Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Renewable Energy Integration with Mini/Microgrid2016 / Jinyue Yan, Yongping Zhai, Priyantha Wijayatunga, Abdul Matheen Mohamed, Pietro Elia Campana
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Resource and Energy Efficiency in Small and Medium Breweries
Abstract Resource and energy efficiency in industrial production is promoted within the European Union. For small and medium size companies, resource and energy efficiency is significant for improving both the economic and environmental performance...
2016 / Anna Kubule, Liga Zogla, Marika Rosa -
A Cloud-based Mobile System to Manage Lessons-learned in Construction Projects
Abstract Knowledge and experience are vital assets within the construction industry. Nevertheless, small and medium construction companies still have problems to transfer the knowledge acquired in their projects to the rest of the organization....
2016 / Ximena Ferrada, Daniela Núñez, Andrés Neyem, Alfredo Serpell, Marcos Sepúlveda -
Factors Influencing Intention to Receive Examination of Diabetes Complications
Summary Purpose The purpose of this study was to understand the situation of diabetes patients receiving examinations for diabetes complications and to explore the factors influencing their intention to receive examinations for...
2016 / Yi-Lin Hsieh, Fang-Hsin Lee, Chien-Liang Chen, Ming-Fong Chang, Pei-Hsuan Han -
Delineation of Wellhead Protection Areas in Crete, Greece Using an Analytic Element Model
Abstract Groundwater is one of the main sources of drinking water in many regions and therefore investing in its protection is of paramount importance. A very important step in ensuring water of good quality is the delineation of well head...
2016 / Alexandros Staboultzidis, Zoi Dokou, George P. Karatzas -
Transforming Innovation Models to Change the Development Paths of Less-Developed Regions
Abstract The aim of the paper is to determine if changes in regional innovation models can speed up the development process of less-developed regions. We confirmed that regions that were less developed in the years 1994–2000 but developed relatively ...
2016 / Korneliusz Pylak, Elżbieta Wojnicka-Sycz -
Smart Home Subcontractor Selection Using the Integration of AHP and Evidential Reasoning Approaches
Abstract Subcontracting is a very common practice in the construction industry. The large portions of actual production work are carried out by subcontractors. Therefore, main contractors have focused on selection of the appropriate subcontractors...
2016 / Gul Polat, Fatih Cetindere, Atilla Damci, Befrin Neval Bingol -
State Support of Monotowns in Russia and Kazakhstan: Experience and Problems
Abstract The purpose of the study is to make assessment and diagnosis of program documents existed in small towns (by the territory and industry parameters) – monotowns in Russian Federation and Republic of Kazakhstan in the context of improving...
2016 / Irina Turgel, Larissa Bozhko, Liliya Leskova -
How can health care organisations make and justify decisions about risk reduction? Lessons from a cross-industry review and a health care stakeholder consensus development process
Abstract Interventions to reduce risk often have an associated cost. In UK industries decisions about risk reduction are made and justified within a shared regulatory framework that requires that risk be reduced as low as reasonably practicable. In...
2017 / Mark A. Sujan, Ibrahim Habli, Tim P. Kelly, Astrid Gühnemann, Simone Pozzi, et al. -
Stock Market Index Data and indicators for Day Trading as a Binary Classification problem
Abstract Classification is the attribution of labels to records according to a criterion automatically learned from a training set of labeled records. This task is needed in a huge number of practical applications, and consequently it has been...
2016 / Renato Bruni -
Disruption Management of Resource Schedule in Transportation Sector: Understanding the Concept and Strategy
Abstract Disruption in a schedule (or plan) can be managed but not all factors are visible. A study of disruption management is performed specifically to minimize the differences between the expected and actual context of execution. The purpose of...
2016 / Mohd Haniff Bin Osman, Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Min Ann, Serdar Dindar -
The Use of Auxiliary Electric Motors in Boats and Sustainable Development of Nautical Tourism – Cost Analysis, the Advantages and Disadvantages of Applied Solutions
Abstract With the growing environmental awareness and popularization of the idea of sustainable development in various areas of the economy, it becomes popular to promote solutions beneficial for the environment. This trend can also be observed in...
2016 / Aleksandra Łapko -
The Role of the Process Organizational Structure in the Development of Intrapreneurship in Large Companies2016 / Adisa Delić, Sabina Đonlagić Alibegović, Mersiha Mešanović
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Evaluation of Underground Spaces Evacuation Effectiveness
Abstract As the need for the construction of underground spaces is growing, the need to integrate human behavior analysis into their design studies is obvious. In order to make this happen, the current belief that subterranean structures are unsafe...
2016 / Anastasios Kallianiotis, Dimitrios Kaliampakos -
Influence of Hardening Accelerating Admixtures on Properties of Cement with Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag
Abstract Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) is a by-product of steel manufacturing process. As such it is commonly used in concrete technology as component of blended cements or addition for concrete. Utilization of GGBFS conforms to idea...
2016 / Jan Pizoń, Patrycja Miera, Beata Łaźniewska-Piekarczyk -
An Unsupervised Three-way Decisions Framework of Overload Preference Based on Adjusted Weight Multi-attribute Decision-making Model
Abstract In the process of traffic control, law-enforcement officials are required to accurately evaluate the potential probability of freight-driver's overloading behavior. This study establishes a model of overloading preference assessment on the...
2016 / Hao Wu, Qing-yun Luo, Si-yan Chen, Zhen-hua Zhang -
Bank Buildings and Representation Phenomenon Selection of the Work of Michal Milan Harminc, Doyen of Slovak Architecture
Abstract From the point of view of Slovak and Central-European architectural historiography, the issue of architecture of bank buildings in the era of subsiding historicism and ascending modernism has not been researched thoroughly yet. An...
2016 / Jana Pohaničová, Katarína Števlíková -
Patronage in the System of Church-school Education as a Form of Communication in Educational Space of Russia in the Late 19th-early 20th Century
Abstract The paper discusses the issue of patronage as a form of communication, both religious and secular elements at the micro level within the system of church school education in Russia in the late XIX-early XX century. The author reveals the...
2016 / Tatiana Krasnitskaja -
Optimizing Public Transport Systems in Sub-saharan Africa Using Operational Research Technique: A Focus on Nigeria
Abstract The rapid urbanization of sub-Saharan Africa metropolitan areas combined with inadequate or poorly executed development plans, has given rise to numerous transportation problems, including deteriorated physical attractions and comfort of...
2016 / M.C. Agarana, E.A. Owoloko, O.J. Adeleke -
Energy Performance Certificate Classifications Across Shifting Frameworks
Abstract Large amounts of valuable data are being collected in the energy performance certificate (EPC) schemes. These data offer a huge potential, in terms of enabling researches to study energy demand in buildings and related causalities. However, ...
2016 / Morten Brøgger, Kim B. Wittchen