Search results for "economies"

La participation des parents à l'éducation scolaire des enfants

1984

Blockchain Technology: Principles and Applications

2016

This paper expounds the main principles behind blockchain technology and some of its cutting-edge applications. Firstly, we present the core concepts at the heart of the blockchain, and we discuss the potential risks and drawbacks of public distributed ledgers, and the shift toward hybrid solutions. Secondly, we expose the main features of decentralized public ledger platforms. Thirdly, we show why the blockchain is a disruptive and foundational technology, and fourthly, we sketch out a list of important applications, bearing in mind the most recent evolutions.

Cost Modelling In Waste Water Treatment Processes: An Empirical Analysis For Spain

2007

The reuse of resources obtained from regenerating wastewater is an absolute must both from a social and also environmental and health viewpoint. For any water reuse project to be viable, water treatment processes must be optimised. In this sense, extensive knowledge of the structure of costs associated to each of the treatment technologies available is necessary. This research applies cost modelling methodology by adjusting a series of representative functions and an empirical analysis is undertaken for a sample of wastewater treatment plants in Spain.

Cost modelling for wastewater treatment processes

2011

Abstract The aim of this paper is to provide a methodology for a better understanding of the cost structure of wastewater treatment processes. This methodology may be useful in the planning of new facilities. The existing models in the literature are focused on the influence of the capacity of plant, expressed as inhabitants or flow rate, on the cost of treatment. We propose a new approach for the operating cost function that includes the most representative variables in the process. The idea is that the modelling of treatment costs enables us to understand the key role of the economies of scale in this context; and also the influence of other variables such as contaminants removed, or the …

Le réseau en santé : débats théoriques et enjeux politiques

2010

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Perception du risque dépendance et couverture au sein de la population : les enseignements de l’enquête Pated

2014

Rapport d’étude de la Fondation Médéric Alzheimer;

De l'enseignement supérieur de masse à l'économie de la connaissance : la valeur des diplômes en question

2011

Ce document propose une analyse des relations entre l'enseignement supérieur de masse et l'économie de la connaissance sous l'angle de la valeur des diplômes, la valeur salariale, la valeur professionnelle mais également la valeur plus subjective perçue par les individus. Il est organisé autour de trois chapitres. Le premier part du constat de la forte hétérogénéité des rendements salariaux l'enseignement supérieur dans le monde. A partir d'une métaanalyse, il montre que ces taux de rendement sont étroitement dépendants des structures économiques et du développement de l'enseignement supérieur dans chaque pays. Le deuxième chapitre se focalise sur l'évolution de l'enseignement supérieur de …

Alternative Income Sources – Entrepreneurship Development or Households’ Economic Needs after the COVID-19 Crisis?

2021

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the COVID-19 pandemic implications for alternative income sources in transition economy with the dispute based on literature and research. Design/Methodology/Approach: The following research methods were used. Desk extensive research and analysis of raw data collected for the study. An original in-depth interview form was developed, and scientific dispute based on subject literature was conducted. A research hypothesis, aimed at verifying the research problem, were formulated. Findings: The study highlights that, aside from passion, the main reason for undertaking additional economic activity is to obtain additional income. Pract…

Intangible capital and business productivity in the hotel industry

2019

Intangible capital is a key factor of productivity growth. This paper analyses how the internal intangible capital of the company and external intangible capital influence its productivity. This contribution focuses on the hotel industry since it is a key industry of the Spanish economy, such that any increase in its productivity has an impact on the entire economy. Both, the intangible capital of the company and that of the region in which the company is located are considered as determinants of productivity. Likewise, the importance of other agglomeration economies in the productivity of hotel companies is taken into account. A model estimates firm level determinants of productivity, cont…

Introducing Team Learning in a Developing Economy : Students’ Experiences of Experiential Entrepreneurship Education in Namibia

2017

Entrepreneurship is considered to be a driving force behind nations’ economic development, and entrepreneurship education’s role is essential in shaping entrepreneurial attitudes, skills and culture. The objective of this study was to investigate students’ experiences of entrepreneurship education in a developing economy, especially as regards learning in and through teams. The research project was conducted in Namibia, where the challenges to breaking out of poverty are huge. Methodologically, the study was based on qualitative thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews (2009–2014) of higher education students ([Formula: see text]) taking part in an action-based, experiential entrepr…