scholarly journals Feasibility Analysis of Policy Tool Allocation on Dalian Overseas High-Level Talents

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing He
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Tool Allocation ◽  
High Level

Attitudes and perceptions among urban South Africans towards sugar-sweetened beverages and taxation

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 374-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edna N Bosire ◽  
Nicholas Stacey ◽  
Gudani Mukoma ◽  
Aviva Tugendhaft ◽  
Karen Hofman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Urban South ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
High Level

AbstractObjective:A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) was introduced in South Africa in April 2018. Our objective was to document perceptions and attitudes among urban South Africans living in Soweto on factors that contribute to their SSB intake and on South Africa’s use of a tax to reduce SSB consumption.Design:We conducted six focus group discussions using a semi-structured guide.Setting:The study was conducted in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, 3 months before South Africa’s SSB tax was implemented.Participants:Adults aged 18 years or above living in Soweto (n 57).Results:Participants reported frequent SSB consumption and attributed this to habit, addiction, advertising and wide accessibility of SSB. Most of the participants were not aware of the proposed SSB tax; when made aware of the tax, their responses included both beliefs that it would and would not result in reduced SSB intake. However, participants indicated cynicism with regard to the government’s stated motivation in introducing the tax for health rather than revenue reasons.Conclusions:While an SSB tax is a policy tool that could be used with other strategies to reduce people’s high level of SSB consumption in Soweto, our findings suggest a need to complement the SSB tax with a multipronged behaviour change strategy. This strategy could include both environmental and individual levers to reduce SSB consumption and its associated risks.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF LAND PARKING INVESTMENT CASE STUDY IN ROAD R. SUPRAPTO PURWODADI CITY GROBOGAN DISTRICT

Pondasi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Heri Sulistiyono ◽  
Nina Anindyawati
Keyword(s):  
Development Project ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Population Mobility ◽  
Characteristic Analysis ◽  
Financial Feasibility ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Break Even Point ◽  
High Level

ABSTRACTPopulation growth and growth of economic sector, causing high level of population mobility or high level of travel. Increased vehicle travel that is not followed by an increase in the quality and quantity of adequate transport infrastructure can lead to an imbalance between greater travel demands compared to the availability of existing transport infrastructure . Based on the above background, the existence of economic growth in Purwodadi City thus increasing the purchasing power and mobility of the population so that the density on the Road. R. Suprapto which is the main road or vein of Purwodadi City so that parking problem in Jalan R. Suprapto need to get serious attention. This study aims to determine the calculation of profit and loss for parking investment land. In detail the purpose of the study can be mentioned as follows: To know the parking area needed to fulfill the need. To know the pattern of parking arrangement that fit the optimal needs . To improve management of parking management in the study location . To find out the feasibility of investment of parking facility in the location of study. Data analysis performed include analysis of parking facility characteristics, parking forecasting analysis analysis and financial feasibility analysis of parking building development. as for the analysis technique using: Characteristic Analysis of Parking Facility and Financial Feasibility Analysis of Parking Building Development. Based on the evaluation of the financial feasibility parameters of the parking lot development project can be obtained the following results: Based on the feasibility analysis of the project, the construction of the parker is financially feasible to run. The construction of a parking space on Jalan R Suprapto Kota Purwodadi has economic and social benefits for the people of Grobogan Regency, especially in the region. Break Even Point (BEP) Construction of parking spaces on Jalan R Suprapto Kota Purwodadi is 3.49 or BEP occurs in the 3rd and 3rd months of the 3rd day. Keywords : Parking Feasibility Analysis, NPV, IRR, BCR, Road Section R Suprapto  

scholarly journals An Economic Feasibility Analysis Of Inclusionary Zoning In Toronto, Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryo Kikuchi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Inclusionary Zoning ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Residential Developments ◽  
The Government

The Government of Ontario has recently introduced legislation which would allow municipalities to implement inclusionary zoning, a policy tool which would require developers to include affordable housing units in new residential developments. This study examines the potential impacts that implementing an inclusionary zoning program would have on the decision making process of developers operating in the Toronto housing market. The author found that without sufficient incentives inclusionary zoning policies impact the financial returns new developments are able to generate. This paper concludes that in order for inclusionary zoning to be successfully implemented without causing financial hardship on developers, incentives such as density bonuses should be offered.

scholarly journals Identify too big to fail banks and capital insurance: An equilibrium approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 62-87
Author(s):  
Katerina Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Risk ◽  
Rational Expectation ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Risk Measure ◽  
Too Big To Fail ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Equilibrium Approach ◽  
Rational Expectation Equilibrium ◽  
High Level

The objective of this paper is develop a rational expectation equilibrium model of capital insurance to identify too big to fail banks. The main results of this model include (1) too big to fail banks can be identified explicitly by a systemic risk measure, loss betas, of all banks in the entire financial sector; (2) the too big to fail feature can be largely justified by a high level of loss beta; (3) the capital insurance proposal benefits market participants and reduces the systemic risk; (4) the implicit guarantee subsidy can be estimated endogenously; and lastly, (5) the capital insurance proposal can be used to resolve the moral hazard issue. We implement this model and document that the too big to fail issue has been considerably reduced in the pro-crisis period. As a result, the capital insurance proposal could be a useful macro-regulation innovation policy tool.

scholarly journals An Economic Feasibility Analysis Of Inclusionary Zoning In Toronto, Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryo Kikuchi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Inclusionary Zoning ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Residential Developments ◽  
The Government

The Government of Ontario has recently introduced legislation which would allow municipalities to implement inclusionary zoning, a policy tool which would require developers to include affordable housing units in new residential developments. This study examines the potential impacts that implementing an inclusionary zoning program would have on the decision making process of developers operating in the Toronto housing market. The author found that without sufficient incentives inclusionary zoning policies impact the financial returns new developments are able to generate. This paper concludes that in order for inclusionary zoning to be successfully implemented without causing financial hardship on developers, incentives such as density bonuses should be offered.

