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Radiation risk assessment for nuclear power plant staff in different emergency situations

open access: yesВесці Нацыянальнай акадэміі навук Беларусі: Серыя фізіка-тэхнічных навук, 2021
The paper presents the results of radiation risk assessment for the staff of a nuclear power plant design during design basis accident (spent nuclear fuel assembly falling on fuel in reactor core or storage pool during refueling operations) and a beyond ...
V. I. Orlovskaya, A. G. Trifonov
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Subcutaneous Administration of Apolipoprotein J-Derived Mimetic Peptide d-[113–122]apoJ Improves LDL and HDL Function and Prevents Atherosclerosis in LDLR-KO Mice

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2020
Mimetic peptides are potential therapeutic agents for atherosclerosis. d-[113–122]apolipoprotein (apo) J (d-[113–122]apoJ) is a 10-residue peptide that is predicted to form a class G* amphipathic helix 6 from apoJ; it shows anti-inflammatory and anti ...
Andrea Rivas-Urbina   +12 more
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On Fund Mapping Regressions Applied to Segregated Funds Hedging Under Regime-Switching Dynamics

open access: yesRisks, 2018
Insurers issuing segregated fund policies apply dynamic hedging to mitigate risks related to guarantees embedded in such policies. A typical industry practice consists of using fund mapping regressions to represent basis risk stemming from the imperfect ...
Denis-Alexandre Trottier   +2 more
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Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Ecosystem Collapse Risk Assessments

open access: yesLand, 2021
Progress is being made in assessing the conservation status of ecosystems, notably through initiatives such as the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) and the NatureServe Conservation Status Assessment (NCS).
Adrian C. Newton
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Philosophical Basis for Risk Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Review of Energy, 1976
The chapter focuses on the risk portion of the risk-benefit balance because comparative risk analysis is the issue of primary national concern. New technical systems initially appear to be replacements for existing systems (nuclear for coal power), so public policy is generally concerned with comparative risk levels rather than comparative benefits ...
Chauncey Starr   +2 more
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Adoption of management decisions on the basis of the risk management model [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
The construction of a dynamic model of risk management for a construction company is considered, which can significantly increase the efficiency of management decisions.
Skachko Galina   +3 more
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Hedging Crop Yields Against Weather Uncertainties—A Weather Derivative Perspective

open access: yesMathematical and Computational Applications, 2019
The effects of weather on agriculture in recent years have become a major global concern. Hence, an effective weather risk management tool (i.e., weather derivatives) that can hedge crop yields against weather uncertainties is needed.
Samuel Asante Gyamerah   +2 more
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Credit risk assessment on the basis of multidimensional analysis [PDF]

open access: yesКомпьютерные исследования и моделирование, 2013
The article is devoted to description the author's method of multidimensional analysis for generate an predictive assessment of organizations credit risk, based on the credit history information, which taking into account value and period of credit.
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Orlova
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Application of weather derivatives in the textile industry [PDF]

open access: yesTekstilna industrija
The paper analyzes the possibilities and limitations of applying weather derivatives in the textile industry. Due to its strong seasonality and dependence on weather conditions, the clothing production and retail sector is particularly exposed to ...
Jakšić Mirjana
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Estratégia de comercialização em mercados derivativos - descobrimento de base e risco de base da cafeicultura em diversas localidades de Minas Gerais e São Paulo Marketing strategy in derivative markets discovery of the basis and the risk of basis of coffee in several places in Minas Gerais and São Paulo states

open access: yesCiência e Agrotecnologia, 2005
Com o presente trabalho tem-se por objetivo geral mensurar os valores da base e do risco de base da atividade cafeeira de importantes cidades produtoras de café localizadas no Estados de Minas Gerais e São Paulo, pois a estratégia de se utilizar os ...
Renato Elias Fontes   +2 more
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