scholarly journals The Impact of Higher Education Institutions in Low-Density Territories

Economies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Cristina Pereira ◽  
Joaquim Mourato ◽  
João Alves ◽  
Miguel Serafim
Keyword(s):  
Social Indicators ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Financial Return ◽  
The Third ◽  
Active Population ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Total Impact

This article highlights the relevance of the location of HEIs in low-density territories in Portugal, using the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre as a case study. Based on the American Council Education model and following a surveying approach to faculty, staff, and students, this research accounts for the total spending of incoming academics, other nonlocal university members and their visitors, that positively impacts regional development. A demand-side approach was followed so that indirect and induced effects could also be estimated. The main aim of this research paper is to quantify the total impact arising from the location of the Polytechnic in a given region, measured by economic and social indicators such as the financial return from public funds invested in the region, the number of jobs created, and the impact on the local gross domestic product. The results show an impact of more than EUR 17 million in the territory where the Polytechnic operates, representing 3.68% of the local GDP. The institution was also found to be the third major employer in the region, responsible for the creation of 471 jobs that account for 2.25% of the local economically active population.

Railway’s Impact on Regional Socio-Economic Systems: Impact Degree Evaluation—A Case Study of Beijing-Shanghai Existing Line

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemei Li ◽  
Dandan Liang ◽  
Yaodong Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
The Third ◽  
Operational Management ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Resource And Environment

This article establishes railway’s impact aggregative indicators by using Correlation Analysis and Principal Component Analysis. With the correlative data of Beijing-Shanghai existing line from 2000 to 2008, the paper evaluates the level of railway’s impact on regional socioeconomic systems through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. According to the DEA results, it can be divided into three levels: first level is Beijing and Shanghai; second is Tianjin, Jiangsu and Shandong; and the third is Hebei and Anhui. The results of this paper could be used as references for the future planning and operational management of Chinese railway network: (1) Railway’s influence on the starting and end station is stronger than that on the intermediate stations. In view of this, more railways or higher technical railways could be considered to build in the higher impact areas; (2) In order to meet the needs of passenger and freight transport, it’s better to separate passenger and freight lines; (3) Although the overall influence is lower at the middle stations, the impact on the systems of resource and environment is high.

scholarly journals Environmental Impact Assessment of Food Waste Management Using Two Composting Techniques

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha Al-Rumaihi ◽  
Gordon McKay ◽  
Hamish R. Mackey ◽  
Tareq Al-Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Impact Category ◽  
Windrow Composting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Total Impact

Food waste is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and therefore global warming. As such, the management of food waste can play a fundamental role in the reduction of preventable emissions associated with food waste. In this study, life cycle assessment (LCA) has been used to evaluate and compare the environmental impact associated with two composting techniques for treating food waste using SimaPro software; windrow composting and the hybrid anaerobic digestion (AD) method. The study, based on a 1 tonne of food waste as a functional unit for a case study in the State of Qatar, concludes that anaerobic digestion combined composting presents a smaller environmental burden than windrow composting. The majority of the emissions generated are due to the use of fossil fuels during transportation, which correspond to approximately 60% of the total impact, followed by the impact of composting with 40% of the impact especially in terms of global warming potential. Environmental assessment impacts were the highest in windrow composting for the acidification impact category (9.39 × 10 − 1 kg SO2 eq). While for AD combined composting the impact was highest for the human toxicity impact category (3.47 × 10 kg 1,4 − DB eq).

