Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Strategies intended to address vaccine hesitancy: Review of published reviews
Abstract When faced with vaccine hesitancy, public health authorities are looking for effective strategies to address this issue. In this paper, the findings of 15 published literature reviews or meta-analysis that have examined the effectiveness of ...
2015 / Eve Dubé, Dominique Gagnon, Noni E. MacDonald -
The Perceptions of School Counselors about the Counseling and Guidance Programs of Vocational High Schools
Abstract The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of school counselors about the Counseling and Guidance Program implemented at vocational high schools in Turkey. The sample group of the study consists of eight school counselors working in ...
2015 / Hayriye Torunoğlu, Dilek Gençtanırım -
Dynamic Furnace Temperature Setting Research on Combustion System of Rolling Mill Reheating Furnace
Abstract The setting of furnace temperature in combustion system of reheating furnace at rolling mill is an important parameter in the production process. Variety of some factors such as furnace heating capacity, steel thermal stress, production...
2015 / Chen Wanli, Kong Ning, Wu Daohong -
Integrative Participatory Community-based Ecotourism at Sangkhom District, Nong Khai Province, Thailand
Abstract The main objective of this study was to initiate integrative participatory community-based ecotourism development at a tourist destination. Therefore, Participatory Action Research (PAR) was applied to Sangkhom District, NongKhai Province....
2015 / A. Auesriwong, A. Nilnoppakun, W. Parawech -
Globalization vs. Local. The Role of Street Food in the Urban Food System
Abstract The street food sector offers ready-to-eat food and beverages that are prepared and/or sold by itinerant or stationary vendors, especially on streets and in other public places. Due to its low cost and convenience, street food is consumed...
2015 / Donatella Privitera, Francesco Saverio Nesci -
Productivity change in commercial fisheries: An introduction to the special issue
Abstract Productivity is a key economic indicator that measures the relationship between inputs used to produce a product, and the amount of product produced. Productivity change measures how productivity has changed through time. In traditional...
2015 / John Walden, Ben Fissel, Dale Squires, Niels Vestergaard -
Gender Difference and School Aggressiveness
Abstract Increasingly large media coverage refers to problems of violence and aggression found in schools in Romania. The question is related to the magnitude and dimensions of this phenomenon. For some students responding in hostile, aggressive...
2015 / Marilena Ticusan -
Testing for sexually transmitted infections in a population-based sexual health survey: development of an acceptable ethical approach2012 / N. Field, C. Tanton, C. H. Mercer, S. Nicholson, K. Soldan, et al.
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Time Pressure and Challenge Appraisal as Predictors of Job Satisfaction: Empirical Evidence From Pakistani Universities2015 / S. A. Malik
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Effects of multidisciplinary team working on breast cancer survival: retrospective, comparative, interventional cohort study of 13 722 women2012 / E. M. Kesson, G. M. Allardice, W. D. George, H. J. G. Burns, D. S. Morrison
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Effects of Teaching Strategies Supported by Information and Communication Technologies on Satisfaction and Learning of College Students
Abstract Studies show that Brazil is currently experiencing a double burden of nutritional problems related to malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies on one side and the onset of the binomial overweight / obesity on a population scale on...
2015 / Andreia Araujo Lima Torres, Gardênia da Silva Abbad, Kelb Bousquet-Santos -
QSI Response of Foam–Filled Composite Marine Sandwich Hull Panels: Simulation and Experiment
Abstract The response of certifiable advanced marine grade hybrid composite sandwich hull panels due to quasi–static indentation (QSI) by a 12.7mm diameter hemispherical indentor is investigated by means of experiments and finite element (FE)...
2014 / Rudie Vella, Claire De Marco Muscat–Fenech, Pierluigi Mollicone -
Activating Devices and Their Use in e-Learning – Focussed on Handicapped Students
Abstract The article deals with the questions related to the activation of students using the electronic technologies for their studying emphasizing the handicapped students. It focuses on the problem of the transformation of the passive students...
2015 / Jiří Dostál -
Students’ Mental Models of Light to Explain the Compton Effect
Abstract Light is one of the interesting concepts used for explaining the important processes in modern physics. Because of this reason the students have some misunderstandings and difficulties about light and related phenomena. The present study...
2015 / Ozgur Ozcan, Cem Gercek -
The Importance of Values in the Constructivist Theory of Knowledge
Abstract The intended study is to reveal the importance of values in the process of constructing our implicit knowledge. There is a strong connection between emotions and knowledge and this relationship appears especially in the process of...
2015 / Adéla Antlová, Štefan Chudý, Tereza Buchtová, Lucie Kučerová -
Influence of the in Plane and Out-of-Plane Masonry Infill Walls’ Interaction in the Structural Response of RC Buildings
Abstract The contribution of infill masonry (IM) walls to the seismic performance of buildings can be favourable or not depending on several phenomena, detailing aspects and mechanical properties such as the relative stiffness and strength between...
2015 / André Furtado, Hugo Rodrigues, António Arêde, Humberto Varum -
Assessment of the Middle Administrative Leadership's Awareness of the Implementation of the Concept of Total Quality Management (TQM) in Commercial Banks operating in Jordan
Abstract This study aims to identify the role of the modern concept of total quality management (TQM) and how it is applied by the middle management that links between senior management and clients in the most important service sector: banks. It...
2014 / Firas Mohammed Al Rawashdeh -
A SVM Stock Selection Model within PCA
Abstract In the financial market, well-performing stocks usually have some specific features in financial figures. This paper introduces a machine learning method of support vector machine to construct a stock selection model, which can do the...
2014 / Huanhuan Yu, Rongda Chen, Guoping Zhang -
The Digital Health Scorecard: A New Health Literacy Metric for NCD Prevention and Care
Abstract According to the World Health Organization, 3 out of 5 deaths worldwide are due to common, chronic conditions, such as heart and respiratory diseases, cancer, and diabetes. These noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are linked to multiple...
2013 / Scott C. Ratzan, Michael B. Weinberger, Franklin Apfel, Gary Kocharian -
Establishment on Space Objects Database Management System Using Browser/Server Mode
Abstract The number of space objects is increasing rapidly with the expansion of human's space exploration. So space debris has become a serious pollutant which poses a great threat to spacecraft. It is necessary for us to establish the space...
2012 / Shaokai Wang, Chao Han, Shenggang Liu, Qinqin Luo