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Journal articles on the topic "Regional Development Centre (RUC)"
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LEE, KONGRAE. "Promoting Innovative Clusters through the Regional Research Centre (RRC) Policy Programme in Korea." European Planning Studies 11, no. 1 (January 2003): 25–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654310303656.
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Couzigo, Benjamin, Brian Peter, and Herbert Silonero. "EVOLUTION OF REGIONAL RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS IN THE WIDER CARIBBEAN THROUGH RAC/REMPEITC-CARIBE: ENHANCING A LONG TERM CYCLE." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2008, no. 1 (May 1, 2008): 1117–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2008-1-1117.
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ABSTRACT RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe is a United Nation'S Regional Activity Centre, established in 1994 by the International Maritime Organization and the United Nations Environment Program for the Caribbean Sea. The Centre exists to assists countries in the Wider Caribbean region and Latin America to prevent and respond to major oil pollution incidents. While developing a systematic approach to capacity building, resulting in comprehensive regional projects including the Caribbean Islands Regional OPRC Plan and the Central America CAOP Project (design to establish a Central America Regional OPRC Plan), the constant interaction of the Centre within the region with the various cultures of response preparedness, regularly raises the following questions:– How to improve a standard, constant, and effective system for capacity building in regards to contingency planning?– How to improve the co-operation between the regional partners?– How to define a better mechanism for funding? The analysis of the last ten years activities developed by the Centre shows the alternation of established priorities developed under the objectives of the strategic plan for enhancing regional response preparedness. Key components for the definition of a long term development cycle, required to build capacity, and enhance regional co-operation, are identified. The elements to stand out are:– the development of a constructive succession in the activities thematic;– a time frame of 5 years to complete a cycle for a regional centre with RAC/REMPEITC characteristics;– the key role of metrics to assess priorities for the cycle;– the need of a common overview of the process to facilitate co-operation / co-ordination;– the need of sustained commitment. The identification of those parameters allow a regional centre to clarify the status of national contingency planning for governments, establish the extent of training and exercises needed in the region and most importantly, facilitates the synchronization of resources and support between stakeholders.
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Rončević, Borut. "Technology and Innovations in Regional Development for Europe 2020: Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence TIR 2020 for smart, Inclusive and sustainable growth." Research in Social Change 12, no. 3 (September 1, 2020): 5–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/rsc-2020-0011.
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Abstract The European Union is steering its development by a series of successive strategic documents, its grand strategies. While having important role, these strategies do not have a perfect implementation score and a score of initiatives and research is dedicated to better understand these processes. The article presents one such initiative, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Technologies and Innovations in Regional Development for Europe 2020, a focal point of competence on the topic. Utilising novel Social Fields approach to innovation, the centre combines original empirical research, public debates and formal and informal learning to collect and disseminate knowledge on the topic.
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Volvenko, Igor V. "Regional Data Center (RDC) of FSUE «TINRO-centre»: its role in prediction of resource state for national fisheries and principal directions of activities." Izvestiya TINRO 176, no. 1 (March 30, 2014): 3–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.26428/1606-9919-2014-176-3-15.
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Regional Data Center (RDC) is 40 years old in 2014. Its main goals are accumulation of research data on Far-Eastern marine biological resources and their environments, as well as supervision for the data collection, validation and processing. Principal activities of RDC are: 1) development and implementation of computerize workplaces for scientific and technical personnel aboard research vessels and ashore; 2) logging of primary cruise materials on paper and their digitizing; 3) development and management of large databases (DB) for the information gathered in research cruises and fishery statistics; 4) creation of knowledge bases and geographic information systems (GIS) containing the processed results on long-term monitoring of marine ecosystems; 5 ) performing any user queries to the DB and GIS for quick information support of current scientific, practical and administrative activities in all departments of TINRO; 6) development of new methodological approaches to data processing and automation of related processes by creation of original software; 7 ) inter-institutional data exchange and creation of joint DB; 8) TINRO staff consulting on methodological issues of statistical and cartographic data processing; 9) development of regulations and normative documents regulating relationships in collection, storage and access to the information archived in RDC; 10) scientific researches, independent or joint with other laboratories. These ten trends are focused onto studies of marine ecosystems and their climatic and oceanographic environments, short-term and long-term forecasting of bioresources, rational management of fisheries and aquaculture, planning of research expeditions.
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Ali, Essossinam. "Climate change and agricultural development in West Africa: Role of renewable energy and trade openness." Environmental Economics 12, no. 1 (February 8, 2021): 14–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.12(1).2021.02.
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The design, implementation, and evaluation of energy policies in combating climate change are becoming increasingly evident to strengthen economic growth driven by the agricultural sector in most developing countries. The study analyzes the direct and indirect effects of renewable energy consumption (REC) on agriculture value-added (AgVA), CO2 emissions, and trade openness in the short- and long-run in the West African countries. The second-generation panel unit root tests, the panel cointegration methods, and Panel Vector Error Correction Model are used with World Bank data from 1990 to 2015. A panel Granger causality test was also used to determine the direction of causality between variables. Findings show a unidirectional relationship between AgVA, CO2 emissions, and REC; between REC, gross fixe capital formation (GFCF) and trade openness. Moreover, the bidirectional hypothesis is verified between agricultural development and trade openness. However, the null hypothesis is found between AgVA and GFCF, on the one hand, and GFCF and CO2 emissions, on the other hand. These results suggest that fostering renewable energy policy and revisiting trade policy toward reducing environmental pollution will enable agricultural development and boost the regional economy. AcknowledgmentThe author wants to thank Dr. Moukpè GNINIGUE for his technical supports and Prof. Jean Marcelin Bosson BROU from the University of Houphouet Boigny (Cote d’Ivoire), Dr. Odzadifo K. WONYRA and Dr. Hodabalo BATAKA from the University of Kara, Dr. Koffi Massesso ADJI from the West African Sciences Services Centre on Climate Change and Land Use (University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar) and Essotanam MAMBA from the University of Lomé for their constructive comments on the earlier version of this manuscripts. Finally, the author is grateful to the anonymous reviewers and Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Economics, whose comments have improved this paper. However, the opinions expressed in this paper are solely those of the author.
