Economics and business topic list of research papers
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CO2 Emissions of the Container World Fleet
Abstract The development of measures to reduce ship borne Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions is recently of high priority of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Shipping is by far the most energy efficient mode of transport but society has...
2012 / Pierre C. Sames, Martin Köpke -
Assessment the Corporate Social Responsibility According to Islamic Values (Case Study: Sarmayeh Bank)
Abstract Nowadays, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the most considerable issue in the organizations; therefore, international organizations such as United Nations and European Union have formulated relative standards in this field. In the...
2012 / Saeed Fallah Tafti, Seyed Farhad Hosseini, Shahnaz Akbari Emami -
Informal payments and intra-household allocation of resources for health care in Albania2012 / Sonila Tomini, Wim Groot, Milena Pavlova
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Determinants for participation in a public health insurance program among residents of urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya: results from a cross-sectional survey2012 / James K Kimani, Remare Ettarh, Catherine Kyobutungi, Blessing Mberu, Kanyiva Muindi
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Lack of patients? – a hypothesis for understanding discrepancies between hospital resources and productivity2006 / Dag Bratlid
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Training community resource center and clinic personnel to prompt patients in listing questions for doctors: Follow-up interviews about barriers and facilitators to the implementation of consultation planning2008 / Jeffrey Belkora, Brian Edlow, Caryn Aviv, Karen Sepucha, Laura Esserman
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Bayesian analysis of zero inflated spatiotemporal HIV/TB child mortality data through the INLA and SPDE approaches: Applied to data observed between 1992 and 2010 in rural North East South Africa
Abstract Longitudinal mortality data with few deaths usually have problems of zero-inflation. This paper presents and applies two Bayesian models which cater for zero-inflation, spatial and temporal random effects. To reduce the computational burden ...
2012 / Eustasius Musenge, Tobias Freeman Chirwa, Kathleen Kahn, Penelope Vounatsou -
Influence of R&D subsidies on efficiency: the case of Spanish manufacturing firms
Abstract This study provides new evidence about the effects of subsidies for research and development (R&D) on technical efficiency in a sample of Spanish manufacturers during the period 1993-2002. The results suggest two issues to consider....
2011 / Justo de Jorge, Cristina Suárez -
Functional features of group work developed by 12 grade students within “inquiry teaching approach”
Abstract “Inquiry teaching approach” (ITA) has been getting a growing interest within the educational research community, especially in science education. Some authors argue that group work (GW) should have a central role within ITA. This study...
2011 / Luísa Lopes, Teresa Bettencourt -
Biomechanical Analysis on Hip-push Skills Applied in Walking Race
Abstract By referring to many relevant data and essays, this paper aims at discussing and analyzing the importance of hip-push applied in walking race,based on the point of the view on sports biomechanics .With redard to the existing problems,the...
2012 / Wei-wei Sun, Li-feng Zhang, An-hui Fan -
Contract farming with possible reneging in a developing country: Can it work?
Abstract We consider a processed-food manufacturer that faces uncertain exogenous demand and procures a farm crop either from the outside market or from local farmers via contract farming. The contract price is determined at the beginning of the...
2012 / Woonghee Tim Huh, Stergios Athanassoglou, Upmanu Lall -
Assisting regional policy by rapidly comparing enterprise innovation between regions2013 / Yiannis Nikolaidis, Konstantinos Fouskas, Elias G Carayannis
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Changes in utilization of health services among poor and rural residents in Uganda: are reforms benefitting the poor?2009 / George W Pariyo, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Olico Okui, Mohammed Rahman, Stefan Peterson, et al.
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Impact of therapy escalation on ambulatory care costs among patients with type 2 diabetes in France2013 / Florent Guelfucci, Emilie Clay, Samuel Aballéa, Régis Lassalle, Nicholas Moore, et al.
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Examining the role of language on students achievement: a study on the use of second language as a medium of instruction in teaching science subject in Malaysia
Abstract This study aimed to identify the role of second language (English) through the examination of relationship between students self efficacy and achievement motivation with their achievement. Results of the study found significant relationship ...
2011 / Saemah Rahman, Mailatulsyima Mazlan, Saadiah Kummin, Ruhizan Mohd Yasin, T. Subahan Mohd Meerah -
Compulsory history teaching throughout the historical process in higher education and political authority
Abstract History having inherently a very voiceful structure is a hybrid science which places within the whole educational process from primary education to higher education and which is mostly based upon international interaction. Today, “Atatürk's ...
2011 / Ufuk Erdem -
Designing customer oriented courses and curricula in higher education. A possible model
Abstract One of the complex challenges that universities have to confront nowadays is given by the imperative necessity to design their studies offer in order to meet the present and future society needs and expectations. Starting from the premise...
2011 / Alina Crişan, Roxana Enache -
Multi-objective Supervised Clustering GA and Wintry Climate Forecast
Abstract A new multi-objective supervised clustering genetic algorithm is proposed in this paper. Training samples are supervised clustered by attribute similarity and class label. The number and center of class family can be determined...
2011 / Zhang Hongwei, Yang Zhenyu, Zou Shurong -
Assessment of Facilities Management (FM) Performance in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Abstract Performance management has a strong relationship with facilities management practices. The unclear information of the method of managing performance in higher education properties is emerged the research to be undertaken. IIUM Properties...
2011 / H. Hashim, A.A. Saleh, N. Kamarulzaman, S.Z. Hashim -
Assessment of human resources management practices in Lebanese hospitals2009 / Fadi El-Jardali, Victoria Tchaghchagian, Diana Jamal