Abstract I n this paper we investigated total energy consumption and its individual forms (oil, natural gas, electricity, renewable energies and coal) relationship with real gross domestic product (GDP) in Iran. We employed Hsiao’s (1981) methodology and annual data which cover 1967-2010 for investigation. The empirical findings indicate there is bidirectional causality ef...

Health care costs have grown considerably faster than the economy for many years. Data from 2000 to 2010 show that national health expenditures (NHE) have increased at an average annual rate of 6.6 percent, while gross domestic product (GDP) has grown only 4.1 percent annually (table 1). Although the rapid growth in U.S. health care spending and strategies for slowing it have become a focal poi...

Climate change in the Russian Arctic is more pronounced than in any other part of the country. Between 1955 and 2000, the annual average air temperature in the Russian North increased by 1.2°C. During the same period, the mean temperature of upper layer of permafrost increased by 3°C. Climate change in Russian Arctic increases the risks of the emergence of zoonotic infectious diseases. This rev...

TO EXAMINE CHANGING PATTERNS OF HOMICIDE, STATISTICAL DATA WHICH IS gathered by the investigators or through the judicial process is generally relied upon. Available statistics indicate little change in the number of reported homicides in Victoria in recent years. Likewise, it is generally recognised that 'domestic' murders account for a significant percentage of the annual homicide figures. No...

this paper examines the relationship between domestic water sources, demand and associated problems in the context of a rapidly increasing household population in nassarawa eggon town, nasarawa state, nigeria. the data for this research were generated using a questionnaire survey of systematically selected households, and analysed using descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies and perc...

Abstract Nowadays, fishery and aquaculture products form an important fraction of the protein requirement and food of many people on the earth. The hike in prices of these essential products seems necessary owing to the increase in demand and consumption of these products in the country. The price transmission from the international market to the domestic market of tunas was  investigated in t...