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A straight-line type Sagnac optic fiber acoustic sensing system is proposed in this paper. The Sagnac interference fiber loop is replaced by a straight-line fiber and a 1×2 coupler to enhance the environmental adaptability, and the length of Sagnac interference fiber loop is shortened close to...

This study shows that shocks to firm’s returns affect direct customers more than direct suppliers. However, indirect customers and indirect suppliers are affected by an economically similar magnitude. This finding casts doubt on the propagation of supply shocks downstream only

Part 1 of this paper provides an educational introduction to the hazards of nursing, work-related stress and the notion of the control cycle as an approach to stress management. Part 2 provides the framework for risk assessments and subsequent action in relation to work-related stress and...

Whilst there is growing evidence suggesting that, in general, work-related stress comes with significant financial costs, data showing the actual nature of the financial burden of work-related stress and psychosocial hazards for employers and societies remains limited. The purpose of this...

The late 1990's is a period of substantive change in U.S. dairy policy with respect to import quotas, export subsidies, and classified pricing under state and federal milk marketing orders. An interregional model of the U.S. dairy sector is used to provide quantitative measures of the regional...