23 research outputs found
DETERMINANTS OF INFLATION IN NIGERIA: A CO- INTEGRATION APPROACH
No full textInflation is undeniable one of most leading and dynamics macroeconomics issues confronting almost all economies of the world. Its dynamism has made it an imperative issue to be considered. Hence the study examines the factors affecting inflation in Nigeria. Time series data were employed for the study. The data was sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics. Descriptive statistics and cointegration analysis were the analytical tools used. It was observed that there were variations in the trend pattern of inflation rate. Some of the variables considered were significant in determining inflation in Nigeria. The previous total export was found to have a negative impact on current inflation while the previous total import exerts a positive effect likewise the food price index. It has thus been recommended that policies that will set the interest rate to a level at which it will encourage investment and increase in production level could be institutionalized, importation should be reduced in Nigeria such that it will not encourage change of consumer taste resulting to inflating prices, exchange rate system should be maintained at a level that will not impose threat on the Nigeria economy and the domestic consumption of petroleum product should be focused, not only exportation.Financial Economics,
The Assurance Factor Definition of Metal Ware for the Technological and Engineering Objectives Control
No full textAbstractIt is proposed to improve the efficiency and reliability of moving parts of the compounds, such as roller bearings. The technology of imitation and processing of assembled roller bearings is proposed. The outer ring skew is made in the bearing being relative to the inner ring by angle α. The technological rings skew angle α is indicated as equal, or exceeded the admissible rings skew angle of the bearing for working in real conditions. The optimal processing parameters are calculated by determining the safety factor on the basis of calculating the probability of the destruction of the body
Higher education students’ deviant behaviour in the information and communication environment as a pedagogical issue
No full textThe article is devoted to current pedagogical problems associated with the emergence of higher students’ deviant behaviour in the information and communication environment. The author analyzes the areas of concern in the research of the phenomenological entities of cheating, verbal prompts, compilation, plagiarism and other forms of students’ incorrect educational behavior. Taking into account the provisions derived by the author will contribute to problem solving on the scientific issues within a comprehensive interdisciplinary research in order to improve the quality of young specialists’ professional training in the Republic of Belarus.Статья посвящена актуальной педагогической проблеме девиантного учебного поведения, распространенного среди студентов учреждений высшего образования в информационно-коммуникационном пространстве. Автором анализируются проблемные аспекты исследования феноменоменологической сущности списывания, подсказок, компиляции, плагиата и иных форм некорректного учебного поведения студентов. Учет выводимых автором положений будет способствовать решению задач по заявленной научной проблематике в рамках комплексного междисциплинарного исследования с целью повышения качества профессиональной подготовки молодых специалистов в Республике Беларусь
The synthesis and properties of some well-defined fluorinated polymers
No full textThis thesis describes studies directed to the ring opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) of some fluorinated compounds using a range of well-defined initiators. Chapter 1 reviews some general aspects of olefin metathesis and ring opening metathesis polymerisation of relevance to the work described in this thesis. Topics such as piezo- and pyro-electricity and optical and electrical properties of conjugated polymers are introduced and these receive more detailed attention later in the thesis. Chapter 2 describes the synthesis, characterisation and properties of . poly(bis(trifluororaethyl)norbomadiene) in detail. The use of various initiating systems that have been used previously and the effect they have on the tacticity of the resulting polymer raicrostructure are discussed. The latter part of this chapter reviews some of the current thinking concerning the detailed mechanistic aspects of this polymerisation. Chapter 3 reviews attempts directed to an improvement in tacticity control in the synthesis of poly(bis(trifluoromethyl)norbomadiene). The synthesis and activity of the new well-defined initiators used in these studies are reported. It is shown that varying the nature of the ancillary Ligands surrounding the metal centre can have a dramatic influence on the tacticity of the resulting polymer. Chapter 4 reports studies directed to an examination of the limits of the well controlled synthesis of poly(bis(trifluoromethyl)norbornadiene). The syntheses of high trans and high cis, highly tactic poly(bis(trifluoromethyl)norbornadiene samples using well-defined initiating systems are described. It is shown that by varying the monomerinitiator ratio, samples with a wide range of molecular weights can be achieved and these are reported. Chapter 5 describes experiments concerning the ROMP of fluorinated monomers containing six membered rings. In particular ROMP studies of the monomers, 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)bicyclo[2.2.2]octa-2,5-diene . and 2,3- (tetrafluorobenzo)bicyclo[2.2.2]octatriene are described finally, Chapter 6 provides a summary of the work reported and outlines some ideas for future studies
Adaptation as a Strategic Issue in the Climate Negotiations. CEPS ECP Reports. No. 3, 9 November 2006.
