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Journal articles on the topic "Export country identification"
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Nasir, Shahbaz. "Modern Services Exports from Emerging Countries—Perspectives and Opportunities." Pakistan Development Review 51, no. 4II (December 1, 2012): 209–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.30541/v51i4iipp.209-226.
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Traditionally, developed countries are the major exporters of services; however, technological developments in IT and communications over the last two decades have made it possible for developing countries to exploit their comparative advantage in some modern services. The driving force for this comparative advantage is the large pool of semi-skilled and skilled graduates in emerging countries who can deliver their services across borders, using advanced communication technologies. Why do emerging countries have increasing modern services exports? How are these exports explained by theory? What are the factors behind this export growth and the reasons to expect future growth? These are some of the important questions that researchers and policy-makers would like to find answers to and an attempt has been made to answer these questions in this paper. Identification of the sources of services export growth from emerging and developing countries can be attempted through established theories of goods trade and production. This paper reviews selected theory and empirical work in order to explain the underlying causes for growing exports of services. Causes for the export of modern services may include a comparative advantage of the exporting country, cost reduction for the importing firm through outsourcing, reduction in trading costs due to technological improvements and an increase in gains from services trade.
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Galeev, Marat Mirsayafovich, and Alexander Sergeevich Baleevskikh. "Functioning of food enterprises in the context of export development policies implementation." Revista de la Universidad del Zulia 11, no. 31 (October 1, 2020): 119–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.46925//rdluz.31.09.
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The article describes the development trends of the modern poultry product subcomplex as a raw material base for food industry and state export activity. Import substitution and increasing export volumes are a priority for the federal and regional development policies of Russia. In this regard, the aim of the study was to analyze the current state of food industry in the context of policy implementation of import substitution and export development. The achievement of the set goal was disclosed by solving several interrelated tasks: 1) analysis of resources of food products (eggs and egg products) and their use; 2) identification of a hidden correlation between indicators “production” and “import”; 3) identification of a hidden correlation between indicators “production” and “export”. We hypothesized that indicators “production” and “export” of agri-food are directly correlated. Studies to identify hidden correlation dependencies have shown that there is a direct correlation between indicators “production” and “import”. Indicators “production” and “export” don’t have dependencies and influence on each other, therefore an increase in production doesn’t affect the direct export of eggs from the country.
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Novikova, Е. S. "EXPORT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AS THE TOOL FOR COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT OF ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD." International Trade and Trade Policy 7, no. 2 (June 28, 2021): 133–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.21686/2410-7395-2021-2-133-148.
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The research paper covers the impact of higher education export on the competitiveness level of key world economies in terms of international division of labor and global value chains, including USA, Germany and China. At the same time, the comparison in the field of higher education export in Russia has been implemented. There have been revealed main factors in the attraction of foreign students in universities of analyzed countries: the economic factor (the profit from higher educational services for foreign citizens), the consumer factor (the profit from living costs of foreign citizens during the educational period), factor of additional labor force (the employment of foreign graduates in the international companies), factor of “soft power” (the loyal attitude to the country, where higher education has been received) and factor of innovation development (the participation of foreign citizens in the development and implementation of research ideas in startups). Additionally, indicators of selected countries were compared in terms of its competitiveness level, including the complexity of economies and its innovation development. The result of this research is identification of interaction between export of higher education and competitiveness level of a country: USA, Germany and China have high indicators in this field in comparison with Russia. Based on the results main directions of higher education export development have been described with a target of competitiveness level increase in the national economy globally.
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Ivanova, Svetlana V., and Artyom V. Latyshov. "Trade of the EAEU Countries in Agricultural Products: Trends, Conflicts, Factors." International Trade and Trade Policy, no. 4 (January 3, 2020): 120–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.21686/2410-7395-2019-4-120-134.
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The article is devoted to the analysis of domestic and foreign trade of the Eurasian economic Union (EAEU) of agri-food products; identification and assessment of current trends, growth factors and imbalances in the light of efforts to create a unified agricultural policy of the member States of the Union. It is determined that Russia's successful implementation of the priority project «Export of agricultural products» contributed to the increase in grain exports to third countries in spite of the limited effective demand within the EAEU. The largest contribution to exports within the five countries, especially in terms of livestock products, makes Belarus with a significant negative balance of its trade in agricultural products with countries outside the Union. The free trade agreement with Vietnam stimulates export from Russia with mainly wheat, which strengthens its position as a source of agricultural raw materials without shifting the focus to products of deep processing. The relevance of the article is due to the fact that agriculture is officially recognized as a strategic industry, and food security is an integral part of the national security of the country. It is of interest to study the formation of a single agricultural market within the EAEU and the realities of foreign trade with third countries.
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Wright, Dominie. "How the misidentification of a pathogen can cause an emergency response – a real life case study of an Australian grain export incident." Microbiology Australia 33, no. 1 (2012): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma12029.
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In February 2004, a shipment of Australian wheat was rejected by an importing country that alleged the grain contained ustilospores of Tilletia indica. This allegation caused all wheat trading and shipments from Australia to be stopped. At this time, Australian wheat was worth A$4 billion and provided 14% of the world's export demand. How did this misidentification occur? And why is correct identification of pathogens so important when trading with other countries?
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Mostafiz, Md Imtiaz, Murali Sambasivan, and See Kwong Goh. "Impacts of dynamic managerial capability and international opportunity identification on firm performance." Multinational Business Review 27, no. 4 (December 9, 2019): 339–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mbr-09-2018-0061.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the antecedents and outcomes of international opportunity identification (IOI) in export-manufacturing firms. The fundamental question addressed in this research is: How does dynamic managerial capability (DMC) of entrepreneurs contribute to IOI and success of the firms? Design/methodology/approach The research model was tested through structural equation modeling among the readymade garment manufacturing firms in the least developed country, Bangladesh. A survey was conducted with a random sampling approach and responses were collected from 390 firms. Findings The salient findings are: DMC has direct and indirect impacts through IOI on financial and non-financial performance; IOI mediates the relationship between managerial social capital and non-financial performance and between managerial cognition and non-financial performance; IOI has a negative relationship with the financial performance of the firms; and scope of accelerated internationalization positively moderates the relationship between IOI and financial performance of firms. Originality/value This paper notably shows that DMC of export-manufacturing entrepreneurs leads to the identification of the right kind of opportunities, which, in turn, generate better performance. It is advantageous for this type of firm to operate a business in multiple countries.
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Bruneckiene, Jurgita, and Dovile Paltanaviciene. "Measurement of Export Competitiveness of the Baltic States by Composite Index." Engineering Economics 23, no. 1 (February 15, 2012): 50–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.23.1.1218.
