1. Human-computer dialogue and usability 1.1 What is human-computer dialogue? The fields of application for human-computer dialogue are both many and various. Users may dialogue with customer services over the phone or via a personal digital assistant in order to carry out banking transactions, find their way around a city, or book train or plane tickets (Wilkie et al., 2005). The modality of i...

This paper investigates how parents’ locus of control beliefs affect investment in their children’s health, depending on parental education. Parents with an external locus of control attribute outcomes to external factors outside of personal control whereas internal parents attribute outcomes to personal actions. Because locus of control influences the perceived probability of investment return...

Dividends are taxed at both the corporate and personal levels in the United States. This double taxation of dividends may distort investment efficiency. Partly motivated by this consideration, the US Congress enacted the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (JGTRRA) in 2003. This act reduced the tax rates on dividends and capital gains, and eliminated the wedge between these two tax ra...

The article presents a method for stock selection from the view of investors who contemplate stocks of a new investment. The AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) and Grey Relational Analysis are used as two integral parts of the method. By distilling information from the Judgment matrix, the AHP-GRA method provides a framework to assist investors in analyzing various investment factors, evaluating ...

The purpose of this study was to identify psychological and self-reported situational factors that are associated with degree of involvement in moderate-intensity physical activity at various stages of adult life. The study is grounded in Personal Investment Theory which proposes that personal incentives, sense of self and perceived options determine behavior. Participants aged 18 and above, se...

BEA is studying proposals to change the treatment of insurance services in the national accounts. There are 5 proposed changes: investment income will be added as a supplement to the premiums paid by policyholders; investment income is to include interest, dividends and capital gains; a measure of expected investment income will be incorporated; a measure of expected claims will be incorporated...