No full textThis report examines the challenge of adequately addressing adaptation to climate change impacts in developing counties by means of international collaboration, and the reasons why it is in the interest of industrialised countries, including the EU, to do so. This is a topic that has been gaining prominence on the agenda of the international climate change negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as in other international forums. After analysing different approaches to the problem of adapting to climate change and reviewing current efforts to adapt to climate change, the report puts forward a range of options. The lead author, Sivan Kartha is Senior Scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Preety Bhandari is a researcher at The Energy & Resource Institute (TERI), New Delhi. Louise Van Schaik is a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' in The Hague. Deborah Cornland is Director of the Climate Change Policy Research Programme (CLIPORE) at the Swedish foundation MISTRA. And Bo Kjellén is Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
The Church of Christ in early Bernicia: forerunners and foundation
No full textA firmly multidlsciplinary approach starts from a theological definition of the Church as the Body of Christ, and Christians as empowered by the Holy Spirit, the possibility of miracle, and the reality of warfare with demons are taken seriously, and scholarly belief in them defended. They are made the subject of excursuses. Hagiographic writings are treated with cautious respect. Bernicia, land and people, and its relationship to its neighbours are considered. In a demographic excursus the view that Dark Age life-span was short is rebuffed. Part two discusses the life and mission of the Church in sub-Roman Britain. In our area evidence for this proves to be largely limited to the shadowy activities of Ninian and Kentigern, therefore further evidence of the status of the British church in the fifth and sixth centuries is sought in Patrick’s Confession and Gildas's De Excidlo Britɸmniae. A new model for the latter - the sermon of the protomartyr Stephen - is proposed; as is a new exegesis of D. E. B. c.69, which may have Implications for our understanding of the persistence of Pelagian beliefs. An excursus considers the significance of white stones in association with Christian burial. The origins of the mission of Augustine are considered briefly. Part three considers the mission of Paulinus in detail, in particular the reasons for its collapse; in contrasting it with the Celtic mission misslological principles are cited. A reappraisal of Paulinus's retreat, more favourable to him than that normally held, is reached by invoking wartime experience. The discipline of obstetrics is involved to advance the theory that /Ethelburh's delivery was premature; also earlier to re-examine the Herbert Ian account of Kentigern's conception, where the 'something contrary to sound doctrine' is identified, against the hitherto standard view, as the apparent approval, by Servanus, of extramarital coitus. The final establishment of the Church in Bernicia is seen as occurring principally as the result of Aidan's mission, but with valid contributions from the British and Roman traditions. That Simeon of Durham gave the credit for this foundation to Oswald is found Justifiable. A new genealogical tree of Oswy has been constructed, and maps have been provided
The safety and efficacy of first-line atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter real-world study from Turkey
No full textThe aim of the study was to evaluate the real-world clinical outcomes of atezolizumab and bevacizumab (Atez/Bev) as the initial therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We retrospectively analyzed 65 patients treated with Atez/Bev for advanced HCC from 22 institutions in Turkey between September 2020 and March 2023. Responses were evaluated by RECIST v1.1 criteria. The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Cox regression model was employed to conduct multivariate analyses. The median age was 65 (range, 22-89) years, and 83.1% of the patients were male. A total of 1.5% achieved a complete response, 35.4% had a partial response, 36.9% had stable disease, and 26.2% had progressive disease. The disease control rate was 73.8% and associated with alpha-fetoprotein levels at diagnosis and concomitant antibiotic use. The incidence rates of any grade and grade ? 3 adverse events were 29.2% and 10.7%, respectively. At a median follow-up of 11.3 (3.4-33.3) months, the median PFS and OS were 5.1 (95% CI: 3-7.3) and 18.1 (95% CI: 6.2-29.9) months, respectively. In univariate analyses, ECOG-PS ? 1 (relative to 0), Child-Pugh class B (relative to A), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) > 2.9 (relative to ? 2.9), and concomitant antibiotic use significantly increased the overall risk of mortality. Multivariate analysis revealed that ECOG-PS ? 1 (HR: 2.69, P = .02), NLR > 2.9 (HR: 2.94, P = .017), and concomitant antibiotic use (HR: 4.18, P = .003) were independent predictors of OS. Atez/Bev is an effective and safe first-line therapy for advanced-stage HCC in a real-world setting. The survival benefit was especially promising in patients with a ECOG-PS score of 0, Child-Pugh class A, lower NLR, and patients who were not exposed to antibiotics during the treatment. Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
