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Comparative Advantage in Disaster Response
This paper introduces a framework for a systematic analysis of the comparative advantages of various types of emergency responders. Our hypothesis is that one can define and then test comparative advantages across categories of actors and that a policy-making framework can help prepare better disaster responses in the future. We present an analytic framework that categorizes NGOs, governments, militaries and private responders at various levels. This initial theoretical framework provides a structure to begin to analyze comparative advantage. It suggests that there might be better combinations and sequences of responders in given situations. With the basic theory set forth, the framework is tested against data from two cases: 1) the disaster response following the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka and 2) the response in Honduras after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Ultimately, this work is intended to inspire other researchers interested in questions of disaster response to employ this methodology to develop and publish cases as well, creating a body of analysis that could then be further refined into policy recommendations to improve humanitarian emergency efforts.This publication is Hauser Center Working Paper No. 38. The Hauser Center Working Paper Series was launched during the summer of 2000. The Series enables the Hauser Center to share with a broad audience important works-in-progress written by Hauser Center scholars and researchers
A Modified Bipolar Translinear Cell with Improved Linear Range and Its Applications
This paper presents a technique to extend the linear input voltage range of a sinh mixed translinear cell proposed by Fabre [1]. This technique extends the linear operation range of the circuit by inserting common-anode-connected pairs into the mixed translinear cell. Then the relationship between the output current and the input voltage is developed to be linear. The transconductance gain can be adjusted electronically while keeping its linearity. The performance of the proposed circuit is verified by mathematical analysis and by SPICE simulations. Finally, applications of the proposed cell in a floating resistor and a CCCII for designing an instrumentation amplifier are presented
Development of high energy density primary batteries Fourth quarterly report, 22 Mar. - 21 Jun. 1966
High energy density primary batteries for space flight applications - electrolyte systems, cell systems, and positive electrode constructio
Development of high energy density primary batteries First quarterly report, 22 Jun. - 21 Oct. 1965
Electrode and electrolyte studies for lithium- copper fluoride batterie
Data on geochemical and hydraulic properties of a characteristic confined/unconfined aquifer system of the younger Pleistocene in northeast Germany
The paper presents a database of hydrochemical and hydraulic groundwater
measurements of a younger Pleistocene multilayered, unconfined/confined
aquifer system in NE Germany. The Institute of Landscape Hydrology of the
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) operates seven
groundwater monitoring wells in the Quillow catchment located in the Uckermark
region (federal state of Brandenburg, Germany). From July 2000 to March 2014,
water samples were collected periodically on different days of the year and at
depths between 3 and 5 m (shallow wells) and 16 and 24 m (deeper wells) below
the surface. The parameters pH value, redox potential, electric conductivity,
water temperature, oxygen content, spectral absorption coefficient and
concentration of hydrogen carbonate, ammonium, phosphate, chloride, bromide,
nitrite, sulfate, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcite, dissolved organic
carbon, iron(II) and manganese were determined for each sample
(doi:10.4228/ZALF.2000.266). The measurements, taken over a period of 14
years, include a high variation of hydraulic situations represented by a
corresponding database of 19 000 recorded groundwater heads. The hydraulic
head was measured between 2000 and 201
Gender, place, and cultural memory: intersections of American national identity and the art of Hopi-Choctaw Linda Lomahaftewa
M.A. in Art History, University of Oklahoma, 2014.Includes bibliographical references.Overlooked in the mainstream of so-called American Art, the work of Hopi-Choctaw Linda Lomahaftewa embodies significant aspects of United States history. Despite a prolific oeuvre centered in a place-based aesthetic that recalls cultural memories from an "indigenous feminine" perspective, and a narrative that connects with significant people and moments from history, little scholarly attention has been paid to this remarkable woman. Further, there remains an absence of recognition for Lomahaftewa's art in major American Art museums. In this thesis, I suggest that Lomahaftewa's absence from these institutions of embodied knowledges speaks to a specific agenda - and subsequent hegemonic system - begun at contact by the western patriarchy. By looking at her life and work through the lens of feminist theory, I resist normative assumptions of aesthetics when I argue for the presence of Lomahaftewa's art in the mainstream American Art museum
Методические указания к самостоятельному изучению курса "Университетское образование" студентами-иностранцами
Методические указания разработаны в соответствии с программой учебного курса "Университетское образование" и составлена в соответствии с образовательной программой подготовительного отделения факультета международного образования, которая занимает важное место в системе подготовки кадров высших учебных заведений Украины. Методические указания рассчитаны на иностранных студентов подготовительного отделения ЗВО III-IV уровней аккредитации и содержат общие сведения об учебном курсе, тематический план и структуру курса, требования к уровню компетентности студентов, рекомендованную литературу по темам курса, темы практических занятий, образцы вопросов к тестовому и итоговому контролям, систему оценивания учебных достижений студентов
Writing Reviews as a Way of Mentoring Fellow Authors
The Fall 2006 conference provided an opportunity to explore service to MWERA. In this article Merz and Batagiannis reflect on and extend how reviewers can serve the Mid-Western Educational Research Journal
Who pays the taxes?
The European Union is legally entitled to the revenue from (1) agricultural and sugar levies, (2) customs duties, (3) a 1 percent rate on each Member States' value added tax base, and (4) a resource on the basis of GNP. Currently, the Union is actively involved in the search for a fifth own revenue source. Therefore, the European Commission (DG XIX) has invited the authors to trace 'who pays the taxes'. As requested, our report gives a general account of methods to investigate impacts of taxation. More specifically, we have estimated the incidence of national tax systems (Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom), and the incidence of present own resources and prospective new (tax) resources of the European Union. Up till now, such information was not (readily) available.tax incidence in the European Union, prospective new EU tax resources
The distribution of effective tax burdens in four EU countries
National policymakers are increasingly aware that their tax policy options are constrained by international tax competition. Important features of national tax systems - notably the tax mix, tax rates and rules which define the tax base - will influence decisions of firms and individuals regarding the location and (re)structuring of economic activities. The aim of the present paper is twofold: Firstly, we detail the tax mix of four member states of the European Union (Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom). Secondly, the paper aims to trace the distribution of the tax burden over rich and poor households in these four countries. Although tax mix and tax rates differ considerably among the four countries included in the study, the distribution of tax burdens proves to be amazingly similar.Distribution of tax burden, European Union; tax mix of Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom
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