The Geopllitical Opportunities and Challenges of the Islamic Republic of IRAN in the Markets of Natural Gas Dr. Yadollah Karimipour Associate Professor of Political Geography University of Tarbiyate Moallem, Tehran [PDF]
Introduction In order to reduce the country’s dependence on oil revenues and develop new sources of foreign exchange earnings, using its great potential of natural gas resources and preserve and broaden its geo-economic role in the region and the ...
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Entropy-based randomisation of rating networks [PDF]
In the last years, due to the great diffusion of e-commerce, online rating platforms quickly became a common tool for purchase recommendations. However, instruments for their analysis did not evolve at the same speed.
Becatti, Carolina +2 more
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Free atmospheric CO2 enrichment increased above ground biomass but did not affect symbiotic N2-fixation and soil carbon dynamics in a mixed deciduous stand in Wales [PDF]
Through increases in net primary production (NPP), elevated CO2 is hypothesizes to increase the amount of plant litter entering the soil. The fate of this extra carbon on the forest floor or in mineral soil is currently not clear.
Godbold, D. L. +4 more
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Entrepreneurship Competence: An Overview of Existing Concepts, Policies and Initiatives - Final Report [PDF]
This report presents the state of the art on the topic of entrepreneurship competence identifying and comparing different theoretical and practical approaches from the academic and entrepreneurial world.
BACIGALUPO Margherita +6 more
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The influence of non-ideal phase flow on the extraction efficiency for the case of a linear equilibrium distribution [PDF]
The influence of the fundamental parameters of non-ideal phase flow and the extraction parameters on the number of equilibrium stages - ND, theoretical stages - NT, as well as the number of stages (ND - NT), the existence of which is a consequence of the
Gligorić M., Tadić G., Tolić A.
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Childbearing intentions in a low fertility context: the case of Romania [PDF]
This paper applies the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to find out the predictors of fertility intentions in Romania, a low-fertility country. We analyse how attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control relate to the intention to have ...
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The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies [PDF]
Using a panel dataset containing information on FDI flows from market to transition economies, we establish the determinants of FDI inflows to Central and Eastern Europe: country risk, unit labour costs, host market size and gravity factors.
Bevan, Alan A., Estrin, Saul
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Which electricity market design to encourage the development of demand response? [PDF]
International audienceDemand response is a cornerstone problem in electricity markets under climate change constraints. Most liberalized electricity markets have a poor track record at encouraging the deployment of smart meters and the development of ...
Perez, Yannick +2 more
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A framework of successful business incubators for indonesian public universities [PDF]
Universities play an important role in motivating young graduates to become technology entrepreneurs. The objectives of this research are to investigate the success factors for business incubators and to develop and propose a framework of successful ...
Gozali, L. +4 more
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Pengaruh Diklat dan Pengalaman Kerja terhadap Prestasi Kerja Serta Dampaknya terhadap Pengembangan Karir Pegawai di Balai Karantina Pertanian Kelas 1 Denpasar [PDF]
Job performance is one of the measurement of a person to gain career development. Without a satisfactory job performance it is difficult for the employee to develop his career.
Adnyani, I. G. (I), Kristola, D. (Dio)
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