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Dhayalan, Dhanushan, Øystein Vesterli Tveiten, Frederik Kragerud Goplen, Monica Katrine Finnkirk, Anette Margrethe Storstein, Eli Renate Gruner, and Morten Lund-Johansen. "Comparing the impact of upfront radiosurgery versus expectation in vestibular schwannoma (the V-REX study): protocol for a randomised, observer-blinded, 4-year, parallel-group, single-centre, superiority study." BMJ Open 11, no. 3 (March 2021): e039396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039396.
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IntroductionThe optimal management of small-sized to medium-sized vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a matter of controversy. Clinical results of the prevailing treatment modalities (microsurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and conservative management (CM)) are documented, but comparative studies are few, and none are randomised or blinded. Upfront radiosurgery, or a careful follow-up by MRI with subsequent treatment on growth, are two strategies used at many centres. The present study aims at comparing these strategies by randomising individuals with newly diagnosed tumours to either upfront SRS or initial CM.Methods and analysisThe Vestibular Schwannoma: Radiosurgery or Expectation study is designed as a randomised, controlled, observer-blinded, single-centre superiority trial with two parallel groups. Eligible patients will be randomised using sequentially numbered opaque sealed envelopes, and the radiosurgery group will undergo standard Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS) within 2 months following randomisation. The primary endpoint is tumour growth measured as volume ratio V4years/Vbaseline and volume doubling time, evaluated by annual T1 contrast MRI volumetric analysis. Secondary endpoints include symptom and sign development measured by clinical examination, audiovestibular tests, and by patient’s responses to standardised validated questionnaires. In addition, the patient’s working status, and the health economics involved with both strategies will be evaluated and compared. All outcome assessments will be performed by blinded observers. Power analysis indicates that 100 patients is sufficient to demonstrate the effect of GKRS on tumour volume.Ethics and disseminationThe trial has ethical approval from the Regional Ethical Committee (23503) and funding from The Western Norway Regional Health Authority. Trial methods and results will be reported according to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials 2010 guidelines in a peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration numberClinical trials: NCT02249572. Haukeland University Hospital record: 2014/314. Regional Ethical Committee (REC West): 23 503. The Western Norway Regional Health Authority: 912 281.
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Mykhailenko, V., and M. Blyzniuk. "Educational Cluster as a Tool for Implementation Education for Sustainable Development." Physical Geography and Geomorphology 89, no. 1 (2018): 110–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/phgg.2018.1.15.
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The world experience on educational clusters proves their applicability and efficiency. An example is the formation of educational clusters for economic education and business schools. Formation of educational clusters has become an important part of the state personnel policy of many countries of the world. Multidimensional notion of "sustainable development" in combination with a wide range of age-old target audiences requires new methodological approaches for building an open dialogue between a student and a teacher. Taking into account the complex nature of the research subject that combines social, economic and environmental dimensions of human activity, authors propose a scientific and educational cluster as an innovative form of implementation of cross-cutting education for sustainable development (ESD) in Ukraine. The role of the core formation of an educational cluster is best suited for universities that are open to innovation and new educational technologies. The new educational model is illustrated by ad hoc activity of Carpathian School held in Kosiv, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Target audience represented Master students of natural sciences, secondary school students, biologists and geography teachers together with civil society activists. The school organizers were "Centre for Civic Initiatives", Kosiv and Faculty of Geography of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv supported by two National Natural Parks “Hutsulshchyna” and “Vyzhnytsky”. The lecturers’ team included university professors, experts of The Regional Environmental Centre for CEE countries (REC), Hungary, the National Ecological Centre of Ukraine (NECU), leading experts of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Ukraine, employees of local museums and cultural institutions. The main goal of the School is to consider the role of civil society, local activists, entrepreneurs and authorities in building sustainable communities, to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The cluster model was tested for obtaining a professional orientation of the lyceum graduates with a strong TOT component in view of education reform "New Ukrainian School". The students were acquainted with educational materials and methodical guides of the REC multimedia toolkits "Green Package" and "Step by Step", adapted to Ukrainian needs by local experts. These materials are easily perceived by young people, Master students and senior pupils. Interactive games and dilemmas were suitable for the formation of ecologically oriented thinking and social competence of youth. The guides were also highly praised by elderly participants and recommended for training and retraining of school teachers. Interviews with the school attendees and lecturers, interviews and publications in the local mass-media showed the benefits of cluster model in comparison with traditional forms of education. The school also identified the opportunities for professional guidance, training and retraining of teachers' staff.
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KC, Santosh, P. Tragulpiankit, P. Gorsanam, IR Edwards, and K. Alam. "Strengthening the Pharmacovigilance Programme in Nepal." Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 3, no. 1 (March 30, 2013): 230–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v3i1.8286.
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The aims of pharmacovigilance are early recognition of previously unknown adverse drug reactions (ADRs), recognition of changes in frequency of known ADRs, identification of risk factors and mechanism of ADRs, quantitative analysis of benefit/risk ratio and dissemination of safety information for rational drug prescribing and regulation. The pharmacovigilance programme in Nepal is a recent development. The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) took the initiative to set up a pharmacovigilance program in 2002; however, it was initiated systematically only after two years. DDA acts as the National Pharmacovigilance Centre (NPC). It collects ADR case reports from the Regional Pharmacovigilance Centre (RPC). Currently there are six RPCs operating in the country. The current reporting trends suggest high under-reporting of suspected ADRs. This paper is a review of those studies which are focused on pharmacovigilance and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on ADR reporting in Nepal. It also recommends the possible ways to improve the ADR reporting based on the context of Nepal.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v3i1.8286 Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 2013;3 (1): 230-235
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Leslie, Lance M., Bruce W. Buckley, and Mark Leplastrier. "The Operational Impact of QuikSCAT Winds in Perth, Australia: Examples and Limitations." Weather and Forecasting 23, no. 1 (February 1, 2008): 183–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2007waf2007027.1.
