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Investigating the desirability of navy aircraft service life ex / Keating, Edward G; Blickstein, Irv; Boito, Michael; Chandler, Jess

Keating, Edward G	Journal Article
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2014.

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Building on prior work on optimal replacement of aging aircraft, this paper presents three methodologies to evaluate prospective aviation Service Life Extension Programs (SLEPs) and applies these methodologies to US Navy F/A-18E/F data. While considerable uncertainty remains as to the values of key parameters (e.g. the cost of F/A-18E/F SLEPs), the preponderance of the evidence available at this juncture favors undertaking SLEPs on F/A-18E/Fs rather than replacing them with new Joint Strike Fighters.

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Joint strike Fighter ; US Navy ; Service Life Extension Programs ; F/A\ -18E/F ; Aging Aircraft ; Aircraft Availability

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Trendy solutions: Why do states adopt Sustainable Energy Portfolio Standards? / Chandler, Jess

Chandler, Jess	Journal Article
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2009.

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Thirty-four states had adopted Sustainable Energy Portfolio Standards (SEPS) or similar goals by the end of 2008, with 14 adoptions since 2006. There appears to be something trendy about SEPS and states may adopt SEPS when internal variables would indicate otherwise. This analysis extends the current discussion of SEPS adoption beyond internal variables, relying on innovation and diffusion theory. Logistic regression with SEPS adoption as the dependent variable is used to test internal determinants and diffusion measures for the years 1997-2008. Of the internal determinants variables, affluence and government ideology were found to be positive and significant. The results show that regional and neighbor diffusion variables are significant in SEPS adoption decisions-even when accounting for ideological distance from previous adopters.

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Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) ; Energy efficiency portfolio standards (EEPS) ; Policy diffusion

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