Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Development of Patient-specific Orbital Floor Implants Made of Shape Memory Alloys
Abstract The shape memory alloy NiTi has successfully proved in many areas of medical technology. This paper describes the innovative idea and development of orbital floor implants made of NiTi. Pseudoelastic NiTi has the peculiarity to withstand...
2016 / Ronny Grunert, Jürgen Lichtenstein, Nicole Preßler, Matthias Geßner, Christian Rotsch, et al. -
1D Versus 2D Site Effects from Numerical Analyses on a Cross Section at Barberino Di Mugello (Tuscany, Italy)
Abstract The results of 1D and 2D numerical analyses performed to better understand the basin geometry effects on ground seismic response in a site of the Mugello area are presented and discussed. Geological subsoil modelling and site geotechnical...
2016 / Claudia Madiai, Johann Facciorusso, Elisa Gargini, Massimo Baglione -
Towards cash transfer interventions for tuberculosis prevention, care and control: key operational challenges and research priorities2016 / Delia Boccia, Debora Pedrazzoli, Tom Wingfield, Ernesto Jaramillo, Knut Lönnroth, et al.
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Governance strategy and costs: board compensation in Sweden2016 / Sven-Olof Yrjö Collin, Yuliya Ponomareva, Sara Ottosson, Nina Sundberg
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Quantification of the Effect of Subsidies on the Production Performance of the Slovak Agriculture
Abstract Almost every country was heading a large portion of their income on agricultural subsidies. The agricultural subsidies are an essential aspect of agriculture and play an important role in international trade. A policy to support farming...
2016 / Ivana Kravcakova Vozarova, Rastislav Kotulic -
A retrospective analysis of compact fluorescent lamp experience curves and their correlations to deployment programs
Abstract Experience curves are useful for understanding technology development and can aid in the design and analysis of market transformation programs. Here, we employ a novel approach to create experience curves, to examine both global and North...
2016 / Sarah Josephine Smith, Max Wei, Michael D. Sohn -
Risk Clustering as a Finance Concept for Rural Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa to Attract International Private Investors
Abstract Projects in the energy sector in Africa suffer from a number of barriers. Especially the combination of political instability and an unclear regulatory framework hampers the private sector to realize the investment possibilities in the...
2016 / Elmar Steurer, David Manatsgruber, Esther Prudence Jouégo -
Public Uses of the Corporate Architectural Design in Indonesia, Case Studies: Three Post Offices
Abstract This research aims to verify the potential of buildings of a postal service company in providing places for public. To achieve this goal, some field observations, interviews and evaluation of public activities at three commercial buildings...
2016 / Gregorius Prasetyo Adhitama, Hisashi Komatsu -
Optimal Design of the Steel Structure by the Sequence of Partial Optimization
Abstract The article shows the possibility of using mathematical programming methods to obtain optimal solutions of building structures. As an optimization algorithm used the method optimization, based on the property of monotonicity used...
2016 / Andrey A. Volkov, Andrey Vasilkin -
Development of an AD5933-based Impedance Meter Prototype for Impedimetric Sensor Applications
Abstract This paper summarizes the progress done on the development of an impedance meter prototype. The prototype is to be a substitute for commercial equipment in reading impedimetric sensor for future portable applications. The prototype allows...
2016 / Mohd Akmal Mhd Yusoff -
Public-Private Partnership: Transaction Costs of Tendering
Abstract What are the transaction costs of participating in a public-private partnership (PPP) tender? Prior research indicate that there is a significant amount of resources required. However, few researchers seem to measure transaction costs...
2016 / Kristine Thomassen, Siril Vassbø, Espen Solheim-Kile, Jardar Lohne -
Translation, Validation and Psychometric Properties of Tamil Version of Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI)
Abstract The main focus of this study is to measure the psychometric properties of the Tamil OLBI. Current study inspected the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Tamil OLBI across different occupational groups. The psychometric...
2016 / A. Subburaj, J. Vijayadurai -
Developing Frugal IS Innovations: Applied insights from Weqia.com
Abstract Frugal IS Innovations refer to innovative information systems that are developed and deployed with minimal resources to meet the needs of their users. While the concept has received an increasing amount of research attention in recent...
2016 / Yuan Sun, Haiyang Cao, Barney Tan, Rong-An Shang -
Anticipatory Real-time Management in the Lake IJssel: Implementation and Practical Application
Abstract In the Netherlands, flood protection has always been a key issue to protect settlements against storm surges and riverine floods. In addition, with the expected effects of climate change being more extreme, there is a need to address not...
2016 / Jan Talsma, Wim Werkman, Arnejan van Loenen -
Exploring the Efficacy of Branch and Bound Strategy for Scheduling Workflows on Heterogeneous Computing Systems
Abstract Computationally complex applications featuring workflows comprises of modules that can be deployed on Heterogeneous Computing Systems (HCS) for accomplishing high performance. The problem of scheduling the workflows on HCS is proven to be...
2016 / D. Sirisha, G. Vijayakumari -
‘Knot-working’ of traditional music across the globe: A case study of African drumming in Ioujima Island, Japan
Abstract The paper explains how a West African drum called djembe has been introduced and settled in Ioujima, a small island in Kagoshima, Japan. The drum and its music were brought in the island by Mamady Keita, who is a world famous djembe drummer ...
2016 / Satoru Nishimura -
Using change management to redesign Oman׳s health professions education sector
Abstract Objectives this study aimed to examine the systems and process needed to enhance the quality of the Ministry of Health educational programs during a period of transition. A reformation is currently taking place to...
2016 / Nada Hussain Al-Moosa, Nancy Sharts-Hopko -
Why should social accountability be a benchmark for excellence in medical education?
Abstract A mong the several criteria to recognize excellence in medical education, social accountability is probably one of the most important ones. Social accountability is the capacity to respond to society's priority health needs and health...
2016 / Charles Boelen -
Multi-Temporal InSAR Processing Comparison in Presence of High Topography
Abstract In this paper we compare the results obtained by three different InSAR tool packages, StaMPS, SARPROZ and P-SBAS (CNR-IREA) on G-POD for the processing of a mountainous area with up to 2,000 m high differences. For that we use two dataset...
2016 / Antonio M. Ruiz-Armenteros, Matus Bakon, Milan Lazecky, J. Manuel Delgado, Joaquim J. Sousa, et al. -
Determination of Synthetic Recovery Cost for Historical Towns in Deficit of Information Conditions: An Experimental Model
Abstract This paper is the result of an activity of still being tested research. It aims to provide a tool for the synthetic estimate of recovery costs for historic buildings in the phase of planning of measures, to be used in situations where it is ...
2016 / Francesco Calabrò, Tiziana Meduri, Carmen Tramontana