Climate Change and Food Security in Ethiopia: Understanding the Impact on Economic Development and Agriculture

 Background of the study Ethiopia is one of the most extreme examples of the countries in Africa which is highly vulnerable to climate change variability (Declan Conway, 2011). The country has been affected by a series of drought and flood disasters which are claimed to be induced by climatic factors such as weather variability. … Read more

ew Viscosity Model Using SRK EOS: “Accurately Predict Viscosity of Light Hydrocarbons w/ New SRK EOS Model

 In this study a new viscosity model based on the Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation of state (SRK EOS) has been proposed to predict the viscosity of pure and mixed light hydrocarbons in a wide range of pressure and temperature. Genetic algorithm in MATLAB environment is used to obtain parameters of the model.  The accuracy of this … Read more

Emerging Markets in Microfinance: Remittances, Banks, and Secondary Mortgage Markets

 1 INTRODUCTION This analysis focuses on some emerging and related markets as they correspond to microfinance.  The first portion deals with the intriguing activity of remittances worldwide.  Remittances have some direct applicability to microfinance in general and particularly for operations in India.  The second portion examines the mechanisms and execution of the relationship between … Read more

Capital Structure: From Modigliani and Miller to Asymmetric Information Models

 The literature on capital structure commenced with the seminal paper by Mo-digliani and Miller (1958), who argued that in a frictionless market the value of the firm is independent of its capital structure. Hence, there is no optimal capi-tal structure and the firm's weighted average cost of capital remains constant regardless of the composition … Read more

The Ethics of Closing Borders to Refugees: Doing Harm or Allowing Harm?

 Introduction The global refugee crisis is undoubtedly one of the most pressing issues of our time. According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, “65.3 million individuals were forcibly displaced in 2015 as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or human rights violations,” which makes the number in 2015 higher than any … Read more

Transforming Subsistence Agriculture to Commercial Agriculture for Ensuring Food Security in Rwanda

 Paste Chapter One. General Introduction In line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eradication of extreme hunger and poverty is one of the main pillars in developing countries; and the poverty is still faced by humankind of a large proportion of Sub-Sahara Africa’s population Geoff et al (2009:2). In developing countries, agricultural productivity growth … Read more

The Aristotelian Lens in Julius Caesar and Medea

 In Poetics, Aristotle explains what a successful tragedy has: plot, character, thought, diction, song, and spectacle. He also describes what a tragic hero is and other elements that should be considered like catharsis and peripeteia. His lens can be focused in on the famous works Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Euripides’ Medea. Although Aristotle’s definition … Read more

How the Paris Peace Conference and WW1 shaped Germany and Italy’s political systems

 Germany and Italy were one of the most prominent empires centuries ago in Europe, contributing Europe's culture and political ideas throughout history. Both countries had established German-Italian relations after they fought against the Austrian Empire. However, in the 'Great War' or WW1 (1914-1918) known today, they were enemies though the both were part of … Read more

Explore Race, Wealth & Class in “The Great Gatsby” & “The Passing

An authors’ writing is the art of framing and presenting his thoughts to his/her leaders. A great author can address the various social concerns through his/her writing by use of characters who are given various roles to pass a certain message in a certain way. The ideologies of class, gender and wealth are well communicated … Read more

Female Lawyers in Hollywood Films of the ’80s and ’90s: From Bradwell v. Illinois to Atticus Finch and Beyond

 Several critics and scholars who have contemplated the portrayal of female lawyers in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s have heard echoes in the films of the notorious United States Supreme Court opinion in Bradwell v. Illinois. In that 1872 case the court refused to reverse an Illinois bar decision to preclude women. … Read more