A fundamental task for any visual system is the accurate detection of objects from background information, for example, defining fruit from foliage or a predator in a forest. This is commonly referred to as figure-ground segregation, which occurs when the visual system locates d…
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Fertility rates showed a marked decline in Western Europe from the mid-nineteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century. The causes of this decline have been studied extensively, but no complete explanation to the observed patterns during this 'First Demographie T…
The objective of this dissertation is to provide both a theoretical and an empirical investigation of the occurrence and spread of financial crisis, specifically in the context of the Asian financial crisis during the period 1997–1999. This dissertation focuses on three issues: …
Ce document examine l'identification des chocs réels au sein de quelques pays africains membres de la zone franc. Cette étude est menée sur les pays suivants: Le Gabon, le Cameroun, le République Populaire du Congo, la Côte d'Ivoire, le Sénégal, le Niger, le Togo et enfin la Fra…
The analysis presented in this dissertation contributes to the understanding of interregional differences in wage structures in a Southeast Asian country through a multidimensional analysis. In specific, the effect of regional residency on the relationship between human capital …
The dissertation studies the linkages between agricultural policy and the optimal allocation of water resources in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia. Farming in the Riyadh region entirely dependent on its limited groundwater, much of it nonrenewable, drawn from aquifers that hav…
The Community of West African States was founded in 1975 in Abuja Nigeria. The objective was to create a free trade zone in the sub-region, and facilitate economic integration among members. The ultimate goal is political integration in the continent by 2030. Following the examp…
During the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990's, national survey data indicated that income distribution among Indonesian households became increasingly more egalitarian. However, it was unclear whether the distribution of income became more equal because of the crisis, or …
This thesis explores whether and how the substantive representation of women has been enabled or constrained by specific features of the gendered institutional context during domestic abuse policy development in two new regional legislatures, in Wales and in Tuscany. The thesis …
By using genealogy, this study analyzes the dispositive of humanitarianism/trusteeship, which has constituted the power relationship between trustees and target societies and fields of intervention of power in international society. This dispositive has been reproduced from the …
This dissertation has three distinct but related objectives. The first objective is to provide insights into the determinants of financial liberalization in a sample of 30 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The second objective is to explore the factors that led the Nigerian…
A comparative case study of integrated schools in two regions of conflict, this study addresses the potential and limitations of education to promote individual and societal processes of change and peace building. In modern societies, education is expected to play a central func…
Döviz kuru oynaklığının uluslararası ticaretle olan ilişkisi 1973 yılında Bretton Woods Sisteminin çökmesinden beri ekonomistler için önemli bir soru olmuştur. Bu konuda yapılmış olan birçok çalışma olmasına rağmen, döviz kuru oynaklığının ihracat veya ithalata olan etkisi üzeri…
As regiões semiáridas são caracterizadas por suas variações climáticas de alternância entre períodos com baixa pluviosidade e períodos com elevada precipitação. Esses locais, quando habitados, tornam-se palcos propícios à ocorrência de desastres. A presente investigação tem como…
Europa, Jupiter's fourth-largest moon, has an anomalously young surface age (~40–90 million years old), and an extensively fractured surface. Conventional models for tectonic features on Europa have invoked global-scale tidal forcings (e.g., diurnal forcing, obliquity, nonsynchr…
In the wake of raising global interconnectedness and the most recent global financial crisis, researchers, and practitioners alike show increasing interest in contagion and understanding its behaviour – measurement of observable patterns, levels of impact, variations and contrib…