This study aimed to better understand the current situation of risk assessment and identify the factors associated with competence of emergency responders in public health risk assessment. The participants were selected by a multi-stage, stratified cluster sampling method in Heilongjiang Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The questionnaires that measured their perceptions on risk...

Extensive evidence confirms that creating the conditions for a deep and efficient financial system can contribute robustly to sustained economic growth and lower poverty (e.g., see Beck, Levine, and Loayza 2000, Honohan 2004a, and World Bank 2001a). Moreover, in all levels of development, continued efficient and effective provision of financial services requires that financial policies and fina...

Financial efficiency evaluations in a network system, considering intermediate products, nowadays consideres great importance for managers. In the process of doing business analysis, each stage of in a network is of particular importance. In this paper, with the help of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), the performance of a network with feedbacks are considerd. In this assessment, financia...

intellectual capital is most vital enabler of enterprises. managing intellectual capital effectively can greatly enhance the competitive advantages of any enterprises. this study focused on how the enterprises utilize intellectual capital, in order to strengthen the competitiveness of enterprises. this research established a novel assessment model to measure the performance of intellectual capi...

This paper undertakes an assessment of a rapidly growing body of economic research on financial literacy. We start with an overview of theoretical research which casts financial knowledge as a form of investment in human capital. Endogenizing financial knowledge has important implications for welfare as well as policies intended to enhance levels of financial knowledge in the larger population....

BACKGROUND Stem cell transplant (SCT) is a treatment choice for many hematological malignancies. There is currently a lack of evidence regarding the self-reported concerns of SCT patients before and after SCT. AIM AND DESIGN This exploratory study performed a secondary analysis of self-reported, written concerns of SCT patients before and after transplant to determine patients' concerns. ME...

The evaluation and selection of industrial projects before investment decision is often done by using marketing, technical and financial information. Financial assessment is commonly done using engineering economics techniques, but each technique has advantages and limitations in itself. On the other hand, in financial assessment, some of input data such as cash flow and interest rate may be un...