How Man Fails to Use the Gifts of Nature and Science

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-224
Author(s):  
John S. Marsh
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
World Today ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

At present, the world has the resources and the knowledge to feed its population both now, and for the foreseeable future, and yet, hunger is still a major issue in many parts of the world today. By analysing the socio-economic factors involved, this paper demonstrates how farmers, scientists, businessmen and politicians around the world must Work together, making good use of available knowledge and natural resources, if they are to ensure an adequate and secure food supply for the population of the world today and in the future.

Technology and culture

2011 ◽  
pp. 273-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alev M. Efendioglu ◽  
Vincent F. Yip
Keyword(s):  
Local Environment ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Technology And Culture ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

The number of Internet users around the world has been steadily growing and this growth has provided the impetus and the opportunities for global and regional e-commerce. However, as with the Internet, different characteristics (infrastructure and socio-economic) of the local environment have created a significant level of variation in the acceptance and growth of e-commerce in different regions of the world. Our research focuses on the impact of these infrastructure and socio-economic factors on e-commerce development in China and the findings provide insights into the role of culture in e-commerce, and the factors that may impact a broader acceptance and development of e-commerce in China. In this chapter, we present and discuss our findings, and propose some strategies for success for e-commerce in China.

Determinants of Terrorism in South Asia

2020 ◽  
pp. 1598-1617
Author(s):  
Ramesh Chandra Das ◽  
Sovik Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Education Expenditure ◽  
Per Capita Gdp ◽  
Panel Models ◽  
The World ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Dynamic Panel Models ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Terrorist activities in the post-Paris Peace Treaties have emerged as one of the most perilous agendas that are troubling the world economies and political figures in securing their nations and regions. Several socio-economic factors were evidenced to be the crucial factors in determining terrorist activities all around the world. The present article strives to identify the significance of several socio economic factors, namely, refugee population, access to good sanitation facilities, youth unemployment rate, percentage of education expenditure to GDP, percentage of military expenditure to GDP, per capita GDP and political stability in the panel of seven South Asian countries and China for the period 2002-2016. By applying both static and dynamic panel models, the article observes that all of the selected variables explain the terrorism index with expected signs. The article thus prescribes that the governments of the selected countries should concentrate on allocating their budgets on the improvements of sectors underlying the associated indicators.

Innovative and Biocompatible Approaches for Nanomaterial Production and Application

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Tobiloba Christiana Elebiyo ◽  
Damilare Rotimi ◽  
Rotdelmwa Maimako Asaleye ◽  
Boluwatife Boluwatife Afolabi ◽  
Bukola Taiwo Atunwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Process Optimization ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Synthesis Of Nanoparticles ◽  
Green Nanotechnology ◽  
Functionalized Nanomaterials ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

The world is going green; hence, environmentally friendly practices that would conserve natural resources for the future generation are encouraged. As a consequence, the world is less concerned about the numerous applications of nanotechnology, especially in the health sector; rather, it is more concerned about the sustainability of functionalized nanomaterials. Thus, the future of nanotechnology depends on its ability to ‘go green'. Green nanotechnology attempts to synthesize improved, nontoxic, and biocompatible nanomaterials with sustainable benefits using eco-friendly materials. Although green nanotechnology is considered a sustainable, viable, and biocompatible approach to the production of eco-friendly nanomaterials, there are shortcomings especially in microbial handling and process optimization. In this chapter, the authors aim to appraise not only the use of biocompatible approaches for the synthesis of nanoparticles and/or nanomaterials but also their shortcomings.

Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications in Agriculture With the Future of Smart Agriculture Techniques

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Harshit Bhardwaj ◽  
Pradeep Tomar ◽  
Aditi Sakalle ◽  
Uttam Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Entire Society ◽  
Smart Agriculture ◽  
Growing Conditions

Agriculture is the oldest and most dynamic occupation throughout the world. Since the population of world is always increasing and land is becoming rare, there evolves an urgent need for the entire society to think inventive and to find new affective solutions to farm, using less land to produce extra crops and growing the productivity and yield of those farmed acres. Agriculture is now turning to artificial intelligence (AI) technology worldwide to help yield healthier crops, track soil, manage pests, growing conditions, coordinate farmers' data, help with the workload, and advance a wide range of agricultural tasks across the entire food supply chain.

