This comparative analysis examines the suitability of commonly applied local cluster detection algorithms. The spatial distribution of an observed spatial crime pattern for Houston, TX, for August 2005 is examined by three different cluster detection methods, including the Geographical Analysis Machine, the Besag and Newell statistic, and Kulldorff’s spatial scan statistic. The results suggest ...

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FAMILY POULTRY PRODUCTION IN TWELVE AFRICAN

The article examines the process of innovation and knowledge sharing from a perspective that focuses on the influence that local circumstances can have. In particular, it looks at the problems of knowledge sharing between groups of professionals. It presents a comparative analysis of two studies, one involving two groups of IT professionals; the other a network of healthcare professionals. The ...

The theoretical literature concerning supply chain intermediation is surveyed to develop a framework of five intermediary states. Data collected on 134 electronic intermediaries are employed to explore correlations between intermediation states, growth strategies and firm profitability, in a sample representing both service based and commodity based intermediaries. The study finds a positive re...

This paper, first of all, demonstrates that the LHL and the L(L)H pitch patterns exhibit significantly different F0 realisations between Osaka Japanese (OJ) and Kagoshima Japanese (KJ) which typologically belong to different accent groups. Secondly, it is argued that the observed difference results from the phonological differences between OJ and KJ in terms of their tonal representations. Fina...

This research presents a comparative analysis of the marine management regimes under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 and the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. In light of the vision shared by both administrations to achieve ‘clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas’, the research focuses upon the tension between achieving ‘productivity’ in the marine area and e...