Abstract Designing a seismic source model based on the most complete description of potentially active faults and kinematics their latest movements is an essential requirement in hazard studies, at regional local scales. A study to characterize Hispaniola island (today’s Haiti Dominican Republic) has been conducted framework probabilistic assessment for Santo Domingo (capital Republic). In this...

This paper developed an estimation model for the contribution of exports to a country's regional economy based on the Chenery-Moses model and conducted an empirical analysis using China's multi-regional input-output tables for 1997, 2002, and 2007. The results indicated that China's national exports make significantly different contributions to the provincial economy in various regions, with th...

The attached study was discussed in the NRC 2006 review, but was criticized because the osteosarcoma rates of Kenyan provinces were not age-­‐adjusted. However, Kenyan provinces had large populations and it is unlikely there were large differences in ag distribution between provinces. Furthermore, the differences in osteosarcoma rates between provinces were as large as 400%. It is unlikely age ...