New metrology for radon at the environmental level

AbstractThe article discusses how and why Green Recovery could be beneficial for the Visegrad countries based on a modelling exercise using the E3ME macroeconometric model. Green Recovery is defined as including policies in recovery plans that not only target economic recovery, but also contribute to environmental targets. The paper proposes that a Green Recovery could be valuable and suitable for the region contributing to both restoring employment and boosting economic activity as well as reaching climate goals. This is tested through a macroeconomic simulation, using the E3ME model. E3ME is built on Post-Keynesian economic theory and on econometric estimations of macroeconomic relationships. The results of the analysis focus on three dimensions: (1) social – employment, (2) environmental – level of CO2 emissions and (3) economic activity – gross domestic product (GDP). Outcomes indicate that a green recovery can shorten the time needed for employment and economic recovery as well as contributes to CO2 emission reductions. In Hungary, Czechia and Poland, the impact persists into the long-term; however, the paper also concludes that countries with high reliance on coal (e.g. Poland) could return to coal in the long term if no further policies are introduced.

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Business Graduate Skills

Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science - Diverse Contemporary Issues Facing Business Management Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6449-4.ch003 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 25-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Silvia Olivares Olivares

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Work Environment ◽

Academic Programs ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Academic Institutions ◽

Business Professionals ◽

Individual Level ◽

A Company ◽

Different Levels ◽

Environmental Level

This chapter describes a model of competences composed of skills business professionals should possess once they graduate. The multilevel model considers competences from individual level to contextual (environmental) level requirements in order to start or lead a company in a complex and changing work environment. This chapter suggests that the academic institutions of higher education should learn about the emerging competences of different levels and types required from the current and future graduates when they reach the marketplace. Doing so will definitely help these academic institutions to design academic programs and services involving co-curricular and core-curricular activities on the campus in order to build and evaluate those different but interdependent competences.

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Empowerment Against All Odds

Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation in the Middle East - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2066-5.ch006 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 105-121

Author(s):

Bettina Lynda Bastian

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

North Africa ◽

Female Entrepreneurship ◽

Women Entrepreneurship ◽

The World ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

The Individual ◽

Critical Overview ◽

Environmental Level

The number of women-owned businesses worldwide has increased significantly, a development that extends to other parts of the world, such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This region's cultural and socioeconomic idiosyncrasies offer unique perspectives on women entrepreneurship. This article provides a critical overview over the situation of female entrepreneurship in the region, which takes into consideration challenges and opportunities on the level of the individual entrepreneurs, as well as on the macro environmental level. We finally discuss constructive solutions in order to increase the number of women business founders.

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Empowerment Against All Odds

Entrepreneurship ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1923-2.ch085 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1975-1987

Author(s):

Bettina Lynda Bastian

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

North Africa ◽

Female Entrepreneurship ◽

Women Entrepreneurship ◽

The World ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

The Individual ◽

Critical Overview ◽

Environmental Level

The number of women-owned businesses worldwide has increased significantly, a development that extends to other parts of the world, such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This region's cultural and socioeconomic idiosyncrasies offer unique perspectives on women entrepreneurship. This article provides a critical overview over the situation of female entrepreneurship in the region, which takes into consideration challenges and opportunities on the level of the individual entrepreneurs, as well as on the macro environmental level. We finally discuss constructive solutions in order to increase the number of women business founders.

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Phenotypic, Genetic, and Environmental Properties of the Portrait Values Questionnaire

Twin Research and Human Genetics ◽

10.1375/twin.11.5.531 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 531-537 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Julie Aitken Schermer ◽

N. T. Feather ◽

Gu Zhu ◽

Nicholas G. Martin

Keyword(s):

Environmental Factors ◽

Genetic Factors ◽

Genetic Component ◽

Environmental Properties ◽

Value Types ◽

Heritability Estimates ◽

Almost All ◽

Environmental Level

AbstractThe purpose of the present study was to examine the 10 value types from the Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ; Schwartz et al., 2001) both at the phenotypic (observed) level as well as the genetic and environmental level. Australian twins (N= 695) completed the PVQ as part of a larger questionnaire battery. Nine of the value types were found to have a genetic component with heritability estimates ranging from 10.8% for power to 38% for conformity. The achievement scale was best explained by environmental factors. The interscale correlations were found to range from –.02 to .70 at the phenotypic level. Of these 45 correlations, 16 were found to be explained by overlapping genetic factors and almost all (41) were found to have significant unique environment correlations.

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Determinants of Multimethod Contraceptive Use in a Sample of Adolescent Women Diagnosed with Psychological Disorders

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.1155/2011/510239 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2011 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Delia L. Lang ◽

Jessica M. Sales ◽

Laura F. Salazar ◽

Ralph J. DiClemente ◽

Richard A. Crosby ◽

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Keyword(s):

Contraceptive Use ◽

Psychological Disorders ◽

Sexually Active ◽

Individual Level ◽

Adolescent Women ◽

Multiple Partners ◽

Concurrent Use ◽

The Individual ◽

Targeted Messages ◽

Environmental Level

Objective. Despite recommendations for concurrent use of contraceptives and condoms to prevent unintended pregnancy and STIs, multimethod contraceptive use among women is poor. This study examined individual-, interpersonal-, and environmental-level factors that predict multimethod use among sexually active adolescent women diagnosed with psychological disorders.Methods. This multisite study analyzed data from 288 sexually active adolescent women who provided sociodemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral data related to birth control and condom use.Results. 34.7% of the participants reported multimethod use in the past three months. Controlling for empirically and theoretically relevant covariates, a multivariable logistic regression identified self-efficacy, multiple partners, pregnancy history, parental communication, parental norms about sex, and neighborhood cohesion as significant predictors of multimethod use.Conclusions. While continued targeted messages about multi-method contraceptive use are imperative at the individual level, an uptake in messages targeting interpersonal- and environmental-level factors such as adolescents' parents and the broader community is urgently needed.

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