UNDERSTANDING THE DESERTION OF SOUTH CAROLINIAN SOLDIERS DURING THE FINAL YEARS OF THE CONFEDERACY

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 657-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRICK J. DOYLE
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Thought Process ◽  
Simple Representation ◽  
The World ◽  
Return Home ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

ABSTRACTAlthough the American Civil War is perhaps the most written about event in American history, the issue of desertion has often retained a neglected position in the conflict's dense historiography. Those historians who have studied military absenteeism during the war have tended to emphasize socio-economic factors as motivating men to leave the army and return home. The Register of Confederate Deserters, a list of southern soldiers who crossed into Union lines and took an oath of loyalty in order to try and return home, can provide a different look at these men. By studying the South Carolinian men on the Register, as a case-study, we can see that ideological, as well as socio-economic, motivations occupied the thought process of Civil War deserters. Moreover, the act of desertion was rarely a simple representation of the thoughts of the individual but of the opinions and feelings of his family and community as well. As such, studying Confederate desertion not only helps us understand the issues of loyalty and nationalism during the Civil War, but also the way in which nineteenth-century southerners conceptualized the world around them.

scholarly journals How inclusive is online education in India: Lessons from the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navaneeth M S ◽  
Ismail Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Economic Disparities ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
The World ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Online education has acquired a renewed interest all over the world, due to the ravaging restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic. In the Indian context, the question remains is that “is the online medium inclusive enough to be deemed a solution?” As classes shift online and pedagogy relies on technology, it becomes imperative to ensure that no one lags behind and education remains accessible to the last learner. The issue of universality of the access to the Internet in India mingles with various socio-economic disparities that hinder its progress. This paper attempts to analyse and bring forward the factors that may contribute to the stark contrasts with regards to the success of the online education scene in India, ranging from accessibility, gender, socio-economic factors to the policy issues.

scholarly journals AIDS Incubation Period: A Statistical Review

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-56
Author(s):  
Sahana Prasad ◽  
Nagaraja Rao C. ◽  
T. Srivenkataramana
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Statistical Review ◽  
World Today ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Back Calculation ◽  
Socioeconomic Consequences

One of the major concerns of healthcare in the world today is HIV/AIDS.The health and socioeconomic consequences of a rapid spread of AIDS are very serious.Thus we need accurate forecasts of the future course of the epidemic.The special feature of AIDS is its long incubation period,whose distribution is difficult to estimate partly due to its length and partly due to its nature of the infected cohorts being followed or identified.This article mainly discusses the features of AIDS incubation period and reviews statistical analysis of a few models developed for the estimation of the incubation period.One of the i9mportant methods of projection namely,Back Calculation method is also discussed.

scholarly journals Review of Track Gauge for Trans-Sumatera Railway Revitalization and Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Soemino Eko Saputro ◽  
Prasadja Ricardianto ◽  
Haniva Mulyani ◽  
Primadi Candra Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Construction Equipment ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Railway Tracks ◽  
World Today ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

The aim of this research is to comprehend in details how revitalization and development of railway infrastructure on the Trans-Sumatera line in Sumatera Island. The main problem in this research is that the use of railways in Sumatera Island is neither sustainable nor in all provinces. This research is both meta-analytical, by exploring the existing journals, and factual as a phenomenon in the utilization of spoor width that happens in the world today. It is completed by parameter or performance indicators as for benchmarking with other countries. From the result of this research, the data shows that almost 60 percent of existing railway tracks around the world have been installed with standard gauge of 1,435 mm and have been international standard. The benefit of this study is that the leaders or decision makers can take it into account to support the future transportation in Sumatera Island which must be oriented to bigger, faster, safer, cleaner, cheaper, affordable, and leisure. To keep exploiting the existing railway or track can be done by developing construction equipment of track gauge adjuster to change the wheel gauge from 1,435 mm to 1,067 mm. Subsequently re-gauging is done in stages, changing the track gauge from narrow gauge of 1,067 mm to standard gauge of 1,435 mm.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN MEKONG DELTA: THE CASE OF CAN THO AND HAU GIANG

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-116
Author(s):  
Trung Quang Nguyen ◽  
Cuong Vu Tuan Hong
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Investment Climate ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
The World ◽  
Investment Capital ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Many countries in the world, especially developing ones, are striving to attract investment capital. This is also the top concern of People's Committees of provinces/ cities across Vietnam. Although many localities in Mekong Delta have endeavored to call for capital investment in recent years, results were not as expected. The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical basis underlying the investment climate along with indicators used to evaluate it. Results indicated that the current managementmechanisms of localities are very good and the remaining weakness lies at socioeconomic factors. Therefore, to be competitive in attracting investment capital, the localities need to upgradebasic production factors under socio-economic ones. However, in order to efficiently promote the socio-economic factors, the localities should be active in management mechanisms through the establishment of flexible capital investment attraction policies. This is because the competitiveness should be based on a dynamic innovation policy which creates a differentiation among localities when comparative advantage is no longera steady pillar for a long-term strategy.

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