‘The Sword of Avenging Justice’: Politics in Sutherland after the Third Reform Act

Rural History ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNIE TINDLEY
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Political Life ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Scottish Highlands ◽  
The Third ◽  
General Decline ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThere has been much historical debate over the role of aristocratic landed families in local and national politics throughout the nineteenth century, and the impact of the First, Second and Third Reform Acts on that role. Additionally, the period from 1881 in the Scottish Highlands was one of acute political and ideological crisis, as the debate over the reform of the Land Laws took a violent turn, and Highland landowners were forced to address the demands of their small tenants. This article addresses these debates, taking as its case-study the ducal house of Sutherland. The Leveson-Gower family owned almost the whole county of Sutherland and until 1884 dominated political life in the region. This article examines the gradual breakdown of that political power, in line with a more general decline in financial and territorial influence, both in terms of the personal role of the Fourth and Fifth Dukes of Sutherland, and the broader impact of the estate management on the mechanics and expectations of politics in the county.

scholarly journals Forecasting of Electrical Generation Using Prophet and Multiple Seasonality of Holt–Winters Models: A Case Study of Kuwait

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (23) ◽  
pp. 8412
Author(s):  
Abdulla I. Almazrouee ◽  
Abdullah M. Almeshal ◽  
Abdulrahman S. Almutairi ◽  
Mohammad R. Alenezi ◽  
Saleh N. Alhajeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Forecasting Models ◽  
The Third ◽  
Electrical Generation ◽  
The Impact

Electrical generation forecasting is essential for management and policymakers due to the crucial data provided for resource planning. This research employs the Prophet model with single and multiple regressors to forecast the electricity generation in Kuwait from 2020 to 2030. In addition, multiple seasonality Holt–Winters models were utilized as a benchmark for comparative analysis. The accuracy, generalization, and robustness of the models were assessed based on different statistical performance metrics. The triple seasonality Holt–Winters model achieved superior performance compared with the other models with R2 = 0.9899 and MAPE = 1.76%, followed by the double seasonality Holt–Winters model with R2 = 0.9893 and MAPE = 1.83%. Moreover, the Prophet model with multiple regressors was the third-best performing model with R2 = 0.9743 and MAPE = 2.77%. The forecasted annual generation in the year 2030 resulted in 92,535,555 kWh according to the best performing model. The study provides an outlook on the medium- and long-term electrical generation. Furthermore, the impact of fuel cost is investigated based on the five forecasting models to provide an insight for Kuwait’s policymakers.

التوطين العسكري-الاقتصادي وانعكاساته على مسار التنمية/ تجارب دولية مع اشارة لإمكانية تطبيقها في العراق

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (66) ◽  
pp. 65-85
Author(s):  
علي حسين محمد ◽  
أ.د. نضال شاكر
Keyword(s):  
Social Indicators ◽  
Military Spending ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
The Third ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
Military Expenditures ◽  
Civil Sector ◽  
The Impact

This study dealt with the impact of military expenditures on some economic and social indicators by examining the damage and losses in many civilian sectors. On the other hand, the research referred to the experiences of some selected countries in the possibility of re-directing military expenditures to aspects of development of an economic and social nature and possibility Benefit from those experiences in Iraq. Accordingly, the study was divided into three axes, in addition to the introduction and conclusion. The first axis dealt with studying the most important concepts related to military spending, while the second axis was with regard to damage and losses formed as a result of conflicts and wars, and the third axis related to the experiences of some development countries and the involvement of their armies in civilian investments, and the possibility of benefiting from these experiences and the possibility of resettling them in Iraq. The research started from the hypothesis that the duality of the impact of military expenditures on the path of economic and social variables makes the means of settling them in the economies of peace with permanent economic and social feasibility for sustainable development. Finally, the research included a conclusion and some conclusions and recommendations, the most important of which was that Iraq had witnessed many wars and conflicts, which led to the depletion of huge amounts of its economic resources, which led to the depletion of many economic and human resources as a direct result of the wars, while the main recommendation was that it was necessary to allocate a part. From military spending to serve the civil sector by involving the army in investing in stalled and stalled projects and reconstruction projects in the liberated cities.

