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Statement to Water Resources Subcommittee of House Committee on Public Works and Transportation for a Hearing, May 24 and 25, 1978, Washington, D.C. regarding Secondary Treatment Waivers and Ocean Outfalls [PDF]

open access: yes, 1978
The principal technical reason for having a waiver provision for secondary treatment for municipal discharges is that for some outfall systems the dilution is so high that very good ambient water quality can be achieved with less than secondary ...
Brooks, Norman H.
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Leadership Skills in Corporate Director Biographies: Substance or Impression Management?

open access: yesCorporate Governance: An International Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research Issue How objective are corporations' disclosures of their board members' skills? Specifically, how changeable are characterizations of directors as possessing leadership skill in reaction to external pressure? Research Insights We mail letters to a quasi‐randomly selected half of publicly listed US companies, inquiring whether they ...
Emilia Bunea, Maxim Elias, David Stolin
wiley   +1 more source

Vertical Restraints and Powerful Health Insurers: Exclusionary Conduct Masquerading as Managed Care? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1988
Overt competition is a relative newcomer to the health care field-a field rarely even referred to as an industry a mere twenty-five years ago. In the early sixties most observers still considered commercial motives basically inapplicable to the delivery ...
Miller, Frances H.
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Underpowered studies and exaggerated effects: A replication and re‐evaluation of the magnitude of anchoring effects

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 387-402, April 2025.
Abstract We reconsider one of the most widely studied behavioral biases: anchoring effects. We estimate that study designs in this literature, including replication studies, routinely fail to achieve statistical power of more than 30%. This study replicates an anchoring study that reported an effect size of a 31% increase in participants' bids.
Tongzhe Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ground-water resources of the lower Hillsboro Canal area, Southeastern Florida [PDF]

open access: yes, 1970
This study was done to determine the amount and kinds of water being produced from the lower Hillsboro Canal Area in Palm Beach and Broward counties. All of the potable ground water being produced from the Biscayne aquifer is developed from the canal
Hardee, Jack, McCoy, Henry J.
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How Early Trauma Shapes CEO Risk Appetite for Public Debt Versus Bank Debt

open access: yesFinancial Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of CEOs’ early disaster experiences on the choice of debt structure. We find that firms led by CEOs who have endured disasters are more inclined to shift from bank debt to public debt. This evidence remains robust across various alternative measures, empirical specifications, and identification tests aimed at ...
Houjian Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep ocean disposal of sewage sludge off Orange County, California: a research plan

open access: green, 1982
Norman H. Brooks   +4 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Reforming state-level coastal management and development policies: strategic retreat as an innovative, proactive and equitable coastal environmental management strategy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Atlantic and Gulf Coast shorelines include some of the most unique and biologically rich ecosystems in the United States that provide immeasurable aesthetic, habitat and economic benefits.
Coburn, Andrew, Whitehead, John
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