THE NONLINEAR EFFECT OF FINANCIAL AND FISCAL POLICIES ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN CHINA-AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF CHINESE 382 IMPOVERISHED COUNTIES WITH PSTR MODELS.

The nonlinear effect of financial and fiscal policies on poverty alleviation in China-An empirical analysis of Chinese 382 impoverished counties with PSTR models.

Using panel smooth transition regression (PSTR) models, this paper studies the effects of financial and fiscal policies on poverty reduction across 382 poverty-stricken counties in China.The findings are that both fiscal and financial policies have a positive influence on poverty reduction, and their relationships are nonlinear.For either a high or

read more

The Subfossil Trunk of Chiarano (TV)

This paper reports the results of the characterization of a subfossil trunk found buried in the mud of the Piavon canal, at Chiarano (TV), when dredging took place in 2008.The trunk, of imposing dimensions, lacking branches and bark, has a black, deeply cracked and strongly deteriorated outer surface with a carbonized appearance, while internally i

read more

Lidar and Laser Technology for NASA’S Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) Payload on The International Space Station (JEM-EF)

This paper describes the ISS Shampoo lidar technology provided by Fibertek, Inc.in support of the NASA GSFC CATS mission and provides an assessment of the in-flight systems performance and lessons learned.During February the systems successfully operated in space for more than 300 hours Glutamine using 25 W average power lasers and photon counting

read more