Transcription factor/DNA interactions visualized by electron spectroscopic imaging

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 450-451
Author(s):  
David P. Bazett-Jones ◽  
Mark L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Transcription Initiation ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Phosphorus Content ◽  
Spectroscopic Imaging ◽  
Electron Spectroscopic Imaging ◽  
Dna Backbone ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
High Level

A multisubunit RNA polymerase enzyme is ultimately responsible for transcription initiation and elongation of RNA, but recognition of the proper start site by the enzyme is regulated by general, temporal and gene-specific trans-factors interacting at promoter and enhancer DNA sequences. To understand the molecular mechanisms which precisely regulate the transcription initiation event, it is crucial to elucidate the structure of the transcription factor/DNA complexes involved. Electron spectroscopic imaging (ESI) provides the opportunity to visualize individual DNA molecules. Enhancement of DNA contrast with ESI is accomplished by imaging with electrons that have interacted with inner shell electrons of phosphorus in the DNA backbone. Phosphorus detection at this intermediately high level of resolution (≈lnm) permits selective imaging of the DNA, to determine whether the protein factors compact, bend or wrap the DNA. Simultaneously, mass analysis and phosphorus content can be measured quantitatively, using adjacent DNA or tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) as mass and phosphorus standards. These two parameters provide stoichiometric information relating the ratios of protein:DNA content.

Advances in Stem Instrumentation for Biology

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 362-363
Author(s):  
J. S. Wall
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Carbon Films ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Material Deposition ◽  
Active User ◽  
Percent Improvement ◽  
Scanning Transmission ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Film Substrate ◽  
High Level

The forte of the Scanning transmission Electron Microscope (STEM) is high resolution imaging with high contrast on thin specimens, as demonstrated by visualization of single heavy atoms. of equal importance for biology is the efficient utilization of all available signals, permitting low dose imaging of unstained single molecules such as DNA.Our work at Brookhaven has concentrated on: 1) design and construction of instruments optimized for a narrow range of biological applications and 2) use of such instruments in a very active user/collaborator program. Therefore our program is highly interactive with a strong emphasis on producing results which are interpretable with a high level of confidence.The major challenge we face at the moment is specimen preparation. The resolution of the STEM is better than 2.5 A, but measurements of resolution vs. dose level off at a resolution of 20 A at a dose of 10 el/A2 on a well-behaved biological specimen such as TMV (tobacco mosaic virus). To track down this problem we are examining all aspects of specimen preparation: purification of biological material, deposition on the thin film substrate, washing, fast freezing and freeze drying. As we attempt to improve our equipment/technique, we use image analysis of TMV internal controls included in all STEM samples as a monitor sensitive enough to detect even a few percent improvement. For delicate specimens, carbon films can be very harsh-leading to disruption of the sample. Therefore we are developing conducting polymer films as alternative substrates, as described elsewhere in these Proceedings. For specimen preparation studies, we have identified (from our user/collaborator program ) a variety of “canary” specimens, each uniquely sensitive to one particular aspect of sample preparation, so we can attempt to separate the variables involved.

A Questionnaire Survey of Current Rehabilitation Practices for Adults With Normal Hearing Sensitivity Who Experience Auditory Difficulties

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 738-761
Author(s):  
Tess K. Koerner ◽  
Melissa A. Papesh ◽  
Frederick J. Gallun
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Hearing Sensitivity ◽  
Considerable Benefit ◽  
High Level

Purpose A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect information from clinical audiologists about rehabilitation options for adult patients who report significant auditory difficulties despite having normal or near-normal hearing sensitivity. This work aimed to provide more information about what audiologists are currently doing in the clinic to manage auditory difficulties in this patient population and their views on the efficacy of recommended rehabilitation methods. Method A questionnaire survey containing multiple-choice and open-ended questions was developed and disseminated online. Invitations to participate were delivered via e-mail listservs and through business cards provided at annual audiology conferences. All responses were anonymous at the time of data collection. Results Responses were collected from 209 participants. The majority of participants reported seeing at least one normal-hearing patient per month who reported significant communication difficulties. However, few respondents indicated that their location had specific protocols for the treatment of these patients. Counseling was reported as the most frequent rehabilitation method, but results revealed that audiologists across various work settings are also successfully starting to fit patients with mild-gain hearing aids. Responses indicated that patient compliance with computer-based auditory training methods was regarded as low, with patients generally preferring device-based rehabilitation options. Conclusions Results from this questionnaire survey strongly suggest that audiologists frequently see normal-hearing patients who report auditory difficulties, but that few clinicians are equipped with established protocols for diagnosis and management. While many feel that mild-gain hearing aids provide considerable benefit for these patients, very little research has been conducted to date to support the use of hearing aids or other rehabilitation options for this unique patient population. This study reveals the critical need for additional research to establish evidence-based practice guidelines that will empower clinicians to provide a high level of clinical care and effective rehabilitation strategies to these patients.

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