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Theoretical and practical aspects of the measurement of export competitiveness are analyzed in this article. The relevance and timeliness of analysis of the concept of export competitiveness proves the fact that competition is a very important precondition, which affects the effectiveness of development of national economy under the conditions of globalization. The research of the concept of export competitiveness and the ways of improving competitiveness of national economy are especially relevant for the countries in the period of recovering from the outcomes of economic crisis of 2008 -2009. In the European Union, the worst influence of economics recession was brought on Baltic States – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia economies. One of the most important factors, which could stimulate the development of national economy, is export. Its development is especially essential for small countries, which are too small to consume all the production made by these countries. Higher export competitiveness could help the country to overcome after-effects of economic recession and stimulate the development of the total national economy. Export is often associated with competitiveness of the country at the international level. While the academic understanding of international competitiveness of the country is still forming, the factors of international competitiveness are still being identified in scientific literature, export competitiveness can be measured in different ways: by analyzing one or several factors of the country's export, creating composite indices, analyzing factors and conditions which stimulate the international trade, etc. As every method has its advantages and disadvantages, the scientists seek to find the most reliable, methodologically justified, understandable, convenient to practical use and objective method, which could be accepted generally and widely used in strategic planning on improving competitiveness of the national export and total national economy. But why the measurement of export competitiveness is so important? The answer to this question is related to the fact, that if competitiveness can not be measured, it can not be improved. As Baltic States and other countries compete directly among each other for the export markets, the identification of the current situations of export competitiveness in comparison with other competitors and its variation in the period of time will provide the information necessary for the government, business and scientist sectors, which are creating, updating, implementing and evaluating efficiency of the export improvement strategy and various means for its stimulation. This article presents the problems related to the increase of export competitiveness in the Baltic States and its measurement. The factors enhancing export development are distinguished, possibilities on application of the basic competitiveness models and methods and their application for measurement of the export competitiveness are analysed. Based on the conducted theoretical analysis, the index of measurement of the Baltic States export competitiveness was established, thus allowing to identify the main factors determining competitiveness of the Baltic States export and quantitative measure the competitiveness of the Baltic States export. The established index is empirically based when assessing competitiveness of the Baltic States export within the period of 2005 – 2010. The article ends by providing strategic proposals regarding increase in export competitiveness of Lithuania. The newly created Baltic States export competitiveness index, presented in the article, is one of the ambitions to promote the methodological background for measurement of export competitiveness and promote establishment of conditions, stimulating national enterprises to export and be competitive within international markets.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.23.1.1218
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Fedosieieva, Hanna S. "The Role of United Territorial Communities in the Development Foreign Economic Activity of Agricultural Producers." Mechanism of an Economic Regulation, no. 1 (2020): 97–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/mer.2020.87.08.
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The paper describes the mechanism of cooperation between the united territorial communities and agricultural producers. An example of the activities of a particular rural territorial community identifies the benefits of such cooperation for each participant. In particular, the most important positive results for the united territorial communities are the development of employment of the local population; development of social and rehabilitation of industrial infrastructure; an increase in the average wage; reducing the rate of migration of young people. The system of measures to be taken by the united territorial community in order to stimulate the export operations of local agricultural producers is justified. The factors that should be taken into account by agricultural producers in the process of joint development of the strategy of entering the foreign market are identified: identification of the object and the country of export; study of legislation in the field of agricultural imports of the partner country; the possibility of involving an external specialist in foreign economic activity and international certification; search for a foreign partner; calculation of economic efficiency of the planned export operation; others. The export options are presented for certain agricultural producers, taking into account their modern specialization, the possibility of diversification of activities, the volume of agricultural lands, the export price for certain types of products, promising markets, and the available competitive advantages. The focus is on the expediency of exporting niche types of agricultural products, including white beans. In addition, the emphasis is placed on the need to consolidate the provisions of mutually beneficial parity cooperation and to determine the parameters of a concrete positive effect of such cooperation for the united territorial community. Keywords: agricultural producer, export, foreign economic activity, united territorial community.
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Capobianco-Uriarte, María de las Mercedes, Juan Carlos Gázquez-Abad, Jaime De Pablo-Valenciano, and María del Pilar Casado-Belmonte. "INFLUENCE OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRY PROFILES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN TOMATO MARKET." Journal of Business Economics and Management 22, no. 3 (May 7, 2021): 823–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/jbem.2021.14468.
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The objectives of this work are to determine the profiles of the countries that make up the European tomato consuming market and to observe if the economic-financial crisis (2007/2008) has influenced them. Both Lafay’s economic indicators were applied and country profiles and subprofiles were identified through a multilevel two-stage cluster analysis. The empirical analysis covers the period from 2005 to 2016, separated into two periods, pre-crisis (2005–2010) and post-crisis (2011–2016). Most countries obtained import and export profiles that coincide in both indices, Except in Italy. Only one post-crisis profile change was detected, this being for Greece, from an importer to an exporter. As a result of the initial two-stage clustering analysis (both in the pre-crisis and post-crisis period), three clusters were obtained. At the first level of clustering, Italy is identified with a producer profile and Spain and the Netherlands with an exporter profile. At the second level of clustering of the initial larger group, two clusters were identified, Germany and the United Kingdom with an importing sub-profile, and France and Belgium with an exporting sub-profile. In the transition from the pre-crisis to the post-crisis period, Portugal changed from a producer sub-profile to an exporter sub-profile.
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Juchniewicz, Małgorzata, and Magdalena Łada. "Diversification of the competitive position of the advanced technology sector in EU." International Journal of Management and Economics 56, no. 1 (March 31, 2020): 31–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2020-0006.
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Abstract The high-technology sector has a particular importance in the development of modern national economies. It affects both the level of competitiveness and innovation. This was a prerequisite for the study to assess the competitive position of the advanced technology sector in the European Union (EU) countries. The starting point of the discussion was the definition of the concept of competitiveness, the competitive position of the advanced technology industry, and the classification of the high-tech sector. Based on the selected indicators, the competitive position and the rank of countries have been established. As for this, the indicators of the export share of the advanced technology sector in the intra-export market, the profitability of the high-tech sector, and the degree of export–import coverage were used. Based on the adopted indicators, a synthetic indicator of a competitive position has also been calculated which enabled determination of the most competitive country in the EU in reference to the industry. This enabled the identification of factors influencing the competitive position of the advanced technology sector in the EU member countries.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Export country identification"
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Gould, Richard Robert, and RichardGould@ozemail com au. "International market selection-screening technique: replacing intuition with a multidimensional framework to select a short-list of countries." RMIT University. Social Science & Planning, 2002. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20081125.145312.
