Employment Retention and Advancement Project: Results from the Post-Assistance Self-Sufficiency (PASS) Program in Riverside, California

A random assignment evaluation of a voluntary postemployment program for workers who recently left welfare shows participants had increased employment and earnings during the first two years of follow-up

Strategies to Help Low-Wage Workers Advance: Implementation and Early Impacts of the Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) Demonstration

Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) is an innovative strategy to help low-wage workers increase their incomes by stabilizing employment, improving skills, increasing earnings, and easing access to work supports. In its first year, WASC connected more workers to food stamps and publicly funded health care coverage and, in one site, substantially increased training activities

Everyday Spatial Practices in Eastleigh, Nairobi : A Case Study of Micro-segregation and Gentrification

Abstract This thesis explores the everyday spatial practices in the gentrified and micro-segregated Eastleigh, Nairobi. Gentrification is one of the most important aspects of urban studies, as well as social geography contributing to significant socioeconomic changes in many metropolitan cities in the world. Although the emerging empirical studies indicate socioeconomic impacts of gentrification, less research has been conducted to examine social and economic interaction in gentrified spaces in the Global South. Additionally, there are limited studies on how cultural diversity influences gentrification. In the case of a diversified neighbourhood, such as Eastleigh, assessing the effects of culture on gentrification is significant. Therefore, this study aimed to see by observing and interviewing residents, whether the developments in Eastleigh can be analysed and interpreted through the theoretical framework of gentrification and micro-segregation. The study used descriptive research to build on literature and graphics to collect data on gentrification indicators and socioeconomic interactions. The qualitative part of the study entailed observation, questionnaire survey, and key Informant interviews, while quantitative analysis was based on the graphical presentation of data. The outcomes of the study strongly suggest that an increase in the housing variables, the influx of wealthy population, increased employment, and shift in consumption trends are the significant indicators of ongoing gentrification in Eastleigh. The empirical studies indicate that social interactions in gentrified spaces appear to be marginalized due to cultural differences that have a strong impact on social and economic agents. The review made similar observations regarding social interactions between the new-comers and the long-time residents. The results of the study also found out that the reason for social and economic inequalities among the residents and the gentrifies was cultural differences which hindered access to social and economic services. However, since this study is one of the initial studies on gentrification in Eastleigh, Nairobi, more and in-depth studies are recommende

Kumikomi Linux ni okeru Kaneru no riaru taimu seino ni kansuru mondai no bunseki

制度:新 ; 報告番号:甲3152号 ; 学位の種類:博士(工学) ; 授与年月日:2010/9/15 ; 早大学位記番号:新543

Solutions of xqk+⋯+xq+x=ax^{q^k}+\cdots+x^{q}+x=a in GF2nGF{2^n}

Though it is well known that the roots of any affine polynomial over a finite field can be computed by a system of linear equations by using a normal base of the field, such solving approach appears to be difficult to apply when the field is fairly large. Thus, it may be of great interest to find an explicit representation of the solutions independently of the field base. This was previously done only for quadratic equations over a binary finite field. This paper gives an explicit representation of solutions for a much wider class of affine polynomials over a binary prime field

The causes of and impact from deforestation on local level sustainable forest management in Ghana : a survey of Dwease and Praaso communities in the Ashanti region

The objective of this study has been to examine the causes of and the impact from deforestation and inquire into the conditions for local level sustainable forest management in Ghana. This has become necessary in the light of the fact that research and policy on deforestation has often asserted it as “evil” because of the long term environmental implication for sustainable development evident in global warming, biodiversity loss and soil degradation. While this is true, it is also undeniable that forest degradation and deforestation have contributed tremendously to the development of households’ livelihoods, income and employment as well as social amenities for the sustenance of indigenous people. Considering the negative consequences albeit socioeconomic benefits, this current research has provided a holistic discussion on the impact of deforestation on sustainable management of forests, and has rather asserted deforestation as a “necessary evil”. Using a cross-sectional design approach, the research questions are fashioned and built on the tripartite relationship that between development, environment and management, the major tenets of sustainable development, thereby inquiring into the conditions for local level sustainable forest management in two communities: Dwease and Praaso of the Asante Akim Central Municipality of Ghana. A key argument advanced by this study is that sustainable forest management is a collaborative activity, hence at the local level efforts should be made ensure broad public participation of all stakeholders in decision making and policy design and implementation