The goose that lays the golden eggs.

Shooting the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg: The Case of UAE Employment Policy

مطالعه اثرات شستشو، مدت زمان و دمای نگهداری بر خصوصیات جوجه کشی تخم غازهای بومی استان آذربایجان شرقی

     The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of washing, storage time and storage temperature on hatchability and post- hatch growth of East Azarbaijan goose eggs. A total of 144 clean goose eggs were randomly selected from Malekan goose research station, East Azarbaijan and were asigned randomly for each treatment. There were 12 treatments in a factorial arrangement 2×3×2 based on...

Note Factors Affecting Hatching Success of Golden Apple Snail Eggs: Effects of Water Immersion and Cannibalism

The golden apple snail (Pomacea maculata Perry) is an invasive species that lays its eggs out of water but is otherwise aquatic. To investigate this behavior and potential management techniques, we conducted experiments to examine the physical effects of immersion and underwater egg predation on hatching success. Predation on submerged eggs by P. maculata adults reduced hatching success by ,99%...

OPEC as a political and economical entity

Article history: Received 21 April 2008 Received in revised form 13 May 2009 Accepted 14 May 2009 Available online 27 May 2009 This paper assumes that the decision makers of OPEC (or at least of its core members) are interested in both profits and political payoffs (support, popularity, being a hero of the Arab or Islamic street, etc.). The oil weapon, i.e. a reduction of output is the most pow...

Nber Working Paper Series Killing the Golden Goose? the Decline of Science in Corporate R&d

Scientific knowledge is believed to be the wellspring of innovation. Historically, firms have also invested in research to fuel innovation and growth. In this paper, we document a shift away from scientific research by large corporations between 1980 and 2007. We find that publications by company scientists have declined over time in a range of industries. We also find that the value attributab...