The field performance of three different crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module technologies in Pingshan, China (BSk climate based on the Köppen-Geiger climate classification) is analyzed and compared, including p-type multicrytalline silicon (multi-Si), p-type monocrystalline silicon...

The Chinese government aims to use environmental policy measures to improve society's overall green total factor productivity (GTFP) and create a new development pattern in which the economy and the environment are equally important. Based on the perspective of indirect financing, this study...

Purpose: This paper is concerned with an exploration of crises within the service sector. The paper proposes setting out a thesis that places “management”, as both a function and a process, at the centre of crisis generation and response rather than simply in terms of “continuity...

Of some 2,800 compounds screened for repellency against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, 592 were initially effective. 164 were equal to the dimethyl phthalate standard, 33 were as good as the deet. The protection time and minimum effective dosage (MED) of each compound are given.

This paper reports on an analysis of risk factors relevant to South African software projects. Seven of the most widely cited studies in the research literature regarding software project risk were evaluated along with a detailed examination of the 53 risk factors developed by Schmidt, Lyytinen,...

Successful relationships with industry that benefit both corporate partners and the research institution require a constant balancing of interests. Researchers must balance developing technology in a manner that can be used by industry, publishing and publicizing developments so that industry...