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The object of this research was to develop an international market screening methodology which selects highly attractive markets, allowing for the ranges in diversity amongst organisations, countries and products. Conventional business thought is that, every two to five years, dynamic organisations which conduct business internationally should decide which additional foreign market or markets to next enter. If they are internationally inexperienced, this will be their first market; if they are experienced, it might be, say, their 100th market. How should each organisation select their next international market? One previous attempt has been made to quantitatively test which decision variables, and what weights, should be used when choosing between the 230 countries of the world. The literature indicate that a well-informed selection decision could consider over 150 variables that measure aspects of each foreign market's economic, political, legal, cultural, technical and physical environments. Additionally, attributes of the organisation have not been considered when selecting the most attractive short-list of markets. The findings presented in the dissertation are that 30 criteria accounted for 95 per cent of variance at cross-classification rates of 95 per cent. The weights of each variable, and the markets selected statistically as being the most attractive, were found to vary with the capabilities, goals and values of the organisation. This frequently means that different countries will be best for different organisations selling the same product. A
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Steenkamp, Ermie Annelies. "The identification of export opportunities for South African products with special reference to Africa / Ermie Annelies Steenkamp." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5605.
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This thesis identifies realistic export opportunities for South African products in the rest of the world and specifically in the rest of the African continent. The method chosen to achieve this goal is the Decision Support Model (DSM) developed by Cuyvers et al (1995) and Cuyvers (1997) that was specifically designed to assist export promotion institutions in planning and assessing their export promotion activities. This model is positioned into the international market selection literature and four main refinements to the DSM methodology are introduced to address the limitations of the model and to make it more applicable for the South African international trade conditions. The refined model is then applied to identify product–country combinations with the largest export potential for South Africa in the rest of the world and in the rest of the African continent specifically.
The refinements to the DSM filtering process introduced in this study contribute to the effective use and application of the DSM results by South African exporters and more focused export promotion activities by South African export promotion organisations. The four refinements include (i) running the DSM on a HS 6–digit level, (ii) introducing a method to calculate the potential export value of each identified export opportunity in order to prioritise between the product–country combinations identified as realistic export opportunities, (iii) taking the production capacity of South Africa into consideration in order to identify export opportunities that can be pursued immediately due to the country's existing revealed comparative advantage in the production and exportation of these products and (iv) developing a market accessibility index per product–country combination from a South African point of view on a HS 6–digit level in order to make filter 3.2 (barriers to trade) of the DSM applicable for South African conditions.
The results of the application of the refined DSM to identify export opportunities for South Africa in the rest of the world include the top 50 worldwide export opportunities. There are 17 countries in which the top 50 worldwide product–country combinations identified as export opportunities for South Africa are located. These include the United States, Japan, India, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Singapore, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Italy and Brazil. Mineral products (coal, copper and aviation spirit); transportation products (1500 - 3000 cc automobile engines and diesel powered trucks); stone/glass (diamonds, platinum and rhodium) and metals (aluminium, iron/steel structures, nickel) are the product classifications within the top 50 worldwide product–country combinations that hold the largest worldwide export potential for South Africa.
In terms of the product–country combinations with the highest export potential for South Africa in the rest of the African continent, there are 18 countries in which the top 50 product–country combinations for South Africa in the rest of the African continent are located. These include Nigeria, Namibia, Ghana, Morocco, Egypt, Zambia, Tunisia, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mauritius, Tanzania, Senegal, Mozambique, Algeria, Malawi and Cote d'Ivoire. The products with the highest potential export values in the top 50 product–country combinations for South Africa in Africa include mineral products (aviation spirit, iron ore, sulphur and coal) and transportation products (1500 - 3000 cc automobile engines and diesel powered trucks weighing less than 5 tons).Thesis (Ph.D. (International Trade))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Thomas, Jerold R. "The practice of local economic development : expert identification of trends and issues affecting economic development at the county level in Ohio /." The Ohio State University, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486474078049536.
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Zhou, Xiaoli. "Explore what factors can influence the product’s country of origin. Explore how country of origin influences consumer behavior and Porto wine brand. A conceptual model is proposed to clarify the COO and other variables relationships on Porto wine, representative factors: ethnocentrism, cosmopolitanism, affinity, attitude toward brand of wine, brand equity, willingness to buy, memorability, brand identification, brand affect." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/94698.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Marketing apresentada à Faculdade de EconomiaObjetivo: O principal objetivo deste estudo é explorar os fatores que afetam o país de origem do vinho do Porto. Tome Portugal, China e Brasil como exemplos para discutir como o COO influencia o comportamento do consumidor do vinho do Porto. Os resultados fornecem evidências de como os consumidores fazem o comportamento do consumidor sob o efeito país de origem.Projeto / metodologia / metodologia: o autor selecionou 10 variáveis com base na literatura de pesquisa anterior para estudar como o COO do vinho do Porto afeta o comportamento do consumidor. E estabelecer modelos de pesquisa relacionados. Neste estudo, 719 entrevistados foram testados por meio de um questionário on-line, e os dados coletados foram testados usando o software estatístico SPSS e o AMOS.Resultado: Resultados: Os resultados mostram que os fatores que têm um impacto significativo no COO do vinho do Porto incluem: Etnocentrismo, cosmopolitismo, afinidade. Ao mesmo tempo, também determinou que os fatores de influência do COO incluem: valor da marca, vontade de comprar, memorização, identificação da marca e efeito da marca.Significado prático: Pode ajudar a empresa de vinhos do Porto a entender se o cliente-alvo estabeleceu um senso de intimidade com Portugal. Ao mesmo tempo, o profissional de marketing também pode entender como o etnocentrismo brasileiro e chinês e os consumidores cosmopolitas têm um impacto no COO. Estes factores têm grande significado para a estratégia de marketing internacional do vinho do Porto. Se o impacto do COO for ignorado, poderá levar a uma estratégia com falha. Também é importante entender as necessidades e preferências dos brasileiros e chineses e como eles tratam o vinho do Porto.Criatividade / valor: nesse caso, uma análise minuciosa do impacto do COO em grupos específicos de consumidores pode permitir que os profissionais de marketing entendam melhor os consumidores.
Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to explore the factors that affect the country of origin of Port wine. Take Portugal, China and Brazil as examples to discuss how the COO influence consumer behavior of Port wine. The results provide evidence of how consumers make consumer behaviors under the country of origin effect.Design/methodology/methodology: The author selected 10 variables based on previous research literature to study how Porto wine’s COO affects consumer behavior. And establish related research models. In this study, 719 respondents were tested through an online questionnaire, and the collected data were tested using SPSS statistical software and AMOS.Result: Results: The results show that the factors that have a significant impact on Porto wine's COO include: Ethnocentrism, cosmopolitanism, affinity. At the same time, it has also determined that COO influence factors include: brand equity, willingness to buy, memorability, brand identification and brand affect.Practical significance: It can help Porto wine company to understand whether the target customer has established a sense of intimacy with Portugal. At the same time, marketer can also understand how Brazilian and Chinese ethnocentrism and cosmopolitan consumers have an impact on COO. These factors have great significance to Port wine's international marketing strategy. If the impact of COO is ignored, it may lead to a failed strategy. It is also important to understand Brazilian and Chinese people's needs and preferences and how they treat Port wine. Creativity/Value: In this case, a thorough analysis of the impact of COO on specific consumer groups can enable marketers to better understand consumers.
