Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Revisiting the finance-innovation nexus: Evidence from a non-linear approach
Abstract This study examined the non-linear relationship between financial development and innovation using generalized method of moments (GMM) estimators for a panel data model. The sample comprised data for 75 developed and developing countries...
2017 / Siong Hook Law, Weng Chang Lee, Nirvikar Singh -
Adapting global health aid in the face of climate change2017 / Vin Gupta, Alexandre Mason-Sharma, Stephanie N Caty, Vanessa Kerry
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Virtual Teaching in Postgraduate Programmes: The Importance of Social Collaboration in Virtual Communities
Abstract Based on the experience of teaching online to masters and PhD groups in social economy and non-governmental organizations for collectives in different parts of the world, the need arose to create communication spaces to prevent the...
2017 / Carmen Parra -
Dynamics of a Double Mathematical Pendulum with Variable Mass in Dimensionless Coordinates
Abstract The article presents an analysis of the dynamics of a double mathematical pendulum with variable mass. In the analyzed system, with time, under the influence of gravity, the mass of the upper member of pendulum decreases and the mass of the ...
2017 / Rafał Kwiatkowski, Tadeusz J. Hoffmann, Andrzej Kołodziej -
Saving lives by improving road safety2017 / M. Peden, G. Di Pietro
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Research on Forecast Model of Spare Parts Consumption
Abstract Considering the different maintenance strategies of the equipment unit which may be taken in equipment examination and level repairs of the equipment, based on the factors such as the serviced life of the unit, the remaining life of the...
2017 / Huang Zhijie, Zhu Qian, Liu Shenyang, Zhu Chen -
Socio-educational Activities for the Generation of Intercultural Citizenship: Evaluation of Results
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the results from 129 projects involved in different socio-educational actions designed to meet the reception and integration needs of immigrants and contribute to the development of an intercultural...
2017 / Pilar Arnaiz Sánchez, Remedios de Haro Rodríguez, Mª. Paz García Sanz -
The Use of Multi-detail Building Archetypes in Urban Energy Modelling
Abstract The necessary simplification of building stock models to perform energy studies in cities can impact their accuracy. This paper assesses the impact of considering different levels of detail in the characterization of the building stock, by...
2017 / Claudia Sousa Monteiro, André Pina, Carlos Cerezo, Christoph Reinhart, Paulo Ferrão -
Engaging stakeholders and target groups in prioritising a public health intervention: the Creating Active School Environments (CASE) online Delphi study2017 / Katie L Morton, Andrew J Atkin, Kirsten Corder, Marc Suhrcke, David Turner, et al.
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Smarandache curves in Euclidean 4- space E 4
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to study Smarandache curves in the 4-dimensional Euclidean space E 4, and to obtain the Frenet–Serret and Bishop invariants for the Smarandache curves in E 4. The first, ...
2017 / Mervat Elzawy -
Assessing nominal GDP targeting in the South African context
Abstract The main purpose of this research paper is to determine whether Nominal GDP targeting as a monetary policy regime would be superior to Inflation targeting in minimising the South African Reserve Bank's loss function. This is done by...
2017 / Kenneth Creamer, Robert Tregathen Botha -
ECMO como puente a decisión
Resumen Exponemos el caso de una indicación de ECMO como puente a la decisión y la aparición de una complicación grave asociada a estos dispositivos. Se trata de un varón de 63 años con múltiples factores de riesgo cardiovascular y ...
2017 / Charles E. Juvin-Bouvier, Alejandro Adsuar-Gómez, Felipe Rodríguez-Mora, Fernando Laviana-Martínez, Camilo A. Rojas-Bermúdez, et al. -
Involvement of Immigrant Families in the School Life
Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the involvement of families that live in Spain in regards to the educational process of students, in terms of country of origin of these families. A questionnaire was given out to a total of 14876. The...
2017 / Mª Ángeles Hernández-Prados, Mª Paz García-Sanz, Joaquín Parra, Mª Ángeles Gomariz -
Children’s Diets, Nutrition Knowledge, and Access to Markets
Summary Chronic undernutrition in Ethiopia is widespread and many children consume highly monotonous diets. To improve feeding practices in Ethiopia, a strong focus in nutrition programing has been placed on improving the nutrition knowledge of...
2017 / Kalle Hirvonen, John Hoddinott, Bart Minten, David Stifel -
Influence Analysis for Supply Uncertainty on Decisions of Retailer of Limited Sales Cycle Products
Abstract In this paper, we study how retailers of limited sales cycle products order and price under supply uncertainty. Firstly, the whole sales period is divided into a number of sales cycles. Then, dynamic programming algorithm is adopted to...
2017 / LIU Hui-xin, ZHAO Ya-wen, LIU Qi-yao -
Academic Resilience: A Transcultural Perspective
Abstract Resilience, defined as the ability to overcome the difficulties encountered in achieving personal, professional or academic goals, is a topic of recent interest within the field of social sciences; more specifically in Psychology and...
2017 / Antonio Coronado-Hijón -
Influence of Period on Surrounding Refractive Index Sensitivity of Arc-induced Long Period Gratings
Abstract In this work, we present the assessment of our electric arc-discharge based technique in order to fabricate optical fiber Long Period Gratings (LPGs) with desired spectral features and period ranging in 410-470 μm, able to excite high order ...
2017 / Flavio Esposito, Rajeev Ranjan, Stefania Campopiano, Agostino Iadicicco -
Dispersive estimates for the wave equation inside cylindrical convex domains: A model case
Abstract In this work, we will establish local in time dispersive estimates for solutions to the model-case Dirichlet wave equation inside a cylindrical convex domain Ω ⊂ ...
2017 / Len Meas -
Visual Management System to Manage Manufacturing Resources
Abstract The next generation of manufacturing will be focused of utilizing lean tools within production industries. Internet of Things (IoT) has made its progress evolvement into the manufacturing industry and has led to improved control when...
2017 / L.P. Steenkamp, D. Hagedorn-Hansen, G.A. Oosthuizen -
Determination of Priorities in Apparel Purchasing from Private Sale Websites2017 / Canan Saricam, Nazan Erdumlu