Economics and business topic list of research papers
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A review of regulatory framework for wind energy in European Union countries: Current state and expected developments
Abstract This paper presents an overview of the regulatory framework for wind energy in European Union Member States. The analysis covers three main aspects of regulatory framework: support schemes, electrical grid issues and potential barriers for...
2015 / Javier Serrano González, Roberto Lacal-Arántegui -
Multi-commodity network flow models for dynamic energy management – Mathematical formulation
Abstract The evolution of energy infrastructures towards a more distributed, adaptive, predictive and marketbased paradigm implies an effort on combining communication protocols and energy transmission and distribution systems in a common...
2012 / M. Manfren -
Study on the Supplying System of Cooling Water of Air Conditioner based on the Urban Street Rainwater
Abstract In this paper, the advanced system of rainwater-cooling water is developed, breaking the traditional pattern of rainwater utilization at a small-scale. In this system, the collected rainwater will be applied in the cooling water of central...
2012 / Zhiqing Zhao, Han Xu -
Fuzzy effects of urban landscapes on land prices
Abstract In this paper, we deal with the effects of urban landscapes on land prices under uncertainty, represented by fuzzy numbers. To this end, the factors for evaluating urban landscapes are designed using fuzzy numbers. Moreover, we consider 11...
2011 / L. Jahanshahloo, S. Salahshour -
Expanding the options in pneumococcal immunization2010 /
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Adoption of Lean Production: Preliminary Evidence from Lithuania
Abstract Preliminary results of a survey of adoption of lean production show consistent results for adoption motives, most frequently internalized practices and perceived effects of adoption of lean production. Lithuanian companies adopt lean...
2015 / Mantas Vilkas, Ivona Koreckaja, Eglė Katiliūtė, Diana Bagdonienė -
Overemployment, executive pay-for-performance sensitivity and economic consequences: Evidence from China
Abstract Using a sample of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges during the 1999–2009 period, we investigate the effects of overemployment on executives’ pay-for-performance sensitivity (PPS) and analyze...
2012 / Donghua Chen, Yongjian Shen, Fu Xin, Tianqin Zhang -
The Federal Vaccination Commission in Switzerland: An officially appointed independent commission ensuring evidence-based recommendations and transparent procedures
Abstract The Commission Fédérale pour les Vaccinations (CFV; Federal Vaccination Commission), the Swiss National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG), was established in 2004 and is comprised of 15 core members and a few ex officio members. ...
2010 / Virginie Masserey Spicher -
Non-destructive Techniques to Assess Mechanical and Physical Properties of Soft Calcarenitic Stones
Abstract One of the major goals in the field of rehabilitation and renovation of existing structures is to determine mechanical properties of materials as well as their level of damage, namely the presence of defects, cracks, weathering effects,...
2013 / Emilia Vasanelli, Maria Sileo, Angela Calia, Maria Antonietta Aiello -
Design and Economic Growth: Panel Cointegration and Causality Analysis
Abstract Orthodox economic theory does not investigate the connection between design and economic growth in details but design affects the economy. Design is very important for realizing the radical invention for economic growth and it has important ...
2015 / Melike Bidirici, Eda Bohur -
Health economic evaluation of vaccination strategies for the prevention of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in Germany2013 / Bernhard Ultsch, Felix Weidemann, Thomas Reinhold, Anette Siedler, Gérard Krause, et al.
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Does introduction of a Patient Data Management System (PDMS) improve the financial situation of an intensive care unit?2013 / Ixchel Castellanos, Jürgen Schüttler, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Thomas Bürkle
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Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA): Logic and Methodology of "Necessary but Not Sufficient" Causality2015 / J. Dul
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Reservation wages, expected wages and unemployment
Abstract We model unemployment duration, reservation and expected wages simultaneously for individuals not in work, where wage expectations are identified via an exogenous policy shock. The policy shock increased expected wages, which were found to...
2013 / Sarah Brown, Karl Taylor -
Project Managers’ Emotional Intelligence – A Ticket to Success
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to introduce recent research on correlation between project managers’ emotional intelligence and their professional success. The implications of this research are important to both project managers who wish to...
2013 / Vladimir Obradovic, Petar Jovanovic, Dejan Petrovic, Marko Mihic, Zorica Mitrovic -
Metabolic abnormalities in adult HIV infected population on antiretroviral medication in Malaysia: a cross-sectional survey2013 / Nazisa Hejazi, Roslee Rajikan, Christopher Kwok Choong, Suzana Sahar
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Measurement of Dongting Lake Area Based on Visual Interpretation of Polders
Abstract How many square kilometers is the area of Dongting Lake (DTL)? This question has been discussed for many years. For the most periphery borderline of the water just close to the first and secondary dikes around the lake during flood period,...
2011 / Bo Yang, Faming Zeng, Minghuan Yuan, Deping Li, Yonghong Qiu, et al. -
Environmental Impact and Control Measures of New Wind Power Projects
Abstract In many countries, the development of wind power capacity has proceeded recently. Wind power projects are a new kind of energy utilization projects, which mean no fossil energy consumption, little environmental pollution, short construction ...
2011 / Lina Zheng, Liying Zheng, Li Wei -
A probabilistic Risk Forecast of Accidental Oil Spills from Vessels in Luoyuan Bay, Fujian Province, PRC
Abstract Marine environment and resources have always been and continue to be an important support for human existence and development. However, the increasing interferences by various types of human activities have made marine and coastal ecosystem ...
2010 / Xiaoyu Hong, Weiqi Chen, Luoping Zhang -
Wavelet Analysis on NH3-N Pollution Index Changes of the Middle-Upper Minjiang River during Last 6 Years
Abstract This paper explores and identifies the rules of the unsteady evolution of NH3-N in the upper and middle reaches of Minjiang River through multi-scale analysis on the weekly NH3-N data for the last six years provided by the water quality...
2010 / Bo Yu, Cheng-min Huang, Zu-han Liu, Bin Zhang, Fa-chao Qin