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52. Paper asserts research on primate embryonic stem cells is crucial
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Mary Ann Liebert Inc. -- Reports ,Embryonic stem cells -- Reports ,Drugs -- Research -- Reports ,Primates -- Reports ,Stem cell research -- Reports ,Health ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
Studying the embryonic stem (ES) cells of primates in parallel with ongoing research on human ES cells will accelerate the knowledge gained, improve techniques for working with ES cells, and [...]
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- 2005
53. Required Research in Basic Business? You Bet!!!
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Mott, Dennis L.
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The benefit of research papers to a basic business class is not easily discernible through experimental research, but such intangible benefits as communicating ideas, identification of a problem, and practice at discovering conclusions based on facts seem reason enough to make research papers a part of the class assignment. (BP)
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54. Interpretations and misinterpretations of scientometric data in the report of the Royal Society about the scientific landscape in 2011.
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Jacsó, Péter
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SCIENTOMETRICS ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,INFORMATION science ,RESEARCH ,SCHOLARLY publishing ,SCHOLARLY method - Abstract
Purpose – This paper aims to discuss some caveats about the findings of Part 1 of the Royal Society's report from the perspective of the choice and reliability of the source base, and the bibliometric and scientometric indicators. Design/methodology/approach – The paper argues that the Royal Society's report gives too much emphasis to the growth rate of the publications of Chinese researchers when interpolating those data and forecasting that, within the decade and possibly as early as 2013, China will be ahead of even the USA in terms of the number of publications. Findings – In an era when the "publish or perish" slogan is replaced by the "get cited or perish" mantra, the report barely discusses how much China is behind the world average and especially the above countries in terms of the most important scientometric indicators that take into account the productivity/quantity aspect and the citedness of publications as a proxy for quality. Originality/value – The paper illustrates that there are much better measures for the assessment of research activity than the one-dimensional productivity numbers, such as the h-index or the uncitedness rate, and the citations/publication rate where China is far below and the USA is far above the world average scores, and uses some charts to paint a more realistic picture of the scientific landscape. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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55. Report of the Education (Research) Committee.
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Describes the various activities, and the progress, that took place during the past year and that were carried out by the members of the Association, including projects, science papers, different forms of working groups and conferences. (GA)
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- 1978
56. Effect of Lengthening the School Day on Mother's Labor Supply
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Contreras, Dante and Sepulveda, Paulina
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BOYS ,CHILDCARE ,INFORMATION ,EDUCATION SECTOR ,INVESTMENT ,LEVELS OF EDUCATION ,CHILDHOOD ,GRADE LEVELS ,CHILDREN ,CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ,CLASSROOM ,JOB ,MATHEMATICS ,QUALITY OF EDUCATION ,EDUCATION ECONOMICS ,LABOUR MARKET POLICY ,EMPLOYMENT ,ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,INCOME ,JOB MARKET ,OUTCOMES ,PRODUCTIVITY ,WOMEN ,WORKERS ,EDUCATION ,JOBS ,LABOUR MARKET ,CRIME ,INCENTIVES ,GROUPS ,GIRLS ,INSTITUTIONS ,LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES ,COLLEGE ,SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ,EDUCATIONAL REFORM ,ORGANIZATIONS ,LABOR SUPPLY ,TEACHERS ,PRIMARY EDUCATION ,MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ,DAY CARE ,STUDENTS ,AGE GROUP ,DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ,PROFESSOR ,ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION ,SCHOOLS ,LABOUR SUPPLY ,PRICES ,WAGES ,RURAL AREAS ,REVIEW ,MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES ,EDUCATIONAL LEVEL ,PREVIOUS STUDIES ,AGE GROUPS ,ADVANCED RESEARCH ,MALE WORKERS ,LABOR MARKET ,LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS ,LITERACY ,LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ,EARLY CHILDHOOD ,REPORTS ,REFORM ,YOUNG CHILDREN ,SUPPLY ,WORK FORCE ,LITERATURE ,LABOR SUPPLIES ,ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS ,LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ,RESEARCH ,HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ,FEMALE LABOR FORCE ,LABOUR ,PARENTS ,EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ,KINDERGARTENS ,LABOUR FORCE ,EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ,POLITICAL ECONOMY ,OPEN ACCESS ,VALUE ,RISK ,FEMALE PARTICIPATION ,PAPERS ,EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ,POLICIES ,EDUCATION PROGRAMS ,EMPLOYMENT RATE ,STUDENT ,PARTICIPATION RATES ,YOUTH ,LABOR ECONOMICS ,EFFECTS ,SCHOOL QUALITY ,PRIVATE SECTOR ,EDUCATIONAL QUALITY ,EQUITY ,ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ,PRIMARY ENROLLMENT ,TRAINING ,ECONOMIC DECISIONS ,CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL ,PARTICIPATION ,HUMAN RESOURCES ,RETURNS TO EDUCATION ,TEACHING ,EMPLOYMENT LEVELS ,SOCIAL CONFLICT ,LEARNING ,PRIMARY SCHOOLS ,STUDENT LEARNING ,SCHOOL SYSTEM ,CHILD CARE ,EMPLOYMENT RATES ,FEMALE LABOR ,MANAGEMENT ,PUBLIC SCHOOLS ,PRIMARY SCHOOL ,LABOR ,ENROLLMENT ,ECONOMICS ,GENDER EQUALITY ,CARE CENTERS ,LABOR FORCE ,COLLEGES ,SCHOOL ,ILLITERACY ,UNIVERSITY ,RURAL WOMEN ,WORKING HOURS ,SCHOOLING ,LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION ,LAW - Abstract
This article examines how a policy oriented toward a specific group within the population can have collateral effects on the economic decisions of other groups. In 1996, the Chilean government approved the extension of the school day from half- to full-day school. This article exploits the quasi-experimental nature of the reform's implementation by time, municipality, and age targeting of the program in order to examine how the maternal labor supply is affected by the childcare subsidy implicit in the lengthening of the school day. Using data from the Chilean socioeconomic household survey and administrative data from the Ministry of Education for 1990-2011, the authors estimate that, on average, there is a 5 percent increase in labor participation and employment rates of single mothers with eligible children (between 8 and 13 years old) with no younger children, who are the group that would be mainly affected by the policy. No significant labor supply responses are detected among others mothers with eligible children.
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- 2016
57. Poetry as a way to inspire (the management of) the research process.
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Darmer, Per
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POETRY (Literary form) ,RESEARCH ,CORPORATION reports ,MUSIC industry - Abstract
The purpose — The purpose of the paper is to argue that poetry should be integrated in research to a much larger extent than it is today, where poetry (at best) is considered inferior to research. Design/methodology/approach — The arguments are based on qualitative studies of the Danish independent labels. The empirical data are applied both as backbone for and part of the article and its construction. The article argues with the help and illustration of own research and experience that poetry inspires, stimulates and develops the research process. Poetry should be considered as a way of writing alongside other writing styles that researchers apply to make sense of their fieldwork. Findings — The different forms of reporting research can be used to give us different views, in general, and that poetry can be used throughout the research process to improve it, in particular. The paper provides some examples of how it can be done. It is certainly not an exhaustive list but inspirational for researchers to find new poetic ways to improve their research process. Research limitations/implications — The article shows in practice (from own field research), the implications poetry might have on the research process, but it is limited related to all the non-mentioned ways poetry could be helpful in the research process. The limitations are obviously those of the researcher, who has been reporting own experiences and ideas about how poetry improved his own research process. In other words: the limitations are found both in the imagination of the researcher and in the reported research. Originality/value — The study and the reporting of it are original. No other articles have approached the subject in this particular way, making the article unique in form as well as contents. The article shows how poetry (the whole broad range of poetic forms) can contribute to research and the research process. The value of poetry is not limited to the research process it is exemplified by and related to in this article It has value and can be applied far beyond that (e.g. to the practice of manager). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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58. Letter from William Kerr
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Kerr, William J.
