The Role of Atlanta's Geographic Location in the Alabama, Florida and Georgia Water Dispute

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Kundell
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Location ◽  
Water Dispute

“DON VALLEY” WINE-MAKING CLUSTER AS AN ENOGASTROTOURISM DEVELOPMENT SITE: SOCIO-CULTURAL COMPONENT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Е.V. Pokazannik ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Wine Making ◽  
Rostov Region ◽  
Regional Cluster ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Development Site ◽  
Cultural Component

“Don Valley” is more than a historic or geographic location, - it is an official name of a wine-making area, proposed by Rostov Region administration for consolidation of local wine-makers under the single mega-brand. Specialized regional cluster “Don Valley” is “an association of leading scientific, educational, industrial, engineering and innovative organizations and enterprises of the Rostov region, operating in the following areas: wine-making, manufacturing of components for wineries, scientific-research and educational programmes, development of retail infrastructure, promotion of wine-tasting and gastronomic tourism, and viniculture”3. The creators of the cluster official web-site declare “Made on the Don” brand communication as their primary goal, along with promotion of wine in the region. The article reviews the specifics of Don region from a standpoint of its attractiveness as a tourist destination. The mandatory components are named that together with the enogastronomic sphere can contribute to the growth of demand for tourist routes of various content and duration. The key role of cultural and historic component in successful promotion of the Don winemaking in the tourism market is emphasized. It is noted that enogastrotourism can be developed successfully in Don region through socio-cultural project management based on the thorough analysis of specifics of the region as a whole and its individual components affecting the marketing and advertising solutions.

scholarly journals Singapore as a nexus of migration corridors: The qiaopi system and diasporic heritage

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-226
Author(s):  
Hong Liu ◽  
Huimei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Chinese Diaspora ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
The Past ◽  
Migration Corridors ◽  
The World ◽  
Migration Corridor

Singapore has served as a strategic hub of immigration in Southeast Asia over the past two centuries since its founding as an entrepot in 1819. It is not only due to its geographic location at the crossroads between the East and West, but also to its vibrant social and business organizations that have provided effective institutional links both within Southeast Asia and between the region and China. This has, in turn, contributed to the making of Singapore as a key migration corridor among the Chinese diaspora. An overlooked institutional link in this corridor is qiaopi, the remittances-cum-letters sent home by Chinese immigrants from the 1820s to the 1980s, which was part of the intra-regional circulation of capital, goods, people and information. Qiaopi was officially selected into the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO’s) “Memory of the World” Register in 2013, thus demonstrating its heritage significance. This paper examines the role of the qiaopi trade in establishing and consolidating Singapore’s place as the most important migrant corridor in Southeast Asia. It also discusses qiaopi from a transnational perspective of diasporic heritage and its contemporary relevance to the heritage corridor.

Language as a soft power resource

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulshan Pashayeva
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Group Consciousness ◽  
Power Resource ◽  
Power Resources ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Active Interaction

Abstract The term soft power, developed by Joseph Nye, is a widely popular concept used to describe efforts to attract rather than coerce as means of persuasion. Language, which is widely viewed as a traditional (not to say extremely important) component of nationhood and a symbol of identity and group consciousness, can be used as an expression of soft power resources within this context. It is apparent that in today’s globalized world, the role of international languages as global means of communication has increased considerably. At the same time, English has become the de facto lingua franca in international trade, academia, technology and many other fields. Against this background, this article examines the impact of language as a soft power resource in the case of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which is a multi-ethnic state located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Due to its geographic location, the constant migrations of people who have passed through its territory throughout the centuries, and it has long been a zone of active interaction of languages, cultures and civilizations.

scholarly journals Bathing and toileting difficulties of older adults in rural China: the role of environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Changxi Liu ◽  
Joelle H. Fong ◽  
Jasmon W. T. Hoh ◽  
Hailin Wu ◽  
Yunsheng Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
Functional Capabilities ◽  
The Disabled

