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Exploring the role of social determinants in the risk reduction of landslide-prone settlements: a case study of Giripurno Village in Central Java, Indonesia

reflected in its political, geographical, and social situation. On the one hand, the determination of the KSPN Borobudur will provide fresh air for tourism development in Giripurno Village. Apart from taking

Seismic vulnerability assessment of historical minarets in Cairo

rise and fall of empires, political changes, and cultural transformations, making them valuable historical artifacts. The minarets in Cairo serve as prominent landmarks, helping orientate and navigate

Sustainable rural infrastructure: guidelines for roadside slope excavation

monsoons, which fall between June and September (ITAD 2017; Singh 2018; Sudmeier-Rieux et al. 2019) . Apart from governance and political factors, Robson et  al. (2022) attributed the lack of user ... on landsliding . Eng Geol 307 : 106787 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo. 2022 .106787 Rankin KN , Sigdel TS , Rai L , Kunwar S , Hamal P ( 2017 ) Political economies and political rationalities of

NCI-60 Cell Line Screening: A Radical Departure in Its Time

point in the philosophy and practice of cancer drug research.

Can sediments play a role in river flood risk mapping? Learning from selected European examples

; Dniester Commission Flooding in Western Ukraine 2022) , with expected delays connected with the political situation. Mountain flood in Western Norway, 2017 On 24 July 2017, a flash flood occurred in a

Scientific, Political Debate Continues on Methods for Estimating Fallout Exposure

Journal of the National Cancer Institute Scientific, Political Debate Continues on NEWS Methods for Estimating Fallout Exposure In 1990, decades after dozens of nuclear blasts from weapons ... muddier. ?Fallout doesn?t have geographic boundaries,? said Preston. ?The original act was based upon the information available at the time and some political decisions.? Hatch spearheaded the act and had

A Longstaff and Schwartz Approach to the Early Election Problem

In many democratic parliamentary systems, election timing is an important decision availed to governments according to sovereign political systems. Prudent governments can take advantage of this ... method and a least squares objective. In this paper, we modify the basic technique to establish the optimal exercise boundary for calling a political election. Several innovative adaptations are required

A Longstaff and Schwartz Approach to the Early Election Problem

In many democratic parliamentary systems, election timing is an important decision availed to governments according to sovereign political systems. Prudent governments can take advantage of this ... method and a least squares objective. In this paper, we modify the basic technique to establish the optimal exercise boundary for calling a political election. Several innovative adaptations are required

Analyzing the disaster response competency of the local government official and the elected representative in Nepal

government official neither they have better perception. Statistical analysis: consequence of the nature of service (government official vs political representative) in competency Since, a government official ... is a bureaucrat hired by the government to work for the public sector where as political representative is elected by the people to represent them in a legislature or government their nature of service

A Longstaff and Schwartz Approach to the Early Election Problem

In many democratic parliamentary systems, election timing is an important decision availed to governments according to sovereign political systems. Prudent governments can take advantage of this ... method and a least squares objective. In this paper, we modify the basic technique to establish the optimal exercise boundary for calling a political election. Several innovative adaptations are required

The Role of Cancer Research in Noncommunicable Disease Control

political agenda toward a growing threat to human development. Proposed strategies for control of noncommunicable diseases focused mainly on the shared risk factors of tobacco, harmful use of alcohol ... middle-income countries. This meeting followed the Special Session on HIV/AIDS in 2001, the only other high-level meeting to discuss a health topic and orient the global political agenda toward a growing

A state-of-the-art examination of disaster management in Sierra Leone: the implementation drawbacks, research gaps, advances, and prospects

disaster impacts (Miles et al. 2021) . Another obstacle to disaster management is the politicisation of national issues. People spread fake news and baseless rumours to gain political advantage during

‘Rock Star’ of Biomedical Ethics Tackles Cancer

worked on a doctorate in political philosophy at Harvard University. “Zeke created a curriculum for himself,” Mayer says. “One thing about Zeke is he’s never really in doubt.” He was already a force on

Financial applications of a Tabu search variable selection model

Bankruptcy,? Journal of Finance , Vol. 23 , 589 - 609 . 2. Arrow , K. J. ( 1951 ) ? Mathematical Models in the Social Sciences,? reprinted in Brodbeck, May, Readings in the Philosophy of Social Sciences ... , F. and M. Scholes ( 1973 ) ? The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities,? Journal of Political Economy , Vol. 81 , 637 - 59 . 7. Brigham , E. F. , L. C. Gapenski and M. C. Ehrhardt ( 1999

Financial applications of a Tabu search variable selection model

Bankruptcy,? Journal of Finance , Vol. 23 , 589 - 609 . 2. Arrow , K. J. ( 1951 ) ? Mathematical Models in the Social Sciences,? reprinted in Brodbeck, May, Readings in the Philosophy of Social Sciences ... , F. and M. Scholes ( 1973 ) ? The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities,? Journal of Political Economy , Vol. 81 , 637 - 59 . 7. Brigham , E. F. , L. C. Gapenski and M. C. Ehrhardt ( 1999

Financial applications of a Tabu search variable selection model

Bankruptcy,? Journal of Finance , Vol. 23 , 589 - 609 . 2. Arrow , K. J. ( 1951 ) ? Mathematical Models in the Social Sciences,? reprinted in Brodbeck, May, Readings in the Philosophy of Social Sciences ... , F. and M. Scholes ( 1973 ) ? The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities,? Journal of Political Economy , Vol. 81 , 637 - 59 . 7. Brigham , E. F. , L. C. Gapenski and M. C. Ehrhardt ( 1999

Profitability, investment, and efficiency wages

investment in general training , Journal of Political Economy 107 ( 1999 ), no. 3 , 539 - 572 . [4] G. A. Akerlof , Labor contracts as partial gift exchange , Quarterly Journal of Economics 97 ( 1982 ), no. 4 ... - 21 . [6] R. J. Caballero and M. L. Hammour , The macroeconomics of specificity , Journal of Political Economy 106 ( 1998 ), no. 4 , 724 - 767 . [7] K. B. Clark , Unionization and firm performance: the

Framework for developing risk to life evaluation criteria associated with landslides in Canada

acceptable limits to lives lost is not only a scientific fact-based matter, but also involves the consideration of value-based legal, political, social and economic issues (Aven 2016; Fell 1994; Ho et al ... (Fell et al. 2005) - and societal risk ?risk of large number of losses such that the consequence would provoke a socio/political response (Fell et al. 2005) . Existing risk evaluation criteria There

Profitability, investment, and efficiency wages

investment in general training , Journal of Political Economy 107 ( 1999 ), no. 3 , 539 - 572 . [4] G. A. Akerlof , Labor contracts as partial gift exchange , Quarterly Journal of Economics 97 ( 1982 ), no. 4 ... - 21 . [6] R. J. Caballero and M. L. Hammour , The macroeconomics of specificity , Journal of Political Economy 106 ( 1998 ), no. 4 , 724 - 767 . [7] K. B. Clark , Unionization and firm performance: the

Flood risk analysis: causes and landscape based mitigation strategies in Dire Dawa city, Ethiopia

strategies that can be done across the political boundaries. Open image in new window Fig. 1 Map of Dire Dawa city watershed Flood risk has been historically affecting Dire Dawa city since the ... Dangago and Haramaya stations located out of the political boundary of Dire Dawa city. Open image in new window Fig. 2 Daily rainfall distribution of Dire Dawa (1953–2014) and Dangago (1986–2014