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catalog ,common school branches ,Baton Rouge ,offer ,section 1767 ,arid farms ,release ,InformationSystems_GENERAL ,State Veterinarian ,educational matters ,agricultural chemistry ,non-essentials ,travel ,cataloguer ,student position ,congratulations ,cooking ,Tingey ,Professor Robinson ,horticulture ,dry farm experimental work ,Henry D Styer ,membership fee ,public schools ,J A Bexell ,volumes ,differential calculus ,specifications ,exposition grounds ,proportion ,gymnasium ,subjects ,mayor ,ovehaul ,committee ,executive committee ,system ,theoretical chemistry ,supervision ,elementary agriculture ,suggestion ,Experiment Station ,railway rates ,state legislature ,advisory committee ,distribution ,resignation ,registrar ,class ,salaries ,lighting and power system ,A P Stover ,agronomy ,private families ,notes ,library ,favor ,arithmetic ,assistants ,matter ,baccalaureate service ,farm journal ,Grench Association ,privileges ,government experiment station ,veterinary science ,advanced theoretical chemistry ,bulletin board ,friendship ,college exhibit ,member ,civil engineering department ,correction ,board of trustees ,public institutions ,elementary physics ,committee of education ,letters of recommendation ,representation ,accounting ,experiment station director ,inquiry blanks ,U. S. history ,information ,Ricks Academy ,experience ,examination ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,denied ,trustee ,publications ,full settlement ,guests ,Alumni Reunion ,bonds ,training ,U. S. commissioner of education ,list ,Inside Inn ,expense ,publishers ,Professor Wilson ,Byron Hunter ,victorian poets ,special student ,Ogden High School ,damage ,agreement ,trustees' report ,recommendation ,Colorado ,student ,volumes experiment station bulletins ,difficulty ,Commercial Club ,Oxford Hotel ,New York ,sub-station ,departments ,instruction ,office ,copies ,speaker ,A E Wilson ,GeneralLiterature_MISCELLANEOUS ,hotel ,matters ,ComputerApplications_MISCELLANEOUS ,elect ,map ,approval ,sketches ,Ohio ,tables ,institutions of higher learning ,teachers ,experimental dry farms ,Utah State Teachers' Association ,agricultural schools ,associate professors ,manual training ,room 102 ,professor W. N. Hutt ,repair ,clarification ,Robert Stewart ,Professor Praeger ,state headquarters ,use ,Hardware_CONTROLSTRUCTURESANDMICROPROGRAMMING ,installation ,romantic movement ,Frank R Arnold ,civil engineering ,prices ,Tabernacle ,Hotel Oxford ,colleges ,bank ,biennial report ,educational interests ,college publications ,deposit ,dinner ,President Brimhall ,California ,political economy ,experimentation ,Assembly Hall ,english literature ,references ,detail ,military ,college council ,accounts ,Commercial Department ,cataloger ,meeting ,Widtsoe ,Kansas ,statement ,buildings ,lectures ,satisfactory ,publication ,church schools ,american literature ,lecturer ,Utah teachers ,material ,employment ,convention ,general sessions ,published ,english ,equipment ,Logan Power Company ,records ,Professor Peterson ,modern language ,election ,State Teachers' Association ,chemistry ,Joseph Nelson ,maintenance ,institute ,Board of Education ,physical science ,Richfield High School ,Phi Delta Nu Society ,secretary ,Wisconsin ,secure ,officers ,Brigham City ,analytic geometry ,receipt ,grammar review ,improvement ,address ,state certificates ,University of Idaho ,resolution ,dormitory ,qualifications ,Professor Jenson ,John T. Caine ,appropriation ,Iowa ,due ,annual convention ,hearing ,experimental work ,branches ,delegates ,auditor ,Professor Ostien ,acceptance ,Professor Linford ,furnish ,mail ,reports ,cleaning ,parochial institutions of higher learning ,classics ,modify ,land grant institutions ,Legislature ,friendly relations ,regulation ,Louisiana Purchase Exposition ,exercises ,Montana Agricultural College ,Utah Agricultural College ,exhibition ,Massachusetts ,commencement ,representative ,act of Congress ,Experiment Station staff ,educators ,resolve ,agricultural experiment stations ,application ,Washington ,Minnesota ,Idaho ,music department ,expense bills ,ball ,proceedings ,Department of Agriculture ,check ,telegram ,equation of payments ,settlement ,natural science ,Massachusetts Agricultural College ,university ,superintendency ,assistant professor ,county certificates ,educational lecturer ,commission ,Wm. 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Nelson ,literature ,readjustment ,botany ,relations ,Farmers' Institutes ,assistance ,examination papers ,Monson & Schaub ,refer ,money ,Illinois ,department of public instruction ,course ,copy ,Inside Inn hotel ,genetic structures ,assistant professors ,educational exhibit ,grades ,A. C. Mathison ,irrigation ,members ,W. W. McLaughlin ,Oregon ,volume farmers' institute annuals ,United States Bureau of Education ,military science and tactics ,physical culture ,invitation ,Ogden ,time ,candidate ,state superintendent ,conclusion ,contest ,denominations ,N. E. A ,illness ,higher algebra ,educational work ,Nebraska ,organization ,city schools ,Deseret Institute ,ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING ,french ,permission ,general physics ,arrangements ,history ,InformationSystems_MISCELLANEOUS ,Department of Domestic Science and Arts ,railroad ,exposition ,wood ,subject ,Jane Matthews ,mechanic arts ,services ,committee of the faculty ,Mercy Baker ,accomodations ,classroom ,request ,Engineering Society ,traveling ,psychology ,institution ,work ,definition ,men's floor ,institutions ,account ,english department ,research ,Mildred Forgeon ,ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION ,rules ,drawn ,associate editor ,ComputerSystemsOrganization_COMPUTER-COMMUNICATIONNETWORKS ,connection ,opening ,space ,state institutions ,economics ,warrant ,city superintendents ,Educational Exhibitors' Association ,professor Clark ,book ,teacher ,Oxford ,industrial schools ,good will ,president of the board ,Indiana ,graduation ,Brigham Young University ,College Dramatic Association ,presidency ,School Law ,B. 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College ,J W Jensen ,librarian ,baccalaureate ,arid farm ,special features ,bank account ,chairmanship ,vacation ,meet ,telegraph ,questions ,Salt Lake ,biennium ,engineering department ,attendance ,withdrawal ,communication ,trip ,Utah Commission ,Congress ,commencement week ,speakers ,cadets ,chairman ,investigations ,promote ,school work ,floors ,catalogue ,summer school ,interest ,statements ,letter ,selection ,Professor Northrop ,algebra ,present ,President McCornick ,salary ,compliance ,leave of absence ,compensation ,Eliza Jenson ,Des Moines ,Domestic Science and Arts ,death ,latin ,technical education ,elocution ,Utah headquarters ,rhetoric and composition ,Superintendent Ackerman ,lecture ,adjustment ,paper ,monographs ,land grant colleges ,state fair ,meetings ,counties ,William Jardine ,trustees ,military department ,dean ,private institutions of higher learning ,visit ,sewing ,conditions ,Salt Lake City ,irrigation engineering ,instructor ,faculty ,county superintendents ,applicants ,stocks ,suggestions ,settle ,director ,active membership ,state warrant ,state buildings ,station fund ,building ,cost ,solid geometry ,service ,blanks ,filing ,graduates ,support ,students ,mathematics ,assignments ,agricultural colleges ,memoranda ,Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations ,assignment ,discount ,line of work ,auxiliary experiment station ,telephone ,laboratory hours ,commissioner of education ,monthly payments ,National Irrigation Congress ,voucher ,modern languages department ,Alumni banquet ,University of Utah ,Joint Committee ,Iowa State College ,membership ,east ,secretary of state ,decision ,irrigation investigations ,session ,final settlement ,german ,bill ,county school superintendents ,consideration ,development ,State Auditor ,Farmers' Institute ,ancient language ,Missouri ,president ,entrance ,exhibit ,agricultural college and station exhibit ,sub-stations ,Pennsylvania ,Professor James Dryden ,Professor Cummings ,Utah State Legislature ,general chemistry ,position ,professors ,Professor Merrill ,L. D. S. University ,commercial education ,authorization ,women's floor ,board ,textbook ,announcement ,appointment ,note - Abstract
Letter concerning a position in horticulture and botany at Utah Agricultural College, copies given to J. C. Blair, J. L. Snyder, and L. H. Bailey.