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Abstract The preparation of accurate operational weather forecasts and the timely issuance of severe marine weather and ocean warnings and advisories for major oceanic weather systems impacting both coastal areas and the open ocean are major forecasting problems facing the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Regional Forecast Centre (RFC) and its collocated Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth, Western Australia. The region of responsibility for the Perth RFC is vast, covering a large portion of the southeast Indian and Southern Oceans, both of which are extremely data sparse, especially for near-surface marine wind data. Given that these coastline and open-ocean areas are subject to some of the world’s most intense tropical cyclones, rapidly intensifying midlatitude cyclones, and powerful cold fronts, there is now a heavy reliance upon NASA Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) data for both routine and severe weather warning forecasts. The focus of this note is on the role of QuikSCAT data in the Perth RFC for the accurate and early detection of maritime severe weather systems, both tropical and extratropical. First, the role of QuikSCAT data is described, and then three cases are presented in which the QuikSCAT data were pivotal in providing forecast guidance. The cases are a severe tropical cyclone in its development phase off the northwest coast of Australia, a strong southeast Indian Ocean cold front, and an explosively developing midlatitude Southern Ocean cyclone. In each case, the Perth RFC would have been unable to provide early and high-quality operational forecast and warning guidance without the timely availability of the QuikSCAT surface wind data.
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Benjamin, Stanley G., Stephen S. Weygandt, John M. Brown, Ming Hu, Curtis R. Alexander, Tatiana G. Smirnova, Joseph B. Olson, et al. "A North American Hourly Assimilation and Model Forecast Cycle: The Rapid Refresh." Monthly Weather Review 144, no. 4 (April 1, 2016): 1669–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/mwr-d-15-0242.1.
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Abstract The Rapid Refresh (RAP), an hourly updated assimilation and model forecast system, replaced the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) as an operational regional analysis and forecast system among the suite of models at the NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) in 2012. The need for an effective hourly updated assimilation and modeling system for the United States for situational awareness and related decision-making has continued to increase for various applications including aviation (and transportation in general), severe weather, and energy. The RAP is distinct from the previous RUC in three primary aspects: a larger geographical domain (covering North America), use of the community-based Advanced Research version of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model (ARW) replacing the RUC forecast model, and use of the Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation analysis system (GSI) instead of the RUC three-dimensional variational data assimilation (3DVar). As part of the RAP development, modifications have been made to the community ARW model (especially in model physics) and GSI assimilation systems, some based on previous model and assimilation design innovations developed initially with the RUC. Upper-air comparison is included for forecast verification against both rawinsondes and aircraft reports, the latter allowing hourly verification. In general, the RAP produces superior forecasts to those from the RUC, and its skill has continued to increase from 2012 up to RAP version 3 as of 2015. In addition, the RAP can improve on persistence forecasts for the 1–3-h forecast range for surface, upper-air, and ceiling forecasts.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Regional Development Centre (RUC)"
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Öijen, Lena. "Samverkan lärosäte-skola : en studie av Regionalt utvecklingscentrum som samarbetspart." Doctoral thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-35319.
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This thesis is a study of a phenomenon in Swedish education: the RegionalDevelopment Centre (Regionalt utvecklingscentrum, RUC). Insetting up RUC, the Swedish state’s original intention was to enhancecollaboration between teacher education and training, research andschool development. RUC was specified in the appropriation directionsfor Swedish higher education institutions (HEIs) that trained teachers in1997–2010. The purpose of this thesis is to clarify and analyse differinginterpretations and implications of RUC as a phenomenon and conceptualisethe task of addressing them in a changing education-policy context.Empirical sources for the study are central government publicationsand interviews with RUC representatives at 22 HEIs. This empiricalmaterial has been modified and analysed in four stages: a survey of RUCas a phenomenon, construal of ‘ideal types’ of RUC, testing of the construedideal types as analytical tools, and application of the construedideal types as analytical tools to gain an ‘explanatory understanding’ ofRUC. Through analysis of needs, actors and value, five ideal types empiricallybased on transcribed interviews are construed: the receiveroriented,trust-creating, region-boosting, conceptualising and salesorientedtypes. A model shows how these ideal types can be mutuallyunderstood and conceptualised. Examples are given, based on this model,of specific interpretations and implications that may fit each idealtype. RUC’s legitimacy in 2012 still entails a marked emphasis on RUCas a receiver-oriented associate. Three aspects enhancing the likelihoodof RUC, in 2012, being deemed important to retain at an HEI appear tobe the HEI’s goodwill towards RUC, its dependence on remits from theSwedish National Board of Education and schools’ research needs. Focusingmore on RUC as the region-boosting partner would mean oncemore uniting RUC’s role in teacher education with school developmentand research, but on the basis of ‘common needs’ within the frameworkof a distinct growth policy.
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李玉倩 and Yuk-sin Florence Lee. "Analyse the feasibility of development a regional logistics centre forHong Kong and Shenzhen." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31260871.
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Lee, Yuk-sin Florence. "Analyse the feasibility of development a regional logistics centre for Hong Kong and Shenzhen /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?
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Breslin, Shaun Gerard. "Changing centre-province relations in the People's Republic of China in the 1980s." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358545.
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Bickerton, James Parker Carleton University Dissertation Political Science. "Nova Scotia, Ottawa and the politics of regional development; a political economy of centre-periphery relations." Ottawa, 1987.
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Weber, Megan. "The right to the City (Centre): a spatial development framework for affordable inner-city housing in Cape Town's Foreshore." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28145.
