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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Nighttime light"”.
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PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CIRCADIAN DISRUPTION BY NIGHTTIME LIGHT EXPOSURE
… circadian rhythms which are synchronized to this light/dark cycle. In recent years, daily light schedules have become artificial and irregular due to the use of electric lighting. In this dissertation, I propose that exposure to light at night (LAN) disrupts the circadian system altering …
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Economic impact of Ebola virus disease in Western African countries.
… countries. Economic activity is measured with nighttime light intensity from satellite measurements. The use night time lights allows higher frequency more geographically disaggregated measure. Using distance to ground zero as an instrument for my empirical analysis, I find that the GDP for …
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VIrginia Urban Dynamics Study Using DMSP/OLS Nighttime Imagery
… This study illustrated the use of time series nighttime light (NTL) data from the United States Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellites Program/Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS) to delineate urban boundaries and tracked three key urban changes: land cover change, population growth and …
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Understanding Chinese Economic 3 Engagement in the Africa Continent
… with the continent, with the intention to shed light on the political motivation behind these economic activities. Our overall findings suggest that Chinese investments are correlated with more subsequent exports of consumption and processed goods from China, an indicator of market-seeking …
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Multisource Remote Sensing based Impervious Surface Mapping
… results. Registration of optical daytime and nighttime lights (NTL) data is developed in the first contribution. An impervious surface based optical-to-NTL image registration algorithm with iterative blooming effect reduction (IS_iBER) algorithm is proposed. This coarse-to-fine procedure …
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Sustainable infrastructure technologies: impact and policy
… This paper uses a novel application of satellite nighttime light data used as a proxy for energy consumption combined with data on geocoded locations of 15 renewable energy plants and Village Potential Statistics survey for Indonesia. I estimate a difference-in-difference model to compare the …
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Seeing the light: germination, growth and flowering responses in wildflowers under artificial nighttime lighting
The introduction of artificial nighttime lighting due to human settlements and transport networks is increasingly altering the timing, intensity and spectra of natural light regimes worldwide. Artificial light at night (ALAN) is predicted to constitute a significant anthropogenic pressure on …
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Using Multi-Source Data to Assess the Dynamics of Socioeconomic Development in Africa
… Program Operational Line System (DMSP-OLS) nighttime lights (NTL) data. However, the DMSP-OLS NTL data and the associated processing methods have limited their reliability and applicability for systematic measuring and mapping of socioeconomic development. This research utilizes Visible …
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Four empirical essays on the role of institutional quality, political instability and entrepreneurship for economic growth and jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa
… up to the structural challenges and further highlight the need of sound policies to address economic growth, governance, jobs, and poverty for the region to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2030 and beyond. This thesis examines the effects of institutional quality, political …