The Sunflower, v.54, no.07 (October 21, 1948)
No full textImages in this collection were made from commercially produced and digitized microfilm, may be of poor quality, and will be gradually replaced by copies digitized by Special Collections from original paper copies. Source material held by University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives; processed by the University Libraries Technical Services. Please contact Special Collections at [email protected] directly for help with low quality images.Article(s): University is host at speech meet -- University debaters publicized in 'Gavel' -- Coalitions to vie for Homecoming Queen -- Honorary colonel selected during ROTC drill today -- New party is formed -- Shocking!: Fair haired Mickey must dye to act, proclaims director -- Dr. E. S. Jones speaks here next week -- Round about the campus -- Wayne Euchner's band plays at Pi Alpha Pi pledge dance -- Pi Sig hop is Friday -- Frat to name Betty Coed -- Grid films shown by Council today -- Sorority dance will be given for first semester pledges -- Annual Military Ball to have 'name' band play at Blue Moon -- Demonstration given at A.W.S. meeting -- WUCR operates third year; Employs forty students now -- Strange results seen following walkout -- Dr. Taylor lectures at Dames' meeting -- Impromptu walkout only one this year -- First varsity to be Oct. 30 -- Pen and ink!: 'Writers' will hear advertising head and author tonight -- Season ticket sale ends in near future -- ISA alumni members form organization -- We've shot our wad! -- 'UM Day' tomorrow -- Public praises first play of local Experimental Theatre / Bobbie Campbell -- New books!: Story of LaGuardia is personal imprint of humor and fire -- YWCA will have a Halloween party -- Typed on a Wednesday: Don't stomp on the instructor; It's only an official walkout / Bob Ames -- Schedule announced facilitating publicity -- Frats and sororities are much stronger on college campus -- Slaves!: Business, industry expect college grad to work and study -- Newman Club to have fete -- Eunice Podis guest soloist -- Election of officers at UNESCO meeting -- Let's do away with college and make money from radio -- Dorms house O.U. women -- Translation Bureau is seeking students to translate letters -- Foreign movies to be shown under UNESCO exchange plan -- Whee!: Three rules affect class attendance at North Dakota U. -- Season pep program to be conducted by the Student Council -- Oklahoma prof says enrollments to drop -- Look out!: Trimble's new line means much grief to Shocker rivals -- Valley clubs meet intersectional foes: Wichita idle this week -- Undefeated Phi Sig A meets Gamma B today -- 25 frosh survive initial drop of axe; Another cage cut? -- 1951 football line looks pretty rough -- Cross-country team meets Aggie squad -- Hodges leads M.V. in individual points -- Shockers win over Utah State 20-7: Wichita led by Morrison -- First cage workout held in gymnasium -- Traitors!: Shockers beat Utah to surprise local football dopesters / Bob Ames -- 'Scooterbug' nears top -- Tennis play nears end -- Ugliest Man contest launches University Red Feather drive -- United Nations Week featured in display -- Roger!: Women spend more than half their day listening to a radio / Bob Olson -- Four editors to meeting -- Contest open for students -- Author, John Mason Brown first Student Forum speaker -- Spontaneous walkout staged by students after grid triumph -- Choral head to festivalPhotograph(s): Members of the Debate Club: Herbie James, Bill Reynolds, Don Moore, Bill Tincher, Kenny Smith, Walter Mullikin, James Fitzpatrick, Harry Hobson, Delmar Barrington, Helen Christy, Douglas Conrod, Ellis Hawley, David Howell, Robert Langenwalter, Clarence Larson, Francis Stanley, Pat Taylor, John Kelso, Al Voigt, Kenneth Burchinal, Bill Gawthrop, Elizabeth Gawthrop, Jo Ann McKinley, Mary Faith Pellett, Jack Campbell, Bobbie Campbell, Bill Davit, Patti Olson, Jorge Roach, Pat Keough, Pat Corbett, Mickey Johnson, Janet White, LaDonna Baker, Earlene Moore, Donna Weyl, Ralph Favis, Wayne Sullivan, Judy Cochran, Cy Cochran, Carl Mybeck, Merton Rymph, Pat Kelly, Sue Pronko, Mary Helen Wall, Jerry Whan, Olen Frazier, Janet White, Celia Bredehoft, Van Jones, Dot Nelses, Albin Mortensen, Charlana Taylor, Mary Ann Unruh, Bette Heft, Jack Heywood, Proctor DuCharm, Charlotte Grimsley, Deloris Brown, James Young, Jerry Kenns, Ronald McEnulty, Morris Richley, Judy Ludke, Jo Ann Smith, Tony Holloway, Sam Ostertag, Lester Rosen, Giff Babcock, Charlana Taylor. p. 1 -- Pat Olson, Dot Neises, Joyce Salmon. p. 1 -- Dr. E. Stanley Jones. p. 1 -- President W.M. Jardine, presenting official proclamation for "Ugly Man on the campus day", to Jess Taylor. p. 6 -- Jimmy Nutter. p. 10 -- Art Hodges, Jimmy Nutter, Ed Szczepanik, Mike Knopick, and Eddie Kriwiel. p. 11 -- Ray Morrison. p. 1