Books on the topic "Export country identification"
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Unger, Brigitte, Lucia Rossel, and Joras Ferwerda, eds. Combating Fiscal Fraud and Empowering Regulators. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198854722.001.0001.
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This book showcases a multidisciplinary set of work on the impact of regulatory innovation on the scale and nature of tax evasion, tax avoidance, and money laundering. We consider the international tax environment an ecosystem undergoing a period of rapid change as shocks such as the financial crisis, new business forms, scandals and novel regulatory instruments impact upon it. This ecosystem evolves as jurisdictions, taxpayers, and experts react. Our analysis focuses mainly on Europe and five new regulations: Automatic Exchange of Information, which requires that accounts held by foreigners are reported to authorities in the account holder’s country of residence; the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting initiative and Country by Country Reporting, which attempt to reduce the opportunity spaces in which corporations can limit tax payments and utilize low or no tax jurisdictions; the Legal Entity Identifier which provides a 20-digit identification code for all individual, corporate or government entities conducting financial transactions; and the Fourth and Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directives, that criminalize tax crimes and prescribe that the Ultimate Beneficial Owner of a company is registered. Working from accounting, economic, political science, and legal perspectives, the analysis in this book provides an assessment of the reforms and policy recommendations that will reinforce the international tax system. The collection also flags the dangers posed by emerging tax loopholes provided by new business models and in the form of freeports and golden passports. Our central message is that inequality can and has to be reduced substantially, and we can achieve this through an improved international tax system.
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Stock, Paul. Europe and the British Geographical Imagination, 1760-1830. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198807117.001.0001.
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Europe and the British Geographical Imagination, 1760–1830 seeks to establish what literate British people understood by the word ‘Europe’ in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It achieves this objective through detailed analysis of nearly 350 geographical reference works, textbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias. Largely neglected by historians, these materials were widely read by contemporaries and can reveal the formative ideas about Europe circulating in Britain. The book therefore traces the history of ideas in non-elite contexts; it moves away from an approach to intellectual history concerned predominantly with prominent thinkers. The opening two chapters outline the characteristics and popularity of geography books and explain how they structure geographical knowledge. The remaining chapters explore eight themes which frame how Europe is understood in British culture. A chapter each is devoted to religion; the natural environment; race and other theories of human difference; the state; borders; the identification of the ‘centre’ and ‘edges’ of Europe; commerce and empire; and ideas about the past, progress, and historical change. Each chapter shows how geographical texts use these intricate concepts to communicate and construct widely understood ideas about the European continent. Is Europe unified by shared religious heritage? Where are the edges of Europe? Is Europe primarily a commercial network or are there common political practices too? Is Britain itself a European country? By showing how these and other questions were discussed in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British culture, the book provides a thorough and much-needed historical analysis of Britain’s enduringly complex intellectual relationship with Europe.
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Baobaid, Mohammed, Lynda Ashbourne, Abdallah Badahdah, and Abir Al Jamal. Home / Publications / Pre and Post Migration Stressors and Marital Relations among Arab Refugee Families in Canada Pre and Post Migration Stressors and Marital Relations among Arab Refugee Families in Canada. 2nd ed. Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/difi_9789927137983.
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The study is funded by Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a member of Qatar Foundation, and is a collaboration between the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration of London, Ontario; University of Guelph, Ontario; and University of Calgary, Alberta, all located in Canada; and the Doha International Family Institute, Qatar. The study received research ethics approval from the University of Guelph and the University of Calgary. This study aims to assess the impact of pre- and post-migration on marital relationships and family dynamics for Arab refugee families resettled in Canada. The study also examines the role of professional service providers in supporting these Arab refugee families. The unique experiences of Arab families displaced from their countries due to war and political conflict, and the various hardships experienced during their stay in transit countries, impact their family relations and interactions within the nuclear family context and their interconnectedness with their extended families. Furthermore, these families encounter various challenges within their resettlement process that interrupt their integration. Understanding the impact of traumatic experiences within the pre-migration journey as well as the impact of post-migration stressors on recently settled Arab refugee families in Canada provides insight into the shift in spousal and family relationships. Refugee research studies that focus on the impact of pre-migration trauma and displacement, the migration journey, and post-migration settlement on family relationships are scarce. Since the majority of global refugees in recent years come from Arab regions, mainly Syria, as a result of armed conflicts, this study is focused on the unique experiences of Arab refugee families fleeing conflict zones. The Canadian role in recently resettling a large influx of Arab refugees and assisting them to successfully integrate has not been without challenges. Traumatic pre-migration experiences as a result of being subjected to and/or witnessing violence, separation from and loss of family members, and loss of property and social status coupled with experiences of hardships in transit countries have a profound impact on families and their integration. Refugees are subjected to individual and collective traumatic experiences associated with cultural or ethnic disconnection, mental health struggles, and discrimination and racism. These experiences have been shown to impact family interactions. Arab refugee families have different definitions of “family” and “home” from Eurocentric conceptualizations which are grounded in individualistic worldviews. The discrepancy between collectivism and individualism is mainly recognized by collectivist newcomers as challenges in the areas of gender norms, expectations regarding parenting and the physical discipline of children, and diverse aspects of the family’s daily life. For this study, we interviewed 30 adults, all Arab refugees (14 Syrian and 16 Iraqi – 17 males, 13 females) residing in London, Ontario, Canada for a period of time ranging from six months to seven years. The study participants were married couples with and without children. During the semi-structured interviews, the participants were asked to reflect on their family life during pre-migration – in the country of origin before and during the war and in the transit country – and post-migration in Canada. The inter - views were conducted in Arabic, audio-recorded, and transcribed. We also conducted one focus group with seven service providers from diverse sectors in London, Ontario who work with Arab refugee families. The study used the underlying principles of constructivist grounded theory methodology to guide interviewing and a thematic analysis was performed. MAXQDA software was used to facilitate coding and the identification of key themes within the transcribed interviews. We also conducted a thematic analysis of the focus group transcription. The thematic analysis of the individual interviews identified four key themes: • Gender role changes influence spousal relationships; • Traumatic experiences bring suffering and resilience to family well-being; • Levels of marital conflict are higher following post-migration settlement; • Post-migration experiences challenge family values. The outcome of the thematic analysis of the service provider focus group identified three key themes: • The complex needs of newly arrived Arab refugee families; • Gaps in the services available to Arab refugee families; • Key aspects of training for cultural competencies. The key themes from the individual interviews demonstrate: (i) the dramatic sociocul - tural changes associated with migration that particularly emphasize different gender norms; (ii) the impact of trauma and the refugee experience itself on family relation - ships and personal well-being; (iii) the unique and complex aspects of the family journey; and (iv) how valued aspects of cultural and religious values and traditions are linked in complex ways for these Arab refugee families. These outcomes are consist - ent with previous studies. The study finds that women were strongly involved in supporting their spouses in every aspect of family life and tried to maintain their spouses’ tolerance towards stressors. The struggles of husbands to fulfill their roles as the providers and protec - tors throughout the migratory journey were evident. Some parents experienced role shifts that they understood to be due to the unstable conditions in which they were living but these changes were considered to be temporary. Despite the diversity of refugee family experiences, they shared some commonalities in how they experi - enced changes that were frightening for families, as well as some that enhanced safety and stability. These latter changes related to safety were welcomed by these fami - lies. Some of these families reported that they sought professional help, while others dealt with changes by becoming more distant in their marital relationship. The risk of violence increased as the result of trauma, integration stressors, and escalation in marital issues. These outcomes illustrate the importance of taking into consideration the complexity of the integration process in light of post-trauma and post-migration changes and the timespan each family needs to adjust and integrate. Moreover, these families expressed hope for a better future for their children and stated that they were willing to accept change for the sake of their children as well. At the same time, these parents voiced the significance of preserving their cultural and religious values and beliefs. The service providers identified gaps in service provision to refugee families in some key areas. These included the unpreparedness of professionals and insufficiency of the resources available for newcomer families from all levels of government. This was particularly relevant in the context of meeting the needs of the large influx of Syrian refugees who were resettled in Canada within the period of November 2015 to January 2017. Furthermore, language skills and addressing trauma needs were found to require more than one year to address. The service providers identified that a longer time span of government assistance for these families was necessary. In terms of training, the service providers pinpointed the value of learning more about culturally appropriate interventions and receiving professional development to enhance their work with refugee families. In light of these findings, we recommend an increased use of culturally integrative interventions and programs to provide both formal and informal support for families within their communities. Furthermore, future research that examines the impact of culturally-based training, cultural brokers, and various culturally integrative practices will contribute to understanding best practices. These findings with regard to refugee family relationships and experiences are exploratory in their nature and support future research that extends understanding in the area of spousal relationships, inter - generational stressors during adolescence, and parenting/gender role changes.
