In this century, mass-producing manufacturing corporations turning out standardized products in bulk are the leading industrial form. So dominant in the modern era, these companies have also come to signify much of our nineteenth-century industrial history. While mass production certainly deserves its biographers, the sheer volume of this literature has blocked many from perceiving the full var...

This study focuses on the dynamic, endogenous, nonlinear interactions between the economy, population growth and the environment. Literature on endogenous growth theory was reviewed and the 3-sector demoeconomic model was provided as the analytical framework for the study of sustainable development through the integration of population growth, resource use and economic growth. The model is de...

By “polar cliff” we mean the steep increase in the ionization density observed in the morning sector of the polar ionosphere. Here the properties of this remarkable feature are investigated. The data set consists of electron density and temperature measurements obtained by the Dynamics Explorer 2 satellite. Only data recorded in the Northern Hemisphere winter are considered (solar zenith angle≥...

The positioning of valves on the pipes of a Water Distribution System (WDS) is a core decision in the design of the isolation system of a WDS. When closed, valves permit to isolate a small portion of the network, so called a sector, which can be de-watered for maintenance purposes at the cost of a supply disruption. However, valves have a cost so their number is limited, and their position must...

the present research studies how material and non-material factors could attract people to work in public and private sectors. the study focuses on the effect of financial incentives on better performance in the workplace, as well as the importance of wages, job security, authority, and job satisfaction in both the public and the private sectors. research subjects are all public and private sec...

Numerous public and private organizations and agencies conduct adult agricultural education programs. Many of the public sector programs can be traced to the Smith-Lever and Smith-Hughes Acts enacted in 1914 and 1917, respectively, that created the Cooperative Extension System and provided federal funds for vocational-technical education in agriculture. Adult agricultural education programs tha...

There is growing recognition of the public-health burden of intimate partner violence (IPV) and the potential for the health sector to identify and support abused women. Drawing upon models of health-sector integration, this paper reviews current initiatives to integrate responses to IPV into the health sector in low- and middle-income settings. We present a broad framework for the opportunitie...

Most of the developed countries achieving their economic growth by exploring the innovation in the various sector. This research paper is focused on exploring innovation in the agriculture sector of Nepal. The NSI framework is analysed to enhance the quality of large cardamom. Furthermore, qualitative research method is conducted where data is collected from the primary and secondary sources. M...

The focus of this study is to investigate the constraints and barriers in managerial efficiency of corporate sector in Pakistan, not only for the better results of the corporate but also for the whole economy. A comparison of Pakistani corporate sector is made with 32 low income countries. Corruption, crime, gender, finance, infrastructure, innovation of technology, are the major constraints fo...

The study aims to examine the long-term abnormal returns to hospitality acquirers as well as the association between excess returns with financing methods and size. The study applies regression analysis with secondary data examining 19 hospitality acquirers from 1996 to 2007. Using hospitality sector specific indices, the study shows that hospitality acquirers receive positive abnormal returns ...