Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Why are convertible bond announcements associated with increasingly negative issuer stock returns? An arbitrage-based explanation
Abstract While convertible offerings announced between 1984 and 1999 induce average abnormal stock returns of −1.69%, convertible announcement effects over the period 2000–2008 are more than twice as negative (−4.59%). We hypothesize that this...
2012 / Eric Duca, Marie Dutordoir, Chris Veld, Patrick Verwijmeren -
Comparison of laboratory costs of rapid molecular tests and conventional diagnostics for detection of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa2013 / Maunank Shah, Violet Chihota, Gerrit Coetzee, Gavin Churchyard, Susan E Dorman
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The Current Situation and Regulations of Telecommunications
Abstract With the development of economy, telecommunications have gradually broken the monopoly and introduced competitive mechanism. Then, universal service of telecommunications becomes the key point concerned by our government and academia. The...
2012 / Wang Yan wen, Li Baozhen, Ge Jing, Guo Guihua -
Data Augmentation Approach in Bayesian Modelling of Presence-only Data
Abstract Ecologists are interested in prediction of potential distribution of species in suitable areas, essential for planning conservation and management strategies. Unfortunately, often the only available information in such studies is the true...
2011 / F. Divino, N. Golini, G. Jona Lasinio, A. Penttinen -
An Overview of the Reducing Principle of Design of Corrugated Box Used in Goods Packaging
Abstract This study summarizes the reducing principle of design of corrugated box used in the goods packaging. Then it makes a term-by-term analysis on the selection of raw materials for paper boxes, the optimization of prism types, and the overall...
2011 / Jing Chen, Yao-li Zhang, Jian Sun -
Qualifying Paper on Customs Affairs: Algorithm of Writing
Abstract This article centers on the specific algorithm, devised to help students select the theme of the qualifying paper. The article also reviews the contents of the customs affairs specialists qualifying paper. The method of selecting the theme...
2015 / Tatyana Shindina, Yevgeniy Stepanov -
Research on the Accounting Supervision Management in Bidding and Tendering for Enterprise Materials Supplies
Abstract Enterprise materials supplies are key issue for the healthy and sustainable development of a company. However, in the bidding and tendering procedure, there are many illegal bidding and false accounting events, which reduce the fairness and ...
2012 / Pei Zhou -
Rationale for utilizing 3PL in supply chain management: A shippers' economic perspective
Abstract In this paper we first propose a conceptual framework for evaluating 3PL (third-party logistics) utilization in SCM (supply chain management), in which it is assumed that shippers may enjoy advantages derived from four contributory sources...
2011 / Koichiro Tezuka -
Valuation of Urban Air Pollution: A Case Study of Kanpur City in India2008 / Usha Gupta
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Peace, Prosperity and Safety Nets in Timor-Leste: Competing Priorities or Complementary Investments?2014 / Pamela Dale, Lena Lepuschuetz, Nithin Umapathi
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The Optimal Vaccination Rate Based on Structured SI Model
Abstract Vaccination is a wide used prophylaxis measure taken for the prevention of a disease. The risks to get infected by some diseases for health care workers are higher than general public, such as the disease SARS. In this paper, an...
2012 / Chunqing Wu -
Influences of Online Lifestyle on Juvenile Cybercrime Behaviors in Taiwan
Abstract This study aims to understand the status quo and changes of juvenile cybercrimes. Online lifestyle variables in Taiwan can serve as good predictors of juvenile cybercrime. Based on an analysis of the results, this study proposes a number of ...
2012 / Li-Hsing Ho, Yi-Tien Lin, Chun-Hsiang Huang -
Methods for environmental change; an exploratory study2012 / Gerjo Kok, Nell H Gottlieb, Robert Panne, Chris Smerecnik
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The Effects of Globalization Upon the Paradigm of the Contemporary Political Discourse
Abstract The present paper analyses the feed-back type of interferences between the contemporary political discourse viewed as a supra-national dialogical structure and globalization phenomena, as well as the social, economical, regional development ...
2013 / Grigore Lazarovici -
Feasibility Study of Microgrid Installation in an Educational Institution with Grid Uncertainty
Abstract This paper analyzes the feasibility study of wind and solar PV based microgrid installation in an educational institution, with grid uncertainty. The idea of bringing out “Green Campus” in our Academic Institution, situated very close to...
2015 / Ashwin Kumar Sahoo, K.P. Abhitharan, A. Kalaivani, T.J. Karthik -
Physical Activities as a Manner of Lifelong Developing Creativity
Abstract Problem Statement: “Creativity, specific to human beings, is of a vital importance in the evolution of culture and society, was considered for a long period of time, a quality or a characteristic which, mysteriously, was given to a person”...
2012 / Elena Lupu -
Contemporary Critical Approaches to the Romanian Political and Cultural Ideology of the XIXth Century - Adrian Marino, Al Treilea Discurs. Cultură, Ideologie Şi Politică în România/The Third Discourse. Culture, Ideology and Politics in Romania
Abstract The Romanian socio-cultural space of the XIXth century witnessed the political influence of the revolutionary French Romanticism, echoing the ideal of national unity and state independence, which gained artistic expression due to the...
2013 / Simona Antofi -
The Selection and Use of Outcome Measures in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research: The MORECare International Consensus Workshop
Abstract Context A major barrier to widening and sustaining palliative care service provision is the requirement for better selection and use of outcome measures. Service commissioning is increasingly based on patient, carer, and...
2013 / Catherine J. Evans, Hamid Benalia, Nancy J. Preston, Gunn Grande, Marjolein Gysels, et al. -
Anticipated prospects and civilian applications of Indian satellite navigation services in Sri Lanka
Abstract The government of Sri Lanka has embarked on a massive development programme of the country in all spheres of the economy, with the conclusion of war in May 2009. Sri Lanka is witnessing a new era with a rapid increase especially in...
2013 / I.P. Senanayake -
The Impact of Gender Norms on Alcohol and Tobacco Use at Romanians
Abstract The objective of this study is to determine whether adaptation to gender norms is related to tobacco and alcohol use in a sample of Romanian people. The results showed that the degree of conformity to gender norms was associated to some of...
2013 / Andreea C. Brabete, María del Pilar Sánchez-López, Isabel Cuéllar-Flores, Raquel Rivas-Diez