Устойчивое поведение потребителей: исследование через призму теории поколений
No full textPurpose: to present an author-designed methodology for measuring sustainable consumer behavior and the results of its practical evaluation for the verbal modelling of behavior of consumers of generations X, Y and z in conditions of unstable socio-economic and environmental systems.Methods: the study is grounded in the application of methods of content analysis of secondary information and statistical analysis of primary data. Results and implications of the research study are grounded in the use of the author-designed system of indicators of sustainable consumer behavior in the marketing study of the extent of manifestation of such behavior by consumers of generations X, Y, z on a representative sample of 1195 units who reside in more than 200 large cities in Russia.Results: the author-designed customized methodology for measuring sustainable consumer behavior that is grounded in a system of qualitative indicators, classified by clusters of interrelated objectives on sustainable societal development (socio-economic, social and socio-environmental), has been developed. The study findings enabled the authors to identify significant differences in indicators of sustainable behavior of consumers of different generations and to determine their proclivity to exhibit sustainable behavior in the future. The detected differences served as the basis for demonstration of both the verbal models of sustainable behavior of consumers of generations X, Y and z and the possibility to identify generational groups as large market segments for the purposes of differentiating sustainable marketing strategies.Сonclusions and Relevance: the results of testing of the author-designed methodology for measuring sustainable behavior of consumers from different generational groups confirmed the provisions of the generational theory on differences in their behavior, which manifested itself in differentiation of the contribution of consumers of the X, Y, z generations to achieving socio-economic, social and environmental objectives in the country through productive (destructive) behavioral patterns. Therefore, application of generational theory provisions will be instrumental in identifying large target market segments, corresponding to the generational groups with different profiles and models of sustainable behavior, which will require differentiated approach in sustainable marketing.Цель статьи – представить авторскую методику измерения устойчивого поведения потребителей и результаты ее апробации для вербального моделирования потребительского поведения представителей поколений X, Y и z в условиях нестабильности социально-экономических и природных систем.Методы или методология проведения работы: Исследование основано на применении методов контент-анализа вторичной информации и статистического анализа первичных данных. Результаты и выводы работы базируются на использовании авторской системы показателей устойчивого поведения потребителей в маркетинговом исследовании степени проявления подобного поведения потребителями поколений X, Y и z на репрезентативной выборке объемом 1195 элементов, при охвате более чем 200-та крупных городов России.Результаты работы. Разработана и апробирована авторская методика измерения устойчивого поведения потребителей на основе системы качественных показателей, классифицированных в блоки по вкладу в решение взаимосвязанных задач по устойчивому развитию общества: социально-экономических, социальных, социально-экологических. По результатам исследования выявлены существенные различия в устойчивом поведении потребителей из разных поколенческих групп, определена их готовность к проявлению устойчивого поведения в будущем. На основании выявленных различий представлены вербальные модели устойчивого поведения потребителей поколений X, Y и z, показана возможность выделения поколенческих групп в качестве крупных сегментов рынка для дифференцированных стратегий маркетинга устойчивости.Выводы. Результаты апробации авторской методики измерения устойчивого поведения потребителей из разных поколенческих групп подтвердили положения теории поколений о различиях в их поведении, что выразилось в дифференциации вклада потребителей поколений X, Y и z в решение социально-экономических, социальных и социально-экологических задач в стране за счет продуктивных (деструктивных) паттернов поведения. Применение теории поколений позволило выделить крупные целевые сегменты рынка, соответствующие поколенческим группам с разными моделями устойчивого поведения, что потребует дифференцированного подхода в маркетинге устойчивости
