Economics and business topic list of research papers
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New Trends in Educating of Chemistry Pregraduates
Abstract The increasing quality and efficiency of education is a priority in present days. Searching new attitudes, methods and educational structures is a characteristic feature of all educational systems in all periods of time. The opportunity to...
2014 / Melánia Feszterová -
The Effects of Parental Influences and School Readiness of the Child
Abstract The specialty literature affirms that school readiness plays a very important role for the subsequent academic success of the child. NEPG proposes an articulate model of the child school readiness, adopting a multilevel approach of the...
2014 / Stan Maria Magdalena -
Optimal Strategy of Pavement Preventive Maintenance Considering Life-cycle Cost Analysis
Abstract Currently, the conception of Pavement Preventive Maintenance (PPM) has been accepted by more and more highway managers. The purpose of this study is to do a thorough and systematic research on the optimal strategy decision and Life- Cycle...
2013 / Tingting Ding, Lijun Sun, Zhang Chen -
Exploring Barriers to Innovation in Tourism Industry – The Case of Southern Region of Poland
Abstract This paper provides evidence for different factors hampering the innovative activity of micro, small and medium-sized tourist enterprises (MSMTEs). Innovation barriers are identified and explored within the framework of innovative chain of...
2014 / Marta Najda-Janoszka, Sebastian Kopera -
Energy, Environmental and Mobility Impacts of Car-sharing Systems. Empirical Results from Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract The dominance of road transport, both on passenger and freight movements, has reached alarming levels for society due to their negative environmental impacts as well as societal and economic costs. To reverse this trend, many approaches...
2014 / Patrícia Baptista, Sandra Melo, Catarina Rolim -
Hpcs: A Web based Homework & Project Control System
Abstract For a university, the way of giving lectures practice oriented makes a lecture less boring and more comprehensive. However, the increase in the number of students and the restricted number of academic staff makes it particularly difficult...
2014 / M. Fatih Adak, Nejat Yumuşak -
Cost-effectiveness of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) for patients with advanced heart failure: Analysis of the British NHS bridge to transplant (BTT) program
Abstract Background A previous cost-effectiveness analysis showed that bridge to transplant (BTT) with early design left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) for advanced heart failure was more expensive than medical management while ...
2013 / Aileen Clarke, Ruth Pulikottil-Jacob, Martin Connock, Gaurav Suri, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, et al. -
Towards a Context-Aware Biofeedback Activity Recommendation Mobile Application for Healthy Lifestyle
Abstract In this paper, we propose a mobile application that provides users with physical activity recommendations on a daily basis. The increasing percentage of physical inactivity among individuals [1] is the main motivation behind this system....
2013 / Hawazin Badawi, Abdulmotaleb El Saddik -
Particularities of Knowledge Worker's Motivation Strategies in Romanian Organizations
Abstract The employees are the best competitive advantage that one organization could have, since all the other resources could be imitated. In this context, motivated employees are the key to efficiently keeping up with the market forces and...
2013 / Ramona Todericiu, Anca Şerban, Oana Dumitraşcu -
Toward an Egyptian Bridge Management System
Abstract A prototype bridge management system for concrete bridges in Egypt (EBRMS) is built and tested. The proposed system has the ability to record different inventory data, has tools for condition rating, priority ranking and cost optimization...
2013 / Ahmed M. Saleh, Osama A. Mansour, Osama S. Abbas -
Assessment of the population-level effectiveness of the Avahan HIV-prevention programme in South India: a preplanned, causal-pathway-based modelling analysis
Summary Background Avahan, the India AIDS initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was a large-scale, targeted HIV prevention intervention. We aimed to assess its overall effectiveness by estimating the number and...
2013 / Michael Pickles, Marie-Claude Boily, Peter Vickerman, Catherine M Lowndes, Stephen Moses, et al. -
Liquid Modernity and Entrepreneurship Orientation in University Students
Abstract This study has explored the entrepreneurship orientation of university students. The future planning of the sample appears to be oriented to self-employment rather than entrepreneurship or employed work. Students have indicated the changing ...
2013 / C. Castiglione, O. Licciardello, J.C. Sánchez, A. Rampullo, C. Campione -
Service Quality Evaluation Models Determined by Online Consumer Perception and Satisfaction
Abstract Since the 1980s, service quality has represented a reference point for marketers, being considered essential for companies’ differentiation strategy. Having its conceptual and empiric support the specialty literature, this paper focuses on...
2014 / Maria-Cristiana Munthiu, Bogdan Călin Velicu, Mihaela Tuţă, Adina Iulia Zara -
Opinions of Nurse Academicians on Leadership
Abstract This study was conducted with a total of 72 nurse academicians to identify the opinions of academician nurses on leadership and the factors which affect their leadership qualities in Turkey. Data was collected with a questionnaire...
2013 / Birsel Canan Demirbağ, Havva Öztürk -
Considerations upon the Evolution of Yearly Costs Afferent to the Instruments of Governmental Public Debt in Romania
Abstract The hereby paper displays a research upon an important element of public debt, namely the manner yearly costs afferent to the instruments of governmental public debt developed during the period 2001 – 2010. We attempt at showing the...
2013 / Mariana Man, Maria Macris, Bogdan Ravas -
Prevalence and characteristics of e-cigarette users in Great Britain: Findings from a general population survey of smokers
Abstract Background E-cigarettes may be effective smoking cessation aids and their use by smokers has been growing rapidly. It is important to observe and assess natural patterns in the use of e-cigarettes whilst experimental data...
2014 / Jamie Brown, Robert West, Emma Beard, Susan Michie, Lion Shahab, et al. -
Development of Weighting on Self-assessment Evaluation for Total Quality Management: A Case Study of Wholesale Sectors
Abstract A continuous overall improvement of a business is a very important task for survival and increasing competitiveness in the modern trade. However, the wholesale sectors, especially in the traditional trade, are good in establishing a strong...
2013 / Veeraphat Krittanathip, Sakchai Rakkran, Suriyan Cha-um, Ittikorn Klamdej -
EU Experts’ Attitude Towards Use of GMO in Food and Feed and Other Industries
Abstract This article examines European Union (EU) experts’ attitude towards use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food, feed and other industries with an eye to developing a general model of EU experts’ opinion formation in this area. The...
2014 / Inese Aleksejeva -
The Purpose of Marriage among Single Malaysian Youth
Abstract Marriage is the starting point of family life cycle and the purpose of marriage affects the whole marital life. This study was conducted to explore the purpose of marriage among youth in Malaysia. Data was collected from 10 university...
2013 / Jamiah Manap, Arena Che Kassim, Suzana Hoesni, Salina Nen, Fazilah Idris, et al. -
Effect of Tenon Length on Flexibility of Mortise and Tenon Joint
Abstract This paper presents numerical analysis of the effects of tenon length on flexibility of mortise and tenon joints. Numerical calculations are carried out with a linear elastic model for orthotropic material. The mathematical model is solved...
2014 / Seid Hajdarević, Sandra Martinović