scholarly journals The role of forest vegetation in the mitigation of the ecological imbalances resulting from climate change in the Putna-Vrancea river basin

2019 ◽  
pp. 98-106
Author(s):  
Cristinel Costandache ◽  
Lucian Dinca ◽  
Laurentiu Popovici ◽  
Ciprian Tudor
Keyword(s):  
Hydrological Regime ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Precipitation Regime ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Forest Protection ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Maximum Charge ◽  
The One

"Climatic changes displayed through extremes (thermic or hydric) correlated with uncontrolled anthropic interventions exercised over time on land usages are the main factors that emphasize ecological and hydric disequilibrium from the South, East part of Romania. Specific of our country, the torrential precipitation regime generates rapid floods in mountain and hill areas. Torrential and land degrading processes occur on slopes and on the main hydrographic network as a result of torrential runoffs. Their consequences extend on a larger area than the one on which they occur. This happens especially as a consequence of perturbing the hydrological regime of water courses, generating floods in downstream areas or the cogging of accumulation lakes in periods with rain redundancies. Forest protection cultures (forest vegetation) installed on degraded or overexploited agricultural lands from the hill and mountain areas represent the most efficient solution for attenuating the negative effects of climatic changes. This happens by steadily re-establishing the hydrological equilibrium, together with creating an ecological equilibrium that has positive effects on the soil and waters. This paper emphasized the results of investigations realized in 2017 concerning the characteristics of forest protection cultures created on strongly and excessively degraded lands, followed by their hydrological and anti-erosion effects in the context of extreme meteorological phenomenon. As such, the runoff coefficient had values lower than 6.5% (from the total volume of precipitations in 24 hours), while the specific erosion was under 0.24 t/ha/an. The maximum charge of alluvium (erosion) produced by rain is of over 40 mm; their frequency and intensity has increased lately."

scholarly journals Accessibility and attractiveness of primary care services in Algeria: Models of spatial interaction of the NHPF of the Eastern Health Region

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-34
Author(s):  
Nasreddine AISSAOUI ◽  
Said BRIKA
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Interaction ◽  
Eastern Health ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Care Services ◽  
Eastern Algeria ◽  
The One ◽  
Financial Allocation

The restructuring of basic health care structures represented by public institutions nearby care in Algeria, according to Executive Decree 07/140 of 19 May 2007, could have effects both positive and negative: positive effects as we quote the approximation of diversified health services towards the citizen. As for the negative effects they live in ignorance of the real role of this kind of structure, namely the prevention in the broad sense of the term before the one of care. Among the results of our case study on the 7 wilayas of eastern Algeria, we noted: a small financial allocation and a shortage of medical and paramedical human resources, which have frozen the role of these NHPF, and which have favored the caregiver’s recourse to hospital emergencies. On the other hand, we have also noticed the sufficient number of these structures throughout all the communes of the country and their proximity to the living environments, despite the derisory number of services rendered, which were able to meet certain needs of the inhabitants.

scholarly journals The impact of the means of communication on family relationships

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 344
Author(s):  
Twana Faraidun Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Questionnaire Form ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Day By Day

This research tries to access to a range of outcomes, and to answer the fundamental question, a search (What is the impact of the means of communication on family relationships?).Try researcher through the form of a questionnaire to collect information in the field of the research community and in order to achieve his goal, And it relied on the questionnaire form for being an important means used extensively in sociology studies, The center of the city of Sulaymaniyah spatial boundaries of the search, where it is taken (200) and a sample search unit and distributed to three different areas (rich, middle and poor) by taking a stratified random sample, The fact that the population of the city of Sulaymaniyah different in terms of economic and cultural level, it's easy to take the mixed researcher and different sample representing the research community in terms of level, category, and class. They were assembled for the purpose of research and study.      It must be pointed out that this research is particularly important at the present time because the means of communication have spread widely in the Kurdish community and become accessible to everyone on the one hand, on the other hand, the number of users of these methods is increasing day by day, This is in addition to the increased demand for them constantly, making conduct such research in this importance area to see its impact on family relationships, and knowledge of its money from the effects (negative and positive) It is known that this means a double-edged her weapon of negative and positive effects at the same time, It must be the effort to reduce the negative effects of these tools and become members of the community in the service, and most importantly of all, do educate individuals on how to deal with these tools properly. It also offers search a set of proposals and recommendations to the concerned authorities to work out and strengthen the community in front of the challenges of the era of globalization of communications and response, where he became the Kurdish community a society open to the outside world through these means, which resulted in a change of values and social norms and behaviors that were adhered to by members of the community.

scholarly journals Low effect on open-farmland birds of young afforestations in heterogeneous Mediterranean croplands

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan S. Sánchez-Oliver ◽  
José M. Rey Benayas ◽  
Luis M. L.M. Carrascal
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Tree Plantations ◽  
Conservation Value ◽  
Farmland Birds ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Bird Species Richness ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The One

