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Access to financial services in Zambia [PDF]

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Despite the deep financial sector reforms undertaken in Zambia in the early 1990s, the expected benefits of establishing a market-based banking system has not materialized. In 2005 the banking system continued to be small and underdeveloped.
de Luna Martinez, Jose
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Multimodal Data‐Driven Microstructure Characterization

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A self‐consistent autonomous workflow for EBSP‐based microstructure segmentation by integrating PCA, GMM clustering, and cNMF with information‐theoretic parameter selection, requiring no user input. An optimal ROI size related to characteristic grain size is identified.
Qi Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Services Policy Reform in the People’s Republic of China: Before and After the Global Financial Crisis [PDF]

open access: yes
Adverse effects of the global financial crisis on international trade include falling demand, increased trade protectionism, and drying up of trade finance.
Fan, Ying
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Direct Metal Deposition of Graphene–Ti28Nb35.4Zr Matrix Composites With Enhanced Mechanical, Corrosion, and Biocompatibility Properties for Bone Implants

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Graphene nanoplatelet (0.1 wt.%) reinforcement significantly enhances the performance of β Ti‐28Nb‐35.4Zr alloy. Grain refinement, reduced water contact angle, and improved surface characteristics promote osteoblast adhesion and complete surface coverage after 7 days.
Khurram Munir   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distributed software development in a financial services organisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The outsourcing of IS functionality to offshore development firms has been a growth industry that has blossomed over the last 10 years. This is as a result of organisations, seeking to optimise costs, mitigate risks, and achieve greater return on ...
Irani, Z, Sharif, A M
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In Situ Micromechanical Study of Bimodal γ′–γ″ Precipitate Assemblies in Ni–Cr–Al–Nb Superalloy

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A Ni–Cr–Al–Nb superalloy with a bimodal γ′–γ″ precipitate distribution is developed. Composite precipitate assemblies form through heterogeneous nucleation, effectively impeding dislocation motion. Micropillar compression reveals high strength at room and elevated temperatures, governed by precipitate shearing, with coupled faulting mechanisms ...
Ujjval Bansal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scalable Data Partitioning Techniques for Distributed Data Processing in Cloud Environments: A Review

open access: yesIEEE Access
Cloud storage allows individuals to store and access data from remote locations, providing the convenience of on-demand access to high-quality cloud applications. This eliminates the need for individuals to manage local hardware and software.
Sivakumar Ponnusamy, Pankaj Gupta
doaj   +1 more source

Labor arrangements and financial inclusion of agricultural workers in a dynamic agricultural region in Mexico: exploring the linkages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A Q-square approach is used to examine the linkages between labor markets and financial markets, at a micro level. We focus on contractual labor relationships of agricultural wage workers in Mexico and we try to assess whether, and to what degree, their ...
Morvant-Roux, Solène   +2 more
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