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Non‐Linear Influence of Reservoir Initial Condition on Flood Reduction

open access: yesJournal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 18, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Reservoirs play a crucial role in modifying natural flow regimes and mitigating flood peaks, yet their effectiveness depends heavily on operational strategies, particularly the initial storage level at the onset of a flood event. This study investigates, for the first time, the non‐linear effects of reduced initial storage on the relationship ...
Giulia Evangelista   +3 more
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Distorted distributions and ROC curves

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Statistics, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 1786-1815, December 2025.
Abstract We consider new distortion functions based on the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and ordinal dominance (OD) curves. Various stochastic orders and aging properties are characterized by using the interpretation of ROC and OD distortions as cumulative distribution functions of suitable relative random variables.
Marco Capaldo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Board of Directors and Initial Public Offerings in Unregulated Financial Markets: Evidence From Belgium a Century Ago

open access: yesCorporate Governance: An International Review, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 1384-1410, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Research Question/Issue At the turn of the 20th century, firms raised capital in a highly unregulated market characterized by severe information asymmetries and weak legal protection. In such a context, does the board of directors (BOD) play a significant role? If so, how? Research Findings/Insights We examine the relationship between the size
Marc Deloof   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sign Language as “Mother Tongue Orphan”: A Challenge to Raciolinguistic Multiculturalism in Singapore

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 127, Issue 3, Page 517-528, September 2025.
ABSTRACT This article examines the contested status of “sign language” in Singapore by exploring deaf people's experiences of the “Mother Tongues”—the state's designation for the official languages of Mandarin, Malay, and Tamil—with a particular focus on the relationships that deaf Chinese Singaporeans have with Mandarin.
Timothy Y. Loh
wiley   +1 more source

Towards sustainable climate‐smart agriculture: A cost–benefit analysis of a modernized irrigation district in Spain

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Volume 96, Issue 3, Page 513-542, September 2025.
Abstract Amidst the escalating impact of climate change, the agricultural sector faces the challenge of maintaining productive capacity while conserving increasingly scarce water resources. Modernizing irrigation systems by replacing inefficient open‐channel distribution infrastructures is crucial to address this challenge.
Nicola Comincioli   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Fashioning of the Humanist Governor at the Dawn of a New Political and Cultural Era: Francesco Barbaro as Podestà of Venetian Vicenza

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 473-492, September 2025.
Abstract The patrician Francesco Barbaro (1390–1454) is well known for having been both a first‐class humanist and a figurehead of the Venetian government in the new territories of the Stato da Terra. This article explores the pioneering use of humanist culture in the official praises he received during his political career, which helped shape a ...
Clémence Revest
wiley   +1 more source

Issue Information

open access: yesUnited European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 13, Issue 9, Page 1609-1612, November 2025.
No abstract is available for this article.
wiley   +1 more source

Estudios Sordos en Uruguay

open access: yesCaletroscópio
Los Estudios Sordos son un campo interdisciplinar que integra diversas ciencias humanas y sociales, así como enfoques políticos y artísticos. Se centra en el estudio de las comunidades sordas y de sus lenguas desde una perspectiva psico-socio-lingüística y antropológica, cuestionando la visión tradicional de las personas sordas como personas con ...
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Educación superior para sordos

open access: yes, 2006
La propuesta es producto de la reactivación de la discusión curricular que se iniciara en la Escuela de Educación alrededor del Programa de Formación Docente para el nivel de Educación Básica, en los planteamientos de la Reforma Curricular de la Educación Básica, en las nuevas concepciones de la formación docente y en los planteamientos curriculares de
Anzola, Myriam   +2 more
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Index of Authors and Co‐Authors

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United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 13, Issue S8, Page 1559-1604, October 2025.
wiley   +1 more source

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