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- 1903
59. Estimation of De Facto Exchange Rate Regimes: Synthesis of the Techniques for Inferring Flexibility and Basket Weights
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Frankel, Jeffrey and Wei, Shang-jin
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International Monetary Fund -- Reports -- Statistics ,Foreign exchange market -- Analysis -- Research -- Reports -- Statistics ,Foreign exchange -- Prices and rates ,De facto doctrine -- Analysis -- Reports -- Research -- Statistics ,Banking, finance and accounting industries ,Business ,Business, international ,Valuation ,Statistics ,Analysis ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper offers a new approach to estimate countries' de facto exchange rate regimes. A synthesis of two techniques. One is a technique that the authors have used in the past to estimate implicit de facto weights when the hypothesis is a basket peg with little flexibility. The second is a technique used by others to estimate the de facto degree of exchange rate flexibility when the hypothesis is an anchor to the dollar or some other single major currency, but with a possibly substantial degree of flexibility around that anchor. Because many currencies today follow variants of band-basket-crawl, it is important to have available a technique that can cover both dimensions, inferring weights and flexibility. We try out the technique on some 20 currencies over the period 1980-2007. Most are currencies that have officially used baskets as anchors for at least part of this sample period. But a few are known floaters or known simple peggers. In general, the synthesis technique seems to work as it should. [JEL F31, F41] IMF Staff Papers (2008) 55, 384-416. doi: 10.1057/imfsp.2008.18;, Exchange rate surveillance has moved back toward the top of the list of the IMF's mandates and priorities. Before one can evaluate whether a given country is following the right [...]
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- 2008
60. Banks during the Argentine crisis: were they all hurt equally? Did they all behave equally?
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Barajas, Adolfo, Basco, Emiliano, Juan-Ramon, V. Hugo, and Quarracino, Carlos
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Banks (Finance) -- Research -- Economic aspects -- Statistics ,Foreign exchange -- Reports -- Statistics -- Research -- Economic aspects ,Banking, finance and accounting industries ,Business ,Business, international ,Statistics ,Economic aspects ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
The simple answer to both questions in the title of this paper: No. We concentrate on three key aspects of the banking system's difficulties during the 2001-02 crisis. Two are related to bank behavior (increasing dollarization of the balance sheet and expanding exposure to the government), and the other is related to the degree by which banks were hurt by depositor preferences, specifically, the run on deposits during 2001. We find that there was substantial cross-bank variation, that is, not all banks behaved equally nor were hurt equally by the macroeconomic shocks they faced during the run-up to the crisis. Furthermore, using panel data estimation, we find that depositors were able to distinguish high-risk from low-risk banks, and that individual bank's exposure to currency and government default risk depended on fundamentals and other bank-specific characteristics. Finally, our results have implications for the existence of market discipline in periods of stress, and for banking regulation, which may have led banks to underestimate some of the risks they incurred. [JEL F30, F41, G14, G21] IMF Staff Papers (2007) 54, 621 662. doi:10.1057/palgrave.imfsp.9450022, The literature to date on the Argentine crisis of 2001 has stressed the macroeconomic disequilibria that arose in the 1990s, continued unchecked for several years, and ultimately led to the [...]
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- 2007
61. 85 GODINA EKONOMSKIH I MONETARNIH ISTRAŽIVANJA U NARODNOJ BANCI SRBIJE.
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Šojić, Milan
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BANKING research ,PUBLIC officers ,MONETARY policy ,MANAGEMENT science - Abstract
Copyright of Bankarstvo Magazine is the property of Association of Serbian Banks and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2013
62. Bibliography.
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Mason, Elisa
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ,REFUGEES - Abstract
A bibliography on the subject related to refugee research is presented which includes the web site http://www.amazon.com, the "Forced Migration Journals," and the "Glossary of Humanitarian Terms: In Relation to the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.
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- 2007
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63. Belief in psychic ability and the misattribution hypothesis: a qualitative review
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Wiseman, Richard and Watt, Caroline
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American Society for Psychical Research -- Reports ,Psychics -- Research -- Educational aspects -- Reports ,Psychology and mental health ,Educational aspects ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper explores the notion that people who believe in psychic ability possess various psychological attributes that increase the likelihood of them misattributing paranormal causation to experiences that have a normal explanation. The paper discusses the structure and measurement of belief in psychic ability, then reviews the considerable body of work exploring the relationship between belief in psychic ability, and academic performance, intelligence, critical thinking, probability misjudgement and reasoning, measures of fantasy proneness and the propensity to find correspondences in distantly related material. Finally, the paper proposes several possible directions for future research, including: the need to build a multi-causal model of belief; to address the issue of correlation versus causation; to resolve the inconsistent pattern of findings present in many areas; and to develop a more valid, reliable and fine-grained measure of belief in psychic ability., Surveys suggest that approximately 50% of Americans believe in the existence of extrasensory perception (e.g. Newport & Strausberg, 2001), and that similar levels of belief exist throughout much of Western [...]
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- 2006
64. Of two minds: sceptic-proponent collaboration within parapsychology
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Schlitz, Marilyn, Wiseman, Richard, Watt, Caroline, and Radin, Dean
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Parapsychological Association -- Reports -- Evaluation ,Parapsychology -- Research -- Reports ,Psychics -- Evaluation -- Reports -- Research ,Psychology and mental health ,Evaluation ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
The first author, a proponent of evidence for psychic ability, and the second, a sceptic, have been conducting a systematic programme of collaborative sceptic-proponent research in parapsychology. This has involved carrying out joint experiments in which each investigator individually attempted to mentally influence the electrodermal activity of participants at a distant location. The first two collaborations obtained evidence of 'experimenter effects', that is, experiments conducted by the proponent obtained significant results but those conducted by the sceptic did not. This paper describes a new collaborative study that attempted to replicate our previous findings and explore potential explanations for past results. The new study failed to replicate our previous findings. The paper investigates whether the results obtained in our initial studies may have been caused by a genuine psychic effect, and this third experiment failed to replicate this finding because some aspect of the study disrupted the production of that effect, or whether the results from our first two studies represented chance findings or undetected subtle artifacts, and the results obtained in the present study accurately reflect the absence of a remote detection of staring effect. The implications of this work are discussed, along with the benefits of conducting collaborative work for resolving disagreements in other controversial areas of psychology., For well over a hundred years scientists have explored the possible existence of psychic ability (Edge, Morris, Palmer, & Rush, 1986). This work has generated considerable controversy, with proponents arguing [...]
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- 2006
65. Learning through video-based narratives within the cultural Zone of Proximal Development. (Instructional media initiatives: focusing on the educational resources center at Thirteen/WNET, New York, New York)
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Hung, David Wei Loong
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Civilization -- Study and teaching -- Equipment and supplies -- Reports -- Social aspects -- Research ,Educational technology -- Usage -- Equipment and supplies -- Research -- Social aspects -- Study and teaching -- Reports ,Distance education -- Research -- Equipment and supplies -- Reports -- Social aspects -- Study and teaching ,Culture -- Study and teaching -- Equipment and supplies -- Reports -- Social aspects -- Research ,Video recording industry -- Social aspects -- Equipment and supplies -- Research -- Reports -- Study and teaching ,Teaching -- Equipment and supplies ,Video recordings -- Usage -- Equipment and supplies -- Social aspects -- Reports -- Study and teaching -- Research ,Educational research -- Reports -- Equipment and supplies -- Research -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects ,Education ,Technology in education ,Social aspects ,Usage ,Research ,Reports ,Study and teaching ,Equipment and supplies - Abstract
In this paper, we examine instructional tools within the Vygotskian Zone of Proximal Development notion of learning. These tools are examined along three perspectives -societal-culture, community of practice, and school-classroom. We recognized that instructional tools and processes have been predominately designed for concept- and skill-oriented learning. These tools correspond to classrooms and communities of practices respectively. However, based on the Vygotskian notion of the 'social formation of mind,' (1) it would seem that such a construct would be largely dependent on the appropriation of cultural-societal knowledge such as beliefs and cultural values. We discuss the kinds of instructional tools and processes for learning within the ZPD relating to the 'communities of practice' and 'classroom perspectives,' and present a case of learning through video-based narratives for the appropriation of cultural knowledge. The use of video-based narratives is described in the context of dialogism and multivoiceness., LEARNING THROUGH VIDEO-BASED NARRATIVES WITHIN THE CULTURAL ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT In this paper, we examine instructional tools along the Vygotskian perspective of Zone of Proximal Development (or ZPD). Basically [...]