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There is a spatial dislocation between jobs and people in Cape Town, which is largely caused by financial exclusion through urban land markets. The majority of low-income households - who also constitute the majority of the city's population - live on the urban periphery, where property is affordable but opportunities are scarce. This places the burden of high transport costs on the shoulders of those least able to pay, and reinforces the patterns of segregation imposed by apartheid. This deep-rooted spatial inequality has recently been brought to the fore through a series of housing-related protests by Reclaim The City and others. These movements prove that the need for well-located, affordable housing is only getting more urgent. If Cape Town is to overcome the spatial legacy of apartheid, it needs more affordable housing in areas of economic and social opportunity. This dissertation demonstrates how affordable housing can be provided in one well-located, inner-city site: The Foreshore. Situated in the City Bowl, the Foreshore is close to the abundance of employment opportunities and social facilities of this established and growing district. Further, the City of Cape Town has recently begun a tender process for development of the Foreshore. This included a request (albeit vague) for affordable housing to be included in the resulting project. Building on the City's intentions, this dissertation presents a spatial development framework for the Foreshore site that prioritises affordable housing and a mix of uses. The need for affordable, inner-city housing was established through an analysis of Cape Town and the City Bowl. Through this analysis, the Foreshore emerged as a prime site for fulfilling this need. A review of housing policy and legislation, together with an assessment of Cape Town's housing market, determined that Social Housing is the best model for achieving sustainable affordability in an urban context. However, it was found that the involvement of private sector is crucial to realising developments that are feasible and diverse. Further, it is important to take a demand-driven approach to housing delivery, which is sensitive to market nuances and which draws on a range of spatial planning principles. This helps to create holistic, liveable neighbourhooods. These principles were demonstrated in the spatial development framework for the Foreshore. This showed that developing the Foreshore presents an opportunity to reintegrate society, and to reconnect the city to the sea. It is possible to develop 8500 residential units in the site, most of which would be affordable to households earning R3500 to R15000 per month. To achieve this, it is vital that the elevated freeways be replaced with ground-level roads, which will in fact reduce traffic congestion. The city's historical connection to the sea should be restored by reconstructing the Adderley Pier and creating a Foreshore promenade. Realising these projects in manner that is feasible, sustainable, and socially just would require an efficient and tactical implementation process. Discussions with experts in the field of affordable housing development revealed some key implementation strategies for this. These included the package of plans process, land value capture, and the strategic use and release of state-owned land. Together, these would enable the controlled involvement of private sector in the Foreshore development, and would help to find the project's infrastructure. These findings are not entirely exclusive to the Foreshore, and could therefore give guidance to affordable housing projects in other parts of the City Bowl. Therefore, developing the Foreshore to prioritise affordable housing could initiate the socio-spatial reintegration of Cape Town's fragmented city centre.
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Wong, Pui-yan, and 黃珮欣. "Impacts of a regional shopping centre on community development: a case study on the opening of "apm"." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45009491.
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Visser, Helouise. "Shopping centres : investigating the need for a regional shopping centre in Klerksdorp, City of Matlosana / H. Visser." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4386.
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The shopping centre was born in Europe and matured in North America, and it now
exists in cities with a wide variety of cultures and politics (Dawson, 1983: 1).
According to Casazza et al. (1985:1), the shopping centre is probably the most
successful land use, development, real estate, and retail business concept of the 20th
century.
According to Casazza et al. (1985: 2), the shopping centre is a specialised,
commercial land use and building type that previously thrived primarily in suburbia,
but today is found throughout the country. When using the term ?shopping centre?
accurately, a shopping centre refers to: ?A group of architecturally unified commercial
establishments built on a site that is planned, developed, owned and managed as an
operating unit related in its location, size, and type of shops to the trade area that it
serves. The unit provides on-site parking in definite relationship to the types and
total size of the stores? (Casazza et al., 1985: 2).
This study investigated the need for a new shopping centre in Klerksdorp. Therefore,
this study determined whether a new shopping centre in Klerksdorp would be viable.
Klerksdorp and its district are quite unique in certain ways, especially due to the
farming and mining activities that are found there. Klerksdorp provides goods and
services especially for the people residing in Klerksdorp itself, Kanana, Alabama,
Jouberton, Hartbeesfontein, Orkney, Vaal Reefs and Stilfontein. The main shopping
activity is generally found in the Central Business District (CBD) of Klerksdorp and its
surrounding areas. Klerksdorp has only one major shopping centre (the City Mall)
that provides goods and services for the people in an enclosed surrounding area.
This causes an over concentration in the CBD and too much traffic in an already
limited space. The need for Klerksdorp to provide a bigger centre for the citizens of
the town, as well as the surrounding areas, is high. Another regional shopping centre
close to Klerksdorp is found in Potchefstroom, namely the Mooirivier Mall, and mainly
provides in the extra shopping needs of the people living in Klerksdorp and its
surrounding areas. This study therefore determined whether there is a need for a
shopping centre from a retail and consumer point of view, and also whether it will be
viable. The empirical study revealed that approximately half of the respondents are not
satisfied with the current shopping centres in Klerksdorp and that more than half of
the respondents feel that the shopping centres do not cater for enough parking. The
study revealed that, from a consumer point of view, there is definitely a need for a
new shopping centre in Klerksdorp.
Urban-Econ Development Economists (2009: 56) concluded that the retail market
has been fairly buoyant, and although the effects of interest rate hikes and increased
inflation and global recession have become visible, fair growth is still expected in the
following years, once the economy starts to recover. This indicates that Klerksdorp
has a need for a new shopping centre, as 89,705 m2 GLA is available. This shows
that if a new shopping centre is built, the other shopping centres in Klerksdorp will
still be sustainable, and a new shopping centre will be sustainable and viable.Thesis (M.Art. et Scien. (Town and Regional Planning))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Svatoň, Ondřej. "Potenciál veřejných logistických center v železniční dopravě v ČR." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-359140.
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In times when capacities of roads are starting to run out, it is necessary to search for any alternatives with environmental protection in mind. One of the options is to move some of the road freight transport to railways. One of the possible ways to achieve it is by using Public logistics centres. This concept is already in use in Western Europe and the demand for building terminals of combined transport is growing in the Czech Republic as well. The goal of this thesis is to evaluate the potential of PLC and its influence on the regional development based on information from other countries. In the thesis, theoretical aspects of infrastructure investment and predicted effects of localization into targeted regions are assessed. Outcomes of this research are weaknesses and suggestions for potential implementation of this concept in the Czech Republic.
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Aragón, Manresa Ferran. "The role of vHnf1 and Fgf Signaling in the caudal Hindbrain Patterning." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7147.
