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1 sheet ([2] p.) ; Caption title. ; "Giuen at our palace of White-hall, the nine and twentieth day of February, in the seuenteenth yeere of our reigne ."--P. [2]. ; Imprint from colophon. ; Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

2 leaves. ; Caption title. ; Imprint from colophon. ; Sheet 1 line 1 of text ends "Iames"; sheet 2, line 7 ends "entertaine". ; "Giuen at Our Court at Saint Iames, the one and thirtieth day of March, in the first yeere Our Reigne of Great Britain, France, and Ireland." ; Reproduction of original in: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Doutoramento em Economia ; By focusing on the relationship between financial stability and monetary policy for the cases of Chile, Colombia, Japan, Portugal and the UK, this thesis aims to add to the existing literature on the fundamental issue of the relationship between financial stability and monetary policy, a traditional topic that gained importance in the aftermath of the GFC as Central Banks lowered policy rates in an effort to rescue their economies. As the zero-lower bound loomed and the reach of traditional monetary policy narrowed, policy makers realised that alternative frameworks were needed and hence, macroprudential policy measures aimed at targeting the financial system as a whole were introduced. The second chapter looks at the relationship between monetary policy and financial stability, which has gained importance in recent years as Central Bank policy rates neared the zero-lower bound. We use an SVAR model to study the impact of monetary policy shocks on three proxies for financial stability as well as a proxy for economic growth. Monetary policy is represented by policy rates for the EMEs and shadow rates for the AEs in our chapter. Our main results show that monetary policy may be used to correct asset mispricing, to control fluctuations in the real business cycle and also to tame credit cycles in the majority of cases. Our results also show that for the majority of cases, in line with theory, local currencies appreciate following a positive monetary policy shock. Monetary policy intervention may indeed be successful in contributing to or achieving financial stability. However, the results show that monetary policy may not have the ability to maintain or re-establish financial stability in all cases. Alternative policy choices such as macroprudential policy tool frameworks which are aimed at targeting the financial system as a whole may be implemented as a means of fortifying the economy. The third chapter looks at the institutional setting of the countries in question, the independence of the Central Bank, the political environment and the impact of these factors on financial Abstract stability. I substantiate the literature review discussion with a brief empirical analysis of the effect of Central Bank Independence on credit growth using an existing database created by Romelli (2018). The empirical results show that there is a positive relationship between credit growth and the level of Central Bank Independence (CBI) due to the positive and statistically significant coefficient on the interaction term between growth in domestic credit to the private sector and the level of CBI. When considering domestic credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions, the interaction term is positive and statistically significant for the case of the UK for the third regression equation. A number of robustness checks show that the coefficient is positive and statistically significant for a number of cases when implementing a variety of estimation methods. Fluctuations in credit growth are larger for higher levels of CBI and hence, in periods of financial instability or ultimately financial crises, CBI would be reined back in an effort to re-establish financial stability. Based on the empirical results, and in an effort to slow down surging credit supply and to maintain financial stability, policy makers and governmental authorities should attempt to decrease the level of CBI when the economy shows signs of overheating and credit supply continues to increase. The fourth chapter looks at the interaction between macroprudential policy and financial stability. The unexpected interconnectedness of the global economy and the economic blight that occurred as a result of this, recapitulated the need to implement an alternative policy framework aimed at targeting the financial system as a whole and hence, targeting the maintenance of financial stability. In this chapter, an index of domestic macroprudential policy tools is constructed and the effectiveness of these tools in controlling credit growth, managing GDP growth and stabilising inflation growth is studied using a dynamic panel data model for the period between 2000 and 2017. The empirical analysis includes two panels namely an EU panel of 27 countries and a Latin American panel of 7 countries, the chapter also looks at a case study of Japan, Portugal and the UK. Our main results find that a tighter macroprudential policy tool stance leads to a decrease in both credit growth and GDP growth while, a tighter macroprudential policy tool stance results in higher inflation in the majority of cases. Further, we find that capital openness plays a more important role in the case of Latin America, this may be due to the region's dependence on foreign capital flows and exchange rate movements. Lastly, we find that, in times of higher perceived market volatility, GDP growth tends to be higher and inflation growth tends to be lower in the EU. In the other cases, higher levels of perceived market volatility result in higher inflation, higher credit growth and lower GDP Abstract growth. This is in line with expectations as an increase in perceived market volatility is met with an increased flow of assets into safer markets such as the EU. This thesis establishes a relationship between financial stability and monetary policy by studying the response of Chile, Colombia, Japan, Portugal and the UK in the aftermath of the GFC as Central Banks lowered policy rates in an effort to rescue their economies. In short, the results of the work conducted in this thesis may be summarised as follows. Our results show that monetary policy contributes to the achievement of financial stability. Still, monetary policy alone is not sufficient and should be reinforced by less traditional policy choices such as macroprudential policy tools. Secondly, we find that the level of CBI should be reined in in times of surging credit supply in an effort to maintain financial stability. Finally, we conclude that macroprudential policy tools play an important role in the achievement of financial stability. These tools should complement traditional monetary policy frameworks and should be adapted for each region. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

