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Prevalence of non-sterile injuries among modern medicine students of Assam

Bhattacharjya, Chiranjeev; Kannan, Srinivasan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Objectives: To study the prevalence and associated factors of non-sterile occupational injuries among students of modern medicine in Assam. Methodology: A cross sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered, pre-tested, structured questionnaire in English language adapted from the CDC...

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The Impact of Acid Rain on the Aquatic Ecosystems of Eastern Canada

Mariam, Yohannes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1999

In the past environmental management practices have been based on disparate analysis of the impacts of pollutants on selected components of ecosystems. However, holistic analysis of emission reduction strategies is necessary to justify that actions taken to protect the environment would not...

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Mercury advisories: Information, education, and fish consumption

Shimshack, Jay P.; Ward, Michael B.; Beatty, Timothy K.M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

This paper examines responses to a national FDA advisory that urged at-risk individuals to limit store-bought fish consumption due to the dangers of methyl-mercury. We investigate consumer response using both parametric and nonparametric methods. Some targeted consumers significantly reduced...

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The political economy of European anti-trust and industrial policy

Pitelis, Christos; Kelmendi, Pellumb - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

This paper discusses alternative political economic perspectives on competition (antitrust) and industrial policies (IP), in theory and in practice, while critically assessing recent European IP in this context. It develops a new framework for IP, which emphasises the sustainability of value and...

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Inequality,Poverty and Hunger in Developing Countries: Sustainability Implications

Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

For several decades, the international community has aspired to integrate the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Yet, no country has achieved the patterns of consumption and production that could sustain global prosperity in the coming decades. Thus, with the...

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The Evolution of Conflict and Effectiveness of Aid

Dimico, Arcangelo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

The effect of aid on civil war has been widely debated. In this paper we introduce a new framework to evaluate the effectiveness of aid on conflict. Using proxies for the evolution of conflict we show that over the course of the conflict aid significantly affects the escalation and de-escalation...

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Major impacts of microfinance on the poor: snapshots from Bangladesh

Mallick, Iftekhar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Microfinance has, by now, reached a total of over 60% of all poor households of Bangladesh, and 37% of all households (World Bank, 2005). There are, however some controversies relating to the indebtedness for the microfinance receivers and the contribution of microfinance in their socioeconomic...

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Medellín: Una ciudad hacia el sector servicios y los efectos en el empleo

Tamayo, Vélez; Mauricio, Julián - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

ABSTRACT Medellín became the capital city of Antioquia when a change in the production paradigm was established: the change of mining to agricultural and livestock production farm, which allowed the emergence of a fledgling industry in a city that, did not have the features expected to be...

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Global e-commerce and african participation:a critical assessment

Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

important process of economic development is learning. Therefore, e-commerce is an important contributor to the learning process …

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African Jobless Growth Morphology:Vulnerabilities and Policy Responses

NWAOBI, GODWIN - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

that the best policy responses vary across African countries (depending on their levels of development, endowments …, demography and institutions). Thus, at all stages of development, forcing economic production to spread evenly across areas is … both elusive and expensive. Policy makers should therefore identify and execute strategies that balance development …

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