scholarly journals Issues in the quantitative analysis of the SIPRI arms industry database

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Smith ◽  
J. Paul Dunne
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Entry And Exit ◽  
International Peace ◽  
Arms Sales ◽  
Times Series ◽  
Size Distribution Of Firms ◽  
Peace Research ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Military Services

Although the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s data on the 100 largest arms (and military services) producing firms is very widely used for various purposes, there is relatively little quantitative statistical analysis of it. This article discusses some of the issues involved in the econometric analysis of the data. This is complicated by the difficulty of modeling the processes of mergers, acquisitions, and divestments which drives entry and exit from the list. Various models are estimated to examine (a) the relationship between arms sales and military expenditure, (b) the evolution of concentration and the size distribution of firms, (c) the cross-section relationship between size and growth of firms, (d) the times-series properties of the arms sales of individual firms, and (e) of arms sales by country of ownership.

Institutions and growth: the times-series and cross-section evidence

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAIME ROS
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Times Series ◽  
The Times ◽  
Economic Development Theory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

Abstract:In his comprehensive analysis of the relationship between institutions and economic growth, Ha-Joon Chang, in his article ‘Institutions and Economic Development: Theory, Policy and History’, reviews the empirical evidence on this relationship emphasizing the contrast between the conclusions that one can derive from the time-series evidence and the claims often made in favor of ‘liberalized institutions’ based on the results of cross-section studies. Does the time-series evidence contradict the results of cross-section studies regarding the relationship between institutions and growth? In this comment, I argue that in stressing the contrast between these two kinds of evidence, Chang falls short of a full criticism, consistent with his theoretical analysis, of cross-section studies while at the same time failing to infer what the time-series evidence really shows.

scholarly journals SIPRI’s arms producing and military services companies database

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aude Fleurant ◽  
Nan Tian
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Final Section ◽  
International Peace ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Peace Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Military Services ◽  
Data Collection Approach ◽  
Expert Workshop

This article describes the history of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) arms producing and military services companies database (AIDB) as well as its purpose, its main strengths and deficiencies, and its data collection and implementation processes. It presents ideas to improve the AIDB discussed at an expert workshop held in Stockholm on 23–24 March 2018 and reports on concrete recommendations that SIPRI wishes to take forward to improve the database. The article’s first section provides an overview of the database’s history. The second section moves on to AIDB’s weaknesses and strengths, its data collection approach, and the sources and methods used. Section three discusses deficiencies of the database. Section four details aspects of the expert workshop and the important takeaways from the two-day meeting. The final section offers possible solution approaches to problems with the database.

RELASI ISLAM DAN NASIONALISME DALAM SEJARAH BANGSA INDONESIA

ALQALAM ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 563
Author(s):  
Suhaimi Suhaimi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Nationalism ◽  
Early Growth ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
New Order ◽  
Japanese Colonial ◽  
Muslim Intellectuals ◽  
Colonization Period ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Governance Reforms

In line with the times demand, nationlism changes as a dynamic of dialectics proceeds with changes in social, political, and ekonomic in the country and global levels. Based on a review of historical chronology, this paper analyzed descriptively the relationship between Islam and nationalism in Indonesia. Since the early growth of nationalism and the Dutch colonization period in Indonesia, Islam became the spirit of sacrifice of lives and property of the Indonesian people's fighting to get independence and on the Japanese colonial period and the early days of independence, Islam through the muslim leaders founction as base of departure and developer awareness of nasionalism, patriotism and unity to defend the independence. Despite the authoritarian New Order ruler cope with Islam through the establishment of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI), but awareness of national Muslim leaders to build Indonesia managed to push governance reforms. And in this era of reform, the spirit of nationalism and the spirit of sacrifice of the Indonesian leaders increasingly eroded by corruption. Key words: proto-nationalism, political nationalism, cultural nationalism.

Delegation and Control Revisited

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Honig
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
International Development ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Entry And Exit ◽  
Country Ownership ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Workplace Experience ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter traces the relationship between political authorizing environments, international development organization (IDO) management, and IDO field agents, drawing on the empirics presented in chapters 6 and 7. It digs into the experience of working for USAID as compared to DFID. It also extends the discussion of delegation to implementing contractors and brings this book’s theorizing of Navigation by Judgment into conversation with other foreign aid solutions aimed at incorporating local knowledge, such as establishing country offices or ensuring projects have country ownership. This chapter connects Part II’s empirics more tightly to the mechanisms theorized in Part I , particularly the role of authorizing environment insecurity and the need to “manage up” (Chapter 4) and their implications for the workplace experience of agents (Chapter 3) and the entry and exit of personnel.

scholarly journals Exploring the relationship between spiritual well-being and death anxiety in patients with gynecological cancer: a cross-section study

