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POLÍTICA FISCAL, EXPECTATIVAS Y TRANSICIÓN DINÁMICA EN EL MODELO SIMPLE DE CRECIMIENTO ENDÓGENO
Authors: Rodríguez Arana Alejandro 
Published: January 2018

En el modelo neoclásico simple de crecimiento endógeno este artículo muestra que las políticas fiscales que podrían considerarse expansivas propician un nivel de acervo de capital de largo plazo más elevado cuando son anunciadas que cuando no lo son. Sin embargo, el efecto de estas políticas sobre la tasa de crecimiento de largo plazo es el mismo independientemente de si son o no anunciadas. En particular, los cambios en las tasas de impuestos al consumo son neutrales cuando no son anunciados, pero tienen efectos de corto plazo sobre el crecimiento y permanentes sobre el acervo de capital cuando son anunciados.
POLÍTICA SOCIAL PARA EL AVANCE DE LA EDUCACIÓN: UNA EVALUACIÓN DEL PROGRAMA DE ESTÍMULOS PREPA SÍ DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL
Authors: Carrillo-Huerta Mario M. 
Published: January 2018

Hasta muy recientemente, la educación media superior no había sido obligatoria en México, como no lo es actualmente la educación superior, de manera que la inscripción en esos niveles educativos es baja. Además, por razones principalmente económicas, la tasa de abandono escolar entre los inscritos es alta. En 2007, el gobierno de la Ciudad de México implantó un programa de estímulos llamado Prepa Sí, orientado a reducir la tasa de deserción escolar y mejorar el desempeño académico de los estudiantes inscritos en escuelas públicas de educación media superior en la ciudad. Este trabajo presenta los resultados de una evaluación del impacto de dicho programa en sus objetivos asignados, realizada con la ayuda de análisis econométrico, aplicado a información proveniente de dos encuestas levantadas entre beneficiarios del programa en el periodo 2008-2009. Se concluye que el programa ha sido exitoso en abatir la tasa de deserción escolar y mejorar el desempeño académico entre sus beneficiarios, y ha tenido impactos positivos adicionales en el bienestar de sus familias.
Reflections on SAARC Framework Agreement for Energy Cooperation (Electricity) Vis-a-vis India’s “Guidelines on Cross Border Trade of Electricity”
Authors: Pun Santa Bahadur 
Published: January 2018

Despite the Indo-Nepal Electric Power Trade, Cross Border Transmission and Grid Connectivity Agreement of October 2014 and despite the SAARC Framework Agreement on Energy Cooperation (Electricity) of November 2014, the Government of India issued the discriminatory Guidelines on Cross Border Trade of Electricity on December 5, 2016. The Guidelines provide preferential one-time approval for all entities with 51% or more Indian ownership wishing to export electricity from Nepal to India. All other entities, the Guidelines stated, had to undergo the case-to-case basis. Historically, such unilateral actions have always been the modus operandi of India. Despite the regular regional cooperation preaching by India, Nepal will have to, like the Tanakpur and Laxmanpur barrages, BUT accept India’s discriminatory December 2016 Guidelines as her fait accompli! HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 1-4Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
Methods Applied in the Prediction of Brittle Failure in Tunnels and Underground Caverns
Authors: Panthi Krishna Kanta 
Published: January 2018

Tunnels and underground caverns located at greater depth (high rock cover or overburden) are subjected to high in-situ stress environment. Those rock mass that are relatively unjointed and massive are exposed to the brittle failure, which is famously known as rock spalling/ rock bursting phenomenon. Establishing state of the stress and evaluating stress-induced instability in tunnels passing through such rock mass at relatively greater depth is therefore a challenge. The aim of this manuscript is to describes existing brittle failure (rock burst) prediction methods that are being practiced worldwide and propose necessary editions so that quality of assessment is enhanced. The methods described are very practical and the author is confident that professional engineers will use them to evaluate and predict potential rock burst/ rock spalling scenario in the tunnels during planning, design and construction phases. Each method of prediction is explained, applicability extent is highlighted and comparisons between the methods are made. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 5-9Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
“Hamro Jhora, Hamro Pani” (Our Spring, Our Water): Water and the Politics of Appropriation of ‘Commons’ in Darjeeling Town, India
Authors: Chakraborty Anup Shekhar 
Published: January 2018

