Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Opinions and practices regarding electronic cigarette use among Romanian high school students
Abstract Objective The study assessed awareness, opinions, practices regarding electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and factors associated with their use among Romanian high school students. ...
2016 / Lucia Maria Lotrean, Bianca Varga, Monica Popa, Cornel Radu Loghin, Milena Adina Man, et al. -
The Challenge of a Place-and Network-based Approach to Development in Italian Regions
Abstract This paper investigates the role of research networks inside local development processes to increase the competitiveness of underdeveloped territories. This paper, within the scope of local development theory, aims to describe the state of...
2016 / Massimo Arnone, Chiara Cavallaro -
Assessing the Role of Foresight on Future Streamflows in Storage-yield-Reliability Analysis of Surface Water Reservoirs
Abstract This paper explores the effect of the horizon of foresight on future inflows on the minimum reservoir capacity required for meeting a specified yield. The goal is achieved by formulating the problem as a series of finite-horizon mixed...
2016 / Elahe Jahani, S.J. Mousavi, Navid Afsharian Zadeh, Joong Hoon Kim -
Space in Tourism, Tourism in Space: On the Need for Definition, Delimitation and Classification2015 / Bogdan Włodarczyk
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Emissions trading systems with cap adjustments
Abstract Emissions Trading Systems (ETSs) with fixed caps lack provisions to address systematic imbalances in the supply and demand of permits due to changes in the state of the regulated economy. We propose a mechanism which adjusts the allocation...
2016 / Sascha Kollenberg, Luca Taschini -
The Black Swan – Knowing the Unknown in Projects
Abstract A “Black Swan” is produced when the gap between what we know and what we think we know becomes dangerously wide (Taleb, 2007). This concept is closely related to uncertainty and learning. A Black Swan event is usually a surprise, at least...
2016 / Sara Hajikazemi, Anandasivakumar Ekambaram, Bjørn Andersen, Youcef J-T. Zidane -
Application of Evolutionary Method of Search Engine Optimization to Calculate Absolutely Flexible Inextensible Thread
Abstract The article describes a technique for solving the boundary value problem for an absolutely flexible inextensible thread suspended on two supports. As a solution, the method chosen method of differential evolution, allows to obtain xbcktyyjt ...
2016 / V.L. Mondrus, D.K. Sizov -
IT2Rail: Information Technologies for Shift to Rail
Abstract The IT2Rail-“Information Technologies for Shift2Rail” project is a first step towards the long term IP4 -“IT Solutions for Attractive Railway Services”, one of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking's Innovation Programmes, which aims at...
2016 / Stefanos Gogos, Xavier Letellier -
Dominant Sector of Embodied Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) in Beijing
Abstract Unreasonable energy structure and socioeconomic activities are coupled with an adverse effect on air quality conditions in China. In this paper, Input-output analysis (IOA) and Ecological network analysis (ENA) are combined to investigate...
2016 / Siyuan Yang, Bin Chen -
Prediction Models for Indian Stock Market
Abstract Stock market price data is generated in huge volume and it changes every second. Stock market is a complex and challenging system where people will either gain money or lose their entire life savings. In this work, an attempt is made for...
2016 / Aparna Nayak, M. M. Manohara Pai, Radhika M. Pai -
Combined Tools for Surgical Case Packages Contents and Cost Optimization: A Preliminary Study
Abstract This paper presents a solution proposal based on mathematical and statistical tools to optimize Surgical Case Packages of an Operating Room (OR) in a Portuguese public hospital that it is the most complex environment in a hospital. In this...
2016 / Anabela C. Alves, A. Manuela Gonçalves, José Moniz Fernandes, Ismael Vaz, Senhorinha Teixeira, et al. -
Business cases for energy storage with multiple service provision2016 / Fei TENG, Goran STRBAC
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The Impact of the Popularization of Clean Energy Vehicles on Employment
Abstract The introduction of clean energy vehicles (CEVs) is expected to improve environmental efficiency in the transportation sector. However, the popularization of each CEV type has different impacts on economic, social, and environmental aspects ...
2016 / Jun Osawa, Masaru Nakano -
Manufacturing Company and Its Communication
Abstract Modern marketing communication requires more than just making the product target customers. In the modern era, organizations must communicate with their customers by means that are available to them and that search. One of the key tools for ...
2016 / Vanessa Prajová, Boris Yakimovich, Ivan Tyurin, Svetlana Firsova -
Connotations Regarding Accounting Recognition of Intangibles in the Company's Performance
Abstract Nowadays the managers, investors and shareholders are seeking to identify the value sources of an economic entity in order to spot the most suitable destination for their investments. The context of the “new economy” concept stresses the...
2016 / Tatiana Danescu, Raluca Sandru -
International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment as Innovation Factors of the U.S. Economy2014 / Tomasz M. Napiórkowski
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Streamlining Photovoltaic Deployment: The Role of Local Governments in Reducing Soft Costs
Abstract Steep declines in photovoltaic (PV) technology prices have directed attention to the so-called soft costs associated with PV deployment. This paper focuses on one element of soft costs: those that arise from local permitting and inspection...
2016 / Lars Strupeit -
Service-learning and Higher Education: Evaluating Students Learning Process form their Own Percpective
Abstract This paper presents a description and evaluation of an innovative teaching experience carried out through a service-learning methodology within the university Degree in Social Education at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). It...
2016 / Naiara Berasategi, Israel Alonso, Gorka Roman -
Development of a Novel Portable Test Device to Measure the Tribological Behaviour of Shoe Interactions with Tennis Courts
Abstract The interaction between tennis player and court is a complex problem determined by parameters that can be broken down as: the range of player movements and loading (e.g. push-off and sliding); a variety of surfaces (e.g. clay, acrylic and...
2016 / Daniel Ura, Matt Carré -
Evaluating the Productivity Using Malmquist Index Based on Double Frontiers Data
Abstract The cement industry, as a basic industry, has an essential function in the development of a country's infrastructure. This industry in Iran, however, despite numerous advantages such as high-quality mines and the use of energy at an...
2016 / Moslem Alimohammadlou, Sahar Mohammadi