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The Daily Texan [PDF]

, 2013
Texas Student ...
University of Texas at Austin
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Seepage stability analysis of geogrid reinforced tailings dam

Scientific Reports
To investigate the influence of a geogrid-reinforced tailings dam on the seepage stability of the dam body, this paper was based on the field test of a reinforced tailings accumulation dam.
Changbo Du, Han Tao, Fu Yi
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Machine Learning Beach Attendance Forecast Modelling from Automatic Video-Derived Counting

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Accurate predictions of beach user numbers are important for coastal management, resource allocation, and minimising safety risks, especially when considering surf-zone hazards.
Bruno Castelle, David Carayon, Jeoffrey Dehez, Sylvain Liquet, Vincent Marieu, Nadia Sénéchal, Sandrine Lyser, Jean-Philippe Savy, Stéphanie Barneix   +8 more
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A Hobbesian Bundle of Lockean Sticks: The Property Rights Legacy of Justice Scalia [PDF]

, 2017
No modern United States Supreme Court Justice has stimulated more thought and debate about the constitutional meaning of property than Antonin Scalia. This essay evaluates his efforts to change the prevailing interpretation of the Takings Clause.
Byrne, J. Peter
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A Semi-Automatic Framework for Dry Beach Extraction in Tailings Ponds Using Photogrammetry and Deep Learning

Remote Sensing
The spatial characteristics of the dry beach in tailings ponds are critical indicators for the safety assessment of tailings dams. This study presents a method for dry beach extraction that combines deep learning-based semantic segmentation with 3D ...
Bei Cao, Yinsheng Wang, Yani Li, Xudong Zhu, Zicheng Yang, Xinlong Liu, Guangyin Lu   +6 more
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Expediting Permanency: Legal Representation for Foster Children in Palm Beach County [PDF]

, 2008
This report describes the evaluation of the Foster Children's Project (FCP) of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Florida, which provides legal representation to children who have been placed in substitute care as a result of child abuse or ...
Andrew Zinn, Jack Slowriver
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Attitudes, perceived bathing risks and behaviours among recreational users at a high-energy beach in South-West France. A dataset containing human and environmental data, beachgoers and lifeguards assessmentsDataverse

Data in Brief
The dataset provides data on beachgoers’ behaviours, attitudes and perceptions of coastal bathing risks at a high energy beach in South-West France [1].
Sandrine Lyser, Jeoffrey Dehez, Bruno Castelle, Jean-Philippe Savy   +3 more
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The Price of Jails: Measuring the Taxpayer Cost of Local Incarceration [PDF]

, 2015
Jails are far more expensive than previously understood, as significant jail expenditures -- such as employee salaries and benefits, health care and education programs for incarcerated people, and general administration -- are paid for by county or ...
Christian Henrichson, Joshua Rinaldi, Ruth Delaney   +2 more
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Variation in the body growth parameters of the ghost crab Ocypode quadrata from morphodynamically distinct sandy beaches

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Investigations of patterns of distribution of sandy beach macrofauna show that dissipative beaches tend to concentrate higher richness and biomass at the intertidal zone, as well as better fitness and larger sizes of a species, than reflective beaches ...
Maíra Pombo, Alexander Turra
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The Marginal Values of Lifesavers and Lifeguards to Beach Users in Australia and the United States [PDF]

We estimate the marginal benefits of increasing lifesavers and lifeguards for beach users in Australia and the United States. Visits, income, education, age, distance from a patrol, and willingness to swim on an unpatrolled beach explain willingness to ...
Boyd Dirk Blackwell, Clement Allan Tisdell   +1 more
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