Afforestation programs such as the one promoted by the EU Common Agricultural Policy have spread tree plantations on former cropland. These afforestations attract generalist forest and ubiquitous species but may cause severe damage to open habitat species, especially birds of high conservation value. We investigated the effects of young (< 20 yr) tree plantations dominated by pine P. halepensis on bird communities inhabiting the adjacent open farmland habitat in central Spain. We hypothesize that pine plantations with larger surface, and areas at shorter distances from plantations, would result in lower bird species richness and conservation value of open farmland birds. Regression models controlling for the influence of land use types around plantations revealed significant positive effects of distance to pine plantation edge on community species richness in winter, and negative effects on an index of conservation concern (SPEC) during the breeding season. However, plantation area did not have any effect on species richness or community conservation value. Our results indicate that pine afforestation of Mediterranean cropland in heterogeneous agricultural landscapes has an overall low detrimental effect on bird species that are characteristic of open farmland habitat.

Airbnb Contribution to Rural Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-46
Author(s):  
Abbas Strømmen-Bakhtiar ◽  
Evgueni Vinogradov ◽  
Marit Kristin Kvarum ◽  
Kristian Rydland Antonsen
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Urban Bias ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
The One

The technological developments described in terms of industrial revolutions or disruptive innovations have been shaping economic and social life in rural areas. The global trend towards urbanization presents a major challenge to rural communities. The aim of this article is to study how the peer-to-peer economy influences rural municipalities. On the one hand, in the literature, it is argued that sharing economy may improve accessibility, encourage mobility, attract investments and reduce urban bias. On the other hand, both academics and practitioners are aware of the disruptive effects of sharing economy on e.g., local real estate and labor markets. This qualitative study is based on empirical data from a municipality on the Lofoten Islands of Norway. The results demonstrate that Airbnb has some positive and some negative effects on rural development, but the magnitudes of these effects are modest. Of positive effects, the authors can mention increased local tourism, stimulation of conservation/restoration of traditional houses, and increased recreational mobility for rural residents.

WELFARE-REDUCING GROWTH AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS: ESSAY IN MEMORY OF E.J. MISHAN

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (03) ◽  
pp. 1640013 ◽  
Author(s):  
YEW-KWANG NG
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
One Child Policy ◽  
Child Policy ◽  
Biased Sex Ratio ◽  
The One

Mishan’s emphasis on the costs of economic growth half a century ago is becoming more important in this era of environmental concerns. More recently, another possible source of immiserizing growth is the one-child policy (recently relaxed) of China. This resulted in a biased sex-ratio and higher competition to earn incomes (to increase the probability of getting a wife), resulting in positive effects on GDP but negative effects on welfare. The implications of welfare-reducing growth for cost-benefit analysis and the legalization of prostitution are also discussed.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY: THE CASE OF COMPANIES FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
Hasan Mahmutović ◽  
◽  
Sead Talović ◽  
Safet Kurtović ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
The Other ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Current Topic ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Double Impact

The discourse of globalization and its effects have been the most current topic in the field of economics in recent times. However, empirical research on the impact of globalization on companies, especially in transition countries, is very scarce. This paper focuses on the study of the impact of globalization on the performance of companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina by analyzing their interrelationships. The findings, in the case of companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, have confirmed earlier findings about the double impact of globalization by showing, on the one hand, its positive effects and, on the other hand, the negative effects on the performance of the companies. Additionally, the research results have shown that negative effects are felt more strongly in the case of small and medium-sized companies than in the case of large companies.

Polysubstance use and associated effects at raves parties / Efectos asociados al policonsumo de drogas en fiestas rave

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fermín Fernández-Calderón ◽  
Óscar M. Lozano Rojas ◽  
Izaskun Bilbao Acedos ◽  
Antonio J. Rojas Tejada ◽  
Claudio Vidal Giné ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Polysubstance Use ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
The One ◽  
Risk Reduction Strategies

