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A data-driven approach to quantify disparities in power outages

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
This research proposes a data-driven approach to identify possible disparities in a utility’s outage management practices. The approach has been illustrated for an Investor-Owned Utility located in the Midwest region in the U.S.
Arkaprabha Bhattacharyya   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taxation and the household saving rate: evidence from OECD countries

open access: yesPSL Quarterly Review, 2013
This paper analyzes anew the relationship between taxation and the household saving rate. On the basis of standard savings and tax revenue data from a sample of OECD countries, it provides compelling empirical evidence of a powerful impact of taxes on ...
Vito Tanzi, Howell H. Zee
doaj   +1 more source

Household saving motives and socio-demographic factors

open access: yesRuch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny, 2023
This research was inspired by broad discussions on the motives for saving. We examine the relationship between the motives for saving and the socio-economic characteristics of households in the eurozone, Croatia, Hungary and Poland, such as: the social ...
Anna M. Korzeniowska, Paweł Ulman
doaj   +1 more source

Victims of Compromise

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Gender and Religion (AJGR), 2021
This essay gives a brief overview of the authorship debate of Colossians and Ephesians, and argues that the letters, authored mainly by his co-workers, were written as an attempt to compromise between Paul’s controversial views and the congregations ...
J. Gertrud Tönsing
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping the Shadow Economy: Spatial Variations in the use of High Denomination Bank Notes in Brussels [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The aim of this paper is to map the spatial variations in the size of the shadow economy within Brussels. Reporting data provided by the National Bank of Belgium on the deposit of high denomination banknotes across bank branches in the 19 municipalities ...
Dotti, Nicola Francesco   +2 more
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Laser marking and engraving of household and industrial plastic products

open access: yes, 2021
Laser marking and engraving has developed in many ways into an attractive process for identifications of consumer goods made of plastic. It is a quick and inexpensive process that offers a variety of flexible options for designing identification products
L. Lazov   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Governmentality of Rural Household Waste Management Practices in Ala Ajagbusi, Nigeria

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2018
There is a gap in the literature linking waste management practices to social theory. This paper attempts to bridge this gap through a study of waste management practices in Ala Ajagbusi village, Nigeria.
Saheed Adebayo Abdulwakeel   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inequities in COVID-19 vaccine and booster coverage across Massachusetts ZIP codes after the emergence of Omicron: A population-based cross-sectional study.

open access: yesPLoS Medicine, 2023
BackgroundInequities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and booster coverage may contribute to future disparities in morbidity and mortality within and between Massachusetts (MA) communities.Methods and findingsWe conducted a population-based
Jacob Bor   +6 more
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Ethnic Specificity of Cultural Codes

open access: yesЭтническая культура, 2020
The author compares and analyzes some definitions of the concept of cultural code offered by Russian and foreign linguists and semiologists. Aspects of this concept are singled out and described.
Vladimir M. Savitskij
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Climate Disaster Vulnerability in Peru and Colombia Using Street View Imagery: A Pilot Study

open access: yesBuildings, 2023
Community and household vulnerability to natural hazards, e.g., earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods, is a concern that transcends geographic and economic boundaries.
Chaofeng Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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