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Allocations of research funds across programs are often made for efficiency reasons. Social science research is shown … are simultaneously taken into account. Farm management and marketing research variables are used to explain variations in … research impacts in a way that is less restrictive than popular polynomial distributed lags. Results are reported in terms of …
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The purpose of this CRADA was to provide a mechanism whereby private sector companies within the State of North Carolina could access the vast technological resources available at the Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This assistance was focused on...
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The traditional approach to water resources management in the Southeastern United States does not take full advantage of economic tools for managing scarcity. It fails to prevent economically inefficient uses of water, imposes additional costs to downstream users, and degrades the natural...
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North Carolina’s demand for electricity will grow at approximately 1.1% annually through 2035. That could mean an additional yearly demand of 39 million megawatt hours (MWh) by 2035, enough to power 2.9 million North Carolina households. If residents paid the current rate for that additional...
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balance between growth and stability. Future research action should emphasize environmental risks and feasibility analysis …
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Key factors driving renewable energy demand are state and federal policies requiring the use of renewable feedstocks to produce energy (renewable portfolio standards) and liquid fuels (renewable fuel standards). However, over the next decade, the infrastructure for renewable energy supplies is...
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Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Prior research documents that gains from non-recurring transactions flow through to CEOs' compensation, but that losses … effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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offshore outsourcing.The objectives of this research are:1. To analyze the differences between the theory and the practice … considering the following research question: Arethe types of Premedia work that lend themselves to offshore outsourcing rules … based?This is exploratory research which identifies sixty-eight individual tasks inPremedia and categorizes them as fully …
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Innovation ist von zentraler Bedeutung für Entwicklung und Wirtschaftswachstum. Innovation findet in einem institutionellen Rahmen statt. Auktionen und auktionsähnliche Mechanismen sind Institutionen. Sie organisieren Transaktionen zwischen ökonomischen Agenten. Auktionen enthüllen private...
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