Volume 30, Issue 10 — October 2023
Department of Economics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Keywords: Transportation Infrastructure; Public Investment; Economic Impact; Regional Development
In this paper, equivalence relation and long term of seven variables: Gross domestic product growth rate, labor force growth rate, private investment, public investment in transportation infrastructur...
Department of Environmental Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Keywords: Biodiversity, Clustering Ensemble, Ant Colony Optimization, Ecosystem Analysis, Conservation, Swarm Intelligence
Biodiversity is a key indicator of ecosystem health and function. Understanding species distribution and diversity patterns is vital for conservation efforts. This study introduces a novel framework u...
Department of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Keywords: Education Expenditure; Formal Education; Economic Impact; Human Capital; Investment in Education
In this paper we investigated the long run relationship between formal education expenditures and economic growth and also their influences on each other in Iran and for years 1979-2008. In this purpo...
School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia
Keywords: Thermal Conductivity; Lightweight Concrete; Experimental Investigation; Construction Materials
Presently, the construction industry has shown considerable consciousness in utilizing lightweight foamcrete as a building material. The demand of lightweight foamcrete is becoming higher now where th...
Department of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Keywords: Axial Flux Motor; Single-Phase; Two-Phase; Electric Motor; Electromagnetic Analysis
The objective of the paper is to analyze and compare the performances of the axial flux permanent magnet brushless dc (AFPM BLDC)motor with single-phase winding and two-phase winding. To study the mot...
Department of Environmental Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Department of Botany, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt
Keywords: Urbanization, Native Plant Biodiversity, Tropical Ecosystems, Habitat Loss, Conservation Strategies
Urbanization is a leading cause of habitat loss and fragmentation, posing significant threats to native plant biodiversity in tropical ecosystems. This study investigates the effects of urban expansio...
Department of Operations Research, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Keywords: Stochastic Programming; Dam Optimization; Klang Gate; Water Resources; Dynamic Programming
The development of management models for identification of optimal operating policies for reservoirs spans more than four decades of research. In an uncertain environment, where climatic factors such ...
Department of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, USA
Keywords: Health profile; Pregnancy; Infant; Low Birth Weight
Introduction: Low birth weight (