Objetivos: El presente estudio tiene como objetivo describir los efectos positivos y negativos percibidos por asistentes a fiestas rave underground, y analizar las relaciones existentes entre las drogas consumidas y los efectos percibidos.Método: estudio realizado entre 252 asistentes a 22 fiestas raves underground celebradas en Andalucía, entre los meses de mayo y octubre de 2008. Se han aplicado contrastes de proporciones y regresiones logísticas.Resultados: Los resultados muestran que las drogas más consumidas por los asistentes fueron: alcohol (94.4%), cannabis (76.6%), speed (74.7%), éxtasis (64.1%), cocaína (28.2%), ketamina (23.8%) y LSD (22.9%). AbstractObjetives: The purpose of this study is to describe positive and negative effects perceived by underground rave attenders, and to analyze the relations between drugs consume and perceived risks.Method: The research was developed with a sample of 252 assistant at 22 underground raves in Andalucía (Spain), from May to October 2008. It has been applied contrast proportions and logistic regressions analysis.Results: Results show that the most consumed drugs were: alcohol (94.4%), cannabis (76.6%), speed (74.7%), ecstasy (64.1%), cocaine (28.2%), ketamine (23.8%) and LSD (22.9%). The most positive effects perceived were: euphoria, well-being, happiness (90.3%) and connection with music (75.4%). The most negative effects perceived were: tiredness (78.2%), jaw clenching (55.2%) and concentration decreased (54.4%). Ecstasy is the substance which more increases probability to perceive positive effects, while speed is the one that more increases probability to perceive negative effects.Conclusions: Negative effects experimented for participants show the high risk for rave attendees´ health. These, together with positive effects, must be considered in order to design preventive and risk reduction strategies.

scholarly journals Tax competition: A general review

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (162) ◽  
pp. 45-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bozidar Raicevic ◽  
Jelena Nenadic
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Tax Competition ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
General Review ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
12Th Century ◽  
The One ◽  
Tax Payers

Tax competition is increasingly attracting the attention of not only experts Although it is difficult to define precisely, grosso modo, it is actually a competition between states (jurisdictions) in attracting capital (investors) by tax instruments, especially tax incentives. The first recorded cases of tax competition emerged in 12th century (attracting wool weavers into regions of North Italy-Piemont). Today, tax competition has undreamt-of and very dynamic forms, both territorial and sectored. However, tax competition is accompanied not only by positive but also by rather strong negative effects. Positive effects worth mentioning are the following: 1. control of power, 2. innovations, and 3. incentives. However, negative effects, embodied in "unfair tax competition", provoke a range of unwanted and important distortions in international trade. All of them arise from requirements and wants of tax payers (especially companies) to minimize or evade their tax obligations, on the one hand, as well as.

scholarly journals PELATIHAN PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI PADA MASYARAKAT DI KELURAHAN BELAKANG PADANG KECAMATAN BELAKANG PADANG KOTA BATAM

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Sasa Ani Arnomo ◽  
Yuli Siyamto
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Free Markets ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Foreign Products ◽  
The One ◽  
Speed Accuracy

The influence of globalization with the support of information technology is a double-edged sword. on the one hand, we cannot deny the benefits and threats it brings on the other. Thus, these benefits are also called positive effects and threats are called negative effects. The positive influence that can be felt by Information Technology is an increase in speed, accuracy and convenience. It provides efficiency in various fields, especially in terms of time, energy and costs. For example, the manifestation of Information Technology that is easily seen around us is email where sending a letter only takes a short time. Information technology is also utilized in the field of economic activities such as E-banking, E-commerce, e-shopping and many more. Meanwhile, the negative impact that may arise as a result of information technology is pornography, while the economic aspect of globalization is the opening of free markets that allow foreign products to enter easily. The large number of foreign products and the addition of relatively cheaper prices can reduce the attractiveness of domestic products. This is a big challenge for SMEs in business competition. Financial fraud and embezzlement through electronic media are also rife so it is necessary to learn how to do business online. With this background, there is a need for guidance on how to deal with developments in information technology. As many as 93% of the responses from the community stated that they were very good and useful.

Crowdsourcing Ideas Using Product Prototypes: The Joint Effect of Prototype Enhancement and the Product Design Goal on Idea Novelty

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niek Althuizen ◽  
Bo Chen
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Functional Versus ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Design Goal ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Dual Pathway ◽  
The One ◽  
Aesthetic Ideas

When soliciting novel product ideas from the “crowd,” companies may opt to show a prototype in order to steer the generation of ideas in the desired direction. On the one hand, the more features the prototype incorporates, the larger the potential for activating relevant knowledge in memory that may serve as a basis for generating novel ideas. On the other hand, it increases the risk of fixation on the incorporated features, which may inhibit the generation of novel ideas. Based on the “dual pathway to creativity” theory, which identifies the depth and breadth of exploration of one’s knowledge base as cognitive pathways to the generation of novel ideas, we argue that the number (and type) of features included in the prototype in combination with the design goal, that is, generating ideas for functional versus aesthetic product improvements, determines whether the positive effects outweigh the negative effects. With a functional design goal, we find that exposure to a prototype with more features leads to more novel ideas as a result of a more thorough exploration of one’s knowledge base. However, with an aesthetic design goal, exposure to a prototype with more features leads to less novel ideas because of a narrower exploration. The latter effect is driven by people’s tendency to consider the whole or gestalt of the prototype when generating aesthetic ideas. This negative effect can, thus, be mitigated by stimulating people to employ a nonholistic, piecemeal thinking style. This paper was accepted by Ashish Arora, entrepreneurship and innovation.

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