3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Don't look now: paying for documented need punishes discovery in US lead-pipe funding
Gustavo Pedro Ricou, Kristin C. Epstein
The United States allots USD 15 billion for lead service line replacement in proportion to documented lead, the largest of a growing class of environmental-indicator transfers. Rec…
physics.soc-ph2026
One equation allocates playing time in competitive team sports: the rulebook sets the arithmetic and the league sets the habit
Gustavo Pedro Ricou
Every team sport that lets a team replace players rations the replacements, and the ration settles who plays and for how long. Across eight codes, three in both sexes, we measure h…
stat.AP2026
Playing time tracks recent exposure in fifteen men's and women's football leagues: the denominator gradient and what it does to per-minute injury rates
Gustavo Pedro Ricou, Nicholas Mahony
Football injury incidence is conventionally reported per 1000 hours of exposure, dividing counts by recorded playing time. Where recorded minutes track the workload under study, th…