Based on the study of Darjeeling Municipality, the paper engages with issues pertaining to understanding the matrixes of power relations involved in the supply of water in Darjeeling town in India. The discussions in the paper focuses on urbanization, the shrinking water resources, and increased demand for water on the one hand; and the role of local administration, the emergence of the water mafia, and the ‘Samaj’ (society) all contributing to a skewed and inequitable distribution of water and the assumption of proprietorship or the appropriation of water commons, culminating in the accentuation of water-rights deprivation in Darjeeling Municipal Area. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 16-24Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
China’s SHP Policy and its Role in Promoting SHP Development
Authors: Heng Liu , Xiaobo Hu , Shiji Chu 
Published: January 2018

The development of China’s small hydropower (SHP) has a history of over 100 years. Especially after the formal establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), China has attached great importance to the development of SHP and implemented specific policies to overcome the challenges at different stages of SHP development. This paper briefly introduces the management system of SHP in the Chinese context, reviews different policies related to SHP development, analyzes the role of different policies in promoting SHP development over time, and finally discusses the pertinence, effectiveness and sustainability of SHP policies. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 25-33Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
Peak Demand Management in Micro Hydro using Battery Bank
Authors: Paudel Pradeep , Wasti Shailesh 
Published: January 2018

Millions of Nepali inhabit in a far-flung hamlet of Nepal, where the extension of national grid is unlikely even in the new future. Isolated Micro-hydro power plants are extensively used in these areas. This paper addresses the problem of deficient electricity during peak period in existing conventional micro-hydro plants by the introduction of battery storage in the plant. Micro-hydro plant with battery bank storages surplus power, which would be wasted in case of conventional micro-hydro plant, during off- peak period and supplies during peak period. The control strategies for Electronic Load Controller (ELC), three - phase ac/dc converter and buck converter are realized in Matlab Simulink environment. The simulated system was able to store surplus power into battery bank when load demand was less than power generated by Synchronous Generator (SG) and supply when the load demand was higher than generator’s generation. This model can be implemented in the already existing micro-hydro plants where the load demand for a short time has increased beyond generation capacity of generator. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 34-40Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
Comparison between Predicted Rock Mass Classes and Actual Rock Mass Classes in Headrace Tunnel of Upper Mai Hydroelectric Project, Nepal
Authors: Chaulagai Kanchan 
Published: January 2018

This study involves comparison of predicted rock mass classes in design stage with actual rock mass classes of headrace tunnel of Upper Mai Hydroelectric Project. The total length of headrace tunnel is 2070.52 m. The lithology of the study area consists of gneiss, schistose gneiss and mica schist. The rock mass classifications, Q-system were used to predict rock mass classes during the design phase as well as for classify rock mass during excavation of headrace tunnel. The applicability and validity of proposed classification has been checked by comparing the prediction with actual observation after completion of excavation. It was found that the predicted classes does not exactly matches with the actual rock masses as a results effecting in construction time as well as in cost and economy of the project. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 41-44Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
Characterization and Quantification of Municipal Solid Waste in Jeetpur Simara Sub- Metropolitan City, Nepal
Authors: Dahal Yubraj , Adhikari Bikash 
Published: January 2018

Waste management, being one of the most important aspects of urban development, is gaining importance among developing nation like Nepal where rapid population growth, unmanaged urbanization, lack of public awareness and poor management by municipalities have intensified environmental problems in towns in Nepal. In Nepal only six municipalities i.e. Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Pokhara, Dhankuta, Tansen and Ghorahi practice sanitary landfill for waste management and other municipality practices open dumping which has become major cause of environmental and human health hazards (ADB, 2013).Jeetpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City (JSSMC) is a recently formed sub-metropolitan city. This city has not performed any study on solid waste management till date and lacks data on quantity and composition of municipal solid waste generation that facilitates effective planning of municipal solid waste management. The household survey revealed an average per capita household waste generation rate of 120 g/capita/day. The total Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation is estimated about 15 tons/day and 5475 tons/year. The analysis of household waste composition indicated that the highest waste category was organic waste with 80% followed by plastics with 10%, paper and paper products with 6% and inert with 4%. The composition analysis of institutional wastes revealed 41% paper and paper products, 33% plastics, 13% organic wastes and 13% inert. The study found that commercial waste comprised 59% paper and paper products, 21% plastics, 17% organic and 3% inert. In aggregate, MSW is composed of 56% organic waste, 21% paper and paper products, 19% plastics, and 3% inert. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 45-47Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
Hydropower in New Roles in Changed Context
Authors: Bhat Sher Singh 
Published: January 2018

