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Motivational Goal Bracketing with Non-Rational Goals [PDF]
Abstract We provide a tractable model of motivational goal bracketing by a present-biased individual, extending previous work to show that the main insights from models with rational goals carry over to a setting with non-rational goals. Goals motivate because they serve as reference points that make substandard performance psychologically painful. A
Koch, Alexander Karl, Nafziger, Julia
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Reservoir inventory for China in 2016 and 2021
Reservoir inventories are essential for investigating the impact of climate change and anthropogenic activities on water scape changes. They provide fundamental data sources to explore the sustainability and management efficiency of water resources ...
Haiying Zhang+4 more
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Cohesion is the main inter-controlled factor for the stability of fine-grained sediments in debris flow, and plays an important role in debris flow hazard early warning.
Qinjun Wang+5 more
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AbstractGoal-based investing is concerned with reaching a monetary investment goal by a given finite deadline, which differs from mean-variance optimization in modern portfolio theory. In this article, we expand the close connection between goal-based investing and option hedging that was originally discovered in Browne (Adv Appl Probab 31(2):551–577 ...
Thomas Krabichler, Marcus Wunsch
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The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development marked a defining moment in the history of the United Nations and the creation of an unprecedented development paradigm bringing together the social, environmental, and economic development ...
Ruth Oniang'o
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Drought Vulnerability Curves Based on Remote Sensing and Historical Disaster Dataset
As drought vulnerability assessment is fundamental to risk management, it is urgent to develop scientific and reasonable assessment models to determine such vulnerability.
Huicong Jia+3 more
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On Having a Goal: Goals as Representations or Behavior [PDF]
The present article discusses the concepts of having a goal and of goal-directed behavior from a behavior-analytic perspective. In clinical psychology as well as in the study of human behavior at large, goals delineate an important area of investigation when it comes to health, well-being, and behavioral change.
Niklas Törneke, Jonas Ramnerö
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A future for digital public goods for monitoring SDG indicators
Digital public goods (DPGs), if implemented with effective policies, can facilitate the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Dong Liang+15 more
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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017 [PDF]
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017 reviews progress made towards the 17 Goals in the second year of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The reportis based on the latest available data.
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The Simons Observatory: science goals and forecasts [PDF]
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a new cosmic microwave background experiment being built on Cerro Toco in Chile, due to begin observations in the early 2020s.
T. C. C. P. Ade+248 more
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