Book chapters on the topic "Export country identification"
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Koroļeva, Ilze. "The Complex Identities of Latvians Abroad: What Shapes a Migrant’s Sense of Belonging?" In IMISCOE Research Series, 69–95. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12092-4_4.
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Abstract Building on the data from The Emigrant Communities of Latvia survey, this chapter aims to reveal and describe the complex nature of the sense of geographic and social belonging of those who became emigrants. It will explore the factors affecting the maintenance of their identity and consider transformation processes among migrants. The starting point of this chapter is the assumption that the ‘sense of belonging’ is affected by a variety of different objective and subjective factors, and that identity is multi-faceted. Instead of facing a trade-off between feeling close to the home country or host country, or developing a supranational identity, different combinations of types of a ‘sense of belonging’ can be distinguished among Latvian migrants. Using cluster analysis, the author distinguishes four separate groups of emigrants based on their attitudes and self-identification. Among the findings is that most respondents feel closer to Latvia than their host country. However, people who left Latvia during the years of the Great Recession and its aftermath, and who left for economic reasons, are the most alienated from their home country. Among the factors important in shaping this sense of belonging are subjective life satisfaction and having friends and family back at home.
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Pötzschke, Steffen, and Michael Braun. "Social transnationalism and supranational identifications." In Everyday Europe, 115–36. Policy Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447334200.003.0005.
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This chapter focuses on the degree to which the surveyed national and migrant populations identify with different entities, such as their country of residence, the European Union, or the world as a whole. The comparative analysis shows differences in the transnationalism-identification nexus between nationals in the different countries, between nationals and migrants in the same country and, between migrants in different countries. Overall, the nexus is found to be weaker than expected. We also explore the distinction between Europe-centred supranational identification and a more broadly defined understanding of cosmopolitanism. Evidence reveals that European identification is not a variation of cosmopolitanism, but rather a distinct phenomenon in its own right, which is also more evident in some national contexts.
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Reilly, James. "Learning China’s History Lessons." In Orchestration, 19–36. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197526347.003.0002.
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This chapter draws upon extensive Chinese-language scholarship to explain how China’s experience as a target and practitioner of economic statecraft forged a distinctive strategic culture regarding economic statecraft. Chinese experts and policymakers express confidence that economic resources can be deployed for both strategic leverage and reassurance, faith that economic statecraft can be deployed in ways that advantage both China and the recipient country, and a belief that the Party-state can and should mobilize commercial actors to advance Beijing’s foreign policy goals. They justify China’s ambitious approach by skepticism toward Western claims of morality, identification of China as a developing country, and faith in the overriding benefits of economic growth. The chapter concludes by describing how this collective belief system influences experts’ views on policy challenges and their proposed solutions.
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Ziadi, Jameleddine, and Abderrazzak Ben Salah. "Electronic Commerce Reality in Tunisia." In Emerging Markets and E-Commerce in Developing Economies, 319–30. IGI Global, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-100-1.ch015.
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This chapter has as an aim the identification of the present reality of the e-commerce activity in Tunisia and the challenges its faces. After giving an overview on the e-commerce birth in the country, it focuses on two distinct experiences: First, the e-commerce transactions via the Tunisian Post Office (known as the ONP) and secondly the e-commerce operations via the Banking Association (known as the SMT). While exploring the general scheme of the two different techniques notably concerning the relation with the merchants’ commercial Websites (CWS), it gives statistics related to the evolution of transactions in this field. We depart from that point to discuss the general situation of the Tunisian e-commerce activity, to explore the problems it faces and to give potential solutions for its real expansion and development in the country. In this regard, we believe that the spread of use of bank cards and other forms of electronic payments would make citizens used to those forms and would constitute therefore the real takeoff point of the e-commerce activity.
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Torres, María Dolores, Aurora Torres Soto, Carlos Alberto Ochoa Ortiz Zezzatti, Eunice E. Ponce de León Sentí, Elva Díaz Díaz, Cristina Juárez Landín, and César Eduardo Velázquez Amador. "Hybrid Algorithm Applied to the Identification of Risk Factors on the Health of Newly Born in Mexico." In Logistics Management and Optimization through Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, 83–112. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0297-7.ch004.
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This chapter presents the implementation of a Genetic Algorithm into a framework for machine learning that deals with the problem of identifying the factors that impact the health state of newborns in Mexico. Experimental results show a percentage of correct clustering for unsupervised learning of 89%, a real life training matrix of 46 variables, was reduced to only 25 that represent 54% of its original size. Moreover execution time is about one and a half minutes. Each risk factor (of neonatal health) found by the algorithm was validated by medical experts. The contribution to the medical field is invaluable, since the cost of monitoring these features is minimal and it can reduce neonatal mortality in our country.
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Adnan, Kiran, Farhan Bashir Shaikh, Rabia Afzaal, Adnan Bin Amanat Ali, and Vasaki Ponnusamy. "Identification of Facilitators and Barriers of ICT Usage in the Education Sector of Pakistan." In ICT Solutions for Improving Smart Communities in Asia, 27–53. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7114-9.ch002.