This article focuses on how hydropower can facilitate to integrate more and more renewable in the grid. Doing so, we will have to create new hydropower products and market them. This will be possible if we have a vibrant power market allowing marketing of innovative hydropower products offering primary supply as well as other services in the grid. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 48-50Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
An Interview with Mr. Moti Lal Dugar
Authors: Dugar Moti Lal 
Published: January 2018

In light of ongoing discourses, at present, on prevailing energy crisis and exciting participation of IPPs in hydropower development in Nepal, HYDRO Nepal Journal felt this opportune to review and assess the present hydropower development scenario of Nepal from the perspective of independent power producer. Hence, HYDRO Nepal takes pleasure in presenting an interview with Mr. Moti Lal Dugar, Chairman of MV Dugar Group, Nepal by Rajendra P Thanju, Managing Editor of HYDRO Nepal Journal. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 51-52Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
Personality Profile
Authors: Lohani Bindu N. 
Published: January 2018

With an objective to highlight the prominent Nepali personalities who have played important roles in major donor agency, Asian Development Bank (ADB), HYDRO Nepal Journal considers it appropriate to underline the profile of Dr. Bindu N. Lohani to its readers. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue No: 22Page: 53-53Uploaded date: January 14, 2018
Belgique contre Sénégal ou quel intérêt pour se plaindre d’autrui ? Cour internationale de Justice, 20 juillet 2012, Questions concernant l’obligation de poursuivre ou d’extrader
Authors: Verhoeven Joe 
Published: January 2018

L’arrêt de la Cour internationale de Justice du 20 juillet 2012 dans l’affaire
Questions relatives à l’obligation de poursuivre ou d’extrader (Belgique c. Sénégal), CIJ Rec. 2012, p. 422, ne se laisse pas aisément analyser à la manière habituelle, tant les circonstances mêmes qui ont conduit à porter l’affaire devant la Cour sont singulières. Moins volontaire qu’assumée par un gouvernement résigné à suivre des impulsions auxquelles il était d’abord étranger, la saisine visait principalement à obtenir la consécration d’une obligation alternative, Aut judicare, Aut dedere, dont l’un des termes repose sur le postulat d’une compétence universelle. Dans le même mouvement, elle supposait aussi dans le chef du demandeur aspirant à sa consécration un intérêt pour agir pour la défense d’un droit que violerait sa méconnaissance par le défendeur. C’est à ces prétentions inhabituelles et à leur traitement qu’est consacré le présent commentaire, lui-même inhabituel quant à sa forme et à son ton : ceux d’un essai libéré des contraintes du traditionnel commentaire d’arrêt.
L’arrêt de la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis du 17 avril 2013, Kiobel et al. v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. et al. : Présomption contre l’extraterritorialité de la compétence juridictionnelle nationale en matière de violations du droit international
Authors: Fleury Thibaut Charles 
Published: January 2018

Saisie par une ressortissante nigériane des faits de tortures imputés à la
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Shell) lors de l’exploitation pétrolière menée au Nigéria, la Cour Suprême juge que l’Alien Tort Statute, qui ouvre les juridictions fédérales aux étrangers victimes de violation de «droit des gens » (Law of Nations), est présumé ne pas s’appliquer aux faits survenus en dehors du territoire des États-Unis. Déboutant la requérante et renversant une jurisprudence datant des années 1980, la Cour Suprême fonde son raisonnement sur une conception du droit international qui n’est pas celle qui avait présidé à l’adoption de l’Alien Tort Statute et sur une «présomption contre l’extraterritorialité » dont l’application à cette loi n’est pas sans poser d’importantes difficultés. La Cour Suprême s’inscrit également, ce faisant, à rebours de l’évolution la plus récente du droit international en général et de la jurisprudence des cours nationales et régionales en particulier.
La jonction d’instances devant la Cour internationale de Justice – À propos de l’ordonnance du 17 avril 2013 dans l’affaire relative à la Construction d’une route au Costa Rica le long du fleuve San Juan (Nicaragua c. Costa Rica)
Authors: Azari Hadi 
Published: January 2018

