Physicochemical Properties and Health Risks of Informal E-Waste Processing at Alaba International Market in Lagos, Nigeria

This study investigated the groundwater quality and health risks associated with informal e-waste processing in the Alaba International Market in Lagos, Nigeria. Twenty-two groundwater samples were collected from hand-dug wells in the market area and analyzed for physicochemical properties and heavy metal concentrations. The results showed that the groundwater quality was poor, with high levels of heavy metals, including cadmium, lead, and chromium. The health index (HI) for children and adults was above the tolerable threshold levels, indicating a potential health risk to the population. Principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to identify the sources of metals in groundwater, and the results showed that informal e-waste processing was a significant source of contamination. The study highlights the need for effective management strategies to mitigate the potential health risks associated with informal e-waste processing and ensure public health and environmental safety.

Competitiveness of Egyptian cotton exports in the international market

Cotton plays a vital role in the Egyptian economy by meeting domestic and export demands,contributing significantly to agriculture,industry,export earnings,and providing a cash income to roughly one million small farmers.This paper examines the competitiveness of Egyptian cotton exports(ECE) in the international market during the period 1990-2006.It mainly aims at investigating the trends in cotton exports over the studied period,analyzing the competitive position of Egyptian cotton by employing several economic and trade indices,and identifying the key factors that influence Egypt's cotton exports to the world.The results revealed that the total quantity of ECE has fallen from 196.8 thousand tons in 2003 to 87.2 thousand tons in 2006.It also shows a high degree of geographic concentration of ECE,into India,Italy,the Republic of Korea,and Japan.Together,these markets imported about 50%of ECE during 1990-2006.The competitive advantage of Egyptian cotton would appear dependent on quality not price.Japan,the Republic of Korea and Italy presented the most stable markets for ECE.Linear regression analysis suggests that a one percent increase in the Egypt-to-USA export price ratio leads to a decrease in ECE by about 27.8 thousand tons.Such analysis has also shown a positive and significant effect of the World Trade Organization on ECE.

Pricing Power of China's Cocoon and Silk Products in International Market:An Empirical Analysis Based on International Market Power

Do China＇s silk products only have advantage in number but no pricing power in international market？ In this paper, we used the residual demand elasticity model to estimate the international market power of China＇s silk products. The empirical results revealed that China＇s raw material products such as natural silk products and semi-finished products such as satin products had certain market power in the main export markets, but the finished silk products such as woman＇s blouse or shirts and shawls had no market power in the target markets including USA and Germany. The scale economy from resource endowment and great market share are the base of the international market power of natural silk products. The advantage from industry agglomeration and great market share are the source of the international market power of satin products. Technical bottlenecks and inefficiency in brand building are the cause of unobvious international market power of China＇s finished silk products, and the competition from Italy and France has increased the difficulty to enhance market power. In order to consolidate and improve the international market power of China＇s silk products, it is suggested to stabilize the production scale and strengthen industrial base, to speed up the resources integration and optimize the industrial distribution, to strengthen science and technology innovation and adjust product structure, to speed up the brand construction and enhance the influence of brand, and to enlarge the scale of organization and achieve scale economies.

Analysis of Volatility Spillover Effect of Soybean Price between Domestic and International Markets

Sharp fluctuation of soybean prices in international and domestic markets has caused big risks for both domestic soybean producers and processing enterprises in recent years. It also increases the difficulties in implementing price stabilization policy for the government. This paper analyzes the volatility spillovers in soybean prices between international and domestic markets using the multivariate VAR-BEKK-GARCH model based on the data set from December 22,2004 to December 19,2014. The estimate results indicate that there are volatility spillover effects from domestic futures market to spot market and bilateral spillover between international futures market and domestic spot market. In order to prevent market manipulation and to reduce the impacts of price volatility in international soybean market on Chinese market,this paper proposes the following policy measures such as establishing early warning mechanism for soybean price fluctuations,improving soybean futures contract design and strengthening trading risk management mechanism,amplifying information disclosure system,and regularizing speculation activities of big traders.

A Discussion on Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation Applied to International Marketing

This article seeks to discuss the importance of the need to undertake, create, and innovate in Administration, especially considering the international market. For development, it is presented in a contextualized manner, the evolution of organizations throughout the ages and its importance in an economic and social point of view. Within this vision, the entrepreneur is differentiated from the business person, evidencing the individual entrepreneur and the creative economy as fomenters of new business opportunities. In a society in which there are no more borders, only the political and cultural ones, enterprise, creativity, and innovation become necessary as a means for differentiated and sustained growth, especially considering domestic and international competition. As human skills applied to the professional field, people can use them in a handcrafted and differentiated manner, to render the strategies of the actions into ways of modeling businesses and solutions, thus reaching a state of the art.