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Information and communication technology (ICT) integration in the education sector plays an important role in the socio-economic growth of any country. The developing countries are facing hindrances in effective implementation of ICT in the education sector. Pakistan is one of the developing countries of Asia and facing challenges in ICT integration in the education sector. This study aims to identify the challenges being faced in the implementation of ICT in the education sector of Pakistan at all levels of education. The second objective of this study is to explore the best practices to overcome the identified challenges. The PRISMA statement has been used to achieve the objectives of the study. The qualitative synthesis and descriptive analysis are used to demonstrate the findings of this systematic literature review. The findings of this study highlight the need to improve the ICT infrastructure to facilitate students with digital online resources, economical solutions, technical facilities, and self-efficacy.
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Haroutounian, Joanne. "The Quest." In Kindling the Spark. Oxford University Press, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195129489.003.0016.
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A point has been reached in this discussion of musical talent and its identification where some concrete questions must be answered. We have examined perspectives of talent across fields and synthesized a simple set of musical talent criteria. Will teachers and musicians agree that these criteria are valid indicators of talent in students they teach on a daily basis? What must be added to define this criteria further? We recognize the need to identify talented students in music; however, we have yet to find an effective procedure to carry out this identification. What is the best way to unveil potential as well as demonstrated talent in a variety of school settings? The research discussed in this chapter sought to answer these pressing questions. This personal quest began with an analysis of data from the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC G/T) at the University of Virginia, augmented by data from different specialized schools. This analysis provided a look at the status quo of what criteria and procedures were currently being used in schools across the country. A survey containing criteria and procedures drawn from this analysis was sent to musicians, teachers, researchers, and specialists across the music and gifted fields in over 15 states. My goal was to see which criteria were deemed “absolutely essential” by people who work with talented music students. In addition, what procedures are currently being used and what types of activities will effectively reveal musical talent? The survey also sought opinions about what performance criteria were important to consider on assessment forms. Quantitative results created a list of criteria and procedures that showed their degree of importance according to the mean of the survey rating scales. Numbers on paper provide quantitative results. However, discussions with experts across the music and gifted fields could allow clarification of ideas, substantive qualitative input, and brainstorming of possible procedures for identification that all seem invaluable for answering questions concerning musical talent. Therefore, this research concluded with a set of interviews of experts across the music and gifted fields of education, research, performance, and psychology to gather this vital information.
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Tan, Jethro, Yingmin Wang, and Danielle Gomes. "Building National Resilience in the Digital Era of Violent Extremism." In Cyber Warfare and Terrorism, 1322–42. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2466-4.ch078.
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The threat of violent extremism in the Internet age has undoubtedly become one important focus of research, policy, and government bodies all over the world. Understandably, many resources have been invested into counter violent extremism efforts, such as the identification of possible radicalised individuals, and understanding the psychology behind violent extremism. These methods adopt a resistance stance and attempt to prevent violent extremism. However, this chapter argues that resilience is equally, if not more important given the unpredictable nature of violent extremism. The first part examines ‘systems' within a nation such as critical infrastructure and how concepts such as ‘resilient-by-design' can be incorporated to ensure continuity in times of attacks. The second part will explore ‘person' factors of crisis communication, cohesion, and social capital, and how these factors can afford a cohesive society that can overcome the cracks in social order and harmony often caused by violent extremism.
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Timm, Robert M., and Richard K. LaVal. "Mammals." In Monteverde. Oxford University Press, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195095609.003.0013.
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Costa Rica is one of the most biotically diverse countries on earth, with 4% of known terrestrial plant and animal species in only 0.04% of the world’s land surface. The country’s mammal fauna is equally diverse, with more than 207 species (4.8% of the world’s 4629 species) in an area of 51,022 km2. The majority of the world’s mammal species and Monteverde’s fauna are small (< 0.5 kg), nocturnal, and secretive. We know considerably less about most neotropical mammals and other vertebrates than we do about birds, which are more easily observed and communicate with sounds audible to humans. Although certain species of mammals have been studied in Costa Rica (Janzen 1983a, Timm 1994, Vaughan and Rodríguez 1994), and Monteverde is one of the best-known regions of the country biologically, there has been little work on the ecology, distribution, abundance, altitudinal zonation, systematic relationships, and biogeography of most mammals. Deforestation and other human disturbances have had a significant impact on the native mammals of the region; knowledge of Monteverde’s mammals is vital to understand how habitat changes affect tropical montane mammals. In this chapter, we provide an overview of the mammal fauna of the Monteverde area. We discuss the biology and abundance of some of the area’s species, document how these are changing, and explore conservation issues. Most of the research on mammals at Monteverde has centered on bats or rodents, the two most diverse groups. Much of our knowledge of other species consists of isolated observations. We augment published reports with unpublished observations made by ourselves and colleagues. We also examined most of the Monteverde mammal specimens in museum collections to verify species identifications and to understand better their systematics, ecology, and distribution. We integrate this information into a list of the mammals that occur in the region, document their occurrence in each life zone, and estimate their overall abundance.
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Kaur, Jasneet, and Suresh Ray. "Identification and Management of High Risk Complications during Postnatal Period by Ground Level Workers." In Midwifery [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97533.
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What to expect after the child birth. A healthy newborn is considered as priority, but postnatal care counts too. It is not always that story ended up with safe child birth; mother is still at high risk if not taken care after birth. Antenatal and intra natal period are the hardest part of a life span of a pregnant women. Mandatory Antenatal visits and maternal and child health services provided by the government with hand holding national programs and schemes have converted this tough path into smooth platform. Similarly postnatal period is equally important in the life of a new mother. The transition has already been set up by creating fourth stage of pregnancy instead of traditional three stages. Several studies have observed complications in postnatal period especially Primary PPH but very minimal studies had concentrated on Secondary PPH. Over and above there are no significant and standardized guidelines made available for the health workers to define the set limits of blood loss and management of secondary PPH. The condition becomes more critical when severe secondary PPH came for the hospitalization when the exact cause and associated factors remains often unknown. Also many postpartum infections emerge 24 hours after the delivery and discharge from hospital. Consequently, in the lack of proper knowledge and skills regarding identification of postnatal complications like secondary PPH and Puerperal infection, many cases go undiagnosed and unreported. This chapter will deals with the skills of the ground level workers required to identify and manage selected high risk complications in postnatal period.
Conference papers on the topic "Export country identification"
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Smith, Brian L. "Identification and Prioritization of Generic Nuclear Safety Problems Requiring CFD Analysis." In 17th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icone17-75482.
