Models of internal migration can be found in the demographic, geographic and economic literatures. Unlike most of these models which are based on cross-sectional analysis of migration rates, the approach here is to incorporate longitudinal as well as crosssectional aspects. Empirical modeling using this approach is possible using a data base recently revised and updated by the U. S. Bureau of t...

This study tested for cross-sectional dependencies between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and per capita gross domestic product (GDP) among countries in four regions: Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. When cross-sectional correlations are identified in a group of countries, panel data regression with common factors proposed by Pesaran (2006) is used to determine whether the environmental Kuzne...

Good nutritional knowledge and behaviour among adolescents is important to avoid health problems that can continue into adulthood. This cross-sectional study aimed to provide baseline data on nutritional knowledge and eating habits of adolescents in Sharjah. Data were collected from 300 adolescents aged 9-13 years attending 4 private schools using a validated self-administered questionnaire. Mo...

Objective: Hygiene is important as the first line of defence to mitigate spread pathogens in people’s everyday environments. The objective present study was investigate hygiene behaviors Turkish adolescents living Ankara.
 Methods: participants were 822 boys and 834 girls, total 1656 aged between 12–18 years. We conducted a crosssectional using sociodemographic form Behaviour Inventory (H1...

Aim: To assess the response of clinicians and patient towards various imaging modalities used in diagnostic evaluation of dental implant therapy. Materials and Methods: 200 clinicians with more than 5 years of experience in implant dentistry were selected in study. Every clinician was requested to judge accessibility, maneuverability, accuracy, reproducibility, reliability, ease of understandin...

Few studies address the real effects of international capital flows. Instead of a crosssectional design, this study exclusively examines time-series data from nine countries. Four cases – Nigeria, Zimbabwe, India, and Pakistan – produce evidence that either FDI or FPI adversely affect growth or savings rates, while two cases produce some evidence of a benevolent effect – Uganda and Sri Lanka. T...

Psychologists occasionally study eminent individuals, such as Nobel laureates, U.S. presidents, Olympic athletes, chess grandmasters, movie stars, and even distinguished psychologists. Studies using such significant samples may be differentiated along 7 distinct dimensions: qualitative versus quantitative, single versus multiple case, nomothetic versus idiographic, confirmatory versus explorato...