Data replication is often used in distributed database applications to improve database availability and performance. Replicated database must be periodically refreshed using update propagation strategies. The concept of freshness is used to measure the deviation between replica copies. In this...

This study examines the effects of the rule of law on carbon-dioxide emissions using a large sample of countries for over a century. In principle, the turning point of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) is compared for a range of countries lying between autocracy and democracy. Using decadal...