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Experimental analysis of alternative rider postures for low drag motorcycle design
The aerodynamic drag of a motorcycle greatly affects its energy efficiency, with the rider’s posture being a key factor in determining overall drag. This study presents a systematic comparative analysis of various rider postures through a multi-phase ...
Frederick Spaven +2 more
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Do carbon prices affect stock prices?
Abstract We explore how carbon pricing affects corporate financial performance during Phase 3 of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). We find that the relationship between carbon prices and stock prices depends critically on the proportion of verified emissions covered by freely allocated ETS allowances: For firms with a greater ...
Patrick Bolton +2 more
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Moving from Walkability? Evaluation Traditional and Merging Data Sources for Evaluating Changes in Campus-Generated Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PDF]
Universities are increasingly committing to reduce campus-generated greenhouse gas emissions, whether voluntarily or in response to a legal mandate. As an initial step to keeping these commitments, universities need an accounting of baseline greenhouse ...
Kawahara, Troy +4 more
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No Remedy: Injustice and Constrained Citizenship in Indonesia's Plantation Zone
ABSTRACT This contribution to the special issue examines a constrained version of citizenship in Indonesia's plantation zone. When corporations take hold of village land, residents experience devastating dispossession and a profound sense of injustice, yet they lack effective channels through which to claim rights as citizens or secure remedy from the ...
Tania Murray Li, Pujo Semedi
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An important component of an electric motorcycle is the battery, which plays a role in storing energy through the principles of electrochemistry. Lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries are the two most common types of batteries found in electric vehicles ...
Ian Hardianto Siahaan +2 more
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ABSTRACT The agroecological practices of ethnic minority farmers in Vietnam's northern uplands are being reshaped by intersecting pressures of land‐use reform, market integration, and state‐backed crop promotion. Among Hmong communities in the south of Lào Cai Province (former Yên Bái Province) cinnamon was once valued primarily for its medicinal ...
Mélie Monnerat, Sarah Turner
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"The Role of the Government in Facilitating TFP Growth during Japan's Rapid Growth Era" [PDF]
Japan experienced high growth of TFP following World War II. This paper studies the sources of this technological growth and documents the role played by different government policies in achieving such growth. We find that in nonagricultural sectors, TFP
Julen Esteban-Pretel +3 more
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Spartan Daily, April 29, 1970 [PDF]
Volume 57, Issue 110https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/5332/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Abstract This study investigates how small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) respond to deglobalization and economic nationalism, using historical evidence from fascist Italy, a period of autarky and restricted international trade. While prior research has focused primarily on larger firms, especially multinational enterprises (MNEs), the strategic ...
Valeria Giacomin, Francesco Romagnoli
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Unilateral Action on Climate Change and the Moral Obligation to Take Leadership
ABSTRACT We claim that a moral obligation to take climate leadership by means of unilateral mitigation depends on the existence of a plausible follow‐the‐leader mechanism whereby unilateral mitigation by some increases the probability of sufficient mitigation by others to avert catastrophic climate impacts.
Daniel Steel +4 more
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