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How do current and past mining activities affect water security, health, and economic opportunities?

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates the effect of mining activities on health care, income and water deprivations in Africa. By combining household data with mining locations, we conducted an econometric analysis to assess the impact of mining on self‐reported water security, health, and economic opportunities for 142,838 households.
Raymond Boadi Frempong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The future of dispute resolution in international trade

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Given ongoing dysfunction of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, the focus of this article is on the future of trade dispute resolution, with evaluation of two questions: (i) What is the current status of WTO dispute resolution as compared to that conducted through existing preferential trade agreements (PTAs)? and (ii) What are the
Ian Sheldon, Daniel C. K. Chow
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Hydrogen Production and Economic Feasibility: Direct versus Indirect Coupling of Photovoltaic Systems with Electrolyzers

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This article examines the efficiency and cost‐effectiveness of green hydrogen production strategies: direct and indirect, with and without battery. Results show that the indirect configuration with battery yields the highest hydrogen production and profitability. The study discusses technical, energetic, and economic trade‐offs, providing insights into
Alfonso González del Valle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Thermal Solutions: Enhancing Heat Transfer with Turbulators and Nanofluids

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
Nanofluids, which are nanoparticle suspensions in base fluid, facilitate heat transmission due to their improved thermal conductivity. Turbulators, which are inserts into fluid flow channels, disturb the flow, increasing turbulence and hence the heat transfer rate.
Zafar Said   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the characteristics of workers injured on the job requiring hospitalization, and employer compliance with OSHA's reporting requirement for these work‐related hospitalizations

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 66, Issue 2, Page 109-121, February 2023., 2023
Abstract Background The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) implemented a new standard in 2014 requiring employers to report nearly all work‐related inpatient hospitalizations within 24 h of the event. We examined the characteristics of the injured workers who were reported and the compliance of Michigan employers with the regulation ...
Mary Jo Reilly   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Renegotiation of concession contracts in Latin America [PDF]

open access: yes
The authors construct a regulation model in which renegotiation occurs due to the imperfect enforcement of concession contracts. This enables the authors to provide theoretical predictions for the impact on the probability of renegotiation of a ...
Guasch, J. Luis   +2 more
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