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In the tank: how oil prices threaten automakers' profits and jobs
McManus, W. S. - 2005
Transportation Research Institute's Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation (OSAT) at the University of Michigan, says that …Also available at http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/inthetank/contents.asp …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477426
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The Results of Competition Between Integrated-Services Telecommunications Carriers
Peha, Jon M.; Tewari, Saurabh - 1998
This paper investigates the results of competition between two profit-seeking telecommunications carriers, as might … final outcome of competition. Furthermore, it is shown that a firm may not choose to compete in the market for one of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441052
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Frictionless Commerce? A Comparison of Internet and Conventional Retailers
Brynjolfsson, Erik; Smith, Michael D. - 2000
data set of over 8,500 price observations collected over a period of 15 months, we compare pricing behavior at 41 Internet …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441259
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Increasing Health Insurance Costs and the Decline in Health Insurance Coverage
Chernew, Michael; Cutler, David; Keenan, Patricia S. - 2005
Economics
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009432033
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Managing Errors to Reduce Accidents in High Consequence Networked Information Systems
Ganter, J.H. - 2008
disruptions) penetrate NIS defenses (e.g., firewalls and operating systems) to cause accidents. Such events usually result from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435568
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Atmospheric dispersion modeling and meteorological monitoring in support of emergency planning and response for the US Army's Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program
Miller, R.L. - 2008
This technical memorandum examines the role of atmospheric dispersion modeling and meteorological monitoring in support of emergency planning and response for the US Army's Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP). Air dispersion modeling and meteorological monitoring are expected to form key...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435602
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Health effects model for nuclear power plant accident consequence analysis. Part I. Introduction, integration, and summary. Part II. Scientific basis for health effects models
Evans, J.S.; Moeller, D.W.; Cooper, D.W. - 2008
Analysis of the radiological health effects of nuclear power plant accidents requires models for predicting early … of risks. An approach is outlined for summarizing the health consequences of nuclear power plant accidents. 298 refs., 9 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435740
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Developing computer systems to support emergency operations: Standardization efforts by the Department of Energy and implementation at the DOE Savannah River Site
DeBusk, R.E.; Fulton, G.J.; O`Dell, J.J. - 2008
This paper describes the development of standards for emergency operations computer systems for the US Department of Energy (DOE). The proposed DOE computer standards prescribe the necessary power and simplicity to meet the expanding needs of emergency managers. Standards include networked UNIX...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435814
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OBEST: The Object-Based Event Scenario Tree Methodology
WYSS, GREGORY D.; DURAN, FELICIA A. - 2008
Event tree analysis and Monte Carlo-based discrete event simulation have been used in risk assessment studies for many years. This report details how features of these two methods can be combined with concepts from object-oriented analysis to develop a new risk assessment methodology with some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435938
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Developing computer systems to support emergency operations: Standardization efforts by the Department of Energy and implementation at the DOE Savannah River Site
DeBusk, R.E.; Fulton, G.J.; O'Dell, J.J. - 2008
This paper describes the development of standards for emergency operations computer systems for the US Department of Energy (DOE). The proposed DOE computer standards prescribe the necessary power and simplicity to meet the expanding needs of emergency managers. Standards include networked UNIX...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435997