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Embedding regional input-output and econometric models: A dynamic integration approach (DIA).
(1998)
Embedding input-output characteristics into an econometric specification at regional level has recently gained popularity. The focus of attention has been directed toward the methodology with which the input-output ...
IN SILICO STUDIES OF AMYLOID FORMATION AND AMYLOID STABILITY
(2020-07)
The term “Amyloid” describes the precursor proteins misfolded and aggregated into fibril-like structures that are built by cross β-sheet subunit. The disease caused by depositing amyloid fibril in tissues and organs is ...
Location, Location, Location: What Factors Drive Where U.S.-Based NGOs Go?
(2016-05-13)
This dissertation advances our understanding of how U.S.-based transnational nongovernmental organizations (TNGOs) with international scopes of work navigate decision-making related to country-level location choices. It ...
Exploration of the Other-Race Recognition Deficit
(2015-05)
Existing research regarding the Other-Race Bias (ORB), a phenomenon in which faces of the same race are more accurately recognized than of another race, primarily focuses on when the recognition deficit occurs and not why ...
Breeding and migration ecology of bar-headed goose Anser indicus and swan goose Anser cygnoides in Asia
(2013-12)
Most waterfowl that breed in Mongolia, part of the semiarid northern region of East Asia, are long distant migrants. They depend on availability of lake, river, and wetland habitats on their breeding and wintering grounds ...
Privatization of the electric utility industry in India: A case study.
(1998)
Since electricity is a sector that provides maximum linkages to other sectors of the economy it is sound developmental policy to expand this sector in India. The expansion of the private sector in generation will create ...
Do As I Say Not As I Do: A Study of Representation in Congress
(2013-08-26)
This dissertation examines the behavior of members of the House of Representatives on economic issues in order to ascertain how economic characteristics of their constituencies affect their actions. Specifically, this ...
THE REGULATORY MECHANISM OF SECONDARY CELL WALL BIOSYNTHESIS IN GRASSES
(2016-08-10)
Grass cell walls are environmentally and economically important, including being an abundant and sustainable carbon source to produce lignocellulosic biofuels. However, the crosslinked structure of cell walls limits ...
The role of international trade and industrialization in economic growth in developing countries: The case of Malaysia.
(1997)
This study found that: a strong, positive and highly significant relationship between exports growth and income growth is observed with high explanatory powers for the models; export growth in Malaysia makes a contribution ...
Three Essays on Contract Renegotiation
(2014-05-09)
This dissertation is a collection of three essays investigating renegotiation of procurement auctions in the road construction industry. The empirical analysis uses contracts procured by the Vermont Agency of Transportation ...