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- 2002
66. Educational media in transition: broadcasting, digital media and lifelong learning in the knowledge economy. (Instructional media initiatives: focusing on the educational resources center at Thirteen/WNET, New York, New York)
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Flew, Terry
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Television broadcasting industry -- Research -- Usage -- Reports -- Social aspects ,Distance education -- Research -- Reports -- Social aspects -- Usage ,Educational television stations -- Research -- Social aspects -- Usage -- Reports ,Online services -- Usage ,Educational services industry -- Social aspects -- Usage ,Globalization -- Social aspects -- Usage -- Research -- Reports ,Educational research -- Reports -- Usage -- Research -- Social aspects ,Knowledge management -- Research -- Usage -- Social aspects -- Reports ,Internet -- Usage -- Research -- Social aspects -- Reports ,Continuing education -- Research -- Reports -- Social aspects -- Usage ,Education ,Cable television/data services ,Online services ,Internet ,Knowledge management ,Social aspects ,Usage ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper tracks the relationship between developments in media conference, changing expectations of education and learner demographics, and the impact of technological chances on the uses of media in education. There is the capacity for networked learning environments to be developed through convergent media, which enable new forms of technology-mediated learning that reach new learning demographics and are learner-centered. With the development of digital television, there are exciting possibilities for broadcast media in responding to the drive for lifelong learning in the knowledge economy. This paper will consider the relative merits of public and commercial broadcasting in meeting the learner needs in this convergent media environment., EDUCATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY It has been widely argued that there has been a transition in recent years in technologically advanced societies towards an information society or a knowledge [...]
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- 2002
67. Web-based technologies for distributed (or distance) learning: creating learning-centered educational experiences in the higher education classroom. (Instructional media initiatives: focusing on the educational resources center at Thirteen/WNET, New York, New York)
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Petrides, Lisa A.
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Distance education -- Research -- Reports -- Usage ,Online services -- Usage ,Educational services industry -- Research -- Usage ,Educational research -- Reports -- Usage -- Research ,Internet -- Usage -- Research -- Reports ,Education ,Cable television/data services ,Online services ,Internet ,Usage ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which a higher education classroom that used Web-based technology as a supplement to a regularly scheduled classroom-based course, addressed issues of learning and learning-centered education. The findings presented in this paper, although based only on a one-semester class, lend credence to the argument that distance learning cannot be merely delivered to students, and that as educators we must instead focus on how to create learning-centered environments supported by technology, not driven by it. This paper also maintains that the discourse about distance learning projects needs to be reconceptualized as technology-based, learning-centered education, so that we as educators can better focus on the creation of a more learning-centered environment for students and life-long learners., INTRODUCTION The rapid growth of the Internet has undoubtedly contributed to the wealth of literature written on the future of distance learning and distributed learning (1) in higher education (Sherron, [...]
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- 2002
68. Estimating asymmetric output cost of lowering inflation for Australia
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Huh, Hyeon-seung
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Australia -- Economic aspects ,Economic research -- Reports -- Research -- Economic aspects ,Economics -- Reports -- Economic aspects -- Research ,Inflation (Finance) -- Research -- Australia ,Economic policy -- Australia -- Reports -- Economic aspects -- Research ,Business ,Economics ,Economic aspects ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
Hyeon-seung Huh (*) The purpose of this paper is to estimate the output cost associated with lowering inflation for Australia. The paper is particularly motivated by a strand of theoretical [...]
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- 2002
69. The OR/MS ecosystem: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
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Sodhi, ManMohan S. and Tang, Christopher S.
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Educators -- Evaluation -- Research -- Reports ,Business ,Mathematics ,Evaluation ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
We believe that research, teaching, and practice are becoming increasingly disengaged from one another in the OR/MS ecosystem. This ecosystem comprises researchers, educators, and practitioners in its core along with end users, universities, and funding agencies. Continuing disengagement will result in OR/MS occupying only niche areas and disappearing as a distinct field even though its tools would live on. To understand the reasons for this disengagement better and to engender discussion among academics and practitioners on how to counter it, we present the ecosystem's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Incorporated in this paper are insights from a cluster of sessions at the 2006 INFORMS meeting in Pittsburgh ('Where Do We Want to Go in OR/MS?') and from the literature. Subject classifications: operations research; management science; SWOT analysis; ecosystem; change management. Area of review: OR Forum., 1. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to stimulate further discussion among OR/MS academics and practitioners on how to overcome the challenges that the OR/MS community is facing, especially [...]
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- 2008
70. A microcellular processing study of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in the amorphous and semicrystalline states, part II, Cell growth and process design
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Baldwin, Daniel F., Park, Chul B., and Suh, Nam P.
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Nucleation -- Research -- Reports ,Production engineering research -- Reports -- Research ,Materials at high pressures -- Research -- Reports ,Polyethylene terephthalate -- Research -- Reports ,Polymers -- Rheology ,Engineering and manufacturing industries ,Science and technology ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
Microcellular semicrystalline polymers such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) show great promise for engineering applications because of their unique properties, particularly at higher densities. Recent studies have shown that some high density microcellular polymers have longer fatigue lives and/or equivalent strengths relative to the neat polymer. Relatively few microcellular processing studies of semicrystalline polymers have been presented. In general, semicrystalline polymers are relatively difficult to microcellular process compared to amorphous polymers. In this paper, the microcellular processing of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in the amorphous and semicrystalline states is studied in order to quantify the processing differences. Particular emphasis is given to the cell growth stage of microcellular processing comparing the processing characteristics of semicrystalline and amorphous PET. Based on the results of this study, a number of critical process parameters are identified. Another goal of this analysis is to derive robust microcellular process design strategies for the amorphous and semicrystalline materials. Process design strategies are given for both semicrystalline and amorphous PET., INTRODUCTION This paper is the second of a two part series presenting a comparison of the microcellular processing of amorphous and semicrystalline poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) (1, 2). The goal of [...]
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- 1996
71. Knowledge-based development: policy and planning implications for cities
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Knight, Richard V.
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City planning -- Research -- Usage -- Reports ,Municipal research -- Reports -- Usage -- Research ,Knowledge-based systems -- Usage ,Sociology and social work ,Knowledge-based system ,Usage ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
The paper will present a new approach to city development focusing on knowledge-based development. The paper will present a conceptual framework and methodology for defining and assessing a city's knowledge base, i.e. its knowledge resources, knowledge cultures, core competencies and their local and global linkages. The approach draws from the experience of US cities and is being elaborated while undertaking strategic diagnostics of knowledge-based development in several cities for the cities of Amsterdam and Delft, then for the EC-FAST MONITOR study on the Future of European Cities and presently by the city of Vienna. The paper will present key findings from studies of the transformation from production to knowledge in several types and sizes of cities including New York and Cleveland in the US and Amsterdam, Delft, Lille, Lyon, Barcelona, Genoa, Milan and Vienna in Europe. Implications of knowledgebased development for cities and regions will be summarised and the need for a policy framework for cities at the Community level will be explored. Some guiding principles for city development in an open and increasingly knowledge-based global society will be outlined., I. Introduction This paper concerns one of the fundamental forces underlying the restructuring of cities, the increasing importance of knowledge in wealth creation and its implications for sustainable development. Knowledge-based [...]
