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Effects of Sweetened Beverage Taxes in Philadelphia and Oakland: Fewer Beverage Purchases, but Increased Cross-Border Shopping and Mixed Effects on Consumption

A Mathematica issue brief synthesizes new and recent evidence on how the two cities’ beverage taxes affected purchases, consumption, and the retail environment.




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The leadership imperative : technology adoption and strategic management in travel firms in Jamaica / by Andrew Spencer

Spencer, Andrew (Lecturer in tourism management), author




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Disruptive tourism and its untidy guests : alternative ontologies for future hospitalities / Soile Veijola, Jennie Germann Molz, Olli Pyyhtinen, Emily Höckert and Alexander Grit

Veijola, Soile, author




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Stereopticon : entry to a life of travel and tourism research / by Valene L. Smith

Smith, Valene L




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Market research report on Chinese outbound tourist (city) consumption




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Touring consumption / Stephan Sonnenburg, Desmond Wee (Eds.)




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A visual approach for green criminology : exploring the social perception of environmental harm / Lorenzo Natali

Natali, Lorenzo, author




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Humanitarian intervention as an exception to the prohibition on the use of force / Petra Zvržina

Zvržina, Petra, author




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Options in adoption : understanding Western Australia's laws on adoption / Family and Children's Services




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Future governance options for federal family law courts in Australia : striking the right balance / prepared by Des Semple of Des Semple & Associates in conjunction with the Attorney-General's Department

Semple, Des, author




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Legislative exemptions that allow faith-based educational institutions to discriminate against students, teachers and staff / The Senate, Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

Australia. Parliament. Senate. Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, author, issuing body




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A report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's inspection of the Australian Federal Police under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 : compliance with journalist information warrant provisions / report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman

Commonwealth Ombudsman (Australia), author, issuing body




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Investigating corruption and misconduct in public office : commissions of inquiry -- powers and procedures / Peter M. Hall

Hall, Peter M. (Peter Michael), 1944- author




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Held captive by gas: the price of politics in Gazprom's long-term contracts with Central European buyers (2009 to 2014) / Joshua Posaner

Online Resource




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Advances in energy system optimization: proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Energy System Optimization / Valentin Bertsch, Armin Ardone, Michael Suriyah, Wolf Fichtner, Thomas Leibfried, Vincent Heuveline, editors

Online Resource




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Practical examples of energy optimization models Samsul Ariffin Abdul Karim, Mohd Faris Abdullah, Ramani Kannan, editors

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Handbook of optimization in electric power distribution systems Mariana Resener, Steffen Rebennack, Panos M. Pardalos, Sérgio Haffnew, editors

Online Resource




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Journey to Redemption

The cast and crew of Colonial Williamsburg’s groundbreaking program Journey to Redemption join to talk about how the piece was developed and why it’s so important to be having conversations surrounding racism and the history of slavery in our nation. Learn more




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Woman shot dead, police team held captive by villagers



  • DO NOT USE Uttar Pradesh
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The adsorption and oxidation of SO2 on MgO surface: experimental and DFT calculation studies

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7,1092-1101
DOI: 10.1039/C9EN01474H, Paper
Honghong Wang, Cheng Zhong, Qingxin Ma, Jinzhu Ma, Hong He
The reaction mechanisms and synergistic effects of NO2/O2 on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO2 to sulfate on a MgO surface.
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The fate of CdS quantum dots in plants as revealed by extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) analysis

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7,1150-1162
DOI: 10.1039/C9EN01433K, Paper
Marta Marmiroli, Giovanni Orazio Lepore, Luca Pagano, Francesco d'Acapito, Alessandra Gianoncelli, Marco Villani, Laura Lazzarini, Jason C. White, Nelson Marmiroli
The use of quantum dots (QDs) is widespread and as such, the potential risk associated with their dispersion in the environment has stimulated research on their interaction with potential sensitive receptors.
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Pd/TiC/Ti electrode with enhanced atomic H* generation, atomic H* adsorption and 2,4-DCBA adsorption for facilitating electrocatalytic hydrodechlorination

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00182A, Paper
Zimo Lou, Zheni Wang, Jiasheng Zhou, Chuchen Zhou, Jiang Xu, Xinhua Xu
Efficient dechlorination of a chlorinated aromatic compound was achieved with the application of a novel Pd/TiC/Ti electrode.
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Retraction: The influence of nanoscale size on the adsorption–desorption of U(VI) on nano-Al oxides

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN90020F, Retraction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Tian Wan, Wen Cheng, Jiehui Ren, Wei Wu, Min Wang, Baowei Hu, Ziyi Jia, Yubing Sun
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Retraction: Mutual effect of Cs(I) and Sr(II) sorption on nano-talc investigated by EXAFS, modeling and theoretical calculations

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EN90021D, Retraction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Yubing Sun, Wencheng Song, Yang Liu, Tasawar Hayat, Ahmed Alsaedi, Yuejie Ai, Virender K. Sharma, Xiangke Wang
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Realization of rocksalt Zn1−xCdxO thin films with an optical band gap above 3.0 eV by molecular beam epitaxy

CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2781-2787
DOI: 10.1039/C9CE02018G, Paper
Hyo Chang Jang, Katsuhiko Saito, Qixin Guo, Kin Man Yu, Wladek Walukiewicz, Tooru Tanaka
We have grown Zn1−xCdxO (ZnCdO) thin films by molecular beam epitaxy on α-Al2O3 (0001) substrates across the full composition range of 0 ≤ x ≤ 1. A large optical gap of 3.0 eV is obtained in rocksalt-ZnCdO with a low resistivity and high mobility.
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Susceptible CoSnO3 nanoboxes with p-type response for triethylamine detection at low temperature

CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2795-2805
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00170H, Paper
Lingli Zheng, Yingqiang Zhao, Yongshan Xu, Chen Yang, Jun Zhang, Xianghong Liu
CoSnO3 nanoboxes exhibit a p-type response to detect triethylamine at 100 °C with a limit of detection of 134 ppb.
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Sr4Pb1.5Sb5O5Se8: a new mid-infrared nonlinear optical material with a moderate SHG response

CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00084A, Paper
Yang Wang, Mengjia Luo, pei Zhao, Xiangli Che, Yunzhen Cao, Fu Qiang Huang
A new mid-infrared nonlinear optical oxyselenide, Sr4Pb1.5Sb5O5Se8, was successfully synthesized by traditional solid-state reaction. It crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric space group Cm (No. 8) of the monoclinic system. The crystal...
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Two Co-based MOFs assembled from an amine-functionalized pyridinecarboxylate ligand: inorganic acid-directed structural variety and gas adsorption properties

CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00475H, Paper
Zhenzhen Jiang, Ping Zhou, Tingting Xu, Lihui Fan, Simin Hu, Jingxian Chen, Yabing He
A pair of Co-based MOFs exhibited inorganic acid-driven structural diversities, and one of them displayed the C2H2 separation and purification potential.
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Health experts sceptical about ‘dilution’ of quarantine period

They attribute Kerala’s success till date to 28-day quarantine




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How does household spending respond to an epidemic? [electronic resource] : Consumption during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic / Scott R. Baker, R. A. Farrokhnia, Steffen Meyer, Michaela Pagel, Constantine Yannelis

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020




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Optimal mitigation policies in a pandemic [electronic resource] : social distancing and working from home / Callum J. Jones, Thomas Philippon, Venky Venkateswaran

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020




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ACSM's resource manual for guidelines for exercise testing and prescription / American College of Sports Medicine ; senior editor, David P. Swain ; section editors, Clinton A. Brawner ... [et al.]




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The nociceptive blink reflex in migraine : an investigation of endogenous and exogenous modulators on the trigeminal nervous system in migraine sufferers / Shirlee Treleaven-Hassard

Treleaven-Hassard, Shiree, author




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Jarvis's physical examination & health assessment / Carolyn Jarvis ; Australian adapting editors: Helen Forbes, Elizabeth Watt

Jarvis, Carolyn, author




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ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription / senior editor, Deborah Riebe, PhD, FACSM, ACSM EP-C, Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences, Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island ; assoc

American College of Sports Medicine, author, issuing body




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Function-based spatiality and the development of Korean communities in Japan [electronic resource] : a complex adaptive systems theory approach / David Rands

Rands, David, 1969-




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Advancements in optical methods and digital image correlation in experimental mechanics.: Proceedings of the 2019 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics / Ming-Tzer Lin... [et al.], editors

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Optimize cumulative layout shift

Learn how to avoid sudden layout shifts to improve user-experience. Layout shifts can be distracting to users. Imagine you’ve started reading an article when all of a sudden elements shift around the page, throwing you off and requiring you to find your place again. This is very common on the web, including when reading the […]




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Transnational audiences : media reception on a global scale / Adrian Athique

Athique, Adrian, author




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Appliance, consumer electronics makers look at production resumption post lockdown

Companies like Panasonic India, Godrej Appliances, Dixon Technologies and Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd said with retail outlets shut there is no point to start production as there is existing unsold inventory of March at warehouses and dealers.




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Net redemptions under credit risk funds down by 81.5%: Amfi

The decrease in redemptions has happened post RBI's announcement of special liquidity measure of INR 50K crores for the mutual fund Industry, said a press release issued by Association of Mutual Funds in India o Amfi.




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Triathlon champ, now a healthcare worker, baptized

Vanek, who won the 2014 Triathlon World Cup, joined the emergency services last November and now works day and night, dressed in personal protective gear and mask, resuscitating people if needed and administering coronavirus tests.




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The law of misleading or deceptive conduct / Colin Lockhart

Lockhart, Colin, author




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Perceptions of public relations in Australian Aboriginal community-controlled non-proft organisations / by Natacha Wirenfeldt Petersen

Petersen, Natacha Wirenfeldt, author




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Kejriwal has no right to speak about corruption any more

The AAP should not have taken the support of the Congress to form the government in Delhi.




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Captive-bred rare species of turtles to be released in Sunderbans

After successfully hatching critically endangered Batagur turtles in captivity, officials at the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) would release a batch of the hatchlings in the Sunderbans mid-2014.




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WB govt explores options as justice Ganguly named in sexual harassment case

Justice Ganguly had been appointed as the chairman of the WBHRC in 2011 at the behest of Mamata Banerjee.




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Ganguly down, CM weighs options

The govt might write to the President to remove Ganguly as chairperson of West Bengal Human Rights Commission.




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Check over-use of urea, boost consumption of P&K fertilisers: Eco survey

The over consumption of urea and limited use of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers need to be addressed through appropriate price incentives by reducing subsidies to ensure sustainable practises are encouraged, Economic Survey said today.




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Optimising crop insurance

World Bank-aided pilot idea uses GPS, cellphones and remote-sensing data to try and overcome problems of existing insurance schemes