Timing Successive Product Introductions with Demand Diffusion and Stochastic Technology Improvement

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Mark Krankel ◽  
Izak Duenyas ◽  
Roman Kapuscinski
Keyword(s):  
Technology Improvement

TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT OF SUNFLOWER CULTIVATION ON THE BLACK SOIL OF THE SARATOV VOLGA RIGHT BANK REGION

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 1375-1385
Author(s):  
Viktor Narushev ◽  
◽  
Andrey Lekarev ◽  
Viktor Grafov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Soil ◽  
Technology Improvement

scholarly journals Critical Determinants of Household Electricity Consumption in a Rapidly Growing City

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4441
Author(s):  
Sharif Shofirun Sharif Ali ◽  
Muhammad Rizal Razman ◽  
Azahan Awang ◽  
M. R. M. Asyraf ◽  
M. R. Ishak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Increase Energy Efficiency ◽  
Resource Sustainability ◽  
Technology Improvement

Despite growing urban electricity consumption, information on actual energy use in the household sector is still limited and causal factors leading to electricity consumption remain speculative due to urban expansion and its growing complexity, particularly in developing countries such as Malaysia. This study aims to examine the critical determinants of household electricity consumption by evaluating the patterns and flows of consumption and analysing relationships and their effects on electricity usage among 620 urban households in Seremban, Malaysia. Results suggest that the average urban household electricity consumption is 648.31 kWh/month; this value continues to grow with the increase in the household monthly income (r = 0.360; p < 0.01) and number of rooms (r = 0.360; p < 0.01) as quality of life improves. A large portion of electricity is allocated for kitchen/home consumption, followed by cooling and lighting. Multiple linear regressions revealed that married households with a high monthly income and living in spacious houses together with three to five people are important predictors of electricity consumption in Seremban. This study empirically identified that the number of rooms is the most critical factor of electricity consumption and strategies to increase energy efficiency, maintain resource sustainability and minimise greenhouse gas threat on the urban ecosystem are vital. Therefore, promoting low carbon initiatives for energy conservation and technology improvement and implementing policies in the domestic sector are essential to achieve the greatest potential energy consumption reduction in urban regions.

Can You Hear Me Now? Attorney Perceptions of Interpretation, Technology, and Power in Immigration Court

2021 ◽  
pp. 233150242110347
Author(s):  
Maya P Barak
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Technology Improvement ◽  
Communication And Technology ◽  
And Linguistics ◽  
Legal Sociology

The Executive Office for Immigration Review houses America's trial-level immigration courts, which adjudicate hundreds of thousands of cases annually, many resulting in deportations. Most proceedings require interpretation and all rely heavily upon technology. Yet, we know little about communication and technology in these hearings, and even less about the views of attorneys who navigate this system daily. I examine the effects courtroom interpretation and technology have on immigrant voices as described in interviews with immigration attorneys representing clients facing deportation. Attorneys overwhelmingly characterize the court as procedurally unjust, pinpointing how flaws in interpretation, telephonic conferencing, and videoconferencing offer the illusion of due process. Drawing upon criminology, legal sociology, and linguistics, this study finds profound improvements are needed to ensure due process in the nation's immigration courts, including: Elimination of telephonic and videoconferencing in all but extreme circumstances. Modernization of telephonic and videoconference technology. Improvement of interpreter standards and working conditions. Education of attorneys, judges, and interpreters regarding challenges inherent to courtroom interpretation and technology. Although enhancing the quality of interpretation and technology protocols may improve immigrants’ access to justice in immigration court, meaningful immigration court reforms should reduce the need for an immigration court altogether.

Amorphous silicon technology improvement at CEA-LETI

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Mottin ◽  
Astrid Bain ◽  
Pierre Castelein ◽  
Jean-Louis Ouvrier-Buffet ◽  
Jean-Luc Tissot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Silicon Technology ◽  
Technology Improvement

scholarly journals CHINA’S INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE UPGRADE IN THE “NEW NORMAL”: EMPIRICAL TEST AND DETERMINANTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (04) ◽  
pp. 1037-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEN XIAO ◽  
JIA-DONG PAN ◽  
LI-YUN LIU
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Dummy Variable ◽  
Technology Improvement ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
Regional Economy Development ◽  
Supply Side Factors

This paper measures the index of industrial structure upgrade nationally, regionally and provincially by employing angle cosine method. The results show that China’s industrial structure has upgraded and the East is higher than the Northeast and the Midwest. The paper presents an empirical study to examine the effect of variables including demand-side factors, New Normal as a dummy variable and supply-side factors on industrial structure upgrading. It implies that New Normal is not significant, while consumption, investment, technology improvement and labor supply significantly facilitate the upgrade. It highlights policy suggestions designed to adopt innovation-driven strategy and regional economy development strategy.

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