Le 17 avril 2013, la CIJ s’est appuyée sur l’article 47 de son Règlement pour joindre par une ordonnance les deux instances introduites respectivement par le Costa Rica et le Nicaragua, l’un contre l’autre. Ce fut la première ordonnance rendue en vertu
de cet article, par laquelle la Cour a établi un précédent et a fixé pour la première fois
quelques principes applicables à cette notion juridique. La nouveauté de cette décision tient également au fait qu’elle est la première jonction d’instances prononcée par la CIJ en dehors de la situation de cause commune. La jonction d’instances est un moyen incident dont l’introduction perturbe le déroulement du procès en cours dès lors qu’elle amène la Cour à suspendre l’examen du fond de l’affaire pour se prononcer au préalable au sujet de son admissibilité. Elle présente ainsi toutes les caractéristiques d’une procédure incidente, même si elle n’est pas inscrite dans la liste de celles énumérées à la section D du Règlement. L’article 47 du Règlement confère à la Cour internationale «une large marge de discrétion » dans l’appréciation de l’opportunité de la jonction. Toutefois, il se déduit de la jurisprudence de la Cour actuelle et de celle de sa devancière, que lorsque les parties s’accordent à son sujet, la Cour en prend acte. Autrement dit, elle n’en décide discrétionnairement que si les parties demeurent partagées en la matière. Qu’elle use de son pouvoir discrétionnaire ou qu’elle prenne acte de l’accord des parties, sa décision sur la jonction doit toujours être fondée sur un lien suffisant rattachant les instances concernées.
La gestion difficile des flux migratoires pour un État situé à la frontière maritime extérieure de l’Union européenne
Authors: Favilli Chiara 
Published: January 2018

La mort en mer, spectaculaire et massive, de migrants à la dérive, en quête d’Europe et échoués sur les côtes de l’île de Lampedusa au large de l’Italie, a attiré
l’attention des internationalistes sur la difficulté de concilier, dans des circonstances
extrêmes, les objectifs de contrôle de l’immigration et de respect des droits de l’homme élémentaires. L’insuffisance des dispositifs nationaux et européens a été particulièrement mise en lumière, dans des situations d’urgence constituées aux frontières extérieures d’une Union européenne souvent débordée – et largement divisée.
Giant Pendulous Carcinosarcoma – Squamous Cell Carcinoma-Type - of the Leg – A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Wollina Uwe , Riedel Ina , Abushika Mohammad R. , Lotti Torello , Tchernev Georgi 
Published: January 2018

Cutaneous carcinosarcoma (CCS) is a rare non-melanoma skin cancer with a biphasic growth pattern. A tumour is composed of epithelial and mesenchymal cells that show clonality. In most cases, CCS develops in the head-and-neck region on the chronic sun-exposed skin of males. Here, we describe an 80-year-old female patient who developed a giant, pendulous CCS on the leg. A tumour was surgically removed. We found no evidence of metastatic spread.
A “Yellow Submarine” in Dermoscopy
Authors: Satolli Francesca , Rovesti Miriam , Zucchi Alfredo , Gandolfi Marco , Feliciani Claudio , Tchernev Georgi , Wollina Uwe , Gianfaldoni Serena , Lotti Torello 
Published: January 2018

BACKGROUND: Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is an extremely rare, non-Langerhans cell tumor. HS affects especially adults, its etiology is unknown yet. Skin could be interested by papules or nodules, single or multiple. CASE REPORT: A Caucasian man in his late 40s came to our clinic for a naevi evaluation. During the visit, a rose papulonodular lesion was observed in the lumbar region. This lesion was completely asymptomatic, and it had been there for an indefinite period. The clinical evaluation revealed that the lesion appeared elevated, of 9 x 15 mm in dimension, symmetrical and of a homogeneous pinkish colour. The videodermoscopical evaluation revealed a homogeneous yellow central pattern, polymorphic vessels, an eccentric peripheral pigmentation and a white collar. An excisional biopsy was performed. The morphology and the expression of CD163, CD68 and/or lysozyme to the immunophenotypic analysis, revealed the true nature of the lesion.CONCLUSION: HS is usually diagnosed at an already advanced clinical stage and it has a high mortality rate even today. Dermoscopy, showing a yellow and distributed homogeneously colour, can facilitate its hard diagnosis.
Stress–Corrosion Cracking of Surface-Engineered Alloys in a Simulated Boiling-Water Reactor Environment
Authors: Niu W. , Li Z. , Ernst F. , Ren Z. , Ye C. , Lillard R.S. 
Published: January 2018