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- 1995
72. The netvertising image: Netvertising Image Communication Model (NICM) and construct definition
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Stern, Barbara B., Zinkhan, George M., and Holbrook, Morris B.
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Multimedia industry -- Social aspects -- Research -- Reports ,Internet/Web advertising -- Research -- Terminology -- Social aspects -- Reports ,Attitude (Psychology) -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Research -- Social aspects -- Reports ,Consumers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ,Advertising research -- Terminology -- Reports -- Research -- Social aspects ,Advertising, marketing and public relations ,Business ,Internet/Web advertising ,Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ,Social aspects ,Terminology ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper presents a communication model and nominal definition of advertising images on the Internet, here called the netvertising image (Stern 2001). The model and attribute-based definition facilitate the construction of a formal language system for theory development and hypothesis testing specific to images in the multimedia context. The necessity for so doing is that netvertising has inherited a legacy of fuzzy meanings from marketing, advertising, and consumer behavior research, in which 'image' is used variously across the domains of media, message, mental responses, and marketplace behavior. Transformation from this ordinary but ambiguous language system to a formal scientific one proceeds through building a model, sourcing the roots of ordinary meanings, recasting them as attributes, and setting forth a nominal definition. The paper ends with suggestions for future research., Research on Internet advertising, a phenomenon barely a decade old (Leigh 2000), lacks both a theoretically grounded definition of 'image,' here called the netvertising image (Stern 2001), and an image [...]
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- 2002
73. On the Central Role of Small Farms in African Rural Development Strategies
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Larson, Donald F., Muraoka, Rie, and Otsuka, Keijiro
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NUTRIENT CONTENT ,MAIZE YIELDS ,INVESTMENT ,NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ,BARLEY ,INFRASTRUCTURE ,RURAL DEVELOPMENT ,HIGH YIELDS ,COMMODITIES ,CARBON SEQUESTRATION ,PESTICIDE ,WHEAT YIELDS ,AGRICULTURAL LAND ,AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ,IRRI ,POPULATION ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ,BREEDING ,AGRICULTURAL SECTORS ,URBANIZATION ,SCIENCE ,FOOD PRICES ,INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ,AGRICULTURAL LANDS ,FOOD SUPPLIES ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ,AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ,LEGUMES ,AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ,LIVESTOCK FARMING ,GERMPLASM ,COFFEE ,POTATOES ,AVERAGE YIELDS ,GENETIC IMPROVEMENT ,FERTILIZERS ,DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ,AGRICULTURAL MARKETS ,POPULATIONS ,SEEDS ,FARMERS ,RICE TECHNOLOGY ,AVERAGE YIELD ,RICE YIELDS ,AGRONOMIC PRACTICES ,SOUTH AFRICA ,IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ,MARKETS ,FARMS ,CROP YIELD ,LENTILS ,RURAL POVERTY ,AGRICULTURAL POLICIES ,GENETIC MATERIAL ,LANDS ,SOIL CONSERVATION ,POTENTIAL YIELDS ,CROP ,POVERTY REDUCTION ,LARGE FARMS ,REPORTS ,FOOD PRODUCTION ,MILLET ,CASSAVA ,THAILAND ,CROP PRODUCTION ,BIODIVERSITY ,AGRICULTURAL POLICY ,GREEN REVOLUTION ,CEREAL YIELD ,AGRICULTURE ,UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ,INNOVATION ,AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,RESEARCH ,RURAL ECONOMIES ,TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ,MEXICO ,HYBRIDS ,IRRIGATION ,RICE CULTIVATION ,FEED ,SOIL FERTILITY ,YIELD RESPONSE ,FOOD SECURITY ,LAMB ,PESTICIDE USE ,INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ,FARMLAND ,SORGHUM ,CROPPING ,APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ,LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS ,HYBRID SEEDS ,AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ,AGRONOMY ,FARMING ,EXTENSION PROGRAMS ,AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION ,UNITED NATIONS ,AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES ,CEREAL YIELDS ,GRAIN CROPS ,PLANT BREEDING ,TRAINING ,AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS ,WHEAT ,AFRICAN RICE ,CREDIT ,ACCESS TO CREDIT ,CROP FARMING ,GRAIN ,FOOD CROPS ,AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY ,FORAGE CROPS ,SOIL NUTRIENTS ,SEASONS ,TECHNOLOGY ,RICE ,FARMING SYSTEMS ,AGRICULTURAL GROWTH ,CROPS ,CEREALS ,AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS ,MANURE ,POVERTY ALLEVIATION ,GENETIC POTENTIAL ,RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ,CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS ,LIVESTOCK ,AFRICAN FARMERS ,RICE CULTIVARS ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,ORGANIC FERTILIZER ,SOILS ,CROP YIELDS ,ANIMAL PROTEIN ,WATER RESOURCES ,CROP SYSTEMS ,MAIZE ,HYBRID MAIZE - Abstract
Improving the productivity of smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa offers the best chance to reduce poverty among this generation of rural poor, by building on the limited resources farming households already possess. It is also the best and shortest path to meet rising food needs. Using examples from farmers' maize and rice fields, and comparisons with Asia, this paper examines why the set of technologies promoted to date have produced localized successes rather than transformational change. The paper explains the limitations of alternative policies that are not centered on small farms. It provides indicative examples of how resource-management technologies can supplement seed-fertilizer technologies to speed an African Green Revolution.
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74. On a Wing and a Prayer? Exploring the Human Components of Technological Failure
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Smith, Denis
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Error analysis (Mathematics) -- Reports -- Research -- Psychological aspects -- Analysis ,System failures (Engineering) -- Research -- Analysis -- Reports -- Psychological aspects ,Technology and civilization -- Analysis -- Reports -- Psychological aspects -- Research ,Errors -- Psychological aspects -- Research -- Analysis -- Reports ,Aircraft accidents -- Research -- Reports -- Psychological aspects -- Analysis ,Computers ,Psychology and mental health ,Psychological aspects ,Analysis ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper attempts to explore the human factors and systems dynamics of human+machine interaction by reference to the Kegworth aircraft accident. The paper seeks to move beyond the more traditional human factors literature to include research findings from both systems research and crisis management in an attempt to examine the relationships between active and latent failures. The role of human error within complex technical systems is explored and particular emphasis is placed upon the dynamics of latent errors within the management of such systems. The main thesis developed here is that, while there are important cognitive processes at work within accident causation, attention needs to be moved away from the level of the operator to the wider managerial and social frameworks within which individuals work. Copyright [C] 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Keywords Kegworth air crash; organizational resilience; sense making; crisis management, INTRODUCTION The study of human reliability is to a large extent motivated by the need to prevent unwanted consequences from erroneous actions -- in other words to prevent accidents from [...]
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- 2000
75. The Determinants of National Innovative Capacity
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Technological innovations -- Research -- Reports ,Research -- Reports -- Research ,Business, general ,Business ,Engineering and manufacturing industries ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
The Determinants of National Innovative Capacity (Working Paper No. 7876); Scott Stern, Michael Porter and Jeffrey Furman; National Bureau of Economic Research, March 2001. This paper evaluates the factors driving [...]
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- 2001
76. Trade liberalization and worker welfare: a three-sector analysis. (Research Notes)
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Panday, Priniti
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Commercial policy -- Economic aspects -- Reports -- Research -- Social aspects ,Workers -- Research -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Reports ,Employment -- Research -- Reports -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects ,Economic research -- Reports -- Research -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects ,International trade -- Research -- Social aspects -- Reports -- Economic aspects ,Human resource management -- Social aspects -- Reports -- Economic aspects -- Research ,International economic relations -- Research -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Reports ,Foreign trade promotion -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects -- Research -- Reports ,Business ,Economics ,Business, international ,International trade ,Economic aspects ,Social aspects ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper examines the effect of trade policies on worker welfare. The main contribution of the paper lies in its short run results, which differ from those in earlier studies. [...]
