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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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Analysis of China’s Coastline Changes during 1990–2020
As the boundary between the sea and the land, information on the location and type of coastline constantly changes with environmental changes in coastal zones.
Kaixin Li +5 more
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Tidal flats are an important part of coastal ecosystems and play an important role in shoreline protection and biodiversity maintenance. Although many efforts have been made in tidal flat mapping, an accurate global tidal flat product covering all coasts
Xiao Zhang +5 more
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The Dynamic Effects of Subconscious Goal Pursuit on Resource Allocation, Task Performance, and Goal Abandonment [PDF]
We test two potential boundary conditions for the effects of subconscious goals—the nature of the goal that is activated (achievement vs. underachievement) and conscious goal striving. Subconscious achievement goals increase the amount of time devoted to
Bell, Bradford S, Sitzmann, Traci
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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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In recent years, ozone pollution has been increasing in some parts of the world. In this study, we used the Beijing–Tianjin–Tangshan (BJ-TJ-TS) urban agglomeration region as a case study and used satellite remotely sensed inversion data and hourly ground
Linyan Bai +5 more
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GLAST: physics goals and instrument status [PDF]
The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is a space-based observatory scheduled to launch in October 2007 with two instruments: (1) the GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM), sensitive to photon energies between 8 keV and 25 MeV and optimized to detect gamma-
Carson, Jennifer E.
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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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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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Impact Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Karez in Turpan Basin of China
Karez systems are ancient hydraulic works that use underground waterways to divert water by gravity and have historically been popular in arid regions across Central Asia.
Qian Li +4 more
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