In the current design of borehole heat exchangers (BHEs), the ground is commonly considered to be homogenous. However, in a layered subsurface, thermal performance of BHE can deviate drastically with different strata. Thereby, analysis of the heat transfer of a BHE with different geological...

The 2005 Kashmir earthquake (M<Subscript>w</Subscript> 7.6) generated widespread mass movements in the Northeast Himalayas of Pakistan. The mass movements were mainly catastrophic rock avalanches, rockslides, rockfalls and debris falls, ranging in volume from a few hundred cubic meters to hundreds of million cubic...</subscript>

A supramonopoly is the market structure of a homogeneous good that is priced higher than the monopoly level. We present evidence of supramonopoly in the US air passenger service. For four airline mergers during the period of 1993 to 2009, we identify routes that dropped fares for no other reason...