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Frontiers in Energy ResearchThe distribution line is widely distributed and the span of pole-towers is small. However, the existing lightning positioning system has limited positioning accuracy, and the lightning strike coordinates it locates have certain deviations for the ...
Ziyang Wan +6 more
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Market regulation and productivity: The case of the Canadian Wheat Board
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Changes to regulatory environments influence firm‐level incentives, which can move the productivity frontier or reposition firms within an existing frontier. Estimating causal effects of policy changes requires a credible counterfactual for productivity in the absence of policy change.
Ryan Cardwell, Pascal L. Ghazalian
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Diurnal patterns in lightning activity over South America
, 2015 Eldo E. Ávila +3 more
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract The rise of social media in the digital era poses unprecedented challenges to authoritarian regimes that aim to influence public attitudes and behaviors. To address these challenges, we argue that authoritarian regimes have adopted a decentralized approach to produce and disseminate propaganda on social media.
Yingdan Lu +3 more
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Wildfires and Atopic Diseases: A Review
Allergy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Wildfire smoke is a major environmental health threat that has increased in frequency and severity in recent years. A hazardous component of wildfire smoke is particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5). There is evidence to suggest that exposure to wildfire PM2.5 may increase the risk of developing or exacerbating atopic diseases, such as asthma ...
Alex Ha, John R. Balmes, Maria L. Wei
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npj Climate and Atmospheric ScienceHigh-voltage transmission lines are susceptible targets for lightning strikes. It is an interesting topic how the trip event of transmission line is related to the area, location, and intensity of thunderstorms occurring at that time and that place ...
Muzi Li +6 more
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