Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting to Alleviate Domestic Water Shortage in the West Bank, Palestine [PDF]
Water is a key factor for sustainable development which is in turn contributing to SDG 6 “Ensure access to water for all”. Generally, in arid and semi-arid regions, water is becoming less in quantity.
Sandy Alawna, Sameer Shadeed
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Effect of Bridge Piers Locations and Flow Intensity on Morphological Change in a 180-Degree River Bend [PDF]
Bridges when it crossing rivers often required multiple piers for support. One of has a limited investigation is the impact of piers on scouring and morphological aspects when a bridge crossing sharp-bend of river.
Abdurazaq Abdulwahd, Jaafar Maatooq
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Banco Gerador: Banking for the Poor, Financing for Neighborhood Markets [PDF]
One of the greatest financial obstacles facing poor suburban and rural communities in Brazil is lack of access to banking. It\u27s expensive to maintain bank branches there and many commercial banks decide not to invest.
Inter-American Development Bank
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Securities and banking: bridges and walls [PDF]
The paper examines the relationship between banking and securities activities in the light of financial market developments (securitisation, institutionalization of investment, emergence of complex financial instruments, conglomeration and consolidation), with particular reference to Europe.
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Crossing the Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Investing: Exploring Ways to Make it Across [PDF]
The world needs more infrastructure, particularly in developing countries. But not just any infrastructure. To achieve the economic, social and environmental objectives embodied by the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), this ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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Study of Streamlines under the Influence of Displacement of Submerged Vanes in Channel Width, and at the Upstream Area of a Cylindrical Bridge Pier in a 180 Degree Sharp Bend [PDF]
In this paper, submerged vanes were placed at the upstream area of a bridge pier located at the 90 degree angle. Then, using the laboratory equipment, a study of flow pattern was conducted throughout the bend, specifically around the pier and submerged ...
Chonoor Abdi Chooplou +2 more
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International Environment: Recovery and Resolution Regimes as the Pillar of the Banking Union
The purpose of the article is to present the possible regimes of bank resolution in the euro system and to highlight open questions concerning additional capital buffers and the valuation of assets according to the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (
Festić Mejra
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Analysis and appraisal of fascine in Shahe ancient bridge ruins, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Flood control initiated Chinese civilization. Chinese civilization has a long history, and Chinese ancestors invented “aquatic engineering technology” for flood control and water management, including the Fascine body, as early as two thousand years ago.
Bingjie Mai +8 more
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The planned grand bridge is an important control bridge along the Sichuan-Tibet Railway. A large- scale bedding rock collapse occurred on the slope of the Baqu river side of Chengdu bank, with the protruding ridge, high elevation difference, complex and ...
Hongfu ZHOU +5 more
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Bridge Bank as a bank failure management tool: Ukraine’s case
The article aims to present an overview of Ukraine’s framework and experience on application of the bridge bank as a bank failure management tool. Ukraine’s regime, which is a single-track regime, allows using a bridge bank to deal with failures of any bank, including small and medium sized banks. System analysis of first and second level acts, as well
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