Study of performance standards for public transport between the cities of Latakia and Jableh

Most of the villages and rural towns, in general, and in Latakia, in particular, suffer from poor transport organizing and Serving of people so that travelling has become a great suffering for most people. After studying the transport situation between Jableh and Latakia, we found that this city suffers from transport problems like other cities. This is because of transport poor management and regulation including timing, the number of vehicles available and inability to meet demand, which causes a deterioration in service quality. The research provided a comprehensive method to evaluate the performance of public transport on the road by evaluating travel time, the journey speed, and the buses volume and frequency. Considering these indicators as a criterion for evaluating the performance of public transport to determine the most effective factors regarding the quality of performance of public transport and improve this performance in future. A field and practical study of the research has been conducted, which includes selecting of study sites, collecting engineering and traffic data, designing of questionnaires and distributing them on random passengers and drivers working on Jableh - Lattakia transportation road to find out their opinions. Then the data has been inserted into SPSS Statistics Base program for analyzing the results. The research has concluded that the performance of public transport between Jableh and Latakia is generally weak, and the largest proportion of passengers depend on their mobility on minibuses, which does not satisfy the required transportation level. Therefore, a range of solutions has been developed depending on local conditions which will ease the burden of mobility and raise the transportation performance level.

The impact of economic and demographic factors on the demand for life insurance in Syria

This paper deals with the insurance sector in the Syrian Arab Republic during the period between 1990-2012, we studied the impact of economic and demographic factors on the demand for life insurance size. It was considered the volume of life insurance premiums indication of the size of the demand for life insurance, also we study the impact of some determinants on the demand / income - unemployment - interest rate - inflation - life expectations - education - urbanization /. A statistical analysis by spss to study variables program was carried out, in order to reach the most important determinants affecting the insurance demand, income and the inflation and the interest rate are the most effective determinant in influencing the insurance demand, While statistically significant for the rest of determinants effect does not appear.

An Analytical Study of the Economics Of Water Resources

This research aims to shed a light on the distinctive economic characteristics of water resources and to identify the reasons that led to increasing interest in studying these resources and their economics. depending on descriptive analytical method through characterization of what is and analyze it, The researcher is addressing the policies necessary to be followed for a successful allocation of water balances within the time periods, and define whether the water resources are to be considered as an economical good and whether they are subjected to market mechanisms, i.e. demand and supply. the research results pointed out to the fact that the water resource is a strategic vital resource and an economic good has a special nature which make it not subject to market mechanisms. this study is providing a number of proposals that emphasize the need to focus on the economics of water resources to attain the efficiency of resource exploitation, which, on the one hand, leads to achieving sustainability of this valuable resource, and on the other hand fulfill maintain the economic development.

Analytical Study of Public Health Insurance Point of View Employees of Tourism Department in Lattakia

This study has aimed to recognize public health insurance services introduced to the employees of Tourism department in Lattakia. Also, for knowing the customers (partners) satisfaction level on health insurance services. In addition, it has aimed to show the coverage level of insurance companies for illnesses and the control efficiency range applied by the governmental agencies on these companies. The researcher has used the analytical descriptive approach to show the employees satisfaction on health insurance services. Data has been collected through direct interviews with a sample of employees in Lattakia tourism department. Moreover, a questionnaire on another sample of tourism department employees has been designed and distributed. Data, in fact, has been studied and analyzed by SPSS.

Demand functions of retailers on rice in Damascus and Countryside governorates in Syria

The aim of the research was to determine the Demand Functions of retailers on rice in Damascus and Countryside governorates, by using random cluster sample with 622 observations. Results showed that the brand played a major role of the retailers demand on packaged rice, which led to a rise in price affect of retailers demand on packaged rice according to the variety and the brand compared with its impact according to variety only, while the rice variety played a role in increasing retailers demand on dogma rice regardless of the brand. High quality of some varieties and brands of rice led to increase its sold rates, Egyptian, American and Australian rice achieved higher rates of sold among short rice varieties. Indian rice achieved high sold rates among tall rice varieties.

