Fiscal shocks and real exchange rate dynamics: some evidence for Latin America by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Ciferri, Davide, Girardi, Alessandro

“…Using quarterly data over the period 1980-2006, we find that in a majority of cases fiscal shocks are the main driving force of real exchange rate fluctuations.…”
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Accentuating the positive: city branding, narrative and practice by Gold, Margaret, Gold, John Robert

“…This commentary on the contribution made by Kavaratzis and Ashworth (2005) examines the antecedents to which it responded, the key ideas that it offered at the time of publication, and assesses its lasting impact. There are three main sections. The first reflects upon the informal and improvised approaches that characterised place promotion, marketing and branding in the final decades of the twentieth century. …”
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The practical implications of Protocol 14 to the ECHR by Pillar, Alice

“…On 15 January 2010, the Russian Federation was the last of the 47 Parties to the ECHR to ratify the Protocol, which came into force on 1 May 2010. The main purpose of the Protocol is to improve the functioning of the ECtHR, which is currently overburdened by the number of individual applications, by giving it the procedural means and flexibility it needs to process all applications in a timely fashion and at the same time allowing it to concentrate on the most important cases. …”
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A data complexity and rewritability tetrachotomy of ontology-mediated queries with a covering axiom by Gerasimova, Olga, Kikot, Stanislav, Kurucz, Agi, Podolskii, Vladimir, Zakharyaschev, Michael

“…Aiming to understand the data complexity of answering conjunctive queries mediated by an axiom stating that a class is covered by the union of two other classes, we show that deciding their first-order rewritability is PSPACE-hard and obtain a number of sufficient conditions for membership in AC0, L, NL, and P. Our main result is a complete syntactic AC0/NL/P/CONP tetrachotomy of path queries under the assumption that the covering classes are disjoint.…”
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Ownership, technology and patterns of coalmining activity in Northumberland between 1600 and 1850 by Telford, Stephen James

“…The study is divided into two main parts. The first is concerned with the movement of mining away from the outcrops into areas of deeper coal culminating in the colonisation of the remoter coalfield. …”
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Reply to UN Das by Daak, Ahmed A., Ghebremeskel, Kebreab, Hassan, Zahir, Attallah, Bakhita, Azan, Haj H., Elbashir, Mustafa I., Crawford, Michael A.

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Constitutional change in the United Kingdom: an institutional analysis by King, Fraser H. J.

“…This thesis seeks to explain the lack of significant constitutional change in the UK between 1945 and 1980 and has two main findings. First, and principally, the thesis rejects conventional understandings of the UK constitution based upon Dicey's analysis and the Westminster model of British politics. …”
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Encouraging first year student engagement through a group ‘YouTube’ video assessment by Day, Lisa

“…In 2008-09, London Metropolitan Business School introduced a new suite of Business and Management degrees to replace some existing courses. A main aim of the teaching and learning strategy for the first year is to ‘engage students in their studies; provide ongoing feedback, raise their aspirations and motivation to study’ (London Metropolitan University, 2008:10). …”
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Commentary: stumbling upon indirect self-enhancement in free will beliefs by Ross, Wendy, Firestein, Stuart

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Biomechanical analysis of posterior lumbar interbody aages by Lekthumi, Amutha, Mazlan, Muhammad Hazli, Ahmad, Ida Laila, Abdullah, Abdul Halim, Abd Jalil, Muhammad Hilmi

“…A popular yet effective surgical treatment used in medical field to treat degenerative disc disease related to low back pain is known as the lumbar interbody fusion procedure. One of the main aims of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), using cages or bone grafts are to provide stability during body movements and mechanical support between two vertebrae, maintain disc height and to help out with the fusion process. …”
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Design improvement of toner cartridge using design for assembly method by Hehsan, Haffidzudin, Nordin, Muhammad Alif Haziq

“…DFMA or known as Design for Manufacture and Assembly, consists of two main components which are Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly. …”
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Co-warm B2 by Zahar, Mohd Muzaffar, Joseph, Lavania Patricia, Mohd Zamri, Nadzir, Rosli, Siti Nursyarafana

“…Based on the current practical and applied technology in electronic device now, the power source of this proposed product uses the USB connection as its main source. Therefore, the target of this project to deliver the portable electronic device can be achieved.…”
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The development of a portable optical system for telemonitoring of skin blood oxygen level by Hong Xuan, Mars Wai, Ngu, Xavier, Huong, Audrey

“…Cells consume oxygen to break down sugar to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) during cellular respiration [1]. ATPs are the main source of energy for metabolic functions [2] and every cell in the body, especially muscles cell, for its ability to store and use energy; muscle would not contract or relax without ATP. …”
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Understanding the root of attack in android malware by Romli, Rahiwan Nazar, Zolkipli, Mohamad Fadli, Al-Ma’arif, Ahmad, Ramli, Muhamad Ramiza, Salamat, Mohamad Aizi

“…Subsequently, security and privacy have become one of the main issues in android malware. Therefore, it is essential to understand the behavior of Android malware in order to conceive an effective technique in malware detection and analysis. …”
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Generic skills level of bachelor of vocational education students University Tun Hussein Malaysia by Tukiran, Nor Anis Intan Aqiah, Ahmad Badri, Nur ‘Izzah

“…The direction or goal of a country's development is the main thrust of human capital development which is the most accurate injection of the application of generic skills. …”
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الإمام الزركشي: حياته ومؤلفاته ومناهجه فيها (Al-Imam Al-Zarkashi: his life and legacy) by Fettane, Amar

“…In ×adÊth sciences, in which he devoted 16 pieces of his works, there is similar significance with other fields that built al-ZarkashÊ’s scientific legacy. The research relies mainly on surveying ZarkashÊ's works and approaching them analytically to demonstrate their relevance and scientific value. …”
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جهود الزركشي في فقه الحديث من خلال كتب الشروح (The efforts of Al-Imam al-ZarkashÊ in Fiqh Al-Hadith) by Fettane, Amar

“…In ×adÊth sciences, in which he devoted 16 pieces of his works, there is similar significance with other fields that built al-ZarkashÊ’s scientific legacy. The research relies mainly on surveying ZarkashÊ's works and approaching them analytically to demonstrate their relevance and scientific value. …”
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The influence of environmental factors on phytoplankton composition and dynamics along the Johor Strait using conventional and metabarcoding approaches by Mohd. Din, Monaliza

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Adaptive anomaly based fraud detection model for handling concept drift in short-term profile by Alabdeen, Aisha Abdallah Zain

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Optimal planning and sizing of an autonomous hybrid energy system using multi stage grey wolf optimization by Salisu, Sani

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