MODELLING THE RANGE EXPANSION OF THE TIGER MOSQUITO IN A MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND ACCOUNTING FOR IMPERFECT DETECTION

Modelling the range expansion of the Tiger mosquito in a Mediterranean Island accounting for imperfect detection

Abstract Backgrounds Aedes albopictus (Diptera; Culicidae) is a highly invasive mosquito species and a competent vector of several arboviral diseases that have spread rapidly throughout the world.Prevalence and patterns of dispersal of the mosquito are of central importance for an effective control of the species.We used site-occupancy models accou

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Investigation of optimal inflation targets for 15 major oil exporting Sub-Saharan African countries: A panel threshold estimation

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the optimal inflation targets for an appropriate exchange rate policy in 15 major oil exporting countries in Sub-Saharan African (SSA).Design/methodology/approach - Dynamic heterogeneous panel threshold COMPANY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING METHODS techniques are used via threshold-effec

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APPLICABILITY OF THE RESULTS OF CERTIFICATION OF WORKPLACES ON WORKING CONDITIONS AT OJSC «BSW – MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF HOLDING «BMС»

Urgency of carrying out certification of workplaces on working conditions at the enterprise.The purpose of certification.Functions of the Сertification Commission.The list of workplaces being approved as subject to certification.Guarantees provided to employees according to the results of certification of workplaces.Analysis of the results of cert

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Age-specific Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis A in Children and Adolescents from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1978 and 1995: Relationship of Prevalence to Environmental Factors

The age-specific prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV) was determined in two different population Sovereign CDS Premiums’ Reaction to Macroeconomic News: An Empirical Investigation groups with low socio-economic status from Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, whose serum samples were collected 17 years apart (Population 1, 1978; Popul

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