Genre, Boundary Drawing and the Classificatory Imagination

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Beer
Keyword(s):  
Hip Hop ◽  
Field Analysis ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
The Third ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cultural Boundary ◽  
Structural Force ◽  
Cultural Classification ◽  
The Impact

This article suggests that the vitality of genre, and particularly music genre, is often missing from social and cultural research. This is despite its central presence as a structural force within increasingly popular forms of field analysis. To deal with this absence, the article draws upon conceptual material on everyday forms of classification and new forms of digital data. It is argued that the concept of a classificatory imagination might be used to develop a more contingent and transient vision of genre as a form of everyday cultural classification or as a structuring force in cultural fields. The article describes three problems facing cultural sociology in its use of genre categories. Two are briefly presented whilst the third is developed through a case study of hip hop. The article concludes with some reflections upon what this reveals about cultural boundary drawing and the impact of decentralized media upon genre formation.

scholarly journals The Impact of Higher Education on Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Ecosystem: A Case Study in Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5597 ◽  
Author(s):  
May Portuguez Castro ◽  
Carlos Ross Scheede ◽  
Marcela Georgina Gómez Zermeño
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
Global Innovation ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Entrepreneurship is recognized as an engine for the economy. However, Latin America must promote higher opportunities for the creation of new businesses, especially for technology-based ventures. In this sense, the Center for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CGIE) of the University of Texas at Austin offers a Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MCCT) that prepares students with methodologies to promote the creation of new businesses in Mexico. This study aims to know the contribution of training to the creation of new companies, and its role in the innovation and the technology transfer processes, from the viewpoint of the participants. This research presents a case study that analyzes the impact of the MCCT through the analysis of the data of a survey answered by 109 former students of this center. Findings show that the methodologies developed by the MCCT allow the creation of technology-based enterprises and entrepreneurial skills in students. This study presents good practices that can be emulated by other countries in the region, as well as recognizing the great value the role of higher education in creating synergies between actors of the innovation ecosystem that strengthen social and economic growth.

scholarly journals Pipeline Power: A Case Study of Strategic Network Investments

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Franz Hubert ◽  
Onur Cobanli
Keyword(s):  
The Third ◽  
Strategic Value ◽  
Investment Cost ◽  
High Investment ◽  
South Stream ◽  
Nord Stream ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Investment Patterns ◽  
Network Power

AbstractWe analyze the impact of three controversial pipeline projects on the power structure in the Eurasian network for natural gas. Two pipelines, “Nord Stream” and “South Stream,” allow Russian gas to bypass transit countries, Ukraine and Belarus. The third project, “Nabucco,” aims at diversifying Europe’s gas imports by accessing producers in Middle East and Central Asia. If network power is measured with the Shapley Value we obtain a clear ranking of the projects which corresponds to the observed investment patterns. Nord Stream’s strategic value is huge, easily justifying the high investment cost for Germany and Russia. The additional leverage obtained through South Stream is much smaller and Nabucco is not viable. For the nucleolus in contrast, none of the pipelines has any strategic relevance at all, which contradicts the empirical evidence on investment.

scholarly journals Joint Optimal Planning of Electricity and Modern Energy Cooking Services Access in Nyagatare

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4093
Author(s):  
Eduardo Sánchez-Jacob ◽  
Andrés González-García ◽  
Javier Mazorra ◽  
Pedro Ciller ◽  
Julio Lumbreras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Optimal Planning ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
The Third ◽  
Greenhouse Emissions ◽  
Electricity Access ◽  
The Impact

In 2019, there were 759 million people globally without access to electricity and 2.6 billion people lacked access to clean cooking. Cooking with electricity could contribute to achieving universal access to energy by 2030. This paper uses geospatially-based techniques—a computer model named REM, for Reference Electrification Model—to show the impact of integrating electric cooking into electrification planning. Three household scenarios were analyzed: one for providing basic electricity access with no electric cooking; another for cooking with electricity; and the third for cooking half of the meals with electricity and half with another fuel, with a clean stacking process. Results of the application of REM to the three scenarios were obtained for the Nyagatare District, Rwanda. The case study showed that electric cooking substantially changes the mix of technologies and the total cost of the least-cost electrification plan. It also showed that electric cooking can be cost competitive compared to LPG and charcoal in grid-connected households and can reduce greenhouse emissions. Stacking with energy-efficient electric appliances provides most of the benefits of full electric cooking at a lower cost and is a pathway worthy of further consideration.

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