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- 2002
77. An integrated outbound logistics model for Frito-Lay: coordinating aggregate-level production and distribution decisions
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Cetinkaya, Sila, Uster, Halit, Easwaran, Gopalakrishnan, and Keskin, Burcu Baris
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Frito-Lay North America Inc. -- Economic aspects -- Human resource management -- Production management -- Reports ,Snack foods industry -- Reports -- Economic aspects -- Human resource management -- Production management ,Logistics -- Reports -- Research ,Business, general ,Business ,Company personnel management ,Economic aspects ,Human resource management ,Research ,Reports ,Production management - Abstract
In this paper, we describe research to improve Frito-Lay's outbound supply chain activities by simultaneously optimizing its inventory and transportation decisions. Motivated by Frito-Lay's practice, we first develop a mixed-integer [...]
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- 2009
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78. Escaping the Laboratory: the rodent experiments of John B. Calhoun & their cultural influence
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Ramsden, Edmund and Adams, Jon
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Ecologists -- Reports -- Research ,Crowding (Population density) -- Research -- Reports ,Spatial behavior in animals -- Research -- Reports ,Animal experimentation -- History -- Reports -- Research ,Stress (Psychology) -- Research ,History ,Sociology and social work ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
In John B. Calhoun's early crowding experiments, rats were supplied with everything they needed--except space. The result was population boom, followed by such severe psychological disruption that the animals died off to extinction. The take-home message was that crowding resulted in pathological behavior--in rats and by extension in humans. For those pessimistic about Earth's 'carrying capacity,' the macabre spectacle of this 'behavioral sink' was a compelling symbol of the problems awaiting overpopulation. Calhoun's work enjoyed considerable popular success. But cultural influence can run both ways. In this paper, we look at how the cultural impact of Calhoun's experiments resulted in a simplified, popular version of his work coming to overshadow the more nuanced and positive message he wanted to spread, and how his professional reputation was affected by this popular 'success.', Introduction In 1947, John B. Calhoun's neighbor agreed to let him build a rat enclosure on disused woodland behind his house in Towson, Maryland. Calhoun would later reflect that his [...]
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- 2009
79. Technology, capital spending, and capacity utilization
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Bansak, Cynthia, Morin, Norman, and Starr, Martha
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Manufacturing industry -- Reports -- Management -- Research -- Methods ,Capital expenditures -- Research -- Methods -- Reports ,Enterprise resource planning -- Methods -- Reports -- Research ,Business, general ,Economics ,Company business management ,Enterprise resource planning ,Management ,Research ,Reports ,Methods - Abstract
Capacity utilization is a closely watched macroeconomic indicator because rising utilization may signal rising inflationary pressures. However, recent technological changes have increased the flexibility of relationships between inputs and outputs, potentially eroding the predictive value of the utilization rate. This paper examines relationships between technology, capital spending, and capacity utilization. After establishing conceptually that the effect of recent technological changes on capacity utilization is ambiguous, we investigate the effect empirically using panel data on 111 manufacturing industries. Our results suggest that, for the average industry, the technological change of the 1974 2000 period lowered capacity utilization by 0.2-2.3 percentage points. (JEL D24, E22, E31), I. INTRODUCTION Capacity utilization is a variable of longstanding macroeconomic interest. Many studies have found it to be a valuable indicator of inflationary pressure. For example, Cecchetti (1995) finds that [...]
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- 2007
80. HRM systems architecture and firm performance: evidence from SMEs in a developing country *
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Kasturi, Prahlad, Orlov, Alexei G., and Roufagalas, John
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Human resource management systems -- Reports -- Evaluation ,Small and medium sized companies -- Reports -- Human resource management -- Information management -- Research ,Human resource management -- Evaluation -- Research -- Reports ,Business, international ,Business ,Company systems management ,Company personnel management ,Evaluation ,Human resource management ,Research ,Information management ,Reports - Abstract
ABSTRACT Human Resource Management (HRM) effects on firm performance can be examined at the systems architecture (i.e., guiding principles or philosophy), the policy,, or practices levels. This paper suggests that, [...]
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- 2006
81. Rupture of nanoparticle agglomerates and formulation of [Al.sub.2][O.sub.3]-epoxy nanocomposites using ultrasonic cavitation approach: effects on the structural and mechanical properties
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West, Richard D. and Malhotra, Vivak M.
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Epoxy compounds -- Research -- Reports ,Polymeric composites -- Properties -- Materials -- Reports -- Research ,Engineering and manufacturing industries ,Science and technology ,Materials ,Research ,Reports ,Properties - Abstract
Currently, intense research is underway to develop polymer nanocomposites because of their numerous potential applications. However, the uniform dispersion of inorganic nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposites without an additional chemical phase has proved to be a difficult challenge. In this paper, we present our results that ultrasonic cavitation could be an effective tool to disrupt agglomerates, thus forming well-dispersed inorganic phase polymer nanocomposites. This is especially true if polymer degradation could be minimized during ultrasonic processing. Our results suggest that better dispersion of nanoparticles achieved via ultrasonic cavitation not only improved the elastic modulus of the polymer nanocomposites but also enhanced the stress at 5% strain values. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 46: 426-430, 2006. © 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers, INTRODUCTION Inorganic--organic composites, e.g., epoxy--inorganic particles, are of considerable interest due to the fact that neat epoxy samples exhibit poor toughness and warping or surface cracking under high pressure. It [...]
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- 2006
82. An empirical model of optimal dynamic product launch and exit under demand uncertainty
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Hitsch, Gunter J.
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Product development -- Research -- Reports -- Analysis ,Decision-making -- Analysis -- Reports -- Research ,Convenience foods -- Reports -- Analysis -- Research ,Advertising, marketing and public relations ,Business ,Time to market ,Analysis ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper considers the decision problem of a firm that is uncertain about the demand, and hence profitability, of a new product. We develop a model of a decision maker [...]
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- 2006
83. Setting quality expectations when entering a market: what should the promise be?
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Kopalle, Praveen K. and Lehmann, Donald R.
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Advertising -- Reports -- Research -- Analysis ,Business enterprises -- Marketing -- Research -- Analysis -- Reports ,Customer satisfaction -- Analysis -- Reports -- Research ,Advertising, marketing and public relations ,Business ,Company marketing practices ,Analysis ,Research ,Reports ,Marketing - Abstract
This paper examines optimal advertised quality, actual quality, and price for a firm entering a market. It develops a two-period model where advertised quality influences expectations, and hence trial and [...]
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- 2006
84. The ideal of autonomy from the viewpoint of functional differentiation/ integration of society (†)
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Tsivacou, Ioanna
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Social systems -- Research -- Reports -- Political aspects ,Autonomy (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- Reports -- Research ,Computers ,Psychology and mental health ,Research ,Political aspects ,Reports - Abstract
This article is an attempt to explain the reasons why autonomy has acquired today such a remarkable position in philosophic and political discourse as well as in political and social practice. As a proponent of the system paradigm, I am far away from an idealistic humanism, which would attribute the range of a social ideal such as autonomy to the human, independent spirit. On the contrary, regarding autonomy as an evaluative criterion for the decisions of many social systems (for example, of politics and economy, but also of education and health), I would argue that it should be examined in the context of the operations of these systems, in case the causes of its power should be clarified. For that reason, I use the analytical tool of functional differentiation/integration of society based mainly on Luhmann's theory about social systems, yet without adopting the Luhmannian model regarding the binary codes of system self-reference. By replacing the mechanism of binary coding of Luhmann with a group of values spread in the social functional systems by the 'orders of discourse' (as Foucault understands them), I would suggest reconsidering the Luhmannian theory of functional differentiation if we want to approach effectively the social phenomena of our era. The view of this paper for autonomy as an intersystem evaluative criterion for the system's choices could be corroborated by applying the revised model. Keywords social system; differentiation; integration; orders of discourse; autonomy; authenticity, INTRODUCTION Without doubt the notion of autonomy has a powerful effect on Western thought because it summarizes the description of the valued orientations of the Western individual. Besides, it is [...]
