A GRID-BASED SAMPLE DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS [VERSION 1; PEER REVIEW: 2 APPROVED, 1 APPROVED WITH RESERVATIONS]

A grid-based sample design framework for household surveys [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Traditional sample designs for household surveys are contingent upon the availability of a representative primary sampling frame.This is defined using enumeration units and population counts retrieved from decennial national censuses that can become rapidly inaccurate in highly dynamic demographic settings.To tackle the need for representative samp

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Evolutionary game analysis on behavioral strategies of multiple stakeholders under the process of shore power promotion

Shore power implementation was proved to be an effective way to reduce air pollution from vessels.Although central government has been promoting the implementation of shore power chervo jacke herren in China, the actual development of shore power is not ideal currently.The paper focuses on the mechanism of interaction among the strategic choices of

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Influence of diethyl zinc on ethylene-norbornene copolymerization

Ethylene-norbornene copolymers were synthesized with a homogeneous catalyst system based on bis(imino) pyridine iron with the addition of diethyl zinc (DEZ) as alkyd transfer agent to promote immortal copolymerization.The addition of DEZ did not influence the catalytic activity in copolymerization with 7.5 mmol of norbornene (NB), but in the reacti

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Oral lesions as a clinical sign of systemic lupus erythematosus

Background: Oral lesions represent one of the most important clinical symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease with a high degree of clinical variability rendering it difficult to arrive at a prompt and accurate diagnosis.There are many unknown causes and multiple organ systems involved, with the result that permanent o

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