Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Factors affecting recruitment and retention of community health workers in a newborn care intervention in Bangladesh2010 / Syed M Rahman, Nabeel A Ali, Larissa Jennings, M Habibur R Seraji, Ishtiaq Mannan, et al.
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Does the insurance effect of public and private transfers favor financial deepening? Evidence from rural Nicaragua
Abstract The literature suggests CCTs and remittances may protect poor households from income risk. We present a theoretical framework that explores how this ‘insurance’ effect can change households’ decision to apply for a loan via changes in...
2012 / Emilio Hernandez, Abdoul G. Sam, Claudio Gonzalez-Vega, Joyce J. Chen -
Health Economics in Radiation Oncology: Introducing the ESTRO HERO project
Abstract New evidence based regimens and novel high precision technology have reinforced the important role of radiotherapy in the management of cancer. Current data estimate that more than 50% of all cancer patients would benefit from radiotherapy...
2012 / Yolande Lievens, Cai Grau -
Removing financial barriers to access reproductive, maternal and newborn health services: the challenges and policy implications for human resources for health2013 / Barbara McPake, Sophie Witter, Tim Ensor, Suzanne Fustukian, David Newlands, et al.
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Problematic of Environment Protection in Algerian Cities
Abstract Today, innumerable damages caused by the city and the action of a man on built and natural environments, are recorded in majority of developed countries and also under development ones, which had created in the last few years, complex...
2012 / Mohamed Gherbi -
Analysis on the Risk of Northeast Asia Regional Energy Security Cooperation
Abstract Energy security is a vital issue to many countries. And cooperation is a good choice. According to the complex system theory, the international energy cooperation risk can be divided into risk inside the system such as main body ability...
2012 / Wang Qi, Xu Ting-ting, Guo Xiao-li -
Comparison of the training effects of interactive multimedia (CDs) and non-interactive media (films) on increasing learning speed, accuracy and memorization in biological science course
Abstract The present research aimed to compare the training effects of interactive multimedia devices and non-interactive media ones to see if there is any increase in cognitive tempo and learning accuracy.Samples included 60 females of first grade...
2011 / Farideh Hamidi, Zahra Mitra Kharamideh, Farhad Ghorbandordinejad -
Part-time online PhD reflection: Train of thoughts
Abstract Current literature presents a growing interest in doctoral programmes. However little is written about Part-Time Online PhD studies. This study explores the reflections of a Part-Time Online PhD student as he underwent the doctoral process...
2011 / Vasileios Paliktzoglou, Jarkko Suhonen -
NosoSim: an agent-based model of nosocomial pathogens circulation in hospitals
Abstract Over the last decades, nosocomial infections have become a major Public Health problem in hospitals worldwide. In this context, it is very important to understand the underlying mechanisms of nosocomial pathogen transmission, in order to...
2010 / Laura Temime, Lidia Kardas-Sloma, Lulla Opatowski, Christian Brun-Buisson, Pierre-Yves Boëlle, et al. -
Failure mechanism of the all-polyethylene glenoid implant
Abstract Fixation failure of glenoid components is the main cause of unsuccessful total shoulder arthroplasties. The characteristics of these failures are still not well understood, hence, attempts at improving the implant fixation are somewhat...
2009 / Junaid Sarah, Gupta Sanjay, Sanghavi Sanjay, Anglin Carolyn, Roger Emery, et al. -
Taming the Basel leverage cycle
Abstract We investigate a simple dynamical model for the systemic risk caused by the use of Value-at-Risk, as mandated by Basel II. The model consists of a bank with a leverage target and an unleveraged fundamentalist investor subject to exogenous...
2016 / Christoph Aymanns, Fabio Caccioli, J. Doyne Farmer, Vincent W.C. Tan -
Community and facility-level engagement in planning and budgeting for the government health sector – A district perspective from Kenya
Abstract Health systems reform processes have increasingly recognized the essential contribution of communities to the success of health programs and development activities in general. Here we examine the experience from Kilifi district in Kenya of...
2010 / Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara, Benjamin Tsofa, Sassy Molyneux, Catherine Goodman, F. Ellis McKenzie -
Fracaso empresarial de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) en Colombia
Resumen Este documento busca identificar las variables financieras que explican la situación de fracaso empresarial de la pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en Colombia. Para alcanzar este fin, se tomaron los resultados financieros de todas las...
2015 / Fredy Romero Espinosa, Zuray Andrea Melgarejo Molina, Mary Analí Vera-Colina -
The measure of income mobility in vector space
Abstract In this paper the income vector space is employed as a unified setting to analyze income mobility. The income mobility can be characterized by a change of the income vector during a given period: the norm of two income vectors can be...
2010 / Mingxu Peng, Dan Bu, Yougui Wang -
Uncertainty Analysis of Coalbed Methane Economic Assessment with Montecarlo Method
Abstract Uncertainty analysis of coalbed methane (CBM) economic assessment is key to weakening the high potential risks of CBM exploration. In this paper, the uncertainty analysis method of CBM projects is created with montecarlo simulation. Firstly ...
2012 / Yuhua Chen, Yongguo Yang, Jinhui Luo -
Environmental Requirements in the Automotive Supply Chain – An Evaluation of a First Tier Company in the Brazilian Auto Industry
Abstract Sustainable supply chains are now growing in importance as shareholders, employees and consumers question whether the company and its associate suppliers are socially and environmentally responsible. This fact has been seriously considered...
2011 / R.M. Vanalle, W.C. Lucato, L.B. Santos -
Golf ball landing, bounce and roll on turf
Abstract The aim of this work is to analyze the landing effect of a golf ball based on physics. The effect of the launch speed, impact angle, backspin, and green firmness on the run for a variety of golf shots is considered. We analyze green...
2010 / Woo-Jin Roh, Chong-Won Lee -
Research on Beijing Bus Driver Psychology Fatigue Evaluation
Abstract As the capital and political centre of China, Beijing's motor vehicle ownership, road congestion and flow intensity are all increasing. The traffic accident explosion has become a growing number of serious social problems, and the driver's...
2012 / Yao Sang, Jie Li -
Application of Stochastic Control System in Structural Control
Abstract Stochastic control of a building frame subjected to earthquake excitation and fixed with an Active Tuned Mass Damper (ATMD) is presented in this paper. The control forces are computed using stochastic control algorithm. It is assumed that...
2012 / Ruban Sugumar, Chandrashekar Kumar, T.K. Datta -
Can treatment trial samples be representative?
Abstract A catchment area-based sample of patients recruited for an eating disorder treatment trial was compared with patients from the same geographical area seen in the 12 months before and after the trial. The three samples were very similar. The ...
2009 / Jackie A. Wales, Robert L. Palmer, Christopher G. Fairburn