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Residential water demand under block rates: a Portuguese case study [PDF]

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A residential water demand equation is estimated using a panel data sample of 5 Portuguese local communities and 72 months, corresponding to a total number of 360 observations.
Adelino Fortunato, Rita Martins
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The pKa Values of Water in Water: A Long-Standing, Tiresome, yet Soon Forgotten Issue?

open access: yesCHIMIA
The pKa values of water and the hydrogen ion (proton) in water are 14 and 0, respectively. Yet, many textbooks of general, organic, and, to a lesser extent, inorganic chemistry provide the incorrect values 15.74 and -1.74, respectively.
Antonio Togni
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Tardigrada (Water Bears)

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This reference page offers a brief description of Tardigrades, also known as water bears. It includes information about their physical appearance, an explanation of their name, likely habitats, internal organs and other distinguishing features, and a ...

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[Photograph of Polar Bears at the Brookfield Zoo, Illinois]

open access: yes, 1963
Photograph of polar bears at the Brookfield Zoo. Three polar bears stand on brown, flat stones in a zoo enclosure. The brown rocks are stacked on each other, creating levels for the bears to stand on.
Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
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Urban water demand with fixed volumetric charging in a large municipality: the case of Brisbane, Australia

open access: yes
This paper uses suburb-level quarterly data to model residential water demand in Brisbane, Australia, from 1998 to 2003. In this system, residential consumption is charged using a fixed annual service fee with no water entitlement followed by a fixed ...
Higgs, Helen   +2 more
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Kodiak Bears 4

open access: yes, 2007
HD B-Roll Stock Footage. Produced by the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) videographers. *See the transcript file for additional informationDate shot: July 2007 Date produced: 5/2/2018 Videographer: Rheam Location: Kodiak, Alaska

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Bears in a Zoo Habitat

open access: yes, 1944
This black and white photograph features what appears to be polar bears jumping into the water at a zoo habitat. Rock structures surround the water.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-keesler/1508/thumbnail ...

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Late season frosts and changing snowpack may exacerbate human–bear conflicts

open access: yesEcosphere
The North American black bear (Ursus americanus) is an opportunistic omnivore that depends on seasonal availability of fruits, nuts, grasses, and forbs for survival.
Kevin T. Shoemaker   +7 more
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Metabolic Fuel Switching in Hibernating Grizzly Bears

open access: yes, 2019
Bears utilize fat during hibernation as their sole source of energy. However, as many bears in zoos are fed during the winter months we tested the hypothesis that a single macronutrient, carbohydrate, could serve as a enough fuel for bears during ...
McPhee, Madeline, Hutzenbiler, Brandon
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