Economics and business topic list of research papers
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On the Nexus of Energy Use - Economic Development: A Panel Approach
Abstract Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is inefficient for evaluating sustainable development, and the most suitable indicator for this is the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW). This paper focuses on distinguishing the ISEW from GDP, mainly ...
2016 / António Cardoso Marques, José Alberto Fuinhas, Jorge dos Santos Gaspar -
Environment and innovation: discrepancy between theory and research practice
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explore the differences between what the theory shows about the importance of the environment in the innovation and what can be found in its results of empirical research. The environment, although very...
2016 / Gutemberg Ribeiro, Ana Paula Mussi Szabo Cherobim -
Regulatory Median Parking: A Case Study on Recanto das Emas Avenue, Brasília, DF, Brazil
Abstract This paper addresses the impact of median parking areas, implemented in 2007 along Recanto das Emas Avenue in Brazil's Federal District, on road safety. The analysis is grounded on Brazilian legislation, technical manuals, and data from the ...
2016 / Hudson Carrer Pereira, Daliana Bandeira Luz Monteiro Santos -
Effects of Energy Retrofits on Indoor Air Quality in Three Northern European Countries
Abstract According to an assessment protocol developed as a part of the INSULAtE project, indoor air quality measurements were conducted in three Finnish and Lithuanian multifamily buildings before and after energy retrofits. Additional cases from...
2016 / Tadas Prasauskas, Dainius Martuzevicius, Targo Kalamees, Kalle Kuusk, Virpi Leivo, et al. -
Psychology of Interaction between Professional Lawyers and Juvenile Victims of Sexual Violence: Pressing Problems
Abstract Provision of constructive interaction with juvenile victims of sexual violence is one of the burning problems in legal psychology. The issues under consideration are the specifics of two groups of interaction between professional lawyers...
2016 / Julia Plavinskaya -
An Evaluation of the Comprehensive Development Capacity —— Energy-based Cities in China
Abstract To quantify the comprehensive development capacity of energy-based cities, the evaluation index system is established. Based on this index system, principal component analysis is used to evaluate the comprehensive development capacity. The...
2016 / Wenqiang Zhang, Fang Zhao, Yetang Wang -
Supplier Selection Problem under Z-information
Abstract Supplier selection problem is a very important element of Supply Chain Management systems. The existing works are devoted to solving this problem under deterministic, stochastic, interval-based and fuzzy information. Unfortunately, up today ...
2016 / E. Agakishiyev -
Inputs and outputs of innovation: analysis of the BRICS
Abstract Based on the importance of innovation to global competitiveness and the importance that the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa countries represent for the world economy, the purpose of this study is to analyze the innovation...
2016 / Camila Franco, Renan Henrique de Oliveira -
Health effects of the financial crisis: lessons from Greece2016 / Martin McKee, David Stuckler
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Manifestation of Trust Aspects with Orphans and Non-orphans
Abstract The article examines specifics of how orphaned children develop self-trust in, trust in others and in the world as a component of interpersonal interaction, socialization, social cognition. Person-to-person trust which serves as a basis for ...
2016 / Aleksander I. Dontsov, Elena B. Perelygina, Aleksander N. Veraksa -
The first Tanzanian Conference on Emergency Medicine2016 / Hendry R. Sawe, Elizabeth M. Rojo, Marwa Obogo, Juma A. Mfinanga, Irene Kulola, et al.
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Curricular activities and change in determinants of fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents: Results from the Boost intervention
Abstract Knowledge of the association between implementation of different intervention components and the determinants they are tailored to change may contribute to evaluating the effects and working mechanisms of multi-component interventions. This ...
2016 / Thea Suldrup Jørgensen, Mette Rasmussen, Sanne Ellegaard Jørgensen, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Trine Pagh Pedersen, et al. -
Determinants of corporate lobbying intensity in the lease standard-setting process
Abstract The highly controversial lease standard-setting project that will replace the standards currently in place, establishes a new approach that includes the recognition of all assets and liabilities associated with lease contracts on the...
2016 / Lucia Mellado, Laura Parte -
Changing medical relationships after the ACA: Transforming perspectives for population health
Abstract American health care has undergone significant organizational change in recent decades. But what is the state of core medical relationships in the wake of these changes? Throughout ACA-era health care reform, the doctor–patient relationship ...
2016 / Berkeley A. Franz, Daniel Skinner, John W. Murphy -
Improving Education of Managers in Construction Sector with the Use of EU Funds
Abstract The need for modernization of curriculum is growing with the development of new technologies and changing construction market all over the world. European Commission has put much effort and funds to European projects connected with...
2016 / Jerzy Pasławski, Piotr Nowotarski, Roman Milwicz, Sebastian Dubas -
The Effect of Service Attributes’ Hierarchy on Passengers’ Segmentation. A Light Rail Transit Service Case Study
Abstract Market segmentation can help transit operators to identify groups of passengers that share particular characteristics and specific needs and requirements about the service. Traditionally, socioeconomic variables have been used to perform a...
2016 / Francisco Diez-Mesa, Rocío de Oña, Juan de Oña -
Internal factors that favor the adoption of technological innovation defined by information systems: a study of the electronic health record
Abstract Research into the adoption of technological innovations often evaluates the features that users engage with when using these innovations (Leal & Albertin, 2015; Perez, 2006; Perez & Zwicker, 2010). In this research, we identified...
2016 / Gilberto Perez, Silvio Popadiuk, Ana Maria Roux V. Coelho Cesar -
Level of Use a Unified Information Space in the Development of the Urban Underground
Abstract The article presents a methodology for assessing the level of use of a unified information space (UIS) for the construction industry. To determine this index we have formed a system of criteria for its evaluation, consisting of ten main...
2016 / Angelina Gorobnyak -
New strategies for cholera control2016 / Louise C Ivers
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Development of Algorithm Skills in Preschool Children
Abstract The aim of the present study is to present a technique to develop algorithm skills in preschool children. We determined and described a structure of algorithm skills in preschool children. The structure of algorithm skills included four...
2016 / Ludmila V. Voronina, Natalia N. Sergeeva, Ekaterina A. Utyumova