The Sunflower, v.53, no.22 (March 4, 1948)
No full textImages in this collection were made from commercially produced and digitized microfilm, may be of poor quality, and will be gradually replaced by copies digitized by Special Collections from original paper copies. Source material held by University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives; processed by the University Libraries Technical Services. Please contact Special Collections at [email protected] directly for help with low quality images.Article(s): Dr. Foster arrives here next week -- Council asks students aid -- President Jardine begins fifteenth year on the job; enjoys work with young people -- Wind tunnel finished and ready for test -- Shocker-Southwestern rivalry explodes, draws blood again / Bill Osborn -- Debate team gets ready for Valley -- Roundtable talk planned -- Cross drive begins here -- Kappa Rho actives to give sports dance for pledges -- I.R.C. will discuss 'Marshall Plan' aid -- Three soroities pick pledge class officers for second semester -- Faculty contributes to museum exhibit -- Scabbard and Blade to hold stag party -- Dr. Palmer states speech defects high -- Pi Alpha Pi to start building house on Fraternity Row soon -- Three frats sponsor KK -- Rydjord to attend mid-western meet -- Wonderland is dance theme; Pi Kaps honor new pledges -- Robber!: Scabbard and Blade pilfer calendar date from ISA carnival -- W.U. students give opinion on identity of 'Walking Man' -- Chicago firm likes annual cover design -- Reagan is text author -- Minturn is awarded Carter scholarship -- Chase sees inflation end -- Fourth show on tonight -- New Mu Phi Epsilon president announced -- University ROTC unit one of the largest and best disciplined among U.S. colleges -- VA deserves praise -- Psychologists find position for math -- Typed on a Wednesday / Victor J. Salamy -- Pennsylvania college gives faculty fair salary boost -- 'Academic freedom assured,' says Dr. John Dale Russell -- University riflemen lose close decision to military academy -- University Library displays many rare manuscripts, books -- Committee appointed to promote W.U. -- New at the Library -- UCLA students find prominent experts instruct their class -- Cut-it-out!: College cuties claim cut system clearly in need of revision -- Sexton will speak to fellowship group -- Forum seeks fifth guest -- Home Ec students initiate new members -- Bringin' up father: Papa gives 'handy man' touch to O.U. home lab course -- Soloist guest is Bampton -- New look!: Annual ads feature University students in downtown stores -- Concert tour begins soon -- Wilner applauded by friends as best University director -- Shockers to meet highly rated Clubs: Cagers to end season against high-scoring St. Louis and Bradley -- Nevada is signed for Turkey Day tilt -- Trimble's best man is new grid rival -- Webster 'A' cops intramural cage lead: Sig A upsets Hustler five in close tilt -- Sturdy is selected new freshman coach to replace Warren -- Cagers win two contests -- Cowgill plan is endorsed -- Rifle team leaves for Missouri todayPhotograph(s): Dr. Robert Foster. p. 1 -- President W. M. Jardine: 14 years in the academic saddle. p. 1 -- Spring is in the air and University of Wichita gridsters know it! Spring football practice opened Monday with a brand new coaching staff on hand. New Athletic Director Jim Trimble, left, discusses training procedure with Coach Mel Binford, football scout, Bob Ravensburg, new end coach, and Norval Neve, backfield mentor. p. 1 -- With the arrival of March fraternities on the campus begin planning Hippodrome skits, spring dances, and other social events suitable to the season. The four fraternity presidents were snapped in the Commons Lounge last week discussing respective plans of their organizations. They are, from left, Art Hodges, Alpha Gamma Gamma, Fred "Tuffy" Robinson, Men of Webster, Homer Hulsey, Phi Upsilon Sigma, and Royal Barker, Pi Alpha Pi. p. 2 -- Judge Ross McCormick. p. 5 -- The R.O.T.C. combines relaxation and education: (Top) John Gant, T/Sgt. Benjamin Brown, Glenn Dody, and James Lukey. (2nd, left to right) Jerry Skinner, C.I. Cochran, Homer Hulsey and Pete Christy. (Center photo) George Denninghoff, Leroy Berry, Hall Bingham, Bill Fein, James Morris and Bob Langenwalter. (4th picture) Bob Pedigo with group of basic students. (Bottom picture) James Lukey and Bob Williams. p. 6 -- George D. Wilner. p. 9 -- What's that - a headless cager? The Sunflower photographer was in the right place, at the right time when he caught Bud Weaver, Shocker forward, without his head. At least, the basketball played an important role in Weaver's losing his head. p. 1
