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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Common Trends"”.
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House prices, monetary policies and the macroeconomy : what does the common trends approach on South African data suggest?
The increased volatility of asset prices in both developing and developed economies seems to be a growing concern for economic policy makers. Whilst there is a growing literature investigating the link between monetary policy and its implications for asset price volatility there remains uncertainty …
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An initial electrochemical study into the (Bio)Leaching of chalcopyrite
… the potentiostat instrument, investigate the common trends that are observed in running potential controlled (voltammetric) studies of chalcopyrite and compare them to those reported in literature, and investigate the electrochemical behaviour under different reaction conditions.
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A component analysis of behavioral skills training (BST) procedures in parent training
… higher praise frequency than the play scenario. Common trends observed in the data and limitations of the study are discussed, along with directions for future component analysis research on BST procedures.</p>
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Development and differences in structure of tax revenues in the OECD countries with an emphasis on personal income tax
… concentrating in particular on how far common trends and attitudes have emerged, how far countries have gone their own way and seem likely to continue to do so over the next few years. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Numerical Analysis of Biodiesel Combustion in a Direct Injection Compression Ignition Engine
… pertinent combustion regimes. The agreement with common trends in emissions of biodiesel combustion models were only verified in a few cases. Negative changes in combustion quality, based on fundamental differences in fuel physical properties, were reflected in the combustion characteristics of …
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Essays On Interrelationships Among Economic Time Series
… and policymakers alike. In the first essay, common trends and common cycles among the exchange rates of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand are investigated in detail. We identify and isolate the permanent and transitory components of the nominal exchange rates of the …
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How to establish and maintain positive parent-teacher relationships
… was transferred into tables and reviewed to find common trends. Data showed that parent-teacher relationships should be established as early as possible in the school year. Newsletters and a homework planner with daily parent sign offs were proven to be the most effective whole class communication …
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A Cross-Cultural Perspective of the Perception of Color as it Relates to Affect
… some of the results of this study point to common trends among the cultures, enough variation in response was found to challenge the existing body of literature regarding the universal attribution of affect in the color domain.</p>
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The late Byzantine city: social, economic and institutional profile
… The concluding chapter of the thesis highlights common trends and developments in the socio-economic profiles of the four cities, and makes more general observations about late Byzantine urban civilization.
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Power-law distributions in events involving nuclear and radiological materials
… and economic consequences. Identifying common trends of these events can help to assess the threat, and to combat it with better detection capabilities and practices. One way to achieve this is to model the events with established statistical and mathematical distributions. Power-law …
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'Ex-ante' asset allocation strategies for global index portfolios
… analysis reveals significant evidence of common trends andpredictable return components in a number of markets, primarily hedged bond indices.
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Design and Development of a Squeeze-Mode Rheometer for Evaluating Magneto-Rheological Fluids
… to evaluate a variety of MR fluids to observe trends that may exist across fluids. Specifically, fluids of different ferrous particle volume fractions were considered. Through testing, common trends in fluid stiffness were observed for multiple fluids tested with the squeeze-mode rheometer. …
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The rationality of judgement: comparative perspectives on the social role of educational assessment
… final, concluding chapter discusses some of the common trends which may be identified in both countries at the present time and attempts to assess their importance for the future role that education might play in such societies".
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Yield Curves and Macro Variables Interactions and Predictions
… geographical regions. Our aim was to identify common trends in yield curves and macro variables behaviors, from two perspectives: the interaction and predictive power of the variables. Firstly, we studied the interaction between yield curves and macro variables based on: Granger Causality, …
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Calcium Carbonate Particle Size Effects on Titanium Dioxide Light Scattering in Coatings
… to one another across type and size to find common trends. Critical pigment volume concentration (CPVC) values were determined through regression of the spread rate values and compared to oil absorption tests.</p> <p>It was found that replacement of up to 20 PVC of TiO2 with CaCO3 could …
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Ludic Dysnarrativa: How Can Fictional Inconsistency In Games Be Reduced?
… inconsistencies in games is surprisingly common. The goal was to determine if solutions exist for this problem and if there are inherent limitations to games as a medium that make storytelling uncommonly difficult. Termed ‘ludic dysnarrativa’, this phenomenon can cause a loss of immersion …
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Numerical Study on Flow Separation and Performance Characteristics of Slot Nozzle
… so a slot nozzle is modeled to understand the common trends between the passive air-breathing engines.</p> <p>This study focuses on how flight speed affects the nozzle’s performance and flow patterns at altitudes between 0-30 km. Results indicate that adding flight speed to the slot nozzle …
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Modelling Avian Distributions of the Navarrese Region in Northern Spain with a Geographic Information System
… are complex and species specific, some common trends emerged. (1) Climatic variables tended to be less significant than habitat structure variables in models in which both types of variables were specified. (2) Vegetation structure was the most important environmental determinant of the …
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Urban design as a tool for re-imaging a capital city : planning Conakry, Guinea after independence
… and several case studies in order to understand common trends and the process of re-imaging a post-independence capital city. Analysis of the 1963 urban design plan for Conakry reveals four large gestures that were to create a post-independence image for the city. First, the plan decentralized …
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Electrocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Value-Added Chemicals
… written to synthesize the literature to discern common trends regarding the effects of various aspects of heterogeneous molecular catalysts including the metal center, ligands, axial coordination, electrode grafting, and stability. The review also highlighted key areas where experimental and …
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