Understanding the role of public preferential procurement on the development of black owned construction SMME'S IN South Africa by Nzo, Khulile

“…Also, a vector autoregression model short-run causality among the variables was examined. …”
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Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Growth and Employment creation: A Causality Analysis from Namibia by Sheya, Etuna

“…Also, a vector autoregression model short-run causality among the variables was examined. …”
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Calibrating Term Structure Models to an Initial Yield Curve by Sylvester, Matthew

“…The modelling of the short rate offers many advantages, with the models explored in this dissertation all offering closed-form, analytic formulae for bond prices and for options on bonds. …”
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The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Lesotho by Nkhasi, Rethabile

“…This study evaluates the impact of the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) on Lesotho's economic growth in both the short- and long-run from 1977 to 2020. Three versions of the exogenous model guided by Solow (1956), Mankiw Gregory et al. (1992), and World Bank (1990) and augmented by FDI are used and then estimated by the Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration. …”
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Development and implementation of an enhanced design for automatic generation control by Hartman, Robert C

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Two dimensional quantum and reliability modelling for lightly doped nanoscale devices by ElKashlan, Rana

“…The downscaling of MOSFET devices leads to well-studied short channel effects and more complex quantum mechanical effects. …”
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Cross-sectional and time-series momentum on the JSE by Lockhart-Ross, Simon

“…Two cross-sectional momentum approaches-strategies that go long (short) in assets with relative formation period out performance (underperformance) of peer stocks to make the winner (loser) portfolio-and four time-series approaches-strategies that go long (short) in assets with formation period outperformance (underperformance) of a hurdle rate to make the winner (loser) portfolio-are employed in this report. …”
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Contraceptive histories: a comparative analysis of switching behaviour in five East African countries by Kisaakye, Peter

“…However, the duration of use of short-term methods is observed to be shorter compared to LARCs, implying that LARCs facilitate contraceptive continuation. …”
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Phytolith Analysis as a Palaeoecological Tool for Reconstructing Mid-to Late-Pleistocene Environments in the Olorgesailie Basin, Kenya by Kinyanjui, Rahab

“…Descriptive analysis identified fifty nine phytolith morphotypes which were categorised into three major groups; grass short-cell phytolith, epidermal silicified appendages and sedge phytoliths. …”
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Determinants of mobile money subscriptions induced by conventional banks in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Banda, Msinje

“…The study employs quantitative analysis on secondary panel pooled data over the period 2010-2019. It analysed the short-run and long run dynamics of interaction between several facets that constitute traditional bank operations and mobile money subscriptions. …”
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The determinants of capital structure : a study of industrial firms listed on the JSE by Luscombe, Leshane

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Does Foam Rolling have a Positive Effect on Performance and Recovery from Post Exercise Induced Muscle Damage: A Systematic Review of the Literature to Guide Practitioners on the u... by Hill, Hayd'n

“…This may help with better management of athletes by sports personnel, and in turn improve their performance and enhance their recovery. …”
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Nudge for good : bridging choice architecture and co-creation for inclusive design

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