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Durant els primers estadis del desenvolupament embrionari dels metazous els teixits embrionaris son progressivament regionalitzats fins que adquireixen destins específics. En els vertebrats, el tub neural, que és el primordi del sistema nerviós central, es tempranament regionalitzat en el seu eix antero-posterior i queda dividit en les tres vesícules cerebrals i la medul·la espinal. La vesícula cerebral més posterior rep el nom de rombencèfal. En el rombencèfal un següent estadi de regionalització condueix cap a una organització en una serie de segments anomenats rombomers. Aquesta organització primària serveix de patró per les estructures que es van generant en el rombencèfal. A part d'unitats morfològiques els rombomers també son compartiments que observen restricció del llinatge cel·lular i expressen combinacions específiques de gens que els hi confereixen una identitat posicional. L'assoliment d'una identitat posicional per part de cadascun dels rombomers implica un procés jeràrquic i gradual en el qual intervenen tota una serie de factors de transcripció de tipus Hox i no Hox així com diferents molècules de senyalitzacióvHnf1 es un dels primers factors de transcripció expressats en el rombencèfal. En aquest projecte s'ha estudiat el paper de vHnf1 així com la implicació de la senyalització FGF en la regionalització del rombencèfal caudal del embrió de pollet. Els resultats mostren que vHnf1 s'expressa tempranament en el rombencèfal amb un límit rostral d'expressió coincident amb la frontera prospectiva entre els rombomers 4 i 5. Experiments de sobrexpressió mostren que vHnf1 es capaç de conferir caràcter caudal a rombomers rostrals tot induint Krox20 in MafB i reprimint Hoxb1 a r4. Les induccions de Krox20 i MafB resultaren ésser dependents de la senyalització per FGFs. Sorprenentment, els nostres resultats també mostren que vHnf1 indueix fortament la expressió de Fgf3. És més, anàlisis per RT-PCRs semiquantitatives demostraren que aquesta inducció es molt ràpida suggerint que Fgf3 és directament regulat per vHnf1. En aquest projecte també es presenta l'anàlisi dels perfils d'expressió d'alguns gens del grup de "sinexpressió" dels FGFs en el rombencéfal caudal. Finalment es determina que la senyalització FGF funciona a través de la via intracel·lular Ras-MAPK en el procés de regionalització del rombencéfal caudal sense implicació de la via PI3K-Akt.
Aquests resultats ofereixen nova informació sobre els mecanismes moleculars implicats en la regionalització del rombencèfal caudal en vertebrats. De manera interessant aquests resultats posen de manifest certes diferencies en els mecanismes de regulació que operen en la regionalització del rombencéfal de diferents especies.
During early embryonic development of chordates, the hindbrain, which is the caudalmost brain vesicle, is transiently organized along the AP axis in a series of segments called rhombomeres (r). This segmental organization serves as scaffold for several structures that develop within the hindbrain in repeated patterns. Each rhombomere has a molecular identity given by a specific combination of gene expression. Rhombomeric identity is the result of a progressively refined patterning that involves the interplay of different cell signaling pathways and rhombomere-specific transcription factors.
In the present project the role of vHnf1, one of the earliest transcription factors expressed in the hindbrain, and its interplay with FGF signaling has been analyzed during the chick embryo development. The results show that vHnf1 is very early expressed in the chick neuroepithelium with a sharp boundary of expression coinciding with the presumptive r4/r5 interrhombomeric boundary. Gain-of-function experiments demonstrated that vHnf1 is able to confer partial caudal character to rostral rhombomeres through the mediation of FGF signaling. We also analyzed the expression of genes of the FGF synexpression group in the caudal hindbrain. Finally, we determined that the role of FGF signaling in regulating the caudal rhombomeric markers Krox20 and MafB is mediated through the Ras-ERK1/2 intracellular pathway.
The results of this project provide new information about the molecular mechanisms involved in patterning the vertebrate caudal hindbrain. Interestingly, while requirement of vHnf1 and FGF signaling for caudal hindbrain patterning is an evolutionary conserved feature, the ways by which FGF signals are regulated during this process differ across species.
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Hong, Lee Fook. The development of Singapore as a regional financial centre. Singapore: Longman, 1987.
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Budhraja, J. C. Micro level development planning: Rural growth-centre strategy. Delhi, India: Commonwealth Publishers, 1987.
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Davies, Ross L. The pressures for outlying regional shopping centre development: An overview. Oxford: Oxford Institute of Retail Management, 1987.
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Nouméa, New Caledonia) Séminaire foncier &. développement en Nouvelle-Calédonie (2001. Actes du séminaire foncier & développement en Nouvelle-Calédonie: Nouméa, Centre culturel Tjibaou, 10, 11 & 12 octobre 2001. Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie]: [Centre culturel Tjibaou, 2001.
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The enterprising city centre: Manchester's development challenge. New York: Routledge, 2003.
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Williams, Gwyndaf. The enterprising city centre: Manchester's development challenge. London: Spon, 2003.
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Rao, C. H. Hanumantha. Essays on development strategy, regional disparities, and centre-state financial relations in India. New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2005.
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Nyakaan, Jockey Baker. Kenya's development centre policy: The case of Eldoret : an assessment of its implementation and impact. Amsterdam: Netherlands Geographical Society, Dept. of Human Geography, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1996.
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Fellows, S. K. Impact of Chester city centre retail trade from a regional out of town development. Oxford: Oxford Brookes University, 1996.
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Gandžalová, Lucia, and Nikola Pacalajová. "Centre of Main Interest (otherwise known as COMI) with Regard to the Existing Case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)." In Universal, Regional, National – Ways of the Development of Private International Law in 21st Century, 196–210. Brno: Masaryk University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9497-2019-10.
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The centre of main interests is the key concept of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings. Its significance lies in the fact that this concept constitutes the sole determinant for establishing international jurisdiction for the opening of the main insolvency proceedings. The paper deals with the analysis of the concept of COMI, including the presentation of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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Muntschick, Johannes. "The SADC Standby Force and Its Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre: Uncertain Operational Readiness and Future of an Externally Fuelled Brigade." In The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU), 229–65. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45330-9_7.