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Within the framework of the activities and responsibilities of the OECD/NEA/WGAMA group, a modest PIRT-type exercise was initiated to identify and prioritize country-specific safety issues for which it was considered that analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) could bring real benefits in regard to improved safety. Conventional PIRT procedures were followed as far as possible: the problem scope and objectives of the exercise were first defined, and then a panel of experts was assembled to identify and prioritize the safety items of specific concern to the country represented. Collating the information received, it was possible to identify those safety issues which were clearly country-specific in origin, and those which were of generic interest for which a common approach to benchmarking would be justified. Separate lists were compiled for single-phase and multi-phase phenomena. The paper summarizes the procedures undertaken, lists and prioritizes the safety topics identified in the study, and presents the final ranking in terms of generic importance. Also described are perspectives for a first follow-up activity: the promotion of a new validation benchmark activity based on the problem of high-cycle thermal fatigue in mixing tees.
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Rouwenhorst, Driek, Jakob Hermann, and Wolfgang Polifke. "Online Monitoring of Thermoacoustic Eigenmodes in Annular Combustion Systems Based on a State Space Model." In ASME Turbo Expo 2016: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2016-56671.
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Thermoacoustic instabilities have the potential to restrict the operability window of annular combustion systems, primarily as a result of azimuthal modes. Azimuthal acoustic modes are composed of counter-rotating wave pairs, which form traveling modes, standing modes, or combinations thereof. In this work, a monitoring strategy is proposed for annular combustors that accounts for azimuthal mode shapes. Output-only modal identification has been adapted to retrieve azimuthal eigenmodes from surrogate data, resembling acoustic measurements on an industrial gas turbine. Online monitoring of decay rate estimates can serve as a thermoacoustic stability margin, while the recovered mode shapes contain information that can be useful for control strategies. A low-order thermoacoustic model is described, requiring multiple sensors around the circumference of the combustor annulus to assess the dynamics. This model leads to a second order state space representation with stochastic forcing, which is used as the model structure for the identification process. Four different identification approaches are evaluated under different assumptions, concerning noise characteristics and preprocessing of the signals. Additionally, recursive algorithms for online parameter identification are tested.
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Smith, Warren N. "Reprocurement Considerations for an Existing Municipally Owned Refuse-to-Energy Plant: Pinellas County, Florida." In 13th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/nawtec13-3159.
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On May 7, 2007, the operating agreement for the Pinellas County mass-burn resource recovery facility will expire. This contract, originally negotiated in the late 1970’s is one of the first in the United States for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a municipally owned refuse-to-energy facility, and thus is one of the first to expire. In late 2003, Pinellas County began the process to reprocure an operator for its resource recovery facility under the terms of a new long-term agreement. This paper discusses planning processes and reprocurement activities to date, including hiring a reprocurement consulting engineer; formation of the project team (Project Working Group and Project Oversight Committee); development of the project schedule; and, identification of the reprocurement approach (informal meetings with vendors, Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals). The paper also addresses certain technical and contractual issues associated with contracting a 24-year old refuse-to-energy facility. Technical items considered are a modified approach to ash processing and metals recovery; whether or not to continue the WESPhix® ash treatment process; and the need for various capital improvements. Contractual matters include such items as ownership of spare parts; availability of operating documents and record drawings; transfer of proprietary licenses; and consideration of a transition agreement. Pinellas County’s reprocurement is being designed with the primary goal of developing a process that is fair, open and competitive; and one that provides a level playing field for all interested proposers. The paper draws comparisons between the reprocurement methods and processes considered, with conclusions about why the final reprocurement approach was selected.
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Lengani, Davide, Berardo Paradiso, Andreas Marn, and Emil Go¨ttlich. "Identification of Spinning Mode in the Unsteady Flow Field of a LP Turbine." In ASME 2011 Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2011-46226.
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This paper presents an experimental investigation of the vane-blade unsteady interaction in an unshrouded LP turbine research rig with uneven blade/vane count (72 blades and 96 vanes). The rig was designed in cooperation with MTU Aero Engines and considerable efforts were put on the adjustment of all relevant model parameters. In particular blade count ratio, airfoil aspect ratio, reduced massflow, reduced speed, Mach and Reynolds numbers were chosen to reproduce the full scale LP turbine at take off condition. Measurements by means of a fast-response pressure probe were performed adopting a phase-locked acquisition technique in order to provide the time resolved flow field downstream of the turbine rotor. The probe has been fully traversed both in circumferential and radial traverses. The rotor exit is characterized by strong perturbations due to the tip leakage vortex and the rotor blade wake. Circumferential non uniformities due to the upstream vane wake and to the downstream exit guide vane potential effects are also identified. Furthermore in the present configuration with an uneven blade/vane count the non-uniformities due to the stator and rotor row are misaligned along the whole turbine circumference and create a spinning mode that rotates in direction opposite to the rotor at a high frequency. The aeroacoustic theory is employed to explain such further unsteady pattern. The variations of the exit flow angle within a cycle of such pattern are not negligible and almost comparable to the ones within the blade passing period.
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SKVARCIANY, Viktorija, and Kristina ASTIKĖ. "THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL ECONOMICS CONCEPT." In International Scientific Conference „Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering". Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/cibmee.2021.626.
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Abstract. Purpose – the aim of the article is to present the concept of cultural economics upon analysing the scientific literature and to single out the factors that influence the development of cultural economics. Research methodology – analysis and synthesis of scientific literature. The articles published in CA WoS were analysed in order to extract high-quality information on the topic of cultural economics. Findings – after analysis of the scientific literature, the factors of cultural economics have been determined. They are as follows: creativity; new technologies; consumer society; public authorities; artistic forms; media, information, digitisation; local cultural identity; public sector approach to culture; theatre, cinema, museums, crafts; media, social networks; the needs for a consumer society and culture; public sector funding for culture. Research limitations – the main limitation of the current research is that the factors of cultural economics are distinguished from the scientific literature. For more precise identification, the experts should be interviewed as well. Practical implications – the distinguished factors could be used for measurement of the level of a country’s cultural economics level. Originality/Value – the article summarises
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Kendall-Torry, Christofer, and Florian Danner. "Investigations on Direct and Hybrid Sound Predictions." In ASME Turbo Expo 2016: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2016-57612.
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As a result of dissipative and dispersive properties of numerical methods the accuracy of direct noise prediction degrades with increasing distance from the source. Hybrid approaches are hence applied to predict the acoustic farfield, which rely on an integration of disturbance quantities extracted from the nearfield flow solutions. In order to elaborate the influence of the integration limits on sound prediction, different approaches of the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings method are systematically applied to an advanced counter rotating propfan configuration within the present study. The solutions of various permeable and impermeable integration surfaces are analysed with respect to nearfield sound radiation and compared against direct sound predictions from the compressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes solutions which likewise serve as input for the extrapolation routine. Due to the flexibility of the routine, source terms and zones can be selectively excluded from the surface integration, allowing a systematic identification of the origin of dissimilar sound prediction. Subsequent farfield analyses are used to conclude on the propagation and persistency of differences identified in the nearfield predictions.
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Hattori, Hiroaki. "Study on Mistuning Identification of Vehicle Turbocharger Turbine BLISK." In ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2014-27217.
