Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Improvements in the Metabolic Syndrome and Stages of Change for Lifestyle Behaviors in Korean Older Adults
Abstract Objectives This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a 6-month lifestyle modification program on the improvement in metabolic syndrome (MetS) status and in stages of change for lifestyle behaviors associated with...
2012 / Seunghyun Yoo, Hyekyeong Kim, Han-Ik Cho -
Riesgo sistemático y titulización. Metodología de estudio de eventos para el caso español
Resumen Este trabajo estudia el riesgo sistemático de los bancos originadores de emisiones de titulización en el mercado español entre 1993 y 2010. Siguiendo una metodología econométrica del estudio de eventos e incluyendo la posibilidad de...
2013 / Carmen López Andión, M. Celia López Penabad, Ana Iglesias Casal, José Manuel Maside Sanfiz -
Web Accessibility and Digital Businesses: The Potential Economic Value of Portuguese People with Disability
Abstract The lack of data in Portugal is a crucial problem for a full characterization and thus a full digital integration for people with disabilities. This is not only a problem of ethic dimension or equal opportunities but have also an economic...
2012 / Tânia Rocha, Maximino Bessa, Ramiro Gonçalves, Emanuel Peres, Luís Magalhães -
The Use of Forums and Collaborative Learning: A Study Case
Abstract This research tries to analyze the way student groups interacted and answered the proposed task in the different work groups. Beyond that, it was our objective to acknowledge how these same students evaluate the teacher's performance in the ...
2012 / Maria de Fátima Goulão -
Lifelong Learning Challenges and Opportunities for Traditional Universities
Abstract The development of the informational society and the widespread diffusion of information technology give rise to new opportunities for learning and they challenge established views and practices regarding how teaching and learning should be ...
2012 / Constanţa Aurelia Chiţiba -
Public private partnerships in transportation: Some insights from the European experience
Abstract Most EU member states and the European Commission regard the PPP as an important tool to attract additional financial resources for high priority investments such as transport. The objective of this paper is to delineate the EU panorama of...
2012 / Francesca Romana Medda, Gianni Carbonaro, Susan L. Davis -
Using Fuzzy Wage Management System in Heavy Industry
Abstract Structuring an accurate wage management system is one the most important steps in managerial activities of human resource management. This is based on job evaluation which is used to determine the relative importance of each job in a...
2013 / Ergun Eraslan, Kumru Didem Atalay, Metin Dagdeviren, Erdem Aksakal -
The Characters and Health Risk Assessment of Vegetable Pb in Jilin Suburb
Abstract 108 vegetable samples were collected from Jilin suburb vegetable production base, and Pb of samples was measured using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer (GF- AAS). Results showed that the average Pb of vegetable was 0.06...
2013 / Wanjun Fu, Guilan Ma -
New Provisions Regarding Adoption in Romanian Law
Abstract In Romania, the legal status of adoption is regulated by the Law nr. 273/2004, republished in the Romanian Official Monitor, Part I, nr. 788, from 19 November 2009. The law was modified several times, more recently by the Law nr. 233/2011...
2013 / Măgureanu Ilie -
Emergency care in sub-Saharan Africa: Results of a consensus conference
Abstract The communities of sub-Saharan Africa face a disproportionate burden of acute injury and illness. While acute care systems can substantially lower the morbidity and mortality associated with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions...
2013 / Emilie Calvello, Teri Reynolds, Jon Mark Hirshon, Conrad Buckle, Rachel Moresky, et al. -
In Contango Versus Backwardation, the Truth May Not be in Convenience: Disequilibrium States and the Spot-Forward Balance in Commodity Markets
Abstract The notion of a stochastic ‘convenience yield’ to explain variations and reversals in the spot -forward premium is a common rationalisation in commodity market research. However, such variations may arise from causes more intrinsically...
2013 / Roger J. Bowden, Peter N. Posch -
Staff retention after the privatization of township-village health centers: a case study from the Haimen City of East China2013 / Jiayan Huang, Lu Shi, Yingyao Chen
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Differences in wage rates for males and females in the health sector: a consideration of unpaid overtime to decompose the gender wage gap2013 / Nerina Vecchio, Paul A Scuffham, Michael F Hilton, Harvey A Whiteford
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Common Unacceptable Types of Behaviors Referred Directly with no Interventions in US Kindergarten Thru 12th Grade Public School System
Abstract Certain student actions are considered as unacceptable type of behaviors in US schools that generally lead to direct disciplinary referrals with no prior intervention and without any further evaluation. Consequences for such direct...
2012 / Volkan Cicek -
The current economic situation in China and its impact on the Czech Republic
Summary Nowadays, many companies try to enter to the international sector and to extend here their activity. Their international cooperation is an integral part of the action; it is necessary to know the cultural differences. Therefore it is...
2015 / Hana Stverkova -
Non-linear growth: The road ahead for Indian IT outsourcing companies
Abstract India-centric IT services companies (major among them being the SWITCH companies -- Satyam, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant and HCL) grew rapidly for more than a decade by providing low cost, high quality business process and IT outsourcing...
2011 / Y.L.R. Moorthi -
Mutual fund performance: A synthesis of taxonomic and methodological issues
Abstract This paper provides a comprehensive taxonomy of mutual funds and discusses the relative importance of these fund types. While most academic research focuses on US equity funds, we provide results for many more asset classes with this...
2010 / S.G. Badrinath, Stefano Gubellini -
On China's Energy Saving and Emission Reduction and International Law Analysis about Global Climate Change
Abstract World climate change is becoming increasingly evident. To curb its rapid development, the international community led by the UN has made international legal documents to ensure the implementation of the international negotiations results....
2011 / Guo Jinpeng -
Extenics-Based Evaluation of China's Insurance Ecological Environment
Abstract This paper constructs the insurance ecological environment evaluation index system, and pulls the panel data of China's ecological environment index from 1990 to 2009 as a study sample. Based on these, we implement the extensive...
2011 / Deng Qingbiao, Pu Zijia -
Analysis of Enterprise Energy Audit Countermeasure in China
Abstract Energy audit is the main approach to improve energy management and excavate energy conservation potential for Chinese enterprises. This paper uses game theory analysis tools to establish a government, energy auditors and audited the...
2011 / Liu Xuezhi, Cui Ying