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Sudden borders in the north: Regional resilience and nationalism in the Torne Valley during COVID‐19
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.Abstract The Torne Valley used to be described as one of the most peaceful and most integrated border areas in the world. This changed radically during the COVID‐19 pandemic when the border between Sweden and Finland precipitously became materialised through the physical installation of a border fence in 2020.
Katrina Gaber
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The Impact of a New Workplace Technology on Employees
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How does the implementation of a new technology affect workers? Using detailed worker‐level data for Germany, we analyse the impact of new technologies on non‐monetary working conditions such as overtime, training and perceived labour intensity. We show that the strongest effects arise in the first year of their implementation.
Marek Giebel, Alexander Lammers
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Cross‐sectoral collaboration in times of crisis: Comparing the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland
Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract The Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland, with their shared political histories, have confronted the compounded challenges of the COVID‐19 pandemic and the Ukraine war. These difficulties spurred the emergence of public–nonprofit collaboration in all three countries, each taking distinct paths.
Michal Plaček +5 more
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Measuring Transaction Costs in Public Sector Contracting Through Machine Learning and Contract Text
Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Transaction cost (TC) theoretical constructs are central to research throughout the social sciences, yet key concepts, such as measurability and asset specificity, often defy systematic empirical measurement. In government contracting research, empirical measurements of key TC theoretical constructs are limited to the International City/County
Matthew Potoski +2 more
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The Impact of Emergencies on Corruption Risks: Italian Natural Disasters and Public Procurement
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Theory and case studies suggest that emergencies and disasters increase corruption, especially in public procurement, hampering relief and reconstruction efforts. Despite a growing interest in the topic, including in research, there is still little systematic evidence about these effects, their structure and trajectories.
Mihaly Fazekas +2 more
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The use of public spatial databases in risk analysis: A US‐oriented tutorial
Risk Analysis, EarlyView.Abstract This tutorial focuses on opportunities and challenges associated with using six large, publicly accessible spatial databases published during the last decade by US federal agencies. These databases provide opportunities for researchers to risk‐inform policy by comparing community asset, demographic, economic, and social data, along with ...
Michael R. Greenberg +2 more
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Science, 2010
Organic matter must be removed from sewage to protect the quality of the water bodies that it is discharged to. Most current sewage treatment plants are aimed at removing organic matter only. They are energy-inefficient, whereas potentially the organic matter could be regarded as a source of energy.
Kartal, B. +2 more
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Organic matter must be removed from sewage to protect the quality of the water bodies that it is discharged to. Most current sewage treatment plants are aimed at removing organic matter only. They are energy-inefficient, whereas potentially the organic matter could be regarded as a source of energy.
Kartal, B. +2 more
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Photosynthesis in Sewage Treatment [PDF]
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1957 The stabilization of organic matter in sewage wastes requires oxygen, which in secondary treatment plants is normally obtained from the atmosphere.
Harold B. Gotaas, William J. Oswald
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2006
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the process of sewage treatment. The waste disposed of by domestic households and industry is conveyed to the treatment works by means of pipes (sewers). In a traditionally combined sewer, all sewage, both foul and surface water, is conveyed in a single pipe.
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Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the process of sewage treatment. The waste disposed of by domestic households and industry is conveyed to the treatment works by means of pipes (sewers). In a traditionally combined sewer, all sewage, both foul and surface water, is conveyed in a single pipe.
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SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2006
Abstract The river basin that empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the Brazilian city of Aracaju is the most important in the northeast corner of this environmentally sensitive country. The river basin supplies water for Aracaju's 470,000 inhabitants, as well as for many sugar cane plantations and cattle ranches in the region.
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Abstract The river basin that empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the Brazilian city of Aracaju is the most important in the northeast corner of this environmentally sensitive country. The river basin supplies water for Aracaju's 470,000 inhabitants, as well as for many sugar cane plantations and cattle ranches in the region.
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