The role of subnational tax capacity: A path toward regional integration by César Vega Zárate, Leticia Murcia López

“…Considering the above, the objective of this study is to identify the similarities or differences between these four countries, check the tax behaviors of their subnational governments, and assess the degree of their impact on this trade agreement. Based on a longitudinal quantitative methodology, the results reveal significant differences between the subnational collection systems, identifying that Mexico and Peru are the only members that have maintained a similar trend, significantly differentiating themselves from Chile and Colombia. …”
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Values of Traditional Education Through the Procession of Mājar-ajar in the Hindu Community at Pura Agung Besakih by I Nyoman Sudiarta, I Putu Artayasa, I Ketut Suda

“…Meanwhile, from an economic aspect, this procession contributes to the empowerment of the community's economy through the tourism sector, creative industry, and trade in ritual products. The Mājar-ajar procession functions as a religious ritual. …”
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MDRN: Multi-distillation residual network for efficient MR image super-resolution by Liwei Deng, Jingyi Chen, Xin Yang, Sijuan Huang

“…To tackle these bottlenecks, we propose a multi-distillation residual network (MDRN) for more differential feature refinement, which has a superior trade-off between reconstruction accuracy and computation cost. …”
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Bottom-Up Approach Ship Emission Inventory in Port of Incheon Based on VTS Data by Hyangsook Lee, Hoang T. Pham, Maowei Chen, Sangho Choo

“…As a result of the rapid growth of international trade, atmospheric pollution from transportation has been more topical than ever, especially in dense hub port-cities. …”
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Forecasting Latin America’s Country Risk Scores by Means of a Dynamic Diffusion Model by R. Cervelló-Royo, J.-C. Cortés, A. Sánchez-Sánchez, F.-J. Santonja, R.-J. Villanueva

“…However, Latin American’s relative resilience to the more acute rise in risk seen in other regions like Europe during last years is offering investors new options for improving risk-return trade-offs. Therefore, forecasting the future of economic situation involves high levels of uncertainty. …”
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Robust pareto multiobjective optimum design of FG-Beam under moving mass by Moein Abdollah-Salimi, Nader Nariman-Zadeh, Reza Ansari

“…Pareto fronts' optimum points are presented, and trade-off points are proposed. Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) curves demonstrated robust behaviour of the expressed design points.…”
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THE NEXUS OF EXTERNAL DEBT, PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED SACU COUNTRIES by Brian Muyambiri, John-Baptiste Mabejane

“… This paper examines the dynamic causal relationship between financial development, external debt and investment in Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini from 1980–2020 using a multivariate Granger–causality model. The study considers trade, savings and economic growth as intermittent variables in the analysis. …”
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Waste management at kartasuro traditional market, Sukoharjo Regency by Nurbaya Fiqi, Budihardjo Mochamad Arief, Warsito Budi

“…The informants of the study were cleaners, traders, market heads, staff of the Sukoharjo Regency Cooperative UKMK Trade Service, and the head of the Sukoharjo Regency Environmental Service UPTD. …”
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Pierre et carrières dans la Saintonge antique : identification, usages et diffusion by Jacques Gaillard, Egle Conforto

“…To be viable, this trade benefited from the duration and abundance of a market facilitated by the downstream current of the estuary. …”
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Tail Risks Across Investment Funds by Jerchern Lin

“…Hedge funds are subject to higher idiosyncratic tail risks and Exchange Traded Funds exhibit higher systematic tail risks. …”
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Interpreting EU Internal Market Powers in Light of Article 9 TFEU Social Objectives: Implications for the Attribution of Competences by Silvia Giudici

“…For instance, when adopting internal market measures pursuant to Article 114 TFEU, the EU legislator would need to reconcile free trade aims and social interests. At the same time, this process also has consequences on the scope of EU competences. …”
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TAXATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by Adebowale Ogunsola

“…Moreover, results showed that CITX positively and insignificantly influences balance of trade, whereas the influence of VATX and EDTX is negative and insignificant. …”
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India and Russia in International Organizations: Motives, Strategies, and Outcomes by Raj Kumar Sharma, Geetanjali Atri

“…The expansion of BRICS and a potential free trade agreement pose challenges to India-Russia relations and require more bilateral engagement. …”
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Léon Cordes écrivain et paysan. L’expérience du Paysan du Midi (fin des années 1940 - début des années 1950) : un billet d’humeur en occitan dans la presse agricole en français... by Philippe Gardy

“…Not surprisingly, in the early 1950s, he became involved with the new trade publication Le Paysan du Midi, founded and directed by Philippe Lamour (1903-1992), the father, among others, of that emblematic land development project, the Compagnie du Bas-Rhône. …”
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Feasibility Study on Application of Various MADM Approaches for Selection of Kenaf/Saw Dust Composite by Vishwas Mahesh

“…The study analyzes the trade-offs between different attributes to identify the optimal composite configuration for a given application. …”
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Preventing Escape of Non-Native Species from Aquaculture Facilities in Florida, Part 1: General Considerations and Regulations by Quenton M. Tuckett, Carlos V. Martinez, Jared L. Ritch, Katelyn M. Lawson, Jeffrey E. Hill

“…Ornamental, live bait, food finfish, and other segments of this industry culture and trade in non-native species. Escape or release of these non-native cultured organisms is an environmental and legal concern in Florida and therefore a key consideration in aquaculture farm construction and operation. …”
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REGIONAL COOPERATION ON THE BLACK SEA: ACHIEVEMENTS, PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS by E. D. Eshba

“…In addition, the work highlights the most promising areas of transport, logistics , trade and economic development of the region , including the project of ring highway around the Black Sea, as well as prospects for the intensification of maritime transport and the development of new marine transportation routes. …”
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Strategic integration of technology to foster students’ learning outcomes and motivation in legal English lessons by La Nguyen Binh Minh

“…To achieve this aim, experimental research was designed and carried out over a semester (15 weeks) with the participation of 52 first-year students majoring in International Business and Trade Law. They were randomly and evenly divided into the Treatment group and the Control group which received teaching methods using technology and traditional teaching methods respectively. …”
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Preventing Escape of Non-Native Species from Aquaculture Facilities in Florida, Part 1: General Considerations and Regulations by Quenton M. Tuckett, Carlos V. Martinez, Jared L. Ritch, Katelyn M. Lawson, Jeffrey E. Hill

“…Ornamental, live bait, food finfish, and other segments of this industry culture and trade in non-native species. Escape or release of these non-native cultured organisms is an environmental and legal concern in Florida and therefore a key consideration in aquaculture farm construction and operation. …”
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Sustainable waste management assessment for Kota Lama Semarang heritage area by Milasari Titik Dinna, Purwanto, Luqman Yanuar

“…Kota Lama Semarang, a heritage tourism site, serves as a hub for trade and tourism, attracting numerous domestic and international visitors has led to a rise in waste volume posing risks to urban resilience. …”
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