This article examines the relationship between Hofstede’s national culture indices (IDV, PSI, MAS, and UAI), economic wealth (GNI), and national software piracy rates (SPR). Although a number of studies have already examined this relationship, the contribution of this article is two-fold. First, we develop a path model that highlights not only the key factors that promote software piracy, but a...

As continuously studied by numerous papers, demographic factors are expected to be crucial components that affect the saving rates of countries. This paper investigates the correlation between the domestic saving rates and the old age dependency ratio, by examining the data set of 15 high income countries from 1975 to 2010, based on hypothesis that old age dependency ratio is negatively correla...

This paper examines the relationship between Hofstede’s national culture indices (IDV, PSI, MAS, and UAI), economic wealth (GNI), and software piracy rates (SPR). Although a number of studies have already examined this relationship, the contribution of this paper is two-fold. First, we will examine not only the relationship to SPR, but also the relationship to declines in SPR. The average natio...

Over time, China upgraded its capabilities to such an extent that it requires less imported materials, components, and services maintain central role in the global production network. Consequently, domestic value added content of exports has increased over time. Still, includes profits, which are partly earned by foreign capital owners, many whom have set up operations export processing zones. ...

Purpose Cataract is the leading cause of blindness and cataract surgical rate (CSR) is used as a proxy indicator of access to cataract services in a country. The aim of this study was to explore the associations between the CSR and the economic development of countries in terms of gross domestic product per capital (GDP/P) and gross national income per capita (GNI/P). Methods We systematicall...

AIMS International collaboration allows for enhanced accrual and more generalisable results of phase III randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The impact of geographic region on the outcomes of new anticancer agents is unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS International RCTs evaluating approved systemic therapy for advanced solid tumours that reported efficacy of new anticancer drugs based on geograp...

 Vehicle miles travel per lane mile  Transportation service index  Personal spending on transportation Activity System  Income (GNI/capita)  Education  Life Expectancy Environmental System  Greenhouse gases (CO2)  Air Pollutants (CO, NO2,SO2, PM10, VOC)  Water Pollutants (BOD)  Energy Consumption Estimation of Performance Indices for the Planning of Sustainable Transportation Systems ...

Six commercially available bacterial identification products were tested with Vibrio alginolyticus (12 strains), V. cholerae (30 strains), Photobacterium (Vibrio) damselae (10 strains), V. fluvialis (10 strains), V. furnissii (4 strains), V. hollisae (10 strains), V. metschnikovii (9 strains), V. mimicus (10 strains), V. parahaemolyticus (30 strains), and V. vulnificus (10 strains) to determine...

Background: Cholera outbreaks result in significant morbidity worldwide. Transmission of the disease may be influenced by weather fluctuations, such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and excessive rainfall, and socioeconomic status (SES), including income and education. El Niño events may influence many aspects of the climate, including the amount of rainfall occurring in a given year and ...