Abstract Background For older adults, difficulties in bathing and toileting are often the most prevalent in the index of Activities of daily living (ADL). This study aims to examine how environmental factors are associated with difficulty of bathing and toileting among older adults in rural China. Method The data are from the 2014 Thousand-Village Survey (TVS), a national survey of Chinese rural residents of old age. The sample consists of 10,689 subjects, 55 years or older, from 536 villages across all provinces of China. Logistic regressions were applied to examine how difficulty of bathing and toileting was related to environmental factors such as geographic location, neighbourhood amenity, and related facilities of bathing and toileting. Results Older adults living in the Southern regions of China had lesser difficulty in bathing and toileting than those living in Northern China, controlling for other confounders. Better neighbourhood conditions also reduced the likelihood of having such disabilities. Persons who bathed indoors without showering facilities, in public facilities, and outdoors were significantly more likely to have bathing disability than those who showered indoors with facility. Rural older adults who used pedestal pans and indoor buckets for toileting were more likely to have toileting disability than those who used indoor squatting facilities. Conclusion Environmental barriers were associated with functional disability among older adults in rural China, but the disabled individuals may change their environments to adapt to their functional capabilities. Our findings suggest that it is imperative to promote the use of showering facilities and pedestal pans for toileting in rural China.

scholarly journals The Role of TPA I/D and PAI-1 4G/5G Polymorphisms in Multiple Sclerosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Živković ◽  
Nada Starčević Čizmarević ◽  
Luca Lovrečić ◽  
Inge Klupka-Sarić ◽  
Aleksandra Stanković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Proteolytic Enzymes ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Pcr Rflp ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pai 1

Background. Previous studies have shown impaired fibrinolysis in multiple sclerosis (MS) and implicated extracellular proteolytic enzymes as important factors in demyelinating neuroinflammatory disorders. Tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and its inhibitor (PAI-1) are key molecules in both fibrinolysis and extracellular proteolysis. In the present study, an association of the TPA Alu I/D and PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphisms with MS was analyzed within the Genomic Network for Multiple Sclerosis (GENoMS).Methods. The GENoMS includes four populations (Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, and Bosnian and Herzegovinian) sharing the same geographic location and a similar ethnic background. A total of 885 patients and 656 ethnically matched healthy blood donors with no history of MS in their families were genotyped using PCR-RFLP.Results. TPA DD homozygosity was protective (OR = 0.79, 95% CI 0.63–0.99,P=0.037) and PAI 5G5G was a risk factor for MS (OR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.01–1.66,P=0.038). A significant effect of the genotype/carrier combination was detected in 5G5G/I carriers (OR = 1.39 95% CI 1.06–1.82,P=0.017).Conclusions. We found a significantly harmful effect of the combination of the PAI-1 5G/5G genotype and TPA I allele on MS susceptibility, which indicates the importance of gene-gene interactions in complex diseases such as MS.

scholarly journals The Role of Ideas in the China–India Water Dispute

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-294
Author(s):  
Selina Ho ◽  
Qian Neng ◽  
Yan Yifei
Keyword(s):  
Water Dispute

Introduction

2016 ◽  
pp. 2-8
Author(s):  
Inas R. Kelly ◽  
John Komlos
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Biology ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Economic Developments ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Biological Outcomes

The Oxford Handbook of Economics and Human Biology introduces the scholarly community to the relationship between economic processes and human biology. A society’s biological well-being is important if one is to understand numerous aspects of political and economic developments: the outbreak of revolutions; the effect of industrialization and modernization on a population’s well-being; the demographic transition; and changes in the degree of social inequality by gender, social class, and geographic location. The contributions in this Handbook examine the various ways the economy affects human biological outcomes and, reciprocally, the impact of the latter on the former both over time and cross-sectionally. Another focus is on biological measures as inputs, such as how height and weight affect labor market outcomes and the role of genetic markers on economic variables. A third purpose is to introduce the reader to developmental aspects and policy, particularly correlates of malnutrition and poverty across the world.

An Analysis of One-Star Online Reviews and Responses in the Washington, D.C., Lodging Market

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart E. Levy ◽  
Wenjing Duan ◽  
Soyoung Boo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Service Recovery ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Online Review ◽  
Front Desk

The hotel industry continues to develop strategies for addressing consumer-generated online reviews, and particularly responding to poor reviews, which can have a damaging effect on a hotel’s reputation. To gain a greater understanding of the dynamics of poor reviews, this study analyzed 1,946 one-star reviews from ten popular online review websites, as well as 225 management responses from eighty-six Washington, D.C., hotels. A comprehensive complaint framework found that the most common complaints related to front desk staff, bathroom issues, room cleanliness, and guestroom noise issues. Complaints were also analyzed by hotel characteristics, including chain-scale segments, and reviewer characteristics, including purpose of travel and geographic location. Examining the reviews, highly rated hotels often respond to online complaints with appreciation, apologies, and explanations for what had gone wrong. Compensation adjustments are rarely mentioned by any hotel. The increasingly prominent role of social media necessitates that hotels use online reviews for market research and service recovery opportunities, regardless of whether they respond publicly.

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