[1], 53, [1] leaves ; Signatures: A² B² C-D⁴ ² C-I⁴; ² A-C⁴ [D]⁴ (-[D]4). Quires ¹E-I are a reissue or reprinting from "The order and usage of keeping of the parlements in England" (STC 24886.7, possibly printed by Charlewood). Quires ² C-D were apparently also printed by Charlewood; the rest printed by John Allde (STC). ; Quires ² A-D, "The discription of the cittie of Excester", also issued separately (STC 24886), have separate divisional title and register; foliation is continuous with the first part, having apparently been hand-stamped. ; With a final errata leaf. ; Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

[3+] p. ; Caption title. ; "Whereas in the first yeare of His Maiesties most happy raigne ouer this realme of England, an acte was made, for the charitable reliefe, and ordering of persons infected with the plague ."--First three lines of text. ; Place of publication and name of publisher taken from colophon; date of imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.). ; Imperfect: torn with slight loss of print; lacking at least one sheet. ; Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

Insufficiency of water resources in the Middle East Region represents vital factors that influence the stability of the region and its progress. Expectations indicate that the condition will be dimmer and more complicated, especially in Iraqi territory. Iraq, which is situated in the Middle East, it covers an area of 433,970 square kilometers and populated by about 32 million inhabitants. Iraq greatly relies in its water resources on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers as a surface water resources, and several productive groundwater aquifers in which from the hydrogeological point of view divided into several major aquifer units including Foothill, Al-Jazira, Aquifer System, Mandali-Badra-Teeb, Mesopotamian and Desert Aquifer system. Recently, Iraq is suffering from water shortage problems. This is due to external and internal factors affecting the water quality of water resources; they are controlled and uncontrolled factors. The uncontrolled factors are climate change and its consequences, such as reduction of precipitation and temperature increasing. The controlled factors have a significantly negative influence on water resources, but their effects involve more specific regions. The controlled factors are mainly represented by building dams and irrigation projects within the upper parts of the Tigris and Euphrates catchments, Al-Tharthar Scheme, waste water, solid wastes and wastes from wars, which has a significant effect on surface water in Iraq because about 80% of the water supply to Euphrates and Tigris Rivers come from Turkey. In addition, the pressures resulting from the high demand for water resources, and the continued decline in their quantity rates have led to major changes in the hydrological condition in Iraq during the past 30 years. The decrease in surface water levels and precipitation during these three decades reflects the drop in the levels of water reservoirs, lakes, and rivers to the unexpected levels. The level of main country's water source, Tigris, and Euphrates Rivers has fallen to less than a third of its natural levels. As storage capacity depreciates, the government estimates that its water reserves have been reduced precariously. According to the survey from the Ministry of Water Resources, millions of Iraqi people have faced a severe shortage of drinking water. Since of the importance of water for human life and the need to monitor temporal and spatial changes in quality and quantity, there is a need to develop a general Iraqi Water Quality Index (Iraq WQI) to monitor surface water and groundwater and classify it into five categories, very good, good, acceptable, bad and very bad, in terms of suitability for domestics, irrigation and agriculture depending on the Iraqi and WHO standards for drinking water. In addition, strict establishment for the regular quantitative monitoring surface water and groundwater setting and processes. Prospects are more negative for all riparian countries. This implies that solving these problems requires actual and serious international, regional, and national cooperation to set a prudent plan for water resources management of the two basins. Iraq being the most affected country should seriously set a prudent, scientific, and strategic plan for the management and conservation of its water resources. ; Validerad;2020;Nivå 1;2020-11-18 (johcin)

When a dam is built, its safety becomes a constant concern for the owner, the public and for governments. Therefore, continuous observation through routine inspections and safety reviews become necessary. Acting as protectors of public safety, governments and professional organizations save no effort in the promulgation of legislations and laying out guidelines for such inspections and reviews. These issues are discussed here starting with the basic first step of visual inspections by the operators and the follow up of detailed safety reviews by specialists. Careful visual inspections assisted by instrumentation measurements may reveal an early negative issue such as, but not limited to, increased seepage, increased uplift pressure, signs of weakness like cracking in the body of the dam, or dams' slope sloughing, and even damaged hydraulic control equipment. Documenting and reporting these observation helps in taking remedial measures in good time and may lead to more intensive safety reviews. Suggested check lists for the inspection engineers are given here, but these may be tailored for each dam according to its needs. These lists cover issues common to both embankment and concrete dams, and include other specific issues related to each type of them. Metal equipment take their share by listing such areas as corrosion, fatigue and cracking, tear, and wear and so on. Instrumentation measurements are also given their due consideration by giving brief mention of types of measurements needed and points to be observed in instrumentation control work. Finally, guidelines, rules, and legislations for Dam Safety Reviews are generally discussed giving examples from four countries in the world. ; Validerad;2020;Nivå 1;2020-09-29 (johcin)

