Energy Security within Malaysia’s Water-Energy-Food Nexus—A Systems Approach

While knowledge of energy security has been thorough and elaborate, understanding energy security within the context of the water-energy-food nexus, where substantial inter-sectoral causes and effects exist, is less established, more so for Malaysia. This paper investigates the impact of two energy scenarios on identified key indicators within the context of the water-energy-food nexus. By utilizing a mixed method of qualitative interview and quantitative system dynamics modelling, representative causal loop diagrams and stock-flow diagrams were constructed to predict and allow for the analysis of behaviors of selected key indicators. Key findings include the importance of allowing a reasonable penetration of 20% renewable energy for the long term, and having a proper consideration for nuclear energy to assist in keeping energy costs low for the mid-term.

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Germany’s Position Concerning the Nord Stream-2 Pipeline in the Context of the European Union’s Energy Security

Mediaforum : Analytics, Forecasts, Information Management ◽

10.31861/mediaforum.2021.9.108-127 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 108-127

Author(s):

Mykola Stetsiuk

Keyword(s):

Energy Policy ◽

Energy Security ◽

Political Influence ◽

Individual Member ◽

Economic Interests ◽

Strategic Direction ◽

Term Energy ◽

Nord Stream ◽

The Impact

The article analyzes the underlying foundations of Germany’s position regarding the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as well as the impact of this position on the European Union’s joint energy policy and energy security. Against the backdrop of the constantly growing energy consumption both globally and in EU specifically, supplies of energy sources are being increasingly used by exporters as an instrument of political influence. In this context, the Nord Stream-2 pipeline is regarded as such an instrument, primarily by Russia itself. On the other hand, Germany has been supporting the construction of the new Russian pipeline due to the need to ensure uninterrupted supply of cheap natural gas. The latter is of particular significance for the realization of Germany’s long-term energy transformation strategy. However, by sticking to such a position, Germany prioritizes its own political and economic interests over those of EU and individual Member States, which is contrary to one of the main principles of EU’s functioning, i.e., the principle of solidarity. With this in mind, it is reasonable to conclude that Germany is almost single-handedly defining the strategic direction of the entire EU’s energy policy without paying due attention to alternative suppliers and sources.

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Impact of Strategic Locations on Customer Dynamics in Business Outlets: A Case by Observation Method

10.51430/ijirp.2021.12.005 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 37-47

Author(s):

Md. Zohurul Anis ◽

Ahasanul Haque ◽

Nur Fariza Binti Mustofa ◽

Md. Faisal-E-Alam

Keyword(s):

Marketing Mix ◽

Consumer Experience ◽

Strategic Location ◽

Retail Location ◽

The Subject ◽

Observation Method ◽

Key Indicators ◽

Customer Dynamics ◽

The Impact

This paper investigated the impact of strategic location, a retailer's most expensive and long-term marketing mix choice, on customer dynamics. The researchers used two aspects of retail location to estimate consumer spending at a multinational café franchisee in the metropolitan area of Malaysian capital. A qualitative observation method has been applied to collect the data and analyzed it systematically. Several factors including proximity to customers, i.e. trip times, and closeness to other shops, i.e. agglomeration are measured. Both are key indicators of customer spending and, as a result, revenue for the business. Furthermore, across retail forms, location effects are diverse and frequently asymmetric. Rush hour times to a retailer's general outlet have a significantly larger effect on customer dynamics than they do on other outlets, according to the findings. Retailers are increasingly focusing on providing a better consumer experience. However, there has been a scarcity of comparable academic study on the subject. The researchers addressed particular factors in this study, emphasizing those that need further investigation.

