Agrifood supply networks are dynamic structures where firms regularly face the need to search for new market partners. A decision for a transaction with a new partner requires the existence of appropriate control and safeguard mechanisms as well as trust to overcome perceived risk and uncertainties. Electronic transaction environments offer new potentials for the identification of new transacti...

The Standard-Model Extension (SME) is defined as the general effective field theory (EFT) that incorporates Lorentz violation. In flat Minkwoski spacetime, the SME has the following features: ⇒ it is defined in terms of an observer-scalar Lagrangian L ⇒ it includes dynamical matter fields φ, ψ, A, . . . ⇒ it includes fixed background tensors aμ, bμ, cμν , . . . that break Lorentz symmetry ⇒ it ...

• Trust funds (non-core voluntary aid) for health projects made up nearly half of the World Bank’s total funding for health and social services in 2012-13 • The Bank has four major types of trust funds: IBRD/IDA bank executed trust funds, IBRD/IDA recipient executed trust funds, financial intermediary funds, and IFC trust funds. These funds have distinct purposes, implementation mechanisms, and...

This research reports on the findings of a study that examined the performance of Islamic unit trust funds in comparison with the conventional trust funds in Malaysia. The objectives of the study were to compare the nature and characteristics of both funds, assess their risks and returns profiles, measure the degree of diversification and compare the consistency of performance ranking. The perf...

background: infancy is one of the most critical stages of life, which requires parents to have adequate knowledge in order to provide careful nursing, attention and care for newborns. given the importance of infant health, it is essential to teach proper child care techniques and principles to primigravida parents. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of education on the awareness of primigr...

Mutual funds are usually classified based on their stated objectives. If the stated objectives are not the actual objectives the funds pursue, conclusions drawn by investors and researchers based on the stated objectives will be misleading. This study classifies funds based on their attributes (characteristics, investment style, and risk/return measures). We find that the stated objectives of m...