Soil erosion, runoff and related nutrient losses are a big risk for soil fertility in Cabo Verde drylands. In 2012, field trials were conducted in two agro-ecological zones to evaluate the effects of selected techniques of soil-water management combined with organic amendments (T1: compost/manure + soil surfactant; T2: compost/animal or green manure + pigeon-pea hedges + soil surfactant; T3: co...

In this paper, we study operator dependent modifiers and interpret the dual pair of modal operators based on an algebraic definition. It is a known fact that substantiating weakening modifier can be induced by repeating arguments conjunctive disjunctive operators. We provide conditions for which these satisfy requirements necessity possibility Next, necessary sufficient condition distributivity...

This study aimed to investigate gender variations in letters of recommendation. It used the metadiscourse theory with respect following resources: hedges, boosters, attitude markers, engagement and self-mentions. The findings showed that hedges devices were least frequent both groups, but at same time more by males compared female recommenders. Boosters, on other hand, highly corpora and, like ...

In the turbulent landscape of financial markets, Bitcoin has emerged as a significant focus for investors due to its highly volatile returns. However, risks and uncertainties associated with it necessitate effective hedging strategies. This paper explores potential various assets, including interest rates, stock commodities, exchange dynamic hedges against Bitcoin’s risk. Utilizing DCC-GARCH mo...