Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Statistical equation modeling analysis for industrial projects, designing for critical factors and latent variables: quality, cost, time, and success2016 / Humberto García, Adán Valles, Jaime Sánchez, Salvador Noriega, Gustavo Dominguez
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UHPC Compressive Strength Test Specimens: Cylinder or Cube?
Abstract Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) is a new cement-based material developed in the era of modern concrete technology. The present of fiber in UHPC composition is necessary to increase strengths and durability, which then lead to name...
2015 / Yuliarti Kusumawardaningsih, Ekkehard Fehling, Mohammed Ismail -
Wage Growth, Landholding, and Mechanization in Chinese Agriculture
Summary This paper aims to examine the dynamics of land transactions, machine investments, and the demand for machine services using farm panel data from China. Recently, China’s agriculture has experienced a large expansion of machine rentals and...
2016 / Xiaobing Wang, Futoshi Yamauchi, Keijiro Otsuka, Jikun Huang -
Environment Quality of Service in Cloud
Abstract Performance Monitoring is an integral part of maintenance. Requirements for a monitoring solution for Cloud are totally different from a legacy and virtualized environment monitoring solution. There are many third party tools/solutions...
2016 / Manjusha Kalekuri, Kolasani Ramchand H. Rao -
Working Conditions of Bus Drivers in a Large Brazilian Metropolis
Abstract The bus is the major means of public transport in the city of Salvador in the northeast of Brazil. One of the causes of this may be the bus drivers. The aim of this research project is to understand the working conditions of bus drivers in...
2015 / Anastácio Pinto Gonçalves Filho, Matheus Souza Rocha, Ádria Fernanda Meneses Oliveira, Ulisses Costa dos Santos, Janssen Villian Ramos Costa, et al. -
Sustainable Development and the Influence of Social Values A Case Study on Romania
Abstract In the light of the major ethical principles underlying the theory of sustainable development, economists no longer regard man strictly as “homo oeconomicus”, motivated only by his economic rationality; he is nowadays the creator and the...
2015 / Simona Margareta Busoi -
Approximate Analytical Solution of Non-linear Equation in One Dimensional Instability Phenomenon in Homogeneous Porous Media in Horizontal Direction by Variational Iteration Method
Abstract The present paper analytically discusses Instability phenomenon in double phase flow through homogeneous porous media in horizontal direction. This phenomenon is very important in oil recovery. Mathematical model for Instability phenomenon...
2015 / P.R. Mistry, V.H. Pradhan -
Modernization Projects in the Power Industry: Performance Evaluation
Abstract The potential of industrial development of regions of the Russian Federation depends on the territory infrastructure condition. One of the key barriers to regional economic growth is now the depreciation of fixed assets of the grid...
2015 / Shamil M. Valitov, Marina N. Myznikova, Anastasia A. Bannikova -
Preface2015 / Andy Vidan, Daniel Shoag
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Reliability of the Results from Unplanned Subjective Assessment of the Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Parameters in Small Lecture Room
Abstract The results, obtained from paper based subjective assessment, of the indoor environment parameters, are presented in this paper. The assessment was made by untrained and unprepared occupants of small lecture room, during specially organized ...
2016 / Martin Ivanov -
Heat Demand Estimation for Different Building Types at Regional Scale Considering Building Parameters and Urban Topography
Abstract This study aims towards an improved estimation of annual heat demand of the building stock for an entire region. This requires the holistic representation of aspects influencing the heat demand of buildings, namely their geometry, fabric,...
2015 / Nils Schüler, Alessio Mastrucci, Alexandre Bertrand, Jessen Page, François Maréchal -
The Relation between Prospective Teachers’ Beliefs and Conceptions of Learning and their Academic Performance
Abstract In order to highlight students’ conception of learning in correlation with their learning approaches, we have applied the questionnaire “Approach to Learning and Study Skills Inventory” (ALSSI) developed by Entwistle and Ramsden in 1981 to...
2015 / Alina Felicia Roman, Camelia Nadia Bran -
Quantifying the Human Element of Safety in Airport Tower Operations: Overcoming Risks Introduced by Static Airport Characteristics
Abstract The primary responsibility of an Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) controller is to prevent collisions between aircraft and other hazards on the surface and in the immediate vicinity. The safety service provided by controllers at towers...
2015 / Katherine Berry, Micahel Sawyer, Jordan Hinson, Lori Dewalt -
Effect of Hand Arm Vibration on the Development of Vibration Induce Disorder Among Grass Cutter Workers
Abstract Objectives Prolonged exposures to hand arm vibration among hand held machine user revealed caused development of vibration induce disability. The present study was to determine the effect of hand transmitted vibration by...
2015 / N.A. Azmir, M.I. Ghazali, M.N. Yahya, M.H. Ali, J.I. Song -
Examining Self-efficacy and Achievement in an Educational Research Course
Abstract This study examined the level and pattern of self-efficacy and achievement and the extent to which self-efficacy and achievement changed over the course. Sixty-four 3rd-year undergraduate students from the Faculty of Education in central...
2015 / Thomrat Siriparp -
Balancing Innovation and Continuity – Experiences with Survey Design Adaptations of the German Mobility Panel
Abstract The German Mobility Panel is one of the longest-lasting studies with a basically unchanged design in mobility behaviour research world-wide. As a result one central asset of this study is the provision of time series data. Nevertheless in...
2015 / Bastian Chlond, Tatjana Streit, Gerhild Abler, Peter Vortisch -
Reflections on the role of the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)2015 / João Carlos Magi
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Analysis of Coupling Strategies for Building Simulation Programs
Abstract Although building simulation tools have already proven to be very useful, there still is a lack of a simulation tool taking into account all building physical aspects. To develop such an integrated tool, two approaches are typically...
2015 / Michiel Vanpachtenbeke, Wouter Van De Walle, Hans Janssen, Staf Roels -
Development of the Speed and Endurance of 15 Year-old Boys
Abstract The problem is a sustained decline in the average level of overall physical abilities of young people in Bulgaria.The aim of this work is to prepare a methodology for developing physical qualities: speed and endurance of 15 year-old boys...
2015 / Velizar Pavlov, Veneta Simeonova -
Low Carbon Economy in the Cities of China - Possibilities to Estimate the Potential os CO2-Emissions
Abstract Increasing urbanization and climate change are one of the greatest challenges in the 21st Century. Many regions already face different negative impacts on cities such as growing local pollution, solid and liquid waste, traffic congestion...
2015 / Hans-Peter Leimer