iranian cave barb (iranocypris typhlops, bruun and kaiser, 1944)is one of thevery rareandendemicspeciesof iran. its distributionrangeislimitedina habitat that causes some problems for its conservation. thisuniquehabitatfaces somenatural and humanthreatsand the habitatdestructionmeansthe extinctionof the species. based on, habitat selection for translocation of the species is an important object...

Creation of national parks often imposes immediate livelihood costs on local people, and tensions between park managers and local people are common. Park managers have tried different approaches to managing relationships with local people, but nearly all include efforts to promote environmental values and behaviors. These efforts have had uneven results, and there is a need to improve our under...

A current major thrust in marketing has been the attempt to create global products, brands, and strategies. Resistence typically arises from local managers who argue that important differences exist which make their situation unique. The key to "think global, act local", then, is to standardize those elements of a product strategy which can be standardized without significant harm (or, better y...

Adjustments in inter-cultural communication of expatriate and host national in local operation by Hanna Lee Dr. Robert Woods, Committee Chair Associate Professor of Hotel Management William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration University of Nevada, Las Vegas Due to the global expansion of international hotel chains into culturally isolated countries, such as China, many hotels are in need ...

Today almost all ecosystems on Earth are directly or indirectly influenced by human activity. Most species occur in ecosystems that are managed by humans and only a small fraction of biodiversity exists in protected areas. Therefore, human dominated areas must also be considered for conservation of biodiversity. I have studied the effect of urbanization and green area management on bumble bees,...

Many portfolio managers measure performance with reference to a benchmark. The difference in return between a portfolio and its benchmark is the active return of the portfolio. Portfolio managers and their clients want to know what caused this active return. Performance attribution decomposes the active return. The two most common approaches are the Brinson-Hood-Beebower (hereafter referred to ...

Many portfolio managers measure performance with reference to a benchmark. The difference in return between a portfolio and its benchmark is the active return of the portfolio. Portfolio managers and their clients want to know what caused this active return. Performance attribution decomposes the active return. The two most common approaches are the Brinson-Hood-Beebower (hereafter referred to ...