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Blade vibration is one of the most critical items to be solved in turbocharger design. Turbocharger has much broader operating range than other turbo machinery and some unavoidable resonance may remain in operating range. In such a critical situation, predicting resonant vibration level is desirable for evaluating criticality. Additionally, knowing what amount of margin should be taken for the predicted nominal vibratory stress (known as “Magnification Factor”) is also important for the structural design. Blade to blade vibration response have significant scatter in real rotor. This kind of phenomena is called as “mistuned bladed disk effect” and discussed by many researchers in aero-engine field. Some research studies have appeared also in the automotive turbocharger field but its feature is not well understood especially on the item of mistuning identification and the cause of mistuning. Considering above situation, studies on mistuned vibration were performed for turbine BLISK of automotive turbocharger. Three type of mistuning (frequency mistuning, geometric mistuning, and mistuning of macroscopic property of directionally solidified material) were assumed and these effect on above items (mistuning identification and the cause of mistuning) were investigated. This paper consists of three parts. At first, frequency mistune model and geometry mistune models were prepared. To build a frequency mistuning model, FMMID proposed by Feiner and Griffin [6] is applied. After the basic function test by virtual BLISK model with known mistuning, FMMID was applied to the actual BLISK. Natural frequency mistuning of each blade was identified by FMMID based on the modal measurement result. Obtained frequency mistuning is reflected to the (geometry tuned) FE model by changing the Young’s modulus of each blade in corresponding rate. The 3D measurement was also performed to the same BLISK and dimensional information from this measurement was reflected to the geometrically mistuned (material property tuned) FE model. In the next step, vibration analysis (eigenvalue and frequency response) was performed and these results were compared to the measurement result. Vibration measurement in operating condition was performed at the resonant point of mode3 and nozzle count excitation frequency by utilizing the NSMS (Non-intrusive stress measurement system). Analytical result of the frequency mistuning model shows a good agreement with the experimental, while the analytical results of the geometrically mistuned model did not match to the experimental result. At the last part, cause of discrepancy between the analytical result of the geometry mistuning model and the measured result was investigated from the view point of the effect of the anisotropy of elastic constants on the vibration characteristics of the DS (Directionally Solidified) blades.
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Zaraket, Toufic, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, Stephanie Minel, and Emilie Chapotot. "An Experimental Approach to Assess the Disparities in the Usage Trends of Domestic Electric Lighting." In ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2012-70835.
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In a country like France, electricity consumption devoted to domestic lighting represents nearly a fifth of the total energy consumption of a building. The use of electric lighting is influenced by several factors such as the building’s structural characteristics, the activities of its occupants, the lighting equipments, and the level of natural light. Designers do take into account, in their energy models, the influence of occupants on the building’s overall energy consumption. However, these models still have some drawbacks regarding the comprehension of real “occupants’ energy behaviors” which play an important role in the discrepancies between predicted and real energy consumptions. The behavioral factors behind occupants’ usage trends of energy are still not thoroughly explored. Therefore, it is assumed that a better comprehension of these behaviors and consumption mechanisms could lead to the identification of technical solutions and energy saving potentials, thus resulting in a more robust building design. The present paper aims to provide an insight into domestic lighting usages. The main objective is to explore the key factors (socio-demographic, economic, technical and behavioral) responsible for the disparities in lighting consumption between one household and another. For this purpose, an experiment is performed concurrently to the proposal of a lighting usage model. A micro level investigation protocol is elaborated and used to conduct in-depth studies on the usage patterns of electric lighting. The survey is conducted on a sample of 8 French households. The methodology for constructing the experimental protocol, its deployment, as well as the results obtained and their analysis are presented in this paper. The need for further qualitative and quantitative studies to better understand the usage trends of electric lighting is discussed.
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Johnson, Kristyn B., Donald H. Ferguson, Robert S. Tempke, and Andrew C. Nix. "Application of a Convolutional Neural Network for Wave Mode Identification in a Rotating Detonation Combustor Using High-Speed Imaging." In ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2020-15676.
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Abstract Utilizing a neural network, individual down-axis images of combustion waves in a Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) can be classified according to the number of detonation waves present and their directional behavior. While the ability to identify the number of waves present within individual images might be intuitive, the further classification of wave rotational direction is a result of the detonation wave’s profile, which suggests its angular direction of movement. The application of deep learning is highly adaptive and therefore can be trained for a variety of image collection methods across RDE study platforms. In this study, a supervised approach is employed where a series of manually classified images is provided to a neural network for the purpose of optimizing the classification performance of the network. These images, referred to as the training set, are individually labeled as one of ten modes present in an experimental RDE. Possible classifications include deflagration, clockwise and counterclockwise variants of co-rotational detonation waves with quantities ranging from one to three waves, as well as single, double and triple counter-rotating detonation waves. After training the network, a second set of manually classified images, referred to as the validation set, is used to evaluate the performance of the model. The ability to predict the detonation wave mode in a single image using a trained neural network substantially reduces computational complexity by circumnavigating the need to evaluate the temporal behavior of individual pixels throughout time. Results suggest that while image quality is critical, it is possible to accurately identify the modal behavior of the detonation wave based on only a single image rather than a sequence of images or signal processing. Successful identification of wave behavior using image classification serves as a stepping stone for further machine learning integration in RDE research and comprehensive real-time diagnostics.
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Simoni, D., V. Yepmo, P. Zunino, M. Ubaldi, D. Lengani, and F. Bertini. "Turbine Cascade Profile Loss Sensitivity to Incoming Wake Parameters: Effects of Reduced Frequency, Wake Momentum Defect and Axial Gap." In ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2019-91226.
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Abstract In the present work the profile losses of a highly loaded low pressure turbine cascade, operating under realistic unsteady conditions, have been measured for different incoming wake parameters. A moving bar system has been used for wake generation, allowing the variation of bar diameter, bar count and axial gap between the bars and the cascade leading edge. The overall test matrix spans three different bar diameters, three different reduced frequencies and two axial gaps, for a total of 18 different conditions tested. For each of them, the time-dependent cascade inflow has been characterized by means of phase-locked hot-wire measurements in order to determine the effects of the wake parameter modification on the turbulence intensity peak and on the incoming wake momentum deficit, that are well known to affect the generation of losses in the downstream cascade. The procedure recently developed by the authors based on the simultaneous acquisition of the signals of two kiel probes, located upstream and downstream of the cascade, has been used to accurately quantify the profile losses for each condition, identifying the contribution due to the wake bowing, tilting and dilation process into the cascade channel and that due to the wake-boundary layer interaction. Additionally, Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) has been applied to the ensemble data matrix constructed from the loss coefficient distributions in the pitchwise direction, measured for the different conditions, with the aim of highlighting the loss trend vs the design space parameter variation. The POD modes obtained from the cross-correlation matrix provide a direct information on the flow region where losses are prevalently produced, while the corresponding POD coefficients give the weight of each parameter in the loss generation. The paper shows the potentiality of this procedure in providing a rapid identification of the main causes of losses, and the dominant parameter affecting the process of loss generation.