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Developing a system dynamics model to study the impact of renewable energy in the short- and long-term energy security

Materials Science for Energy Technologies ◽

10.1016/j.mset.2021.09.001 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kirennesh Nair ◽

Saleh Shadman ◽

Christina M.M. Chin ◽

Novita Sakundarini ◽

Eng Hwa Yap ◽

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Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

System Dynamics ◽

Energy Security ◽

System Dynamics Model ◽

Dynamics Model ◽

Term Energy ◽

Short And Long Term ◽

The Impact

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ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF KEY INDICATORS ON THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF PRODUCERS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

Trakia Journal of Sciences ◽

10.15547/tjs.2019.s.01.63 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (Suppl.1) ◽

pp. 382-385

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Development ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

The State ◽

Agricultural Producers ◽

Agrarian Sector ◽

The Subject ◽

Key Indicators ◽

The Impact ◽

Financial Recovery

The agrarian sector is of strategic importance to the national economy because it ensures the country's food security and the presence of a significant number of unprofitable agricultural producers has imposed their financial recovery in order to ensure the development of the agrarian sector in the country. In order to improve the economic situation and reduce the number of failed agricultural producers in Bulgaria, government measures have been taken to improve the producers. Legislative acts, state targeted programs and priority national agricultural development projects have been adopted in recent years, all of which are under the European Common Agricultural Policy. As a result, there is a scientific and practical need to study the forms and methods of financial rehabilitation of agricultural organizations that confirm the importance of the article. The subject of a survey of the publication is the state of the finances of the agricultural sector producers and the methods for its improvement. The main objectives of the financial recovery are to prevent liquidation, debt restructuring, restore solvency, ensure long-term financial sustainability of agrarian producers. The objectives of the course are a study of the state of the financing of agriculture and the ways of its improvement.

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How the Labor Market Affects the Self-Perceived Health of Older Workers. The Evidence From Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs)

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.655859 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Paulina Ucieklak-Jeż ◽

Agnieszka Bem

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Older Workers ◽

Perceived Health ◽

The Self ◽

Explanatory Variables ◽

Eastern European Countries ◽

Key Indicators ◽

Self Assessed Health ◽

The Impact

Background: The paper aims to analyze the impact of key labor market indicators on the self-assessed health of the population of older workers (aged 55–64).Methods: Authors build the econometric models where the dependent variable is the self-perceived health status (for women and men separately). Explanatory variables are selected key indicators of the labor market, covering unemployment, including long-term, inactivity, or under-employment. The average household income is used to control the effect of wealth. Additionally, the models incorporate the variable describing the proximity of retirement. The research sample consists of nine countries of Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, and Romania.Results and Conclusions: The study confirms that in the group of elderly workers, the perceived state of health is influenced by long-term unemployment, inactivity, and, in the case of women, time-related underemployment.

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An Integrated Systems Approach to Long-Term Energy Security Planning

Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial Engineers Asian Conference 2013 ◽

10.1007/978-981-4451-98-7_130 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 1091-1099

Author(s):

Ying Wang ◽

Kim Leng Poh

Keyword(s):

Energy Security ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Integrated Systems ◽

Term Energy ◽

Security Planning

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Suppressed, but Not Forgotten

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185/a000033 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 5-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Beat Meier ◽

Anja König ◽

Samuel Parak ◽

Katharina Henke

Keyword(s):

Memory Trace ◽

Thought Suppression ◽

Test Phase ◽

Indirect Test ◽

Final Test ◽

Test Experiment ◽

And Control ◽

Cue Words ◽

The Impact

This study investigates the impact of thought suppression over a 1-week interval. In two experiments with 80 university students each, we used the think/no-think paradigm in which participants initially learn a list of word pairs (cue-target associations). Then they were presented with some of the cue words again and should either respond with the target word or avoid thinking about it. In the final test phase, their memory for the initially learned cue-target pairs was tested. In Experiment 1, type of memory test was manipulated (i.e., direct vs. indirect). In Experiment 2, type of no-think instructions was manipulated (i.e., suppress vs. substitute). Overall, our results showed poorer memory for no-think and control items compared to think items across all experiments and conditions. Critically, however, more no-think than control items were remembered after the 1-week interval in the direct, but not in the indirect test (Experiment 1) and with thought suppression, but not thought substitution instructions (Experiment 2). We suggest that during thought suppression a brief reactivation of the learned association may lead to reconsolidation of the memory trace and hence to better retrieval of suppressed than control items in the long term.

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