Emotion regulation (ER), the regulatory component of temperament, has important implications for emotional, behavioral, and physical health throughout the lifespan. Researchers have examined various factors, such as maternal ER functioning and parenting behaviors, that influence…
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This dissertation encompasses three works on nuclear power plants (NPPs). A theme common to all chapters is the question of why nuclear power has failed to achieve the success envisioned by its proponents, particularly when that success has been achieved at certain times and in …
Democratic societies, such as the United States, routinely allow citizens the right to protest and often have constitutional guarantees that protect that right. Periodically throughout history, the American people have utilized their right to protest. In recent years, social mov…
Small dams account for 96% of the more than 50,000 anthropogenic structures on rivers in the United States (US). While dams are critical pieces of infrastructure to human systems, they have contributed to the decline of river connectivity by regulating streamflow dynamics and fr…
This study investigates the political sources of change in the regulatory authority for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives that were brought about by the global financial crisis of 2008. OTC contracts have grown in popularity since the 1980s as firms in advanced market economies…
In the first chapter, I analyze the effect of various risks faced by commercial banks on the executive compensation in banking industry. Executives in any industry are, on average, risk averse if their compensation is not tied to the long term performance of the firm. Commercial…
This dissertation is situated in the context of what knowledge counts in health and tobacco control regulation in Nigeria. The use of critical realism and critical ethnography is to highlight the responses of smokers and public health professionals in Nigeria and identify the co…
The focus of this research was to provide a better understanding of the issues facing African telecommunications regulators and policy makers. The problem addressed in this study was the relationship between development in the telecommunications industry in Africa and the factor…
This dissertation consists of three theoretical and empirical essays. In all essays strategic behavior is a key factor. The first essay tries to explain certain pricing behaviors in cellular communication markets using social interactions as a basis for modeling. The second essa…
Five South Asian countries- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka - embarked on electricity market reforms in the 1990's. The dissertation uses the framework of New Institutional Economics to assess the effects on electricity sector performance of both observables ele…
The non-interest and profit-loss sharing schemes of Islamic finance (IF) are attracting increasing global attention. Despite exposure to the similar opportunities as other Western countries that have adopted the financial business model there is little evidence of Islamic financ…
In the 10 years since the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, numerous accounts examined the events leading to the ultimate dissolution and eruption of ethnic violence in this region. The majority of these accounts focused mainly on issues of nationalism. However, other issues, s…
In Saudi Arabia there is a strong belief among members of the construction profession that the quality of architectural design is in crisis. Continuous legal disputes among construction parties and the lack of creative ideas in design are some symptoms of the design quality prob…
This dissertation consists of three essays on international economics. The first essay studies exchange rate arrangement in Korea. After the crisis, Korea announced that it would let its currency float freely. Our analysis indicates that Korea still loosely pegs its currency to …
The problems, policies, and prospects of urban transport have assumed added urgency due to the pressing need in Senegal and The Gambia to improve both its supply and standard. The inadequacies and inefficiencies of urban transportation services are major barriers to socioeconomi…
The integrity of financial markets is threatened by a number of harmful practices. These are often generally described as ‘market abuse’. Market abuse comprises two practices: insider dealing and market manipulation. This thesis mainly explores market manipulation and the releva…
This research investigates how the production and distribution of nationally produced television programmes, films and other audiovisual content can be promoted by regulation. The study identifies current regulatory tools to promote national content and differences in policy app…
Many countries in Latin America, for cultural, religious and regulatory reasons, have struggled and failed to appear as competent players in the global bio-economy of emerging technologies in the biosciences field. This investigation takes Mexico as a country case study to map o…
Background: This research explored regulation and professionalism with respect to the current state of professional practice for hospital pharmacy technicians. Since July 2011 pharmacy technicians must register with the General Pharmaceutical Council in order to practise. An ack…