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Hit and Miss: Leverage, Sacrifice, and Refusal to Deal in the Supreme Court Decision in Trinko [PDF]

open access: yes
Under the rules of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, incumbent local exchange carriers, including Verizon, were obligated to lease parts of their local telecommunications network to any firm at “cost plus a reasonable profit” prices which could combine
Nicholas Economides
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There's something in the way you move : horse racing and skiing are two sports where a better understanding of friction could work [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Have you ever had the experience of gliding effortlessly across a dance floor with a partner of rugby-player proportions, yet endured a swollen ankle minutes later from the quickstep of someone half the size? Why does one twin sister seem to be "hard" on
Stack, Margaret
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“Do You Want to Continue?”—Coordinating the Closing of Conversations and Managing Face Concerns

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This study investigates how participants manage the decision to end or continue their conversation when directly asked about their preferences. The dataset consists of 19 conversations where the researcher explicitly asked if the two participants wanted to continue their conversation, thus causing some potential interactional trouble for the ...
Emmi Koskinen
wiley   +1 more source

The Cowl - v.37 - n.14 - Feb 2, 1983 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1983
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 37 - No. 14 - February 2, 1983.

core   +1 more source

Heat stress in tropical highland regions: the case of Kenya during February 2024

open access: yesWeather, EarlyView.
Understanding and awareness about heat stress remain low in sub‐Saharan countries despite high exposure and vulnerability. After the national media in Kenya reported that people had complained about unusual heat stress during February 2024, we combine in situ and reanalysis data to (i) put this event into climatological perspective, and (ii) give ...
G. Chagnaud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Record‐breaking May heat in the UK: contrasting the extreme temperatures of 2024 and 1944 using climate attribution

open access: yesWeather, EarlyView.
This study quantifies the likelihood of May temperature extremes in present, natural (climatology based on pre‐industrial forcings) and future climates. The attribution applies in the context of a May heatwave comparable to the record‐breaking 1944 event and the persistent record‐breaking monthly‐mean temperature from 2024.
Rebecca Holliday   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An evaluation of four types of exercises as found in current spelling textbooks. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1961
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston ...
Bauman, Myrna Silk   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Hunting method affects cortisol levels in harvested mountain hares (Lepus timidus)

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The direct effects of hunting on hunted individuals and populations have been well known for a long time. However, recently there has also been an increased focus on the indirect, non‐lethal effects of hunting. When approached by a possible threat such as a predator, the prey releases various stress hormones into the bloodstream.
Simen Pedersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A high‐altitude thermal infrared method for estimating moose abundance and demography in Rocky Mountain National Park, USA

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Resource managers require accurate estimates of large herbivore abundance and demography to maintain ecological integrity. Common methods to count these species, including observations from low altitude helicopter flights, may conflict with other protected area management objectives and struggle to produce precise estimates for more cryptic species. To
Hanem G. Abouelezz, N. Thompson Hobbs
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing habitat suitability for black grouse broods at the bioregional scale

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The black grouse Lyrurus tetrix, a galliform species emblematic of the European Alps, is currently threatened by habitat change, particularly given the closure of heathland linked to the rising tree line at higher altitudes. The presence of heathlands in good ecological condition is, however, imperative for the species' reproduction.
Alexandre T. M. Defossez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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