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Sachs, Easterly and the Banality of the Aid Effectiveness Debate
Daniel Miller
Jan 26, 2012
Abstract: The debate over the effectiveness in foreign aid has existed for decades. Recently it has come to the fore due to the prominence of work and subsequent publicity of Jeffrey Sachs and William Easterly. The debate these...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
A Deep Learning-Based Approach to Classification of Baby Sign Language Images
Baby Sign Language is used by hearing parents to hearing infants as a preverbal communication which reduce frustration of parents and accelerated learning in babies, increases parent-child bonding, and lets babies communicate...
Computer Vision & Image Processing Computer Science and Information Technology Artificial Intelligence
Published by: IGI Global
Applying Bibliometrics to Examine Research Output and Highlight Collaboration
Throughout the pandemic, research contributing to discoveries associated with COVID-19 has grown considerably. To help increase visibility of this integral body of research and illustrate the extensive organizational...
Library and Information Science Library Science Data Management Computer Science and Information Technology Education
Published by: IGI Global
Feasibility of Hybrid PSO-ANN Model for Identifying Soybean Diseases
Soybean disease has become one of vital factors restricting the sustainable development of high-yield and high-quality soybean industry. A hybrid artificial neural network (ANN) model optimized via particle swarm optimization...
Published by: IGI Global
Naturally-occurring serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains that lack functional pneumolysin and autolysin have attenuated virulence but induce localized protective immune responses.
Ηαnnah E Wong, Panagiotis Tourlomousis, Gavin K Paterson, Steve Webster, Clare E Bryant
Apr 09, 2023
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of fatal pneumonia in humans. These bacteria express virulence factors, such as the toxins pneumolysin and autolysin, that drive host inflammatory responses. In this study we...
Animals Horses Mice Streptococcus pneumoniae N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Bacterial Proteins Streptolysins Virulence Immunity Serogroup
Published by: PLOS ONE
A Knowledge Approach for the Library Sciences
Like chemistry's table of elements, the knowledge spectrum organizes a large amount of information about knowledge, dividing intelligent behavior into its essential cognitive elements. This paper describes a way to catalog...
Published by: IGI Global
Linking Service Innovation to Organisational Performance
Banks are leveraging on innovation to address the major concerns of their employees including improvements in service delivery, operational efficiency, and enhancing the speed of transactions. The purpose for this study was to...
Published by: IGI Global
Signaling Information Management in Entrepreneurial Firms' Financing Acquisition
Research has identified the significant effect of new ventures’ signaling information management on their ability to secure private equity financing. This study adopts an integrated signaling and screening perspective to...
Published by: IGI Global
Detection of Anonymising Proxies Using Machine Learning
Network Proxies and Virtual Private Networks (VPN) are tools that are used every day to facilitate various business functions. However, they have gained popularity amongst unintended userbases as tools that can be used to hide...
Published by: IGI Global
Identifying the Use of Anonymising Proxies to Conceal Source IP Addresses
The detection of unauthorised users can be problematic for techniques that are available at present if the nefarious actors are using identity hiding tools such as anonymising proxies or Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). This...
Published by: IGI Global
Off-Farm Income Effect on Farmer Response to Climate Change in the Northern Region of Ghana
This study assessed the effect of off-farm income on maize farmers' responses to climate change in the Tolon district of Northern Region of Ghana. Using multi-stage sampling technique and semi-structured questionnaires, 150...
Published by: IGI Global
Towards Detecting Dementia via Deep Learning
Dementia is a brain disorder that causes loss of memory leading to disruption in the normal course of life of an individual. It is emerging as a global health problem in adults with age 65 years or above. Early diagnosis of...
Published by: IGI Global
A Historical Institutional Perspective on Public Policy and Employment Insurance in Rural Newfoundland
Adam Vickers
Dec 14, 2010
Why does Employment Insurance play such a dominant role in rural Newfoundland communities? This article gives readers a brief overview of the history of public policy making in rural Newfoundland and Labrador and how it has...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Meta-leadership 101
Adam Dubrowski
Mar 06, 2015
The Spin of a Newborn Black Hole
Paul A. Draghis, Mayura Balakrishnan, Jon M. Miller, Edward Cackett, Andrew C. Fabian, James Miller-Jones, Mason Ng, John C. Raymond, Mark Reynolds, Abderahmen Zoghbi
Apr 18, 2023
The origin and distribution of stellar-mass black hole spins are a rare window into the progenitor stars and supernova events that create them. Swift J1728.9-3613 is an X-ray binary, likely associated with the supernova remnant...
Published by: The American Astronomical Society
New Data-Related Roles for Librarians
From applying for competitive grants to showcasing institutional collaboration and research trends, the need for research institutions to demonstrate and increase visibility of research impact is growing. The authors discuss...
Library Information Systems Library and Information Science Information Resources Management Computer Science and Information Technology
Published by: IGI Global
Towards Perceived Playfulness and Adoption of Hearables in Smart Cities of China
'Hearables' have become important in the aging population. This study investigates whether smart technologies help middle-aged and elderly people accept hearing aid devices in smart cities of China. The authors adopt the PLS-SEM...
Published by: IGI Global
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