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Farmer Bargaining Power and Market Information Services by Courtois, Pierre, Subervie, Julie

“…In many Sub-Saharan African countries, farmers typically have a choice between selling their products to traders who travel between villages and markets and…”
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Bargaining over a climate deal: deadline and delay by Courtois, Pierre, Tazdaït, Tarik

“…Assuming that a North-South transfer is the key to effective climate cooperation, we ask when and how much the North should offer to the South in return for a…”
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Conservation priorities when species interact: the Noah's Ark metaphor revisited by Courtois, Pierre, Figuieres, Charles, Mulier, Chloé

“…This note incorporates ecological interactions into the Noah's Ark problem. In doing so, we arrive at a general model for ranking in situ conservation projects…”
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Coherent Magnetization Rotation of a Layered System Observed by Polarized Neutron Scattering under Grazing Incidence Geometry by Maruyama, Ryuji, Bigault, Thierry, Saerbeck, Thomas, Honecker, Dirk, Soyama, Kazuhiko, Courtois, Pierre

“…The in-plane magnetic structure of a layered system composed of polycrystalline grains smaller than the ferromagnetic exchange length was studied to elucidate…”
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On the optimal scheduling of periodic tests and maintenance for reliable redundant components by Courtois, Pierre-Jacques, Delsarte, Philippe

“…Periodically, some m of the n redundant components of a dependable system may have to be taken out of service for inspection, testing or preventive…”
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A Cost–Benefit Approach for Prioritizing Invasive Species by Courtois, Pierre, Figuieres, Charles, Mulier, Chloe, Weill, Joakim

“…Biological invasions entail massive biodiversity losses and tremendous economic impacts that justify significant management efforts. Because the funds…”
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Spatial priorities for invasive alien species control in protected areas by Courtois, Pierre, Martinez, César, Thomas, Alban

“…Given the limited funds available for the management of invasive alien species (IASs), there is a need to design cost-effective strategies to prioritize their…”
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Revolutions and rational choice: A critical discussion by Courtois, Pierre, Nessah, Rabia, Tazdaït, Tarik

“…Since the early studies of Olson (The logic of collective action, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1971/1965) and Tullock (Public Choice 11:89–99, 1971),…”
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Spatial preferences for invasion management: a choice experiment on controlling Ludwigia grandiflora in a French regional park by Bougherara, Douadia, Courtois, Pierre, David, Maia, Weill, Joakim

“…If individuals have spatially differentiated preferences for sites or areas impacted by an invasive alien species, effective management must take this…”
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Spatial preferences for invasion management: a choice experiment on the control of Ludwigia grandiflora in a French regional park by Bougherara, Douadia, Courtois, Pierre, David, Maia, Weill, Joakim

“…If individuals have spatially dierentiated preferences for sites or areas im- 8 pacted by an invasive alien species, eective management must take this 9…”
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A Tale of Two Diversities by Courtois, Pierre, Figuières, Charles, Mulier, Chloe

“…Efficient biodiversity management strategies aim to allocate conservation efforts so as to maximize diversity in ecological systems. Toward this end, defining…”
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Jacques Lacan and game theory: an early contribution to common knowledge reasoning by Courtois, Pierre, Tazdaït, Tarik

“…Lacan's contribution in applying and promoting game theory in the early 1950s is mostly ignored in the history of game theory. Yet his early analyses of…”
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The private management of plant disease epidemics: infection levels and social inefficiencies by Martínez, César, Courtois, Pierre, Thébaud, Gaël, Tidball, Mabel

“…Plant disease control is often implemented at the private property level, and problems of cooperation and coordination between landowners can lead to social…”
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Semantic structures and logic properties of computer-based system dependability cases by Courtois, Pierre-Jacques

“…This work addresses the issue of structuring the validation process of dependable computer based systems. It is motivated by the desire to make the licensing…”
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New design of a magnetic device for wide-angle XYZ polarization analysis PASTIS-3, from the concept to first tests with thermal neutrons by Jullien, David, Petoukhov, Alexandre, Enderle, Mechthild, Thiery, Nicolas, Mouveau, Pascal, Bengaard Hansen, Ursula, Chevalier, Philippe, Courtois, Pierre

“…We present the new concept and neutron test results of the third generation PASTIS device for XYZ wide-angle polarization analysis for thermal neutrons…”
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Large inverse magnetocaloric effect in Ni45Co5Mn37.5In12.5 single crystal above 300 K by Bourgault, Daniel, Tillier, Jérémy, Courtois, Pierre, Maillard, Denis, Chaud, Xavier

“…A large inverse magnetocaloric effect has been observed in a Ni45Co5Mn37.5In12.5 single crystal at room temperature. Magnetothermal measurements performed at…”
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Environmental cooperation: ratifying second-best agreements by Courtois, Pierre, Haeringer, Guillaume

“…As an alternative to the environmental cartel approach, we assume that an international environmental agreement aims simply at providing a collective response…”
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The nature of economic costs of biological invasions by Vaissière, Anne-Charlotte, Courtois, Pierre, Courchamp, Franck, Kourantidou, Melina, Diagne, Christophe, Essl, Franz, Kirichenko, Natalia, Welsh, Melissa, Salles, Jean-Michel

“…The management of invasive alien species (IAS) is complex and requires consideration of intertwined ecological and economic dimensions. Given the wide variety…”
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Recent advances in availability and synthesis of the economic costs of biological invasions by Ahmed, Danish A, Haubrock, Phillip J, Cuthbert, Ross N, Bang, Alok, Soto, Ismael, Balzani, Paride, Tarkan, Ali Serhan, Macêdo, Rafael L, Carneiro, Laís, Bodey, Thomas W, Oficialdegui, Francisco J, Courtois, Pierre, Kourantidou, Melina, Angulo, Elena, Heringer, Gustavo, Renault, David, Turbelin, Anna J, Hudgins, Emma J, Liu, Chunlong, Gojery, Showkat A, Arbieu, Ugo, Diagne, Christophe, Leroy, Boris, Briski, Elizabeta, Bradshaw, Corey J A, Courchamp, Franck

“…Abstract Biological invasions are a global challenge that has received insufficient attention. Recently available cost syntheses have provided policy- and…”
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Depolarization in polarizing supermirrors by Klauser, Christine, Bigault, Thierry, Böni, Peter, Courtois, Pierre, Devishvili, Anton, Rebrova, Nataliya, Schneider, Michael, Soldner, Torsten

“…We present data on depolarizing effects in polarizing mirrors. At typical magnetizing field strengths used in polarizing devices, depolarizations rise up to…”
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