Composite indicators as a tool for a ranking become more and more popular, because they illustrate a comprehensive view on a phenomenon that cannot be captured by only one single indicator. Indicators for Europe 2020 are set of indicators used for monitoring targets defined by the European...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate causal link between social capital and microfinance by testing the role of social capital in explaining the household's access to microcredit under the group-based lending approach. Design/methodology/approach – Household level primary data...

This paper is about a research conducted in order to find the students' intentions after the graduation of the 1st cycle of study. The main aim was to find their future priorities in order to support the decision process concerning the best marketing strategies that the university can put in...

Measuring innovation activities involves critical decisions in selecting appropriate indicators and levels of observation. The present article contributes to the literature on this subject by addressing innovation measurement on the regional level. The dimensionality of regional innovation is...

This paper is about a research conducted in order to find the students' intentions after the graduation of the 1st cycle of study. The main aim was to find their future priorities in order to support the decision process concerning the best marketing strategies that the university can put in...

An analysis of drought in Sicily from 1926 to 1996 is presented.In identifying drought over the region, both the NCEP/NCARreanalysis precipitation data and those observed in 43 gauges,located quite uniformly over the territory of the Island, areused. Drought occurrence is estimated by means of...

Water samples collected from a drinking water supply system were assessed for elemental composition (Al, Si, Ca, Mn, Fe and Zn) of suspended particles. Particulate Fe, Mn and Al concentrations were significantly correlated even though their origins are considered to be different. The results of...

Principal component analysis has been applied to thirteen dimensionless geomorphic parameters for sixteen watersheds of the Chambal catchment of Rajasthan, India, in order to group the parameters under different components based on significant correlations. Results of the principal component...

The differences in spatial patterns of drought over a range of time scales were analysed by the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI). In a climatic area with a wide range of precipitation characteristics (the Iberian Peninsula), Pearson III distribution is flexible enough to calculate the...

The lack of reliable and updated precipitation datasets is the most important limitation that hinders establishing a drought monitoring and early warning system in Iran. To overcome this obstacle, we have evaluated the applicability of GPCC and NCEP/NCAR precipitation datasets for drought...