Internationalization and the Structure of the Company＇s Marketing Strategy on International Markets Theoretical Remarks

The paper presents theoretical reflection upon international marketing strategy in the framework of internationalization and globalization of the market. It consists of four parts. The first one debates the nature and reasons for corporate internationalization. The second part shows an international marketing strategy in the concept of corporate expansion. The strategy consists of two elements： the basic dimensions of foreign market entry modes （part 3） and business presence strategies in overseas markets （part 4）. This paper proposes a theoretical framework for research conducted by Department of Marketing of the Cracow University of Economics. The research has been conducted as a part of grant received by Polish National Centre of Science.

Yatai Meters & Instruments to Occupy Domestic and International Markets

Shanghai Yatai Meters & Instruments Co. Ltd. was set up in 1991. It is engaged in research and development of meters and instruments for industrial duration measurement and control system. It is a new hi-tech enterprise worthy of the name. Recently it has completed the reform of holdings system.

A Practice for Opening up the International Market

The Qingdao Qianshao Precision Machinery Company, an advanced new hi-tech enterprise for implementing the national torch plan, has continually increased its export products in recent years through the energetic opening up of its international market, making its export value more than half its annual sales amount.

International Markets for China's Electronics Products An Interview with Ouyang Zhongmou, President of the China Electronics Import-Export Corporation

It’s estimated that by the year 2000, the international electronics market will be worth US$ 2 trillion, making the electronics industry the world’s largest. How to expand its share of this international market will be a challenge for the China Electronics Import-Export Corporation. Recently, our reporter interviewed Mr. Ouyang Zhongmou, president of CEIEC. Question: How is your corporation getting on as China’s largest foreign

Beijing Star River:An Elegant-Distinguished Pet Stone(International Marketing Masters Make Marketings for Beijing Star River)

Star River(or Star Bay), an elite works of Hong Yu Group, is located in Sijixinghe Road, Chaoyang Beilu,Beijing. It is a distinguished residence area, occupyingland of 300 thousand sq. meters. The north side is a for-est garden with 1600 or more mu, the eastern side is agreen belt with 2000-more mu.With an investment of RMB1.5 billion, Beijing StarRiver provides a beautiful landscape and high-qualityresidence. In order to realize a high harmony of con-struction and environment, Beijing Star River has in-vested millions into environmental construction.Star River has won a reputation of Detailed Qualityby Milton Kotler, a world famous marketing master. "Iwould start marketing the apartments in Los Angles, inNew York city, in Chicago, London, " Milton said.One day in September, brothers Kotler(Milton Kotlerand Philip Kotler), world famous marketing masters wereinvited to Star River as noble guests. Their praise forStar River were so high that people would prefer to takeit as an artistic job rather than a residence.

LET HI-TECHNOLOGY WITH PATENT RIGHT ENTER THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET

Through over a decade of painstakingeffort, the Fujian AgricultureUniversity has witnessed abreakthrough in its research and applicationof bacterioflora technology, and has obtaineda series of results at the international advancedlevel. Since 1983, under the leadership of LiZhanxi, a senior agronomist, the universityhas successively and successfully developed16 technical items, including "edible funguscultivation using bacterioflora to replace woodand grain" and "bacterioflora fermentationmethod for the cultivation of mushroom andauricularia auriculajudae". The bacteriofloratechnology has basically solved the"contradiction between fungus and forestry",that is, the contradiction between edible fungusproduction and the ecological balance inforestry. This technology has captured

Speeding Up the Transformation of the Operational Mechanism And Further Developing the International Market

According to customs statistics, China’s exports of machinery and electric products in 1996 were worth US$ 48.21 billion, an increase of 9.9 percent over the preceding year, and 8.4 percent higher than the growth rate of the nation’s total exports. The proportion of machinery and electric product exports in the nation’s total foreign trade volume\ increased from 29.5 percent in 1995 to 31.9 percent in 1996, a growth at 2.4 percent.

Research on an International Marketing Strategy for Japanese Rice

This study aims to clarify the factors that form rice prices for different producing areas and brands in Japan, while ascertaining consumers＇ criteria in purchasing rice and their preference for taste in China, in order to establish the method to formulate an overseas marketing strategy for Japanese rice.

A Maturing Seismic Contractor in the International Market

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