[18], 481, [1] p. ; A translation, by James Mabbe, of: Juan de Santa María. República y policía christiana. ; Translation sometimes attributed to Edward Blount. ; Another issue, with cancel title page, of: Christian policie; or the christian common-wealth (STC 14830.7). ; Running title reads: Christian policie. ; Misidentified on slip at beginning of UMI microfilm reel 1073 as STC 14813a. ; Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

1 sheet ([1] p.). ; Contains wood-cut initial. ; "Geuen at our maner of Saynte James, the xxvii. day of Apryll." ; "Cum priuilegio." ; Reproduction of original in: Society of Antiquaries.

[2] p. ; Place of publication and name of publisher taken from colophon. ; Dated at end: August. 30. 1595. ; Imperfect: creased with some loss of print. ; Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

10 pages, 4 figures, 6 tables, supplementary data https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107699 ; Sardine and anchovy have shown important changes in landings, biomass, abundance and body condition with time in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain these changes, including the negative interaction with jellyfish blooms. Increases in jellyfish blooms may be one of the reasons for a decline in these fish stocks because several jellyfish species have been shown to feed on fish larvae and juveniles. The main aim of the present study was to test the plausible relationship between jellyfish blooms and stock dynamics (abundance, biomass, and fitness) of anchovy and sardine, and its fisheries within an ecological context of the western Mediterranean Sea. Our main hypothesis was that jellyfish blooms, in combination with other environmental drivers, could have negative effects due to their predation on early stages of small pelagic fish (direct mortality) or due to predation on zooplankton, which is also prey of the small pelagic fish at different ontogenetic stages (direct competition). To test our hypothesis, we developed Bayesian Generalized Linear Mixed Models to compare landings, biomass, abundance, and Kn condition factor of both species with several climatic indices, oceanographic variables, and the occurrences of jellyfish blooms. Our results revealed that the jellyfish bloom occurrence had a high probability of negatively and broadly affecting both species in addition to changes in environmental conditions. This suggests that jellyfish blooms should be added to the likely causes of change when analyzing small pelagic fish change ; This study was carried out within the Spanish Research project PELWEB (CTM2017-88939-R) funded by Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and the Catalonian Government PELCAT projects (CAT 152CAT00013, TAIS ARP059/19/00005). [.] MC acknowledges the 'Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence' accreditation (CEX2019-000928-S) to the Institute of Marine Science (ICM-CSIC). ; Peer reviewed

803, [3] p. ; A reply to Thomas Heskyns' The parliament of Chryste (STC 13250); Nicholas Sanders' A treatise of the images of Christ (STC 21696); and John Rastell's A confutation of a sermon, pronounced by M. Juell (STC 20726). ; In three parts. Part 2 caption title reads: A confutation of an idolatrous treatise of Nicolas Sander . Part 3 caption title reads: A refutation of Maister Iohn Rastels confutation as he calleth it . . ; Some copies have an extra leaf of errata not present in others--STC. ; Imperfect; The Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.). Library copy is imperfect; some print faded and show-through; some pages stained and torn. Pages 138-169 and 776-end from Bodleian Library copy spliced at end. ; Reproductions of the originals in the Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.). Library (reel 1350) and the Bodleian Library (reel 1574). ; Appears at reel 1350 (Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.). Library copy) and at reel 1574 (Bodleian Library copy).

[6], 66, 66-81, 81-98, [4] leaves ; A translation of the first book of "Propositioni overo considerationi in materia di cose di stato . di M.F. Guicciardini, G.F. Lottini, F. Sansovino", edited by Sansovino. ; Translator's dedication signed: Robert Hichcock. ; Includes index. ; A variant (STC 21744a) lacks the month date in imprint. ; Identified as STC 21744b on UMI microfilm reel 665. ; Reproductions of the originals in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and the Folger Shakespeare Library. ; Appears at reel 469 (Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery copy) and at reel 665 (Folger Shakespeare Library copy).

[16], 495, [1] p. ; Translation of: Trois livres des offices d'estat. ; Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

[224] p. ; Place of publication and printer's name from colophon. ; Signatures: a A-N. ; Title within ornamental border (McK & Ferg. 16). ; Reproduction of the original in the British Library.