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"Regional development policy in Korea." In Development Centre Studies, 77–135. OECD, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264173897-7-en.
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Kawai, Masahiro. "Regional Economic Integration and Co-operation in East Asia." In Development Centre Studies, 289–345. OECD, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264014435-9-en.
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Chia, Siow Yue. "Integrating East Asia's Low-Income Countries into the Regional and Global Markets." In Development Centre Studies, 527–74. OECD, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264014435-14-en.
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Rusko, Rauno. "Supply Chain Management in the Context of Economic Area." In Regional Development, 1092–103. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0882-5.ch603.
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This study introduces geographical viewpoints for supply chain management (SCM) focusing on the branch of information communication technology (ICT) in the case of city and region of Oulu. The City of Oulu is a remarkable planning and administration centre of ICT branch in Finland. In this study we - instead of using commonly used cluster or resource dependence theories - utilize SCM framework to describe the development and path-dependence of knowledge-intensive geographical area, which is specialized in high tech or actually ICT business. In the context of geographical analysis, or of geographical economics, SCM is less-used viewpoint. This case study shows that SCM, and especially strategic level SC endowment viewpoint (introduced initially in Rusko, Kylänen & Saari, 2009), is valuable and useful tool in analysing the geo-economic development and path-dependence of a high tech centre. As a result, we notice that the development of Oulu is based on the development of SC endowment connected with amounts of talents and also multi-dimensional coopetition. One essential result is the observed erosion in the SC endowment of high tech Oulu, which sets remarkable challenges for city planning.
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Keast, Robyn L., Douglas C. Baker, and Kerry Brown. "Sustainable Airport Infrastructure." In Regional Development, 1505–15. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0882-5.ch805.
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Ongoing financial, environmental and political adjustments have shifted the role of large international airports. Many airports are expanding from a narrow concentration on operating as transportation centers to becoming economic hubs. By working together, airports and other industry sectors can contribute to and facilitate not only economic prosperity, but create social advantage for local and regional areas in new ways. This transformation of the function and orientation of airports has been termed the aerotropolis or airport metropolis, where the airport is recognized as an economic centre with land uses that link local and global markets. This chapter contends that the conversion of an airport to a sustainable airport metropolis requires more than just industry clustering and the existence of ‘hard’ physical infrastructure. Attention must also be directed to the creation and on-going development of social infrastructure within proximate areas and the maximization of connectivity flows within and between infrastructure elements. It concludes that the establishment of an interactive and interdependent infrastructure trilogy of hard, soft and social infrastructures provides the necessary balance to the airport metropolis to ensure sustainable development. This chapter provides the start of an operating framework to integrate and harness the infrastructure trilogy to enable the achievement of optimal and sustainable social and economic advantage from airport cities.
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"REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTRES AS SUBURBAN GROWTH POLES." In Shopping Centre Development (RLE Retailing and Distribution), 253–74. Routledge, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203103722-22.
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Cocchiglia, Michele. "Sustainable Telecentres for Local Development." In Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, 665–70. IGI Global, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch119.
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The telecentre movement is not at all old, having been born only in 1985 in Velmdalen, a small farming village in Sweden (Gomez et al., 1999). The concept is recognized and known by a large number of very different names: telecentre, telecottage, telekiosk, phone shop, telehaus, telestugen, cabinas publicas, multi-purpose access centre, multi-purpose community telecentre (MCT), community media centre (CMC), community learning centre (CLC), cybercafé, and so forth.
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"ATLANTA AND THE REGIONAL SHOPPING MALL: THE ABSENCE OF PUBLIC POLICY." In Shopping Centre Development (RLE Retailing and Distribution), 87–116. Routledge, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203103722-14.
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Ozols, Andris, and Valdis Avotins. "Regional centre development management factors: case study of Liepaja." In 20th International Scientific Conference Engineering for Rural Development. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/erdev.2021.20.tf255.
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Goiher, Oleg, and Olga Bugrova. "Formation of a regional information centre as an institutional system in the framework of the innovative development of the industrial economy." In Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific conference on New Industrialization: Global, national, regional dimension (SICNI 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/sicni-18.2019.140.
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Roberts, Treacy Anne, and Natasha Theresa Gaskin-Peters. "Early Interventions for Guyanese Business Development and Optimization." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/31016-ms.
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Early Intervention and Local Content Optimization Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited ("ExxonMobil"), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, and its co-venturers Hess Guyana Exploration Limited and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited, discovered oil in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana during the first half of 2015. The success of safely drilling their first well (Liza-1), followed a history of 40 dry holes in the Guiana Basin prior to ExxonMobil beginning ultra-deepwater oil and gas exploration in 2008 (Varga et al. 2021). Guyana, with a small population of 750,000, was primarily economically focused on agriculture, manufacturing, and the mining of bauxite and gold. ExxonMobil identified the need for an early, focused, coordinated, and long-lasting approach to local content planning to provide tangible results for Guyana. Developing local businesses to actively participate in the industry and enter the supply chain while raising awareness of how the oil and gas industry operates was paramount, as was managing expectations of the Guyanese government and populace about local content. ExxonMobil recognized that the established mining sector in Guyana had the potential to provide a base of local suppliers able to transition into the emerging oil and gas sector. It subsequently undertook a number of assessments and studies on the local economy to further understand the local context. The finding of these assessments highlighted that most Guyanese companies were operating in the small local economy or working within the Caribbean region, limiting their exposure to international standards and providing little impetus to become globally competitive. Despite having technical competencies that could be utilized in the oil and gas industry, shortfalls were apparent in the areas of auditable systems, business processes, quality assurance, and safety. Closing the gaps would take time and investment, and a shift in culture in some parts. An internal assessment of ExxonMobil's supplier development programs was conducted, and a Guyana supplier development program was developed by drawing from best practices around the globe. ExxonMobil, with the support of its Stabroek Block co-venturers, took a proactive decision and devised a plan to engage an independent third party to run a "fit for purpose" enterprise development centre (EDC) to support the technical development in country through local content prior to final investment decision (FID). In order to be equipped to provide early roll out of local content development, and 6 months before FID for Liza 1, ExxonMobil released a Request for Proposal (RFP). Bidders were invited to submit proposals on how the EDC would function "fit for purpose" and compliment rather than compete with current Guyanese activities and vendors. The successful bidder, DAI Global LLC (DAI), had a proven track record of international socioeconomic project successes and was selected to form a unique and collaborative, strategic relationship with ExxonMobil. Although DAI had previous experience in nascent markets, the challenge in Guyana was to expand the Guyanese supplier base into a new sector. The global experience of both ExxonMobil and DAI worked in tandem to produce a flexible management structure with the capability to adapt to the ensuing exploration successes and expanding industry needs. Both short and long term programs would be utilized to engage businesses for the changing needs of businesses during varying developmental stages. Additionally, ExxonMobil's foresight to incorporate local content requirements and contractual use of the centre into prime contractor contracts provided support for the long-term viability of the EDC. The EDC established in Guyana was named The Centre for Local Business Development (Centre). The Centre design provides a supportive environment where seeking and acquiring information about the oil and gas sector is a comfortable experience. Inclusive of classrooms, meeting spaces, offices, and networking areas, the Centre sponsors engaging programs and provides mentorship for companies entering the industy. Drawing upon studies and data to drive the content and focus of its programs, the Centre addresses relevant needs in the business community. For example, a DAI baseline study on the international competitiveness of local businesses showed that two-thirds of Guyanese businesses were not internationally competitive and needed support with basic business systems (e.g. financial management, supply chain management and human resources). Other stakeholder focus group studies conducted by ExxonMobil determined that there was a lack of foundational knowledge about the oil and gas sector. Having access to this research pre-FID allowed for a head start on planning and enabled the implementation of a work program just 3 months after the Centre's opening.
