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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"regional analysis"”.
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The Nigerian informal economy: a regional analysis
… explore the determinants, characteristics, and regional prevalence of the Nigerian informal economy, as well as the relationships between the Nigerian informal economy and key macroeconomic variables/business enterprises.
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Labor and capital mobility : a regional analysis
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1992.
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Monetary trends in the United States: a regional analysis
This study examines interregional monetary trends in the United States, particularly trends involving the income velocity of money. A unique set of state money data are developed in the dissertation and then used to investigate four major topics. First, the analysis determines that interregional …
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Distressed Sales and Housing Prices: a Metro and Regional Analysis
… Using dynamic panel models and time series analysis, this thesis finds both inverse and positive relationships between distressed sales and house prices. Additionally, this thesis finds that changes in distressed sales are only predictive of future changes in house prices in 32 of the 127 …
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Regional Analysis of Log Truck Crashes in the United States between 2011 and 2015
… to characterize log truck crashes nationally and regionally, and to compare log trucks to other similar trucks and assess differences. An analysis of 383 crashes involving log trucks across the U.S. were divided into four geographic regions for regional assessment. Results indicate that log trucks …
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Institutional arrangements and land reallocation during transition : a regional analysis of small farms in Romania
… been previously researched. Using statistical analysis on household surveys and qualitative fieldwork I explain why and under what conditions associations are the optimal farming alternatives for landowners. Going beyond the capital constraints argument, I examine the role of institutional …
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A regional analysis of the Kaya polities in Korea: Chronology, economy, and sociopolitical interactions in systemic perspective
… of the similarity in ceramic assemblages on the regional scale presented a new perspective of socio-political interactions among Kaya polities. Physical environment, agricultural productivity, and exchange system were examined to explain the development of multiple peer polities in the riverine …
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Community college/higher education doctorates in the two-year college administrative labor market: a national study with regional analysis
… administrative labor market were analyzed for regional orientation by studying the career experience of administrators, with earned doctorates in community college/ higher education, who were employed in 1990 by two-year colleges in the United States. Employment location relative to location of …
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Transplantability In Burdened Populations: A Regional Analysis of the Robotic-Assisted Kidney Transplant Impact On Access Given Socioeconomic And Demographic Factors
… independent t-tests, chi-squared tests, survival analysis, analysis of frequencies, and bivariate correlation to ascertain differences in the RAKT and OKT cohorts from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2018.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong></p> <p>The RAKT group was objectively sicker, demonstrated …
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A GIS application for regional streamflow analysis
Regional analysis is a statistical procedure used by hydrologists to estimate streamflow parameters for ungauged streams. The procedure involves analyzing historical flow records for streams in a particular region, in order to estimate flows for other streams in the region. Traditionally, the …
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The Regional Economic Effects of Commercial Passenger Air Service at Small Airports
I improve existing methods of regional analysis to achieve a rigorous understanding of the interaction between airport policies and regional economies. I use Self-Organizing Maps, an artificial neural network, to explore data and assess the feasibility of using matched control groups to balance …
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The morphology, sedimentology and palaeoenvironmental significance of two pan-lunette clusters in the Southwestern Cape of South Africa
… features, a dual-scale approach was employed: a regional cartographic study coupled with detailed local sedimentological analyses. The geomorphic characteristics of these features were quantified using aerial photography and orthophotographic maps. Dry season palaeo-wind direction was inferred …
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Investigating Grassland and Cropland Conversion Decisions in the Dakotas, 2015 Producers Survey and Analysis
… tools, including logistic regression methods. A regional analysis of converted acres reveals that the grass to crop conversion rates (as percent of 2014 cropland acres operated) was 7.2% in both states, with more CRP grass conversion in North Dakota and tame/native grass conversion in South …
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A voxel-level approach to brain age prediction: A quantitative method to assess regional brain aging
… disorders. However, brain aging is a regional phenomenon, a facet that remains relatively under-explored within the realm of brain age prediction research using machine learning methods. Voxel-level predictions can provide localized brain age estimates that can provide granular …
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Did "Pookie" get a green-collar job? : a critical case study on the East Bay Green Corridor's employment goals, activities, and impacts
… and green economic development data at regional and urban levels, it provides insight on how EBGC cities tried to influence the distribution of "green-collar" jobs and businesses through various policy experiments. This study largely attributes the conclusion to the fact that EBGC did …
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Age-Related Changes and Regional Variations in Three-Dimensional Microstructural Properties of Male Proximal Femoral Trabecular Bone
… purpose of this study was therefore to explore regional variations in the 3D microstructure of trabecular bone in human proximal femur, with respect to aging. Materials and Methods: A total of 162 trabecular bone cores were obtained from six regions (femoral head, superior and inferior regions …
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Multidisciplinary Approach to Civil Conflict: Political, Economic, and Social Determinants of Violence
… this dissertation leverages econometric analysis conducted across 162 countries over the 1991-2018 period. Four dependent variables, onset, severity, duration, and protest are examined via identical model specifications. The exact models are tested across seven different geographic …
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Comparison of Two Potential Streamgage Locations on Scott Creek at Swanton Pacific Ranch, California
… capabilities. A detailed flood frequency analysis was completed using a direct watershed comparison, direct equations developed by Waananen and Crippen, a Log Pearson Type III Frequency Distribution, a regional analysis, and two-station comparisons. Final results indicate a 100-year …
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Socio-economic inequality and ethno-political conflict : evidence from Kenya
… in the literature. This research extends to a regional analysis of a cross-national sample to understand the extent to which structural cleavages account for a cause of potential conflict in Kenya. The post-election violence that emerged in 2008 shed light on the urgency for policy reforms to …
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