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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMeasurements and Model Calibration of Urban Traffic Noise PollutionN. Al-Mutairi, F. Al-Rukaibi, P. KoushkiProblem statement: The problem of urban traffic noise pollution is universal and in the past few decades it has grown to the point that it has become a major concern for both the public and the policy-makers. Approach: In a comprehensive 18 month research project, traffic-generated noise was monitored at 47 roadway locations in fourteen districts in metropolitan Kuwait in … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 5 · 31 Oct 2009 · 7,622 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNorm Divergence Opportunity Structure and Utilization of Self-Employed Immigrants' QualificationsShahamak Rezaei, Marco GoliProblem statement: Denmark experienced one of the most successful periods of its economy in 2004-2008, with a tremendous reduction of 77% in unemployment. Due to the structural challenges with regard to the labor market the utilization of immigrants’ qualifications has come up to the surface of political and societal debate in Denmark. The focus of this study was challenges to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,832 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGuised in Green: Uncloaking the Myth of World Trade Organization's Trade-Environment HarmonyAlimpan Chatterjee, Deya Bhattacharya, Sonali BanerjeeProblem statement: Over the past decade the World Trade Organization (WTO) has devoted considerable attention to the implementation of policies that work on the interplay of trade and environment by identifying several Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) that have provisions for trade so that trade liberalization and environmental protection interact positively. However, the strategy of the WTO to bring trade and … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,428 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalyzing the Effects of Water and Agriculture Policy Strategies: An Iranian experienceReza Moghaddasi, Ali Bakhshi, Mahmood Daneshvar KakhkiProblem statement: Because of growing demand for water resources, increasing cost of supplying water and overdraft of underground waters, economists suggest water pricing policy to improve water allocation efficiency in Iran. While due to political risk, economic and cultural concerns, government tends to reject that advice. This study addressed questions of what policy alternatives to water pricing could be used … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,307 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDetection of Chlamydophila abortus in Sheep (Ovis aries) in MexicoJuan Manuel Jiménez-Estrada, Marcos R. Escobedo-Guerra, Gabriel Arteaga-Troncoso et al.Chlamydophila abortus is one of the pathogens which induce abortion in small ruminants; this pathogen has a tropism for ruminant placenta and causes the disease commonly referred to as Ovine Enzootic Abortion (OEA). In Europe are estimated economic losses of around 20 million pounds a year by OEA. In the American Continent the disease has been reported only in Canada, … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,887 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRoad Transport Congestion Costs Calculations Adaptation to Engineering ApproachMarjan Lep, Beno MesarecThe article represents so called "engineering" approach for computing the total road transport congestion costs. According to economic welfare theory, the total costs of transport congestion are defined as dead weight loss (DWL) of infrastructure use. With a set of equations DWL could be formulated in a mathematical way. Because such form of equation is not directly applicable for concrete … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2008 · 6,813 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLandlessness and its Impact on Economic Development: A Case Study on BangladeshMd H. Rahman, Somprawin ManprasertThis research has accomplished a critical appraisal on landlessness and economic development of Bangladesh through conducting a primary survey and traced out what are the best alternative recommendations to ameliorate land ownership pattern of the economy. Basically landlessness often materializes the manifestation of poverty, indebtedness and powerlessness of the majority of the rural households. The causes of landlessness and near … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2006 · 8,173 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrice-Taking in General EquilibriumMurray C. KempThe Arrow-Debreu and McKenzie existence propositions of 1954 rest on the assumption of price-taking behaviour by households and firms. No attempt was made to justify the assumption or to relate it to other assumptions. It is here suggested that, given other assumptions common to the Arrow-Debreu and McKenzie models, price-taking implies that each household is incompletely informed and/or incompletely rational. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 13 · 22 Dec 2005 · 7,717 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIrrationality in the Neoclassical Definition of RationalitySteve KeenIn this study we are not arguing that competition as it actually occurs in practice is not socially beneficial. Our criticism is directed instead at the false belief that rational profit-maximizing behavior and competition as defined by neoclassical economic theory will lead to a welfare-maximizing outcome-again, as defined by neoclassical theory. …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 13 · 18 Dec 2005 · 8,302 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUnidentified Corpses: Development of Management Model in Charity Organizations of Chinese-Thai PeopleOrasa Pholpanga, Souneth Phothisane, Kosit PaengsoiProblem statement: Management model on indentified corpses in charity organizations of Chinese-Thai people was consisted of committee members from various agencies to manage in overall and to solve all occurred problems. Approach: This study proposed the study on model of cremation management on unidentified corpses in charity organizations of Chinese-Thai people. The study was a research and development by using … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 19 Sep 2011 · 7,245 accessesView PDFCite