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Home foreclosure discounts in auctions without reserve prices
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This article estimates foreclosure discounts in Cape Town, South Africa, where, until 2019, foreclosure auctions occurred without reserve prices. Using newly constructed data linking sheriff auction notices to the universe of property transactions, rich property characteristics, and municipal service‐request records, I document large ...
Allan Davids
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2019 Airport pavements should satisfy safe and regular aircraft operations; thus, it is necessary to monitor these surfaces and implement expensive maintenance and rehabilitation works.
Paola Di Mascio, Laura Moretti
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De‐Dollarization Is a Plausible Outcome of the New Washington Consensus
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A trend towards de‐dollarization of the global economy in which the US dollar ceases to be used as the world's reserve currency for international transactions confronts some of the existing structures of international economic law, built upon the rules set out by US‐led organizations like the WTO, the IMF, and the World Bank. This article will
David Collins
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The Unintended Consequences of German Deterrence
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Germany's evolving deterrence posture boils down to continued participation in NATO nuclear sharing and an ambitious conventional rearmament program. Due to its non‐nuclear status and a result of decades of underinvestment, Germany prioritizes modern conventional weapons.
Ulrich Kühn
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Causes of Asphalt Pavement Distresses and their Remedies; A Case Study of Mekenajo-Nejo Asphalt Road; Ethiopia. [PDF]
, 2018 This study has been conducted on Mekenajo-Nejo Road segment which is located in west Wollega zone of Oromiya regional state to identify causes of pavement distresses and to recommend remedial measures.
Fikru Benti +2 more
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Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores Australian media commentary on white Rhodesians migrating to Australia, focusing on the period of Malcolm Fraser's prime ministership (1975–1983). The main argument is that the Australian media debates about whether to classify white Rhodesians as ‘migrants’ or ‘refugees’ were not merely semantic but reflected a deeper ...
George Bishi, Ana Stevenson
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Effect of Additives Types and Contents on Permanent Deformation
Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 2012 The permanent deformation (rutting) of asphalt concrete is considered one of the major distress that affect the performance of pavement structures.
Rana A. Yousif +2 more
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Prediction of Distresses in Pavement Networks: A Machine Learning Approach [PDF]
The quality of pavement networks is greatly affected by different distresses. These distresses appear in many forms, such as cracking, potholes, rutting and different types of deformation.
Kotb, Mahmoud
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Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
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Mechanistic Analysis and Economic Benefits of Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Overlay Mixtures
Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures, 2020 Among the various distresses in flexible pavement structures, rutting and fatigue cracking can be accounted as two of the major distresses that need to be addressed by pavement engineers.
Nitish BASTOLA +3 more
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