A MIMIC (multiple indicators and multiple causes) model serves as a strong statistical validation technique for a set of formative indicators (Bagozzi 2011; Cenfetelli and Bassellier 2009; Diamontopoulos and Winklhofer 2001; Jöreskog and Goldberger 1975), and can be used when reflective indicators of related constructs to the focal formative construct are available. The method uses the reflecti...

abstract tax is one of the main sources of financing government budget. therefore, having a clear picture about the attainable amount of taxes are not only necessary for optimal allocation of scarce resources for tax collection, but also helps the government to develop precise tax collection programs .in this article, the structural features of the tax revenues series have first been examined i...

Multiple Objective Programming (MOP) problems have become famous among many researchers due to more practical and realistic implementations. There have been a lot of methods proposed especially during the past four decades. In this paper, we develop a new algorithm based on a new approach to solve MOP problems by starting from a utopian point (which is usually infeasible) and moving towards the...

There are many real problems in which multiple responses should be optimized simultaneously by setting of process variables. One of the common approaches for optimization of multi-response problems is desirability function. In most real cases, there is a correlation structure between responses so ignoring the correlation may lead to mistake results. Hence, in this paper a robust approach based ...

The purpose of this scientometric study is to analyze the multiple sclerosis research in Science Citation Index-Expanded from 1992 to 2019 in order to determine the top features, trends, and topics. Articles related to multiple sclerosis in the section of title, abstract, keywords, and KeyWords Plus were retrieved from the Science Citation Index-Expanded and analyzed based on various indicators...

A non-experimental, correlational survey design was used to explore relationships between counselor recovery status, training, and demographic variables on multicultural counseling self-efficacy in addiction counselors (N = 283) using the Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy – Racial Diversity Form. multiple-indicators multiple-causes model analysis indicated significant differences based rac...

French-speaking countries are aging fast, forcing them to accommodate their older population and, most likely, generating ageism. The present study aims investigate this issue by examining the cross-cultural validity of a scale assessing prescriptive ageism: Succession, Identity, Consumption scale. In four (Canada, France, Belgium and Switzerland), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) results rev...