Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Facebook Usage and its Association with Psychological Well-being among Malaysian Adolescents
Abstract Previous studies investigated possible effects of Facebook mostly on hedonic well-being but not focusing on individuals fully function of psychological well-being. This study tries to fill the gap by using Ryffs’ scale of psychological...
2014 / Somayyeh Naeemi, Ezhar Tamam, Salleh Hj Hassan, Jusang Bolong -
Policy and planning of prevention in Italy: Results from an appraisal of prevention plans developed by Regions for the period 2010–2012
Abstract Health policies on disease prevention differ widely between countries. Studies suggest that different countries have much to learn from each other and that significant health gains could be achieved if all countries followed best practice....
2015 / Annalisa Rosso, Carolina Marzuillo, Azzurra Massimi, Corrado De Vito, Anton Giulio de Belvis, et al. -
Environmental Education Centers and Local Communities: A Case Study
Abstract The International Community has designated the “Sustainable Development” as a central issue for the future of humanity. Unesco has named the decade 2005-2014 as the decade for the “Education for the Sustainable Development”. It has also...
2014 / Electra Pitoska, Themistokles Lazarides -
Emergence of System Optimum: A Fair and Altruistic Agent-based Route-choice Model
Abstract The System Optimum, an optimal traffic assignment that minimizes the total travel costs on the road network is usually only referred to as a comparison to self-emerging user equilibrium. In this paper we investigate how different behavioral ...
2016 / Nadav Levy, Eran Ben-Elia -
Prediction of future labour market outcome in a cohort of long-term sick- listed Danes2014 / Jacob Pedersen, Thomas Gerds, Jakob Bjorner, Karl Christensen
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Criteria for priority setting of HIV/AIDS interventions in Thailand: a discrete choice experiment2010 / Sitaporn Youngkong, Rob Baltussen, Sripen Tantivess, Xander Koolman, Yot Teerawattananon
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Message from the Guest Editor2012 /
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Annulus Fibrosus Can Strip Hyaline Cartilage End Plate from Subchondral Bone: A Study of the Intervertebral Disk in Tension2015 / Michael Adams, Patricia Dolan, Stuart McGill, Christian Balkovec
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Determination of individual preparation behaviors of emergency health services personnel towards disasters
Abstract Objective To determine certain behaviors regarding preparation of Canakkale 112 ambulance service personnel towards emergency situations and disasters. Methods ...
2015 / Hüseyin Koçak, Cüneyt Çaliskan, Edip Kaya, Ömer Yavuz, Kerim Hakan Altintas -
Hedonic Estimates of the Underground Tunnels of ‘Mittlerer Ring’
Abstract ‘Mittlerer Ring’ is an intermediate ring road in Munich. It was constructed for the 1972 Olympics, and its total length is 28km. Construction of the underground tunnels was implemented for Mittlerer Ring in the 1980s to improve the...
2014 / Tadashi Itoh -
Physical activity and nutrition education at the school environment aimed at preventing childhood obesity: evidence from systematic reviews
Abstract Objective To organize the main findings and list the most frequent recommendations from systematic reviews of interventions developed at the school environment aimed at reducing overweight in children and adolescents. ...
2015 / Paulo Henrique Guerra, Jonas Augusto Cardoso da Silveira, Emanuel Péricles Salvador -
The Study of Secondary School Principals’ Performance Status According to Fiedler Theory in Bushehr: Iran's Perspective
Abstract This paper is to survey and determine the status of secondary school principals’ performance based on Fiedler Theory in Bushehr city, so two standardized questionnaires were applied to measure the principals’ performance and leadership...
2014 / Mohammad Behroozi, Bahram Fadaiyan, Shahpoor Khodadadi -
On monitoring unrecorded alcohol consumption
Abstract Unrecorded alcohol consumption is a global problem, with about 25% of all alcohol consumption concerning this category. There are different forms of unrecorded alcohol, legally produced versus illegally produced, artisanal vs industrially...
2015 / Jürgen Rehm, Vladimir Poznyak -
EEG Emotion Recognition Based on the Dimensional Models of Emotions
Abstract In this paper, we propose a method for EEG emotion recognition which is tested based on 2 dimensional models of emotions, (1) the rSASM, and (2) the 12-PAC model. EEG data were collected from 5 preschoolers aged 5 years old while watching...
2013 / Marini Othman, Abdul Wahab, Izzah Karim, Mariam Adawiah Dzulkifli, Imad Fakhri Taha Alshaikli -
The role of Right to Health in health care management and delivery in India
Abstract Poverty, health, and income opportunities are closely intertwined, particularly in developing countries. The importance of a strong health system remains undiminished even as challenges for managing health have become more complex. While...
2013 / Arnab Mukherji, Hema Swaminathan -
Six Sigma Approach for the Straddle Carrier Routing Problem
Abstract This paper discusses how to route straddle carriers in port container terminals. This problem is solved in the context of optimizing transport operations. The contribution of the work lies in the formulation and subsequent development of a...
2014 / Khaled Mili -
Embedding Spirituality for Professionals – A Study Using Movies as Pedagogy
Abstract We may face ethical dilemmas in professional and personal lives. Moral depravity has been the cause for financial, ecological crimes etc. Value based decisions demand courage, and conviction. The paper examines conflicts in values and...
2014 / A. Ramesh, Vinit Dani -
A descriptive analysis of Emergency Department overcrowding in a selected hospital in Kigali, Rwanda
Introduction Emergency Centre (EC) overcrowding is a global concern. It limits timeous access to emergency care, prolongs patient suffering, compromises quality of clinical care, increases staff frustration and chances of exposing staff to...
2014 / Kagobora Pascasie, Ntombifikile Gloria Mtshali -
A Systematic Review on the Epidemiological Data of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum, a Type 2 Leprosy Reaction2013 / Carlijn G. N. Voorend, Erik B. Post
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Tackling stigma: fundamental to an AIDS-free future2014 / Julie Pulerwitz, John Bongaarts