Recent reforms in most African economies of their trading and exchange rate regimes have eliminated much of the protection which previously limited competition. Despite these reforms, African manufacturing firms remain unsuccessful, particularly in international export markets. In this paper we consider the roles of learning, competition and market imperfections in determining three aspects of ...

This study focuses on the role of entrepreneurs in the private sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Using data from the Regional Program on Enterprise Development (RPED) and controlling for various factors, our analysis compares growth rates of indigenously owned African firms with firms owned by entrepreneurs of Asian or European descent, in Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. We find that after c...

Embryonic mortality is a significant problem plaguing the commercial duck industry worldwide. Yet, an objective means to stage development of the duck embryo is lacking. Such a staging procedure, which is described in this study, is essential for the critical and reproducible assessment of embryo development. The morphological features associated with duck embryo development are very similar to...

Every year, migratory waterfowl are hunted and consumed by people in Golestan Province of Iran. Due to the heavy metal contamination of wintering habitats, an estimation of the human health risks associated with the consumption of these ducks is necessary. Therefore, this study was conducted to estimate the health risks of exposure to cadmium (Cd), total chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), and...

Eight African marigold varieties (`Nari `(orange), `Bindi`(orange), `Bali` (orange), `Little Duck `(orange), `Bali` (yellow), `Bali` (gold), `Little Duck` (yellow) and `Eagle` (yellow) were comparatively studies for growth habit and flowering quality in open field condition at Training Centre for Floriculture and Landscaping, Directorate of Floriculture, Lahore during 2018-2019. Among the varie...

Composition of intramuscular lipids, phospholipid classes and phospholipid molecular species in traditional Chinese duck meat products was investigated. Free fatty acids and phospholipids were identified and quantified by gas and high performance liquid chromatography, and phospholipid molecular species were determined by mass spectrometry. The results showed that raw duck meat had high quantit...

It was a nice October day in the year 1997, the world of carmakers was celebrating Daimler–Benz’s new highend luxury limousine “Mercedes-Benz Maybach’’ at the Tokyo Motor Show, when suddenly the news about the “Moose-Test’’ fell like a bombshell. With the so-called swerve to avoid hitting elks (“Moose-Test’’), the Swedish car tester Robert Collin had destroyed the reputation of Mercedes’ A-Clas...