Search
Search Results
-
Waste from production: an analysis at the firm level
Waste management is an essential tool for policymakers. We derive an efficient production function using a dual cost approach related to waste from...
-
Twenty years of Wikipedia in scholarly publications: a bibliometric network analysis of the thematic and citation landscape
Wikipedia has grown to be the biggest online encyclopedia in terms of comprehensiveness, reach and coverage. However, although different websites and...
-
The Evolution of Family-Related Behaviours in the Western Balkans and Their Impact on Present and Future Family and Population Structures: An Analysis Concerning the Period 1945–2050
Changes in family behaviours like marital and fertilityFertility postponement, increase in the proportion of adults never marring and not... -
Spatial Distribution of Human Capital in Serbia: Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education
Human capitalHuman capital is one of the most important factors affecting overall social and economic development. Nowadays, there is a growing... -
-
Does Mining Escalate Human-Wildlife Conflict?: Insights from Human-Rhesus Macaque Conflict in a Coal-Mining Region in Southern India
Local wildlife respond to mining-induced environmental disruptions through a variety of adaptations, such as changes in habitat selection and diet,...
-
You are how (and where) you search? Comparative analysis of web search behavior using web tracking data
In this article, we conduct a comparative analysis of web search behaviors in Switzerland and Germany. For this aim, we rely on a combination of web...
-
Analysis of the Educational Poverty in Spain by Subjects, Regions and Gender
Quality education is a key factor to improve people’s lives and to achieve sustainable development. Using data from PISA 2009, 2012 and 2015, in this...
-
Extraction and Evolution Analysis of Urban Built-Up Areas in Bei**g, 1984–2018
Accurate extraction of the boundaries of urban built-up areas (UBA) based on remote sensing and GIS technology is extremely important for predicting...
-
A Regression Tree-Based Analysis of the European Regional Competitiveness
Regional competitiveness is considered a key factor of development. In this work, with the aim of analysing the main drivers of the competitiveness,...
-
A Distributional Analysis of Uni-and Multidimensional Poverty and Inequalities in Ethiopia
This study analyzes uni-and multidimensional poverty and inequalities in rural and small towns in Ethiopia. Unlike the unidimensional measure, the...
-
Securing Moral Authority: A Cross-National Analysis of Protestant Engagement in the Implementation of Morality Policies in Western Europe
Churches have a hard time defending their moral values in the political sphere of an ever more secular and liberal Western Europe. A largely...
-
Identifying early help referrals for local authorities with machine learning and bias analysis
Local authorities in England, such as Leicestershire County Council (LCC), provide Early Help services that can be offered at any point in a young...
-
Analysis of shoreline change and community-based restoration initiatives in Lake Bosomtwe, Ghana
The Lake Bosomtwe catchment has undergone rapid morphodynamics in response to natural and anthropogenic perturbations leading to socio-ecological...
-
Spread and Severity of COVID-19: A Data-Driven Exploratory Analysis of Vulnerability in the Caribbean
The confluence of multiple internal and external factors has created a number of possibilities and contradictions for the predominantly small island... -
Optimizing the spatial structure of urban agglomeration: based on social network analysis
The development of urban agglomerations is fundamentally influenced by their spatial structure. Based on the case of Bei**g–Tian**–Hebei (BTH)...
-
Comprehensive Sex Education, Sexual Risk, and Religion: Comparative Analysis of National Youth Surveys of Guatemala, Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay
This study offers empirical evidence regarding the relationship between sexual behaviour, sexual risk, and belonging to a certain religion among the...
-
Influence of emotions on co** behaviors in crisis: a computational analysis of the COVID-19 outbreak
Widespread public crises often give rise to the proliferation of sensationalized rumors and conspiracy theories, which can evoke a variety of public...
-
Climate change, flooding woes and mass exodus of inhabitants: an analysis of Kuttanad wetland ecosystem in Kerala, India
Although the ecological and economic services rendered by the wetland ecosystems are innumerable, the exposure of inhabitants to hazardous climatic...
-
Decent Work Environment and Work-Life Balance: Empirical Analysis of Banking Sector of Hostile Environments
A decent work environment is a crucial concept for promoting work-life balance. Using quantitative analysis with Partial Least Square_ Structural...