27 research outputs found
Path dependence in energy systems and economic development
Energy systems are subject to strong and long-lived path dependence, owing to technological, infrastructural, institutional and behavioural lock-ins. Yet, with the prospect of providing accessible cheap energy to stimulate economic development and reduce poverty, governments often invest in large engineering projects and subsidy policies. Here, I argue that while these may achieve their objectives, they risk locking their economies onto energy-intensive pathways. Thus, particularly when economies are industrializing, and their energy systems are being transformed and are not yet fully locked-in, policymakers should take care before directing their economies onto energy-intensive pathways that are likely to be detrimental to their long-run prosperity
Influence of Respiratory Spacer Devices on Aerodynamic Particle Size Distribution and Fine Particle Mass of Beclomethasone from Metered-Dose Inhalers
Estimate of incidence and cost of recreational waterborne illness on United States surface waters
Humanitarian intervention - what's in a name?
Why has the term humanitarian intervention experienced such a meteoric rise into the core of academic as well as public political discourse? An investigation of classical theory shows that the use of force to help citizens of other states has been regularly contemplated and practiced in the past. The concept of humanitarian intervention therefore does not describe new policies; instead it serves to hide the political nature of these policies today and functions as a ‘doctrinal advance guard’ for a new international order. It is the political conjuncture that requires a new name for old policies and its radical political content that explains the timing, speed and impact of this ter
Sequestration of PRMT1 and Nd1-L mRNA into ALS-linked FUS mutant R521C-positive aggregates contributes to neurite degeneration upon oxidative stress
Localization of erythrocyte/HepG2-type glucose transporter (GLUT1) in human placental villi
Implant Infection After Augmentation Mammaplasty: A Review of the Literature and Report of a Multidrug-Resistant Candida albicans Infection
Biodegradable functional biomaterials exploiting substituted trimethylene carbonates and organocatalytic transesterification
Strategies for improving immunization rates among hard-to-reach populations
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/55425/1/vlahov_strategies for improving influenza vaccination_2007.pd