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We analyze the spread of an infectious disease in a population when individuals strategically choose how much time to interact with others. Individuals are either of the severe type or of the asymptomatic type. Only severe types have symptoms when they are infected, and the asymptomatic types can be contagious without knowing it.
Baril-Tremblay, Dominique +2 more
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Isolation and Development [PDF]
This paper exploits cross-country variation in the degree of geographical isolation, prior to the advent of sea-faring and airborne transportation technologies, to examine its impact on the course of economic development across the globe. The empirical investigation establishes that prehistoric geographical isolation has generated a persistent ...
Ashraf, Quamrul +2 more
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Fanny Lebreton +13 more
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Sealing of a Deep Horizontal Borehole Repository for Nuclear Waste
The depth and layout of a horizontal borehole repository has the potential to offer strong isolation of nuclear waste from the surface. However, the isolation may be compromised by the borehole used to access the repository, as it could provide a direct ...
Stefan Finsterle +4 more
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Post-COVID-19 health-care utilization: one year after the 2020 first wave in Brunei Darussalam
Objective: Patients who recover from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection are at risk of long-term health disorders and may require prolonged health care.
Muhammad Syafiq Abdullah +7 more
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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Environmental Monitoring Plan [PDF]
DOE Order 5400.1, General Environmental Protection Program Requirements (DOE, 1990a), requires each DOE facility to prepare an EMP. This document is prepared for WIPP in accordance with the guidance contained in DOE Order 5400.1; DOE Order 5400.5 ...
Division, Westinghouse Electric Company Waste Isolation
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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 1999 Site Environmental Report [PDF]
The U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE)Carlsbad Area Office and the Westinghouse Waste Isolation Division (WID) are dedicated to maintaining high quality management of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) environmental resources.
Division, Westinghouse Waste Isolation +6 more
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The post-closure performance of a generic horizontal drillhole repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is quantitatively evaluated using a physics-based numerical model that accounts for coupled thermal-hydrological flow and radionuclide ...
Stefan Finsterle +4 more
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A case study on Amyand hernia: The uncommon form of hernia
An Amyand hernia is a rare type of inguinal hernia, accounting for less than 1% of all inguinal hernias, in which the appendix is found within the hernia sac, and is more common in males.
Fatima Khurshid +4 more
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Assessment of Effectiveness of Geologic Isolation Systems SYSTEMS APPROXIMATE SIMULATOR: FISCAL YEAR 1982 PROGRESS [PDF]
The ISystemsl task of the Assessment of Effectiveness of Geologic Isolation Systems (AEGIS) Program is developing a Systems Approximate Simulator (SAS); a computer code of low-level technical complexity that incorporates the most significant waste ...
Petrie, G. M., Devary, J. L.
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