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ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION: A SUR REGRESSION MODEL APPLICATION IN BRAZIL FOR SEVERAL SOURCES OF FUEL

KAMOGAWA, LUIZ FERNANDO OHARA; SHIROTA, RICARDO - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2006

Apesar de uma série argumentos teóricos e evidências empíricas demonstrarem que a partir de certos níveis de renda ocorre a chamada EKC (Environmental Kuznets Curve), i.e., uma relação em “U” invertido entre renda e degradação ambiental (ou consumo dos recursos naturais) estudos...

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Layers of co-existing innovation systems

Rupietta, Christian; Backes-Gellner, Uschi; Meuer, Johannes - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2015

The innovation systems approach, which has taken a prominent position in the academic literature, has also influenced policy-makers around the globe. Most research analyses innovation systems taking a national, regional or sectoral perspective, following a 'technological imperative'. Yet changes...

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Un modelo RSDAIDS para las importaciones de madera de Estados Unidos y sus implicaciones para Colombia

Alviar Ramírez, Mauricio; Restrepo Patiño, Medardo; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002

This paper presents the main results of a model of import demand of wood products in the U.S. and its implications for Colombia. The time length considered here was 1980-1999. The theoretical model used was developed by Deaton and Muellbauer in 1980 and it is called: An Almost Ideal Demand...

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Competence development and performance among Swedish micro firms

Yazdanfar, Darush; Abbasian, Saeid; Hellgren, Carina - In: European Journal of Training and Development 38 (2014) 3, pp. 162-179

Purpose – This study examines the association between performance and competence development among Swedish micro firms, measured as number of hours per person a company allocates annually to competence development. Design/methodology/approach – A panel dataset consisting of around 395 firms...

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The Effect of CALL-Based Instruction on Students' Score Attainment on the TOEFL iBT in a Yemeni Context

Alotumi, Mohialdeen - In: International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language … 8 (2018) 1, pp. 50-64

scores of reading, listening, speaking and writing. The findings also showed that the participants in the experimental group …

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Strategies for Online Academic Research (SOAR): Digital Literacy for Middle School Students

Terrazas-Arellanes, Fatima E.; Knox, Carolyn Harper; … - In: International Journal of Information Communication … 8 (2016) 1, pp. 42-68

The ability to conduct research is essential for meeting Common Core State Standards, for success in post-secondary education, and for access to many 21st-century careers. Although today's students increasingly turn to the Internet for information, they are often unprepared to engage effectively...

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Reading in the Humanities in the Mobile Digital Age

Fawsitt, John - In: International Journal of Public and Private … 2 (2018) 2, pp. 54-62

developing the cognitive and intellectual abilities of learners via reading and the introduction of mobile technology or M …

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Tweets of a Feather Flock Together: An Analysis of the Impact of Twitter in a Class of Translation

Peñalver, Elena Alcalde; Urbieta, Alexandra Santamaría - In: International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning … 8 (2018) 2, pp. 10-23

Nowadays, social networks (SN) are increasingly extended at a professional and personal level, and their use has also been included in educational contexts. In the field of translation and interpretation, in which this proposal is framed, the use of SN seems even more relevant, since working as...

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Decomposing international gender test score differences

Munir, Farzana; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2018

In this paper, we decompose worldwide PISA mathematics and reading scores. While mathematics scores are still tilted … towards boys, girls have a larger advantage in reading over boys. Girls' disadvantage in mathematics is increasing over the …)equality also contributes to girls' disadvantage. For reading, at the upper end of the talent distribution, girls' advantage can be …

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The Literacy Hour

Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra - 2004

Literacy Project (NLP) was undertaken in about 400 English primary schools in 1997 and 1998. We compare the reading and overall … compulsory education (age 16). We find a larger increase in attainment in reading and English for pupils in NLP schools as …

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