The potential of surface engineering by concentrated interstitial solute (SECIS) for improved resistance to stress–corrosion cracking (SCC) in a simulated boiling-water reactor (BWR) environment was studied for an austenitic stainless steel (AISI-316L) and a Ni-base superalloy (IN-718) via slow-strain-rate tests. For these tests, tensile rods of both alloys were carburized at a low temperature, which generates a concentrated solution (supersaturation: 105) of interstitially dissolved carbon within a ≈25 μm deep zone below the surface. In BWR-NWC (normal water composition), SECIS AISI-316L exhibits high susceptibility to SCC with a reduction in elongation and a fracture surface consistent with transgranular SCC (TGSCC). We found that the crack-tip strain rate plays an important role for crack initiation and propagation. To understand the role of concentrated interstitial carbon on the failure mode, we also studied specimens treated by ultrasonic nanocrystal surface modification (UNSM), a carbon-free method for surface hardening. We conclude that the carbon-rich zone enables nucleation of sharp cracks, which normally do not form in AISI-316L. Crack propagation in the underlying carbon-free alloy core and, ultimately, TGSCC failure, depends on the environment (solution and potential), as demonstrated by tests in BWR-HWC (hydrogen water composition). The stress–strain curve of SECIS IN-718, in contrast, is similar to that of non-treated material. In this case, the fracture surface was consistent with ductile failure.
Globalizing the Academic Presidency: Competing for Talented Leadership
Authors: Skinner Richard A. 
Published: January 2018

For more than half a century, globalization has been a powerful force in almost every aspect of contemporary life. The search for talent in some sectors is now global in scope. Higher education shows signs of the same force at work in some universities’ searches for leadership. Two examples are provided and conjectures offered as to why this may continue with academic presidents.
Mapping Internationalization on US Campuses
Authors: Brajkovic Lucia , Matross Helms Robin 
Published: January 2018

This article summarizes the results of the American Council on Education’s (ACE) 2016 Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses survey, and explores their implications. Conducted every five years, Mapping assesses the current state of internationalization at American colleges and universities, analyzes progress and trends over time, and identifies future priorities. The 2016 Mapping survey addressed the six key areas that comprise CIGE’s Model for Comprehensive Internationalization: articulated commitment; administrative structures and staffing; curriculum, cocurriculum, and learning outcomes; faculty policies and practices; student mobility; and collaboration and partnerships.
“One Belt One Road” and Central Asia: A New Trend in Internationalization of Higher Education?
Authors: Li Aisi 
Published: January 2018

China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) strategy is the latest trend in international relations, and it is making a real impact on higher education in Central Asia. This article discusses the impact of three aspects of the plan: Chinese funding for study abroad, the Confucius Institutes, and the role of Xinjiang, China’s northwestern frontier.
Training Administrative Staff to Become Key Players in the Internationalization of Higher Education
Authors: Hunter Fiona 
Published: January 2018

A recent survey has sought to understand the current and potential roles that administrative staff might play in internationalization and to identify relevant training provision that could enable them to become more active in, and committed to, the internationalization strategies of their institutions. It reveals that there is still much that needs to be done and that the learning needs to take place both at individual andinstitutional levels.
Imbalanced Student Mobility in India: A Serious Concern
Authors: Wadhwa Rashim 
Published: January 2018

A major challenge that India is facing is the existing imbalance between inbound and outbound student mobility. The inflow–outflow ratio of about 1:10 is a matter of concern. Evidence shows that it is not only the human capital that is flowing out of India, but also a substantial amount of revenue. In connection with this, concerns have been raised, which need immediate attention from Indian policy makers.