Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Costs of early detection systems for epidemic malaria in highland areas of Kenya and Uganda2009 / Dirk H Mueller, Tarekegn A Abeku, Michael Okia, Beth Rapuoda, Jonathan Cox
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An Outlier Mining Algorithm Based on Dissimilarity
Abstract Outlier mining is a hot topic of data mining. After studying the commonly used outlier mining methods, this paper presents an outlier mining algorithm OMABD(Outlier Mining Algorithm Base on Dissimilarity) based on dissimilarity. The...
2012 / Ming-jian Zhou, Xue-jiao Chen -
The Transit Bottleneck Model
Abstract The paper addresses the issue of passenger waiting and being stored at a station platform, from which point they plan to board transit services towards egress stations. Each transit service has a specific set of downstream egress stations...
2012 / Fabien Leurent, Ektoras Chandakas -
Assessment of regional vulnerability to natural hazards in China using a DEA model2011 / Jianyi Huang, Yi Liu, Li Ma
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Evaluating the Soft Skills Performed by Applicants of Malaysian Engineers
Abstract The paper proposed a formula to calculate the soft skills performed by engineering graduates. The equation derived from a finding of survey on employer's preference for employability skills. The input collected from a sample of 301...
2012 / Azami Zaharim, Ibrahim Ahmad, Yuzainee Md Yusoff, Mohd Zaidi Omar, Hassan Basri -
Private Equity Takeovers and Employment in the UK: Some Empirical Evidence2011 / Marc Goergen, Noel O'Sullivan, Geoff Wood
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Reengineering the Locomotive Operation Management Process in the Railways of Iran (RAI)
Abstract This article is the result of a project performed in the Iranian Railways (RAI) with the purpose of radical process improvement to optimize the utilization of fixed assets. To carry out this project, a BPR methodology is customized. In this ...
2012 / Masoud Yaghini, Shabnam Sharifian, Rahim Akhavan -
Tailoring Map Design Based on Map-Reading and Way-Finding Behaviour in Subway Stations
Abstract In task 1, all subjects were asked to reach an exit without reading a map and no one found the shortest way to the nearest exit. In task 2, subjects were asked to read a map, to plan a route for the designated exit, and then to reach it. 2D ...
2012 / Pei-Ying Li, Haruo Hibino, Shinichi Koyama, Meng-Cong Zheng -
Social determinants of health in Canada: Are healthy living initiatives there yet? A policy analysis2012 / Dana Gore, Anita Kothari
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User fee exemptions and excessive household spending for normal delivery in Burkina Faso: the need for careful implementation2012 / Amal Ameur, Valéry Ridde, Aristide R Bado, Marie-Gloriose Ingabire, Ludovic Queuille
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Knowledge management in higher education
Abstract This review article outlines the basic concepts of knowledge management (KM) in higher education (HE) institutes, and gives a summing up of previous scientific works to ensure providing an effective and efficient understanding of it for an...
2011 / Marjan Laal -
Resource Needs for Addressing Noncommunicable Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Abstract Low and middle income countries are faced with a range of challenges related to providing efficient and affordable health care. With non-communicable diseases (NCD) on the rise, there is a growing need to be able to estimate resource...
2012 / Karin Stenberg, Dan Chisholm -
Examining the relationship between emotional intelligence and learning styles
Abstract Learning is a very complicated variable which is being affected by multiple factors such as intelligence, incentive, adequate environment, family and social parameters, quality of school and education, educator and etc. some type of...
2012 / Badri Shatalebi, Saeed Sharifi, Narges Saeedian, Hasan Javadi -
Public Space for Marginal People
Abstract Public space is for public use (adapted from Moudon, 1987). A good public space must accommodative for everyone included the marginal, the forgotten, the silent (Badshah, 1996), and an undesirable people. They are informal street vendors;...
2012 / Wakhidah Kurniawati -
Ethical challenges in the workplace: Are these future engineers prepared?
Abstract Ethics in engineering is not a new issue; however it has become an increasing concern in Malaysia. Studies investigating the ethical awareness of future engineers in Malaysia are scarce. For this reason, this study attempts to determine the ...
2012 / Maisarah Mohamed Saat, Suaibah Abu Bakar, Noor Hakim Rafai, Azriszul bin Mohd Amin -
Important Qualities of Design Teams in Managing Client's Brief and their Impact on Delivering Quality Buildings
Abstract Construction projects may complete on time and at stipulated costs but may fail to produce quality buildings to support technical and business operations. Clients, the key providers of information, often lack knowledge and experience in the ...
2012 / Norizan Ahmad, Aini Jaapar, Hamimah Adnan, Nor Azmi Ahmad Bari, Rahasnan Abd Rashid -
Validating Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Using Structural Equation Model
Abstract In gauging Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, observation is often used by researchers in evaluating CPTED elements in residential areas. However, the evaluation on attitude, reaction, belief, responsibility and perception of...
2012 / Aldrin Abdullah, Nordin Abd Razak, Mohd Najib Mohd Salleh, Siti Rasidah Md Sakip -
Global burden of alcoholic liver diseases
Summary Liver diseases contribute markedly to the global burden of mortality and disease. This paper provides an overview from a global perspective of the contribution of alcohol to liver diseases. The Global Burden of Disease...
2013 / Jürgen Rehm, Andriy V. Samokhvalov, Kevin D. Shield -
The School's Role in Building up the Resiliency of Adopted Children
Abstract Child Adoption takes place following a traumatic event: the abandonment of a child. An adopted child's development depends on many aspects among them, the school's environment. Bringing social capital and opportunities for raising self...
2012 / Ana Muntean, Roxana Ungureanu, Patricia Runcan -
A real-time crash prediction model for the ramp vicinities of urban expressways
Abstract Ramp vicinities are arguably the known black-spots on urban expressways. There, while maintaining high speed, drivers need to respond to several complex events such as maneuvering, reading road signs, route planning and maintaining safe...
2013 / Moinul Hossain, Yasunori Muromachi