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- 2005
85. What actually happened to the inventories of American companies between 1981 and 2000?
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Chen, Hong, Frank, Murray Z., and Wu, Owen Q.
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Management -- Research -- Reports ,Inventories -- Management -- Reports -- Research ,Business, general ,Business ,Company business management ,Management ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper examines the inventories of publicly traded American manufacturing companies between 1981 and 2000. The median of inventory holding periods were reduced from 96 days to 81 days. The average rate of inventory reduction is about 2% per year. The greatest reduction was found for work-in-process inventory, which declined by about 6% per year. Finished-goods inventories did not decline. Firms with abnormally high inventories have abnormally poor long-term stock returns. Firms with slightly lower than average inventories have good stock returns, but firms with the lowest inventories have only ordinary returns. Key words: inventory; just in time; supply chain; manufacturing, 1. Introduction In the 1970s and 1980s Japanese manufacturing companies made substantial market share gains in the U.S. markets in a range of industries, including most notably the car industry. [...]
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- 2005
86. Identifying volatility clusters using the PPM: a sensitivity analysis
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Loschi, Rosangela H., Bastos, Leonardo S., and Iglesias, Pilar L.
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Economic research -- Reports -- Usage ,Stock markets -- Research -- Usage ,Statistical decision -- Usage -- Reports -- Research ,Computers and office automation industries ,Stock market ,Usage ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
Abstract. Several previous works show that, in general, financial time series are characterized by periods of large volatility followed by periods of relative quitness. In this paper we consider the [...]
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- 2005
87. Evaluating an assessment scale of irrational beliefs for people with mental health problems. (measurement scales)
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MacInnes, Douglas
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Irrationalism (Philosophy) -- Research -- Reports ,Cognitive therapy -- Research -- Reports ,Psychiatric research -- Reports -- Research ,Mentally ill -- Research -- Reports ,Health ,Health care industry ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
In this paper, Douglas MacInnes examines the validity of a measure of irrational beliefs, the Shortened General Attitude and Belief Scale (SGABS). He examines the overall correlation between the various [...]
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- 2003
88. Class size effects on student achievement in Norway: patterns and explanations
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Bonesronning, Hans
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Schools -- Research -- Reports -- Norway ,Business ,Economics ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
The causal effect of class size on student performance is investigated using a maximum class size rule of 30 students to generate an instrument for actual class size. The data come from lower secondary schools in Norway, and the initial analysis reveals a small negative class size effect. Further investigations show that the effect varies among student subgroups and that the benefits of smaller classes are larger in schools with a high proportion of students who come from intact families. The second section of the paper uses information about the teachers' grading practices and the students' efforts in class to shed additional light on the revealed patterns of class size effects. Class size effects seem to be conditional on student effort., 1. Introduction Most recent studies of class size effects are occupied with the problem of simultaneity. Parents who care about the education of their children may seek schools with small [...]
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- 2003
89. Artificial neural network analysis of laboratory and in situ spectra for the estimation of macronutrients in soils of Lop Buri (Thailand)
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Daniel, K.W., Tripathi, N.K., and Honda, K.
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Thailand -- Natural history ,Agricultural research -- Methods -- Reports -- Statistics -- Usage -- Research ,Computer networks -- Usage -- Statistics ,Information networks -- Usage -- Statistics ,Soil chemistry -- Research -- Reports -- Methods -- Usage -- Statistics ,Soil research -- Methods -- Reports -- Statistics -- Usage -- Research ,Neural networks -- Usage -- Statistics ,Agricultural industry ,Earth sciences ,Neural network ,Statistics ,Usage ,Research ,Reports ,Natural history ,Methods - Abstract
Reflectance spectrometry is an emerging and non-destructive detection technique bearing fast, cheap, and accurate results compared with conventional assessments. Most field and laboratory-based spectrometers are restricted to VNIR (visible-near-infrared). However, soils fail to show well-defined narrow absorption bands in this region. This obstructs the use of curve feature as a diagnostic criterion for soil nutrient predictions. In this paper artificial neural network (ANN) is implemented to estimate soil organic matter, phosphorous, and potassium from the VNIR spectrum (400-1100 nm). Macronutrients were modelled from 41 bare soil reflectances of Lop Buri province, Thailand. Neurons were trained from 7 bandwidth categories derived from laboratory-based StellarNet spectroradiometer and in situ photometer. Satisfactory results were attained and compared across different synthesised bandwidths. Models exhibited slightly better estimates from the laboratory than in situ spectra, and from narrower than broader bandwidths. Widening bandwidth corresponds with attenuated predictive powers, coupled with rising errors. Cross validation of models yielded acceptable correlations. The strength of models confirmed the capability of ANN to estimate macronutrients by solving difficulties incurred from high cross-channel correlations prevailing in conventional statistical techniques. Additional keywords: reflectance spectrometry, VNIR, synthesised bandwidths, band consumption., Introduction Soil has both dynamic and relatively static properties varying spatially (Bouma 1997). In particular, the topmost layers of agricultural soils are very delicate and dynamic in their behavior. Soil [...]
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- 2003
90. Systematic approach for designing hypermedia environments for teaching and learning. (Instructional media initiatives: focusing on the educational resources center at Thirteen/WNET, New York, New York)
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Vrasidas, Charalambos
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Educational technology -- Usage -- Research -- Reports ,Interactive media -- Usage -- Reports -- Research ,Distance education -- Research -- Reports -- Usage ,Teachers -- Training ,Online services -- Usage ,Teacher centers -- Reports -- Usage -- Research ,Interactive computer systems -- Usage -- Reports -- Research ,Educational research -- Reports -- Usage -- Research ,Internet -- Usage -- Research -- Reports ,Education ,Cable television/data services ,Interactive technology ,Online services ,Internet ,Technology in education ,Usage ,Research ,Reports ,Training - Abstract
This paper will present a systematic approach for designing hypermedia environments for online learning. First, I will discuss distance education, online courses, and general considerations for designing online learning environments. Second, I will present a brief history and definition of hypermedia, its attributes, and theoretical background. Third, I will present and discuss a systems approach to developing hypermedia to be used as part of courses and learning environments delivered on the Internet. Issues relating to structuring of the information, branching and interactivity, user interface, and navigation will be discussed in detail., TECHNOLOGY AND DISTANCE EDUCATION Recent advances in telecommunications and microcomputers are changing the way we interact with each other, communicate, and access information. The world is becoming a global network [...]
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- 2002
91. On the phylogenetic position of the New Caledonian endemic families Paracryphiaceae, Oncothecaceae, and Strasburgeriaceae: a comparison of molecules and morphology
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Cameron, Kenneth M.
