The Exposure Advantage

The Exposure Advantage: Early Exposure to a Multilingual Environment Promotes Effective Communication.

Early language exposure is essential to developing a formal language system, but may not be sufficient for communicating effectively. To understand a speaker's intention, one must take the speaker's perspective. Multilingual exposure may promote effective communication by enhancing perspective taking. We tested children on a task that required perspective taking to interpret a speaker's intende...

The risk of cumulative radiation exposure in chest imaging and the advantage of bedside ultrasound

The increasing use and complexity of imaging techniques have not been matched by increasing awareness and knowledge by prescribers and practitioners. Imaging examinations that expose to ionizing radiation provide immense benefits when appropriate, yet they may result in an increased incidence of radiation-induced cancer in the long-term. The radiation issue is relevant not only for the individu...

Comparative Advantage and Competitive Advantage:

There is a considerable amount of controversy about the model(s) of comparative advantage and its applicability to international business, in particular as a guide to the success of nations and/or firms in international markets. This perception (or understanding) of inapplicability of the model(s) of comparative advantage has lead international business experts to develop new models, or what ma...

On the value of exposure and secrecy of defense system: First-mover advantage vs. robustness

It is commonly accepted in the literature that, when facing with a strategic terrorist, the government can be better off by manipulating the terrorist’s target selection with exposing her defense levels and thus movingfirst. However, the impact of terrorist’s private informationmay significantly affect suchgovernment’s first-mover advantage, which has not been extensively studied in the literat...

The Source Of Cost Advantage In Selected INDIAN Manufacturing Industries