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Tóthová, Barbora, and Miriam Šebová. "Community cinemas in urban regeneration: a case study of cinema Úsmev in Košice." In XXIII. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách / 23rd International Colloquium on Regional Sciences. Brno: Masaryk University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9610-2020-59.
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The paper is focused on the role of cinemas in culture-led urban regeneration, their potential in the process of place-making and community building. Existing research has shown that there is a link between social and spatial identities based on small town cinemas and that community needs to be at the centre of the regeneration process for it to be sustainable. The paper follows the debate with its objective being to explore this link using a mixed method approach based on a case study. The case study deals with a local community cinema project located in the centre of Košice, Slovakia. It started the process of cinema restoration in 2015 and reflected the collective aspirations of urban inhabitants for the cinema’s survival. The findings conclude that the cinema is an active social actor and cultural asset in the neighbourhood and contributes to the development of a vital and inclusive community. On the other hand, it opens up the debate on the Slovak Audiovisual policies and cinema situation across Slovak districts as potential for further research.
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OGRYZEK, Marek, and Krzysztof RZĄSA. "THE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.153.
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The rural development policy of the Agricultural Property Stock of the State Treasury in Poland (APS) is conducted by The Agricultural Property Agency – APA (since 1.09.2017 – The National Centre for Agriculture Support). The property managed by the APA includes agricultural land, forests, farm buildings, residential buildings as well as equipment and devices that are part of the social, technical, production, commercial and service infrastructure. The aim of research was to proof the influence of the gratuitous transfer of land from the APS to local government units, to engage them in social activities. The main methods used for it were: the analyse of legal acts in Poland, the analyse of reports and statistic data from APA and method of cartographic presentation – quantitative, cartogram. This article focuses on the social aspects of the APA’s operations, based on an analysis of the data supplied by the Regional Branch of the Agricultural Property Agency in Olsztyn. The results of the analyses were presented in table format. The rural development policy concerning the performance of public purposes in rural areas was analysed. The obtained information and materials were analysed to identify social investments carried out on agricultural land donated to local authorities from Agricultural Property Stock of the State Treasury. The results were used to analyse and describe the social aspects of the APA’s operations in rural area in Poland. Rural areas require various types of social assistance services. The Agricultural Property Agency has successfully fostered social development in rural areas, and it has the required resources and experience to continue that mission.
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"Evaluation of a Transdisciplinary Cancer Research Training Program for Under-Represented Minority Students." In InSITE 2019: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: Jerusalem. Informing Science Institute, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4343.
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Aim/Purpose: This paper will describe the initial development of systems to evaluate research education activities of a U.S. academic Partnership to train minority students as cancer researchers and provide preliminary data from monitoring Partnership activities during the first six months. Background: There is increased focus on multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary research training programs. However, few training programs have included detailed evaluations to assess their outcomes and effectiveness. Methods: The Temple University/Fox Chase Cancer Center and Hunter College Regional Comprehensive Cancer Health Disparity Partnership (TUFCCC/HC Cancer Partnership, or the Partnership) is a recently-initiated center focused on training individuals from under-represented minorities (URMs) as cancer researchers. Evaluation of the training activities involves detailed specification of goals for each of the Partnership’s Cores; objectives for addressing each goal; measures and indicators to determine progress towards each objective; and data sources to provide information for the measures/indicators. Contribution: This paper will provide important information for evaluation of training programs focused on students from URM populations and development of transdisciplinary research education programs. Findings: Goals, objectives, measures, and data sources for evaluation of the Partnership’s Research Education Core (REC) were developed jointly by personnel from the REC and the Planning Evaluation Core (PEC) in an iterative process. These measures capture the training activities led by the REC (e.g., number of seminars and workshops), scientific output by trainees (e.g., papers and grants), and ability of the program to meet trainees’ goals and expectations. Recommendations for Practitioners and Researchers: Evaluation plans for transdisciplinary training programs need to be developed prior to program initiation. Evaluation measures should be jointly specified by training and evaluation personnel, then reviewed and revised in an iterative process. Impact on Society: This program is intended to enhance diversity among cancer researchers and increase studies to address disparities in cancer care. Future Research: The PEC will oversee the evaluation of Partnership training activities over the five year period and assist Partnership leaders in ensuring successful outcomes.
