An Urban Network Study of Government Procurement Activities: A Case Study of Northeast China by Lisha Cheng, Daoqin Tong, Xuepeng Ji, Shijun Wang

“…In particular, urban networks constructed based on firm connection data have been used to depict the circulation of capital, information, personnel, and products between cities. …”
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Methods of Bank Valuation in the Age of Globalization by A. Karminsky, E. Frolova

“…Equity DCF values equity value of a bank directly by discounting cash flows to equity at the cost of equity (Capital Asset Pricing Model, CAPM), rather than at the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). …”
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The historical roots of post-apartheid intra-working-class racism by Tlhabane Mokhine ‘Dan’ Motaung

“… Both European colonialism and apartheid shaped the economic history of South Africa, at the heart of which was the super exploitation of Black labour for the benefits of capital, the state, and white labour. While the early mercantile and agricultural economic stages influenced South Africa’s racial capitalism, it was the era of the mineral revolution in the late 19th century – as well as the attendant imperative for cheap, Black labour – which formed the bedrock of the Union of South Africa in 1910 and later necessitated the rise of the apartheid state. …”
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FISCAL BALANCE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by ODILI OKWUCHUKWU, OKORO KELECHI OKORO, NWANNEDIYA FAITH OTI-IBIAM

“…Debt for gross fixed capital formation as a percentage of GDPand trade openness exerted positive and significant effect on GDPgr. …”
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FISCAL BALANCE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by Okwuchukwu Odili, Okoro Kelechi Okoro, Nwannediya Faith Oti-Ibiam

“…Debt for gross fixed capital formation as a percentage of GDP and trade openness exerted positive and significant effect on GDPgr. …”
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Methodology for improving the assessment of the economic efficiency of transport infrastructure development by D. A. Macheret, A. D. Razuvaev

“…It is characterised by high capital intensity, long operational lifespans, and generation of socio-economic effects. …”
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IMPACT OF SELECTED FIRM-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN LISTED INSURANCE USING CARAMELS FRAMEWORK by ALIU, Ismaila Daudu, Qadir Folorunsho DAUDA, Rukayat Bukola ADEJARE, Bashirat O OLOYIN-ABDULHAKEEM

“…Therefore, the study recommends that management of listed insurance companies should invest more of their capital obtained through external long-term sources on asset in order to achieve capital adequacy, management efficiency and solvency status of listed insurance companies in Nigeria. …”
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«Geopolitical Challenge» to the Global Urban Research Boom by N. A. Sluka

“…Book review: Okunev I.Y. Capitals in the Mirror of Critical Geopolitics. Monograph. 2-e Izd., revised and enlarged. …”
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Entre « chic » et « chien » : les séductions de la Parisienne, de Jean-Jacques Rousseau à Yves Saint-Laurent by Emmanuelle Rétaillaud-Bajac

“…This paper aims to analyse the appearance and evolution of the image of « la Parisienne », a central character in the reputation of the capital of France, often depicted as elitist and pleasure-seeking. …”
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Surface Ship Shock Modeling and Simulation: Two-Dimensional Analysis by Young S. Shin, Leonard D. Santiago

“…This paper investigates the effects of fluid-structure interaction and cavitation on the response of a surface ship using USA-NASTRAN-CFA code. …”
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Análise Longitudinal dos Fatores Associados a Epidemia/Endemia de Homicídios nas Capitais Brasileiras by Silas Nogueira de Melo, Janderson Rocha, Yata Anderson Gonzaga Masullo

“…The results support public policies in the area of health and the prevention of lethal violence in Brazilian capitals.…”
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Género y participación de las mujeres en la gestión del agua en las subcuencas Río Sabinal y Cañón del Sumidero, Berriozábal, Chiapas by Verónica Gutiérrez Villalpando, Austreberta Nazar Beutelspacher, Emma Zapata Martelo, Julio Contreras Utrera, Benito Salvatierra Izaba

“…Este estudio presenta un enfoque de género sobre participación feme - nina en comités comunitarios de gestión del agua en las subcuencas Río Sabinal y Cañón del Sumidero en Berriozábal, Chiapas. …”
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Le passage du fordisme au néolibéralisme au Canada by Jean-Guy Loranger, Gérard Boismenu

“…The main structural changes are the de-linkage of the US dollar from gold, the change of the exchange regime, the end of the cold war, the change of monetary policy, the change of the distribution rate in favour of capital (and financial capital via financial derivatives), the decreasing impact of productivity on real wage and aggregate demand, the increase of the impact of the state on productivity via its expenditures on education, health and other infrastructure expenditures.…”
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Developing a Framework for Drawing a Strategy Map by Using the Combination of SWOT, QSPM and DEMATEL Methods (Case Study of Nasb Niroo Company) by Milad Shahsavari, Seyed Hamed Mousavi Rad

“…Nowadays, mangers found out that human resources are the main capital of organizations. Nasb Niroo Company aims to use this capital and select best strategies for its objectives. …”
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A Nonparametric Operational Risk Modeling Approach Based on Cornish-Fisher Expansion by Xiaoqian Zhu, Jianping Li, Jianming Chen, Yingqi YangHuo, Lijun Gao, Jichuang Feng, Dengsheng Wu, Yongjia Xie

“…It is generally accepted that the choice of severity distribution in loss distribution approach has a significant effect on the operational risk capital estimation. However, the usually used parametric approaches with predefined distribution assumption might be not able to fit the severity distribution accurately. …”
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Creativity and Intangibles in the Public Sector: Sources and Socio-Economic Importance in Slovakia and Slovenia by Kamila Borseková, Katarína Petríková, Primož Pevcin

“…Those factors are human capital, tangible and intangible potential as well as financial resources. …”
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La formación de un mercado regional en el noreste del valle de México. De minas, ferrocarril y haciendas pulqueras (1850-1870) by Rodolfo Ramírez Rodríguez

“…Se analiza la inyección de capital de la Compañía de Minas de Real del Monte, la construcción del Ferrocarril Mexicano y el proceso de concentración de tierras y capital en las haciendas pulqueras, en el periodo de 1850 a 1870, cuando se sentaron las bases para un primer circuito agroindustrial y comercial que luego se convertiría en entidad federativa.…”
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Jérusalem, entre attraction et répulsion migratoire by Irène Salenson

“…Similarly, despite the fact that Jerusalem is designated as capital city by the Hebrew State, and claimed as capital by the Palestinian Authority, the migration’s movements affecting Jerusalem are not exclusively political, even if political grounds may explain part of the flow. …”
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Estado e proteção social no Cone Sul da América Latina: um panorama do século XXI by Nayara Cristina Bueno, Lislei Teresinha Preuss

“…In order to reflect on the relationship between the State and social protection in the beginning of the 21st century, this essay presents an overview of the conflict between capital and labor to directing the State, through social protection / public social unprotection. …”
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Hydraulic Transients Induced by Pigging Operation in Pipeline with a Long Slope by Tao Deng, Jing Gong, Haihao Wu, Yu Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Qi Lin, Huishu Liu

“…In this study, an attempt has been made to analyze two serious accidents during pigging operation in 2010 by the model which is developed by the method of characteristic (MOC) by Wylie et al. (1993) and the two-phase homogeneous equilibrium vaporous cavitation model deveoped by Shu (2003) for vaporous cavitation. …”
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