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Cost–benefit analysis and ‘next best’ methods to evaluate the efficiency of social policies: As in pitching horseshoes, closeness matters

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Many policymakers are unwilling, or think that it is infeasible, to perform comprehensive cost–benefit analysis (CBA) of programmes in social policy arenas. What principles actually underlie CBA? An understanding is necessary to assess whether other evaluation methods are close enough to CBA to provide useful information on social efficiency ...
Aidan R. Vining, Anthony E. Boardman
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative seismic analysis of t-shaped and conventional deep cement mixing columns in highway embankments on soft soil. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Boufarh R   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Two orders of wall‐to‐wall geographic data

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Short Abstract The use of the term ‘wall‐to‐wall’ to describe geographically extensive data without any singular definition in the remote sensing and geographically related analysis. This work presents an assessment of the application of the term in the scientific literature. Abstract From personal observations of recent published works, the term “wall‐
Pete Bettinger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real-time concrete strength monitoring using piezoelectric sensors and deep learning. [PDF]

open access: yesNat Commun
Han G   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Local authorities' capacity to advance climate action in the food and farming sectors

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Abstract The mitigation measures needed in the face of climate change require transformation in the production and consumption of food. This paper examines local authorities' role in driving practical transformation in the food and farming sectors at the local level, reflecting on the complexity of these sectors and the implications for the effective ...
Aimee Morse   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internal Deportation

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This article introduces the concept of internal deportation as a form of intra‐state expulsion of citizens to their ‘spaces of origin’. ABSTRACT This article introduces the concept of internal deportation as a form of intra‐state expulsion of citizens to their ‘spaces of origin’.
Ayushman Bhagat
wiley   +1 more source

Stratigraphic evidence for modern‐like glacier extents in south‐central Alaska within the last glacial period (MIS 3)

open access: yesBoreas, EarlyView.
The last (Wisconsinan) glacial period was punctuated in North America by two glacial maxima, known as the Early and Late Wisconsinan glaciations. In Alaska, these maxima and their subsequent retreats have been the object of dating efforts to reconstruct local climatic events and compare them to global trends.
Bruno Belotti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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