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Anderson, John Robert Beveridge. "Design and Development of the Msikaba and Mtentu River Bridges." In IABSE Conference, Kuala Lumpur 2018: Engineering the Developing World. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/kualalumpur.2018.0497.
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<p>The story of the Msikaba and Mtentu River Bridges is a story about the Transkei Region in South Africa. The area’s unfenced rural landscape is considered unique and is characterised by steep gorges and rivers that run down to the Wild Coast. The civil engineers of the past avoided the area and the main highway connecting the ports of Durban and East London runs 200 km inland. This is now changing with the South African National Roads Agency’s SOC Ltd (SANRAL’s) procurement of the new N2 Wild Coast Road that will realign the highway within 30 km of the coast. The project includes two new crossings, one a 580 m span cable-stayed bridge, the other a 1.1 km long viaduct with a 260 m central balanced cantilever span, across the deepest gorges on the route. Their design and procurement is however driven not only by their physical environment but the need to create jobs, business opportunities for small local enterprises and community development projects that will leave a legacy and a long term economic benefit.</p>
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Dahs, Aleksandrs, Atis Berzins, and Juris Krumins. "Challenges of Depopulation in Latvia’s Rural Areas." In 22nd International Scientific Conference. “Economic Science for Rural Development 2021”. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Economics and Social Development, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/esrd.2021.55.055.
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The administrative territorial reform of 2021 in Latvia has changed the shape and structure of local municipalities. Previous studies have shown that disparities and challenges in terms of demographic development will be even more evident between the newly formed municipalities than they were prior to the reform, creating greater demographic risks for the rural areas. By using the available statistical information and geographically weighted regression models, this study aims to evaluate the demographic challenges in Latvia’s rural areas and to determine main socio economic factors linked to the rural depopulation processes. Key indicators linked to the depopulation process are evaluated and discussed by the authors in the context of gender balance, development centre accessibility and other socio economic factors. Authors conclude that supporting and developing local industries, public services and infrastructure facilitating diverse employment options and equal opportunities for working age females is a paramount condition for slowing or reversing rural depopulation in in the long term. Regional development centres in general and particularly those located in remote areas show little or no immediate effect on the population dynamics. However, these centres offer more diverse employment opportunities and essential social services, making them more attractive to working age females and households with children. Digitalization and focus on location-independent employment and services is another important route to explore in the new rural development setting.
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Peplinski, Jesse D., Janet K. Allen, and Farrokh Mistree. "Integrating Product Design With Manufacturing Process Design Using the Robust Concept Exploration Method." In ASME 1996 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/96-detc/dtm-1502.
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Abstract How can the manufacturability of different product design alternatives be evaluated efficiently during the early stages of concept exploration? The benefits of such integrated product and manufacturing process design are widely recognized and include faster time to market, reduced development costs and production costs, and increased product quality. To reap these benefits fully, however, one must examine product/process trade-offs and cost/schedule/performance trade-offs in the early stages of design. Evaluating production cost and lead time requires detailed simulation or other analysis packages which 1) would be computationally expensive to run for every alternative, and 2) require detailed information that may or may not be available in these early design stages. Our approach is to generate response surfaces that serve as approximations to the analyses packages and use these approximations to identify robust regions of the design space for further exploration. In this paper we present a method for robust product and process exploration and illustrate this method using a simplified example of a machining center processing a single component. We close by discussing the implications of this work for manufacturing outsourcing, designing robust supplier chains, and ultimately designing the manufacturing enterprise itself.
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Cecamore, Stefano. "Traces of a fortified hamlet. Iconography and urban development of San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore." In FORTMED2020 - Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean. Valencia: Universitat Politàcnica de València, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/fortmed2020.2020.11390.
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The paper proposes a reading of the possible urban development of the historic centre of San Valentino in Abruzzo Citerore starting from the analysis of its architectural heritage. The image of a fortified hamlet surrounded by walls, represented in a painting dating back to the mid-nineteenth century, appears in cartographic reliefs and representations accessible at the local and extra regional archives. The reading of the current architectural set of givens, which are characterized by the continuous use of building techniques related to the processing of local limestones, seeks through comparison with the historic iconography to identify persistences and alterations of the urban fabric, tracing a possible developmental line of San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore from medieval castrum to Farnesiano fief up to the substantial interventions of modernization and revision of the historic center operated in the last century. The requests of functional and formal changes occurring at the turn of the nineteenth and twenteeth century implicates the dismantling of the walls, the typological change of the original building and of the urban layout and the loss of the urban imagine resulting consolidated in the collective memory. An awaking context of the main features of the historic and building development of this fortified reality in the Middle Adriatic area is today an indispensable step in this path of consciousness and awareness of the society regarding the urgent problem connected to the neglect and to the conservation of the historic centres.
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Meeker, Jessica. Mutual Learning for Policy Impact: Insights from CORE. Sharing Experience and Learning on Approaches to Influence Policy and Practice. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), August 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/core.2021.005.
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On 23 June 2021, Southern Voice and the Institute of Development Studies co-hosted an online dialogue which aimed to enhance efforts to inform and influence policy by sharing learning between CORE projects, at different stages in their policy engagement activities, on their approaches and experiences at sub-national, national, and regional levels. The event was attended by over 70 participants from across the CORE cohort and highlighted the experiences of CORE partners, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW), and Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE). This learning guide captures the practical insights and advice from the event to help inform the practice of both participants and other projects across the portfolio. The guide is structured around the key challenges identified in influencing policy, particularly within the changing parameters of the current pandemic, highlighting key messages and examples from the three partners.
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Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021. Inter-American Development Bank, April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003235.
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This report compiles comparable tax revenue statistics over the period 1990-2019 for 27 Latin American and Caribbean economies. Based on the OECD Revenue Statistics database, it applies the OECD methodology to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to enable comparison of tax levels and tax structures on a consistent basis, both among the economies of the region and with other economies. This publication is jointly undertaken by the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, the OECD Development Centre, the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The 2021 edition is produced with the support of the EU Regional Facility for Development in Transition for Latin America and the Caribbean, which results from joint work led by the European Union, the OECD and its Development Centre, and ECLAC.