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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 ...
Savings-Growth Nexus in Ghana: Cointegration and Causal Relationship Analyses
(Scientific Research, 2017-02)
The wide range of controversies surrounding the direction of causality between
savings and economic growth necessitated this study. The study was
intended to investigate the relationship between gross domestic savings ...
Magnetic and Photon Cascade Emission of Gd3+ of NaGd(PO3)4 Monocrystal Under Appropriate Synthesis Conditions
(2017-08)
A signal crystal of NaGd(PO3)4 (NGP) was successfully grown with the solid-state reaction method under appropriate synthesis conditions. Structure refinements and the purity of the samples were determined by XRD patterns. ...
Computational and Experimental Study of the Inhibition Effects of Purple Sweet Potato Leaves Extract on Mild Steel Corrosion in 1M H2SO4
(2017-08)
The alkaloid and non-alkaloid fractions of purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) written as AEIB and NEIB respectively were used as inhibitors in the corrosion reaction of mild steel in 1.0 M H2SO4 solutions. The corrosion ...
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 ...
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 ...
Revenue and Knowledge Cooperation Mechanisms between Business Incubators and Venture Capitalists for Collaborative Start-Ups
(Scientific Research, 2017-08)
Business incubators and venture capital are effective instruments for supporting
the development of new firms. The purpose of this paper is to explore cooperation
mechanisms between business incubators and venture ...
Behavioural Finance: A Re-Examination of Prospect Theory
(Scientific Research, 2017-08)
Behavioural finance has received a major impetus over the last two decades. In
this paper, we discuss the foundations which have helped in this paradigm
shift from traditional Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) to the ...
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 ...