties to organized crime. Using a proprietary government database, we identify Italian firms with alleged ties to the Mafia through their executives, directors, or shareholders.
Pietro A. Bianchi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inversion Of H-Arma Models

open access: yes, 1998
Publication in the conference proceedings of EUSIPCO, Rhodes, Greece ...
David Declercq   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, scholars have increasingly examined the unique blending of Christian and political ideology known as Christian nationalism. During this period, the US Supreme Court has increasingly ruled in ways that favor Christian nationalism, and Court watchers have criticized several justices for showing bias toward Christianity at best and ...
Miles T. Armaly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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