Syrian Insurance Sector and the Impact of the Entry of Private Insurance Companies on the Volume Insurance Demand

This research studies the reality of the insurance sector in the Syrian Arab Republic during the period between 1990-2012, identifying most important private companies that have entered the domestic insurance market. It also tries to examine distribution of demand between them and the Syrian General Organization Insurance by comparing the volume of insurance premiums before and after the entry of private companies to market insurance in Syria. These companies play an important role, increasing the demand for insurance products One of the main conclusions of this research relates to the role of private insurance companies in increasing the size of the insurance demand. However, index of insurance penetration shows weakness of the Syrian insurance sector with demand focused on auto insurance.

Predict the needs of the water resources of the coastal zone within the framework of regional planning

This research aims to develop a mathematical model linking the available water resources and the demand of population and agricultural and industrial on these resources, where they were to rely on time series from 2000 until 2011 and study and know their direction and growth, and it was the most important results: 1- increasing the size of the demand (population, agricultural and industrial ) on water resources during the period (2000-2011), where he found a positive relationship between the size of a very strong demand on water resources and time. 2 - increasing the volume of surface water resources and groundwater available during the period (2000-2011), where he found a positive relationship and a very solid between the size of surface water and groundwater resources and time available. 3 - there is an excess of total available water resources and the total volume of demand. 4 - there is a statistically significant relationship between the total volume of available water resources, and demand (population, agricultural and industrial) on them, where we can and relying on multiple regression equation to predict the total volume of water resources through the volume of demand ( population, agricultural, industrial) on them.

Rainfalls and Their Importance in the Development of Water Resources: An Empirical Study of Rainfalls of Coastal Region during the Period (2002-2012)

Because rainfall in the coastal area is high and water projects are nearly missing, we think it is important to make use of available water resources. In order to predict future rainfalls and suggest proper management of resources, we created a mathematical model linking rainfall amounts between demand (population, agricultural and industrial) on water resources during the period (2000-2012). Results show the following: 1. Rainfalls decreased during the period ( 2002-2012) at an annual rate of (1.84%). 2. Demand on water resources increased during the period (2002-2012) at an annual rate of (3.41%) of the population demand, and (3.47 %) of the agricultural demand, and 6.25% for industrial demand. 3. There is a surplus of available water resources and the size of demand for them, with the surplus decreasing during the period (2002-2012) at an annual rate (2.97 %). 4. The estimation of the surplus between the amount of available water resources and the size of the demand for them will decrease in 2023 from what it was like in the year 2013 at an annual rate (-3.23%).

An Analytical Economic Study of the Reality of Investment of the Cultivation of Citrus in Syria during 2007-2011

The research aims at investigating the reality of investment of the cultivation of citrus in Syria during 2007-2011. The study showed that the citrus market in Syria needs to be organized, and that there is a necessity for having an independent organization such as (Citrus Growers Union) to be responsible, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, for monitoring the production and marketing of citrus. The study also showed that the specifications of full market competition apply to the citrus market in Syria, and that there is a fluctuation in the value of flexibility of supply and demand which indicates the presence of factors other than the price which affect the supply and demand. The study also showed a marketing gap which was negative, this led to flooding the market with citrus reaching (-247.4 thousand tons) in 2007. The investment in citrus achieved a positive added-value which helped support the gross domestic product (GDP) in Syria, reaching (25 billion Syrian pounds) in 2011.The citrus sector also contributed in creating a balance of payments; outflows of citrus reaching $140 million.

The role of tourist fairs in Stimulate tourism demand A study on Tourist firm Sample working in Syria

This research have been the role of tourist fairs in stimulate tourism demand, the research emerges it's importance from the international competition and racing to open a new tourist market, many countries and tourist companies are racing to invent an effective promotional methods which aims to developing marketing effectiveness of its tourist products within promotional mixture elements which fairs are one of it, the process of organizing and managing fairs becomes a professional act and need high level of innovation and experience. the most important results reached by: - There is a Positive correlative relationship between tourist fairs and tourism demand. - There is an effect of destination promotion, price, tourism service Quality, Public Relations. - There is no effect for sample features on tourist fairs and tourism demand.