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Feng ◽  
Xingcan Liu ◽  
Tangwei Lin ◽  
Biru Luo ◽  
Qianqian Mou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Gynecological Cancer ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Section Study ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background In recent years, spiritual well-being has gradually gained the attention of health care providers in China, especially those in oncology departments, who have recognized the importance of improving spiritual well-being in cancer patients. Since most of the current research on spiritual well-being has been carried out in areas with religious beliefs, this study was conducted in the context of no development of formal religion. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between death anxiety and spiritual well-being and the related factors of spiritual well-being among gynecological cancer patients. Methods This cross-section study was conducted among 586 gynecological cancer patients. The European Organization for Research and Treatment for Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-spiritual well-being32 (EORTC QLQ-SWB32) and Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (T-DAS) were used to measure spiritual well-being and death anxiety. The Multiple Linear Regression Model was used to determine the relationship between spiritual well-being and death anxiety. Results For all participants, the highest QLQ-SWB32 centesimal score was 75.13 on the Relationship with Other scale, and the lowest was 60.33 on the Relationship with Someone or Something Greater Scale. The mean Death Anxiety score was 5.31 (SD 3.18). We found that Relationship with Someone or Something Greater was the only scale not associated with death anxiety. Overall, patients with lower death anxiety have a higher level of spiritual well-being. Besides, a high Relationship with Other score was associated with living with a partner (B = 2.471, P < 0.001) and married (B = -6.475, P = 0.001). Patients with higher Global-SWB were retired (B = 0.387, P = 0.019). Conclusions Our study found that the spiritual well-being of patients with gynecological cancer in China was no worse than in other countries with religious beliefs and patients with lower death anxiety have a higher level of spiritual well-being. Clinical staff should pay attention to the spiritual health of cancer patients, and spiritual care should be regarded as an essential element in cancer care.

Numerical Simulation on Velocity Profiles of Mill Bearing Lubrication

2010 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 282-286
Author(s):  
Qing Xue Huang ◽  
Jian Mei Wang ◽  
Yu Gui Li ◽  
Li Feng Ma ◽  
Chun Jiang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Velocity Profiles ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Velocity Gradients ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
The Mathematical Model ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Velocity ◽  
Oil Film Pressure

No 460 oil-film bearing oil as the dedicated lubricant is regarded as the incompressible Newtonian fluid. To comprehensively analyze the real oil flow state, the mathematical model on velocity profiles, together with its dimensionless equations, is established, and the calculating program is developed to simulate the 3D velocity profiles and velocity gradients at different oil flow layers. The relationship between velocity profiles and the oil film pressure is discussed, and the velocity tendency is consistent with the general velocity profile of wedge cross section. The conclusions are beneficial to the further study on lubricating performances of heavy contact components and to prolong their service lives.

Optimization Analysis of the Wedge Block Surface of NYD Contact Backstop

2013 ◽  
Vol 433-435 ◽  
pp. 2277-2281
Author(s):  
Quan Wei Wang ◽  
Ming Hui Wang ◽  
Dong Li ◽  
Dian Mao Wan ◽  
Rong Meng
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Optimization Analysis ◽  
Archimedes Spiral ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Section Curve ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

By analyzing the relationship of the design parameters of NYD contact backstop, the cross-section curve of the wedge block has been discussed as Archimedes spiral, logarithm spiral and arc. Each curve is designed optimally using MATLAB optimization toolbox. The merits and drawbacks of each curve are discussed.

A Simulation of a Generalized Thermal Radiating Fin

SIMULATION ◽  
1964 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
M.T. Janicke ◽  
L.C. Just
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Heat Removal ◽  
Thermodynamic Cycle ◽  
Space Applications ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Electrical Systems ◽  
Extra Weight ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this paper is to provide a method for designing radiator fins with maximum heat removal capability per pound of construction material. This problem becomes important when radiators are designed for space applications, since all of the heat from the thermodynamic cycle must be removed by means of radiation. Moreover, space transportation vehicles are seriously limited as to payload, so that weight must be saved in all parts of a power plant. An increase in the output of a space power plant does not change the reactor, turbine, and generator as much as the radiator, with the result that, for megawatt electrical systems, the radiator is the dominant weight contributing component. A radiator could be built of coolant tubes alone, but this increases certain hazards. Meteor punctures can occur, so that the amount of area devoted to coolant tubes should be reduced as much as pos sible. Fins attached between the tubes can perform this function by extending the heat radiating surface. The extra weight of the fins is partly compensated for by a reduction in tubes and coolant. Extra savings can occur if the weight of the fin is minimized; optimum thickness, length, and cross section must be found. This paper studies the relationship between fin cross- section and radiating power.

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