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Measuring the Technical Efficiency for the Shipping Banks—An Approach Using Data Envelopment Analysis
(Scientific Research, 2017-04)The international transportation industry involves various sectors, shipping being one with particular characteristics which differentiates it from others especially as relevant capital risk is concerned. Within this ... -
Imperata yellow mottle virus: An Emerging Threat to Maize, Sorghum and Pearl Millet in Burkina Faso
(Scientific Research, 2017-05)Imperata yellow mottle caused by Imperata yellow mottle virus (IYMV) of the genus Sobemovirus was first characterized on Imperata cylindrica and Zea mays in Burkina Faso. The disease has been reported in several localities ... -
Demonstrating Effect of Rainfall Characteristics on Wheat Yield: Case of Sinana District, South Eastern Ethiopia
(Scientific Research, 2017-05)Demonstrating Effects of Current and Projected Rainfall Characteristics on Wheat yield has been investigated in Sinana district for the period 1995-2016. Data on rainfall and crop yield for the period 1995-2016 were ... -
Time-Logic
(Scientific Research, 2017-05)Time-logic is ever at work as story-logic in open coherence. This theme and its enormous significance, both sadly, totally, and usually neglected, are elucidated in this essay. This essay has five headings: time as not ... -
Human Dimensions Approach towards Integrating Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning Policies: A Decision Support System (DSS) Based on Stated Preferences Data
(Scientific Research, 2017-06)While a lot of progress has been made in Germany to reduce CO2 emissions in the past years in almost all sectors of economy, however, the sector of transportation shows increasing CO2 emissions in the same period of time. ... -
Effect of Financial Development on the Transmission of Monetary Policy
(Scientific Research, 2017-06)This paper looks at the effect of financial development on output and bank liquidity by doing a cross-country analysis of 119 countries across 18 years from 1997-2014. We develop three hypotheses by combining multiple ... -
The Use of Social Networks in Curbing HIV in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of the University of Zambia
(Scientific Research, 2017-06)The AIDS epidemic has affected every aspect of Zambian society and is recognized as the greatest public health challenge of the past 30 years. Nevertheless, education can generate hope in the face of the epidemic using ... -
Risks to Financial Stability and Monetary Policy: Rules or Discretion?
(Scientific Research, 2017-06)We evaluate monetary policy which is conducted in a way that addresses financial stability as an explicit monetary policy objective using a simple game theoretic model analysing the strategic interaction between a central ... -
Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder
(Elsevier, 2017-06)Some of the most frequently used online applications are Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. These applications allow individuals to communicate with other users, to share information or pictures, and to stay in contact with ... -
Strategic Choice of Market Instrument
(Scientific Research, 2017-06)This paper proposes a model where both regulator and industry behave strategically to endogenously choose the optimal market instrument. The regulator payoff function includes political gains from investment in abatement ... -
Market Making, Liquidity Provision, and Attention Constraints: An Experimental Study
(Scientific Research, 2017-06)This paper uses an experimental electronic market to investigate the effect of limited attention on the market maker’s ability to provide liquidity and, thus, on aggregate market liquidity. I find that higher demands on ... -
Use of Computers/Apps and the Negative Effects on Children’s Intellectual Outcomes
(Scientific Research, 2017-07)The accelerated development of computer/Apps has had a negative effect on children’s intellectual outcomes. This effort will suggest that the simple nature of this technology can affect critical thinking in children. ... -
Reclamation of Smaller Volumes of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil Using an Innovative Reactor System: A Case Study Evaluation of the Design
(Scientific Research, 2017-07)Petroleum products contamination is a world-wide problem that threatens polluting groundwater and surface water systems. However, the problem is not only large-scale in scope when viewed from a case-by-case basis. Many ... -
Optimization of coffee oil extraction from spent coffee grounds using four solvents and prototype-scale extraction using circulation process
(2017-07)The optimization of two parametersdespresso coffee oil extraction time and the ratio of dried spent coffee grounds (DSCG)-to-solventdwere conducted on DSCG employing four solvents. Extracted yields were investigated using ... -
The Impact of Season, Parity, and Volume of Colostrum on Holstein Dairy Cows Colostrum Composition
(Scientific Research, 2017-07)The objectives of the study were to assess colostrum quality and nutrients in dairy cows in Isfahan, Iran, and to determine the effects of calving season, parity, and volume of first colostrum on colostrum quality. ... -
Enhancing Multi-Factor Authentication in Modern Computing
(2017-07)Most network service providers like MTN Nigeria, currently use two-factor authentication for their 4G wireless networks. This exposes the network subscribers to identify theft and users data to security threats like snooping, ... -
Development of a Qualitative near Infrared Screening Method for Quality Consistency Assessment of Virgin Sunflower Oil
(Scientific Research, 2017-07)Near infrared spectroscopy offers advantages in the analysis of vegetable oils such as rapidity, relative cost-effectiveness, and usually no need for sample preparation. Virgin Sunflower oils were used as reference ... -
A code for 3D calculations of the output characteristics for a single-cell thermionic fuel element of thermionic nuclear power plants for different applications
(2017-08)R&D has been conducted by a cooperation of Rosatom State Corporation’s enterprises to build a line of autonomous small nuclear power plants (SNPP) of up to 1 MW el to support government programs ... -
X-ray radiography investigation of structural conditions of Fe-15Cr-35Ni11W steel irradiated by ion-plasma fluxes
(Elsevier, 2017-08)It was found that structural-phase transformations induced by radiation in the highly doped heat resistant Fe-15Cr-35Ni-11W alloy under the effects of treatment with ion-plasma beams differ from the transformations in ... -
Corruption and Economic Growth: The Case of EMCCA
(Scientific Research, 2017-08)This article analyzes the relationship between corruption and economic growth in the countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (EMCCA). To our knowledge, there are no works dealing with the direct ...