Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Aspirin Therapy in Primary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Abstract Although the use of oral anticoagulants (vitamin K antagonists) has been abandoned in primary cardiovascular prevention due to lack of a favorable benefit-to-risk ratio, the indications for aspirin use in this setting continue to be a...
2014 / Sigrun Halvorsen, Felicita Andreotti, Jurriën M. ten Berg, Marco Cattaneo, Sergio Coccheri, et al. -
The role of regulatory credibility in effective bank regulation
Abstract This paper develops a model of regulated Brownian motion with an endogenous profit term to analyze the role of regulatory credibility on the stability and productivity of the banking system. We show that when regulatory intervention is...
2014 / Ephraim Clark, Octave Jokung -
Integration of Higher Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan National Innovation Systems
Abstract In the context of global trends offensive century competition constructive ideas, high-tech, knowledge-intensity of GDP problem innovative development of Kazakhstan has become central to the dominant understanding of the objectives and...
2014 / Mirzahan Egamberdiyev, Fatima Kozybakova -
ALS: Control ventilation, manage respiratory secretions and, when required, oversee the process of dying2014 / Emilio Servera, Jesús Sancho
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Precipitating Innovations by Academia and Industry Feedback
Abstract Developments of technologies play an important role in success and competitiveness of firms. This can be assured by means of innovation, which improves quality of products and services, expends the markets and attracts customers. This paper ...
2014 / Janusz Sosnowski -
Introducing Direct Costing and Activity based Costing in a Farm Management System: A Conceptual Model
Abstract We present the model of a new information system for agribusiness management that supports Direct Costing and Activity Based Costing methodologies. We conducted interviews with key-informants to evaluate their needs and identify the...
2014 / Giacomo Carli, Maurizio Canavari -
Sources of Work-related Stress and their Effect on Burnout in Midwifery
Abstract The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine sources of occupational stress and their association with burnout in midwives. 100 midwives (mean age 54.62; SD=11.94) working in gynaecologic and obstetric clinics in Slovak hospitals...
2014 / Lubica Banovcinova, Martina Baskova -
Double-degree Master's Program in Computational Science: Experiences of ITMO University and University of Amsterdam
Abstract We present a new double-degree graduate (Master's) programme developed together by the ITMO University, Russia and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. First, we look into the global aspects of integration of d ifferent educational...
2014 / Alexey V. Dukhanov, Valeria V. Krzhizhanovskaya, Anna Bilyatdinova, Alexander V. Boukhanovsky, Peter M.A. Sloot -
Blended Learning: Leading Modern Educational Technologies
Abstract The article describes the experience of active use of e learning in the western countries and compared with traditional forms of learning, based on the direct personal contact teacher and the student. Identified strengths. The strengths of...
2014 / R.N. Shaidullin, L.N. Safiullin, I.R. Gafurov, N.Z. Safiullin -
Do MFL Learners in Malaysia Need ‘Mandarin for Travelling’?
Abstract Tourism is an important part of foreign language learning as visiting the target-language country will provide the best environment for learners to use the language. ‘Mandarin for travelling’ which focuses on the travelling purposes in...
2014 / Hiang Loon Low -
Chinese Time Trade-Off Values for EQ-5D Health States
Abstract Objective To generate a Chinese general population–based three-level EuroQol five-dimensios (EQ-5D-3L) social value set using the time trade-off method. Methods ...
2014 / Gordon G. Liu, Hongyan Wu, Minghui Li, Chen Gao, Nan Luo -
Beyond the Field: The Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Food Security and Poverty Alleviation
Summary We estimate the impact of a Farmer Field School intervention among small-scale farmers in northern Tanzania on two main development objectives: food security and poverty. We employ a series of evaluation methodologies, including a...
2014 / Anna Folke Larsen, Helene Bie Lilleør -
Collective action to improve market access for smallholder producers of agroforestry products: key lessons learned with insights from Cameroon's experience
In recent years, there has been a consensus among development practitioners and academics that improving market access for smallholders will lead to improvement in income and food security. This notwithstanding, market failures often limit smallholders’ ability to ...
2013 / Amos Gyau, Steven Franzel, Maryben Chiatoh, Godwill Nimino, Kwadwo Owusu -
Measurement of the Strategic Performance of Hospitality in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a balanced scorecard Approach (BSC)
Abstract In this paper, we planned to realize the marketing managers’ perceptions through their perception of Strategic Performance Dimension of view and the Balanced scorecard (BSC) technique for the Measurement of the Strategic Performance.The...
2014 / Mohamed A.M. El-Hindawy, Adnan M.S. Alamasi -
Circular Migration between the North and the South: Effects on the Source Southern Economies
Abstract For a growing number of researchers, international migration has particularly undergone a change in recent decades. In 2006, the recently released Report of the General Secretary of the United Nations on International Migration and...
2013 / Kaies Samet -
The Market Potential Assessment Model for Private Pension Savings
Abstract The aim of the report is to develop the market potential assessment model for private pension savings to assist financial companies in strategic decision making in a specific marketplace. The market growth, saturation and competition model...
2014 / Ilja Arefjevs, Marija Lindemane -
Input–Output Matrix study: A theoretical frame to study the impact of Brazilian IPI reduction in final demand
Abstract The economic crisis of 2008–2009 will be known as the day when the creator knelt before its creation (Syll, 2010). Amid such economic mess created by economists (and so-called engineers) themselves, there seems to be a single economic...
2014 / Rodrigo Emmanuel Santana Borges, Everlam Elias Montibeler -
The Role of the Self-esteem, Emotional Intelligence, Performance Triad in Obtaining School Satisfaction
Abstract School satisfaction represents the cognitive assessment of the school life quality including multiple components aimed at four directions of action: the students’ relationships with their colleagues, the relationships with their teachers,...
2013 / Carmen-Mihaela Vărăşteanu, Alina Iftime -
The Relationship of Self-efficacy and Achievement Goals with Metacognition in Female High School Students in Iran
Abstract The present study investigated the relationship between self-efficacy and achievement goals (mastery-approach, mastery- avoidance, performance-approach and performance-avoidance), with metacognition. The population of this study consisted...
2013 / Manizheh Shehni Yailagh, Sirous Allipour Birgani, Fatemeh Boostani, Alireza Hajiyakhchali -
Patient prioritization in medical emergencies: an ethical analysis
Summary Objective To identify and analyze, in the light of ethical considerations, the choices and justifications of public health professionals in hypothetical situations of patient prioritization in circumstances of limited...
2013 / Paulo Antônio de Carvalho Fortes, Patricia Cristina Andrade Pereira