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New Caledonia -- Environmental aspects ,Phylogeny (Botany) -- Research -- Environmental aspects -- Reports ,Botanical research -- Reports -- Research -- Environmental aspects ,Angiosperms -- Identification and classification -- Environmental aspects -- Research -- Reports ,Biological sciences ,Identification and classification ,Research ,Reports ,Environmental aspects - Abstract
Following his collecting trips to New Caledonia in 1979 and 1981, William C. Dickison published a series of papers focused on the anatomy, morphology, and systematic relationships of the monogeneric, endemic families Strasburgeriaceae, Oncothecaceae, and Paracryphiaceae. He and his collaborators concluded that Paracryphia, Oncotheca, and Strasburgeria should each be treated as distinct families positioned near Sphenostemonaceae, Theaceae, and Ochnaceae, respectively. These anatomical data proved to be a valuable source of systematic characters, but the precise phylogenetic positions of these enigmatic families continue to be in doubt. In fact, even the ordinal classification of flowering plants published by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG, 1998) left uncertain the position of two of these three families. More recently, however, phylogenies for eudicots based on multiple-gene data sets firmly place Oncothecaceae within Garryales, a position that has never been suggested previously. In the case of Paracryph iaceae, molecular data support the most often cited, historical placement of the family within Dipsacales. New molecular data presented here support the position of Strasburgeriaceae as sister to Ixerbaceae within Crossosomatales. This is one of several historical placements suggested for the family, but a placement that has not been cited in recent years. A comparison of anatomy/morphology between Strasburgeria and Ixerba is presented in the context of this molecular phylogenetic hypothesis. A la suite de ses voyages de collecte en Nouvelle Caledonie en 1979 et 1981, William C. Dickison publia une serie d'articles axes sur l'anatomie, la morphologie et la systematique des families endemiques et monogeneriques Strasburgeriaceae, Oncothecaceae et Paracryphiaceae. Ses collaborateurs et lui-meme conclurent que Paracryphia, Oncotheca, et Strasburgeria devraient etre traitees comme des families distinctes, respectivement proches des Sphenostemonaceae, Theaceae et Ochnaceae. Ces donnees anatomiques se sont averees etre une precieuse source de characteres systematiques mais la position phylogenetique precise de ces familles enigmatiques est cependant restee douteuse. En effet, la classification par ordre des plantes a fleurs publiee par le 'Angiosperm Phylogeny Group' (APG, 1998) laisse elle-meme dans l'incertitude la position de deux de ces trois familles. Plus recemment cependant, la phylogenie des eudicots, basee sur des donnees de genes multiples place de facon ferme les Oncothecaceae au sein des Gar ryales, position qui n'avait jamais ete suggeree auparavant. Dans le cas des Paracryphiaceac, les donnees moleculaires appuient la position, historiquement la plus souvent citee, de la famille au sein des Dipsacales. Les nouvelles donnees mokculaires presentees ici appuient la position des Strasburgeriaceae comme soeur des Ixerbaceae pres des Crossosomatales. Ceci est donc l'une des nombreuses positions suggerees pour la famille, celle ci n'ayant jamais ete citee dans les donnees recentes. Une comparaison anatomique et morphologique de Strasburgeria et Ixerba est presentee dans le contexte de cette hypothesis phylogenique., II. Introduction New Caledonia is one of Earth's great biodiversity hotspots (sensu Myers et al., 2000), primarily because of its high level of botanical endemism and its reputation as a [...]
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92. Systems of analysis of posterior capsule opacification. (Perspective)
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Aslam, T.M., Dhillon, B., Werghi, N., Taguri, A., and Wadood, A.
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Eye diseases -- Research ,Computer programming -- Methods -- Reports -- Research ,Eye -- Surgery ,Health ,Computer programming ,Evaluation ,Research ,Reports ,Methods - Abstract
This paper demonstrates the wide variety of systems for the analysis of posterior capsular opacification (PCO). No single system has been proved to be a gold standard and it is [...]
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- 2002
93. The effect of task experience on assessments of auditor expert potential
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Russo, Jr., Joseph A.
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Mathematical models -- Usage -- Reports -- Research ,Economic research -- Reports -- Usage -- Evaluation ,Economics -- Usage -- Reports -- Research ,Experience -- Evaluation -- Reports -- Usage -- Research ,Expertise -- Research -- Reports -- Usage ,Auditors -- Evaluation -- Research -- Reports -- Usage ,Business ,Economics ,Business, international ,Evaluation ,Usage ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
Abstract This paper proposes a model and methodology for studying the effect of experience on an auditor's expert potential. Expert potential is defined as an increase in the expected level [...]
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- 2002
94. Human capital and economic growth revisited: A dynamic panel data study
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Agiomirgianakis, G., Asteriou, D., and Monastiriotis, V.
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Workers -- Education -- Economic aspects -- Reports -- Research ,Economic research -- Reports -- Research -- Economic aspects ,Government programs -- Reports -- Economic aspects -- Research ,Economics -- Reports -- Economic aspects -- Research ,Human capital -- Economic aspects -- Research -- Reports ,Economic development -- Research -- United Kingdom ,Domestic policy -- Reports -- Economic aspects -- Research ,Economic policy -- Reports -- Research -- Economic aspects ,Universities and colleges -- Economic aspects -- United Kingdom ,Labor supply -- Research -- Reports -- Economic aspects ,Education -- Economic aspects -- United Kingdom ,Business ,Economics ,Business, international ,Education ,Economic aspects ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
Abstract This paper examines the role of human capital on economic growth by using a large panel of data including 93 countries. Given the cross-sectional character in most of the [...]
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- 2002
95. Did the EMS encourage inflation convergence?
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Montuenga-Gomez, Victor Manuel
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Economic research -- Reports -- Research -- Economic aspects ,Eurocurrency market -- Economic aspects -- Reports -- Research ,Inflation (Finance) -- Research -- Europe ,Single European market -- Economic aspects -- Research -- Reports ,Business ,Economics ,Business, international ,Economic aspects ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper studies the convergence of inflation rates over the period of 1983-93 for some countries within the European Monetary System. Three different price indices are considered for consumer goods, [...]
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- 2002
96. Socio-economic evaluation of mental health as a basis for financing health care in Sweden
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Jonsson, Dick, Ferraz-Nunes, Jose, and Rahmqvist, Mikael
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Social economics -- Research -- Economic aspects -- Reports ,Medical care, Cost of -- Research -- Economic aspects -- Reports ,Economic research -- Reports -- Research -- Economic aspects ,Mental illness -- Economic aspects -- Research ,Business ,Economics ,Business, international ,Economic aspects ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
The objective of this paper is to examine hypotheses about the relationships between socio-economic factors, risk factors in working life, and the occurrence of mental illness, together with the degree [...]
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- 2002
97. Purchasing power parity: evidence from developing countries
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Anoruo, Emmanuel, Braha, Habtu, and Ahmad, Yusuf
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Economic research -- Reports -- Usage ,Error-correcting codes -- Usage -- Research -- Reports -- Economic aspects ,Developing countries -- Economic aspects -- Reports -- Research -- Usage ,Purchasing power -- Research -- Reports -- Usage -- Economic aspects ,Business ,Economics ,Business, international ,Economic aspects ,Usage ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper utilizes the dynamic error-correction model (DECM) to examine the issue of purchasing power parity (PPP) for 11 developing countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Cote d'Ivo ire, Ecuador, Guatemala, Kenya, [...]
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- 2002
98. Attitudes of owner-managers' children towards family and business issues
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Birley, Sue
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Family -- Research -- Reports ,Surveys -- Reports -- Research ,Succession planning (Business) -- Research -- Reports ,Children -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ,Businesspeople -- Research -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ,Business, general ,Business ,Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
This paper reports responses from 412 children of owner-managers (61% sons and 39% daughters) with regard to their attitudes to family and business issues. The assumption in the study was [...]
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- 2002
99. The impact of the acreage allotment program on rice farming
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Chowdhury, A.A. Farhad
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Economic research -- Reports -- Research -- Economic aspects ,Economics -- Reports -- Economic aspects -- Research ,Rice -- Economic aspects -- Research -- Reports ,Grain industry -- Research -- Reports -- Economic aspects ,Acreage allotments -- Economic aspects -- Research -- Reports ,Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 ,Business ,Economics ,Business, international ,Economic aspects ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
A.A. Farhad Chowdhury (*) Abstract This paper designs an acreage response model under the acreage allotment farm program incorporation a policy-inducing variable. The single-equation regression model for each rice-producing state [...]
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- 2002
100. Sources of Japanese competitiveness and growth
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Elgazar, Hegazy
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Economic research -- Reports -- Research ,Economics -- Reports -- Research ,Business -- Reports -- Research ,Economic development -- Research -- Japan ,Competition (Economics) -- Research -- Reports ,Business ,Economics ,Business, international ,Research ,Reports - Abstract
Hegazy Elgazar (*) Abstract This paper examines the properties of a dynamic equilibrium model focused on sectoral specialization and dynamic competitiveness in international trade. Factors of competitiveness and growth were [...]
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- 2002
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