The purpose of this article is to table the nature investment climate through a perspective public investment. city responsibility city’s municipal management (Biyase & Rooderick, 2018). Thus, provides insight into in order highlight sector’s role ensure good climate. focuses on KwaZulu-Natal secondary cities, particularly Newcastle and City uMhlathuze (Richards Bay). This followed qualitat...

porous media has interesting features in compared with free flame combustion due to the extended of the lean flammability limits and lower emissions. advanced new generation of internal combustion (ic) engines are expected to have far better emissions levels both gaseous and particulate matter, at the same time having far lower fuel consumption on a wide range of operating condition. these crit...

This article applies various ethical frameworks to inform decision making about investment in two specific goods-strengthening public health and stabilizing the global climate. I begin by outlining how these goods traditionally competed for common and constrained resources. I then discuss how this view of competition has been rendered more problematic by emerging and compelling ethical justific...

Oil provides 33% of the world’s energy (Wilcox, 2014) and transportation engines account for over 60% of the 70 million barrels of crude used each day. Engines power the world’s roughly one billion passenger vehicles, as well as trucks and heavy-duty vehicles. In theUSA, engines consume 14million barrels of oil per day or 2.5 gal/person. Since there are insufficient reserves, 62% is imported, a...

Many infectious and chronic diseases are either directly or indirectly sensitive to the climate. Managing this climate sensitivity more effectively requires new working relationships between the health sector and the providers of climate data and information. In Africa, where communities are particularly vulnerable, Ministries of Health and National Meteorological Services need to collaborate t...

The purpose of this study was to develop a Korean climate change vulnerability assessment tool, the Vulnerability Assessment Tool to build Climate Change Adaptation Plan (VESTAP). Based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change methodology, VESTAP can be used to evaluate Korea’s vulnerability to major climate impacts (including 32 conditions in 8 categories). VESTAP is based on RCP 4.5/8.5 s...

The aim of this study was to systematically describe the additive manufacturing (AM) technologies used for various casting and how rapid investment (RIC) is changing field casting. capability effectiveness provide production solutions has been investigated. traditional method less efficient in terms cost time develop new wax models solid tooling low volume or prototypes. To overcome problem, it...

Introduction Government policies in Finland have supported administrative and operative coordination of health social care to create larger authorities for organising services strengthen integration services, primary specialised care. While nationally the led attempts reform consolidate service system, several areas, regional joint been established boost facilitate implementation innovative for...

BEA is studying proposals to change the treatment of insurance services in the national accounts. There are 5 proposed changes: investment income will be added as a supplement to the premiums paid by policyholders; investment income is to include interest, dividends and capital gains; a measure of expected investment income will be incorporated; a measure of expected claims will be incorporated...