This paper investigates the role of scheduled news announcements in explaining the transmission of volatility, both within European markets and across U.S. and European ones. To this end, a novel approach is taken by employing a set of widely followed implied volatility indices. Aggregate, regional, and individual event dummies and surprise measures for U.S. and European news announcements are ...

The ami (Application of Metrics in Industry) initiative was launched with funding from the European Commission in order to raise the profile of measurement in Europe. It comprises a method for implementing measurement programmes based on goal-oriented measurement and process maturity assessment. In this paper we examine ami as a case study in software technology transfer. The dissemination of t...

Participating a scientific workshop is nowadays often an adventure because the number of participants do seldom exceed the number of talks. A half-day workshop is mostly finished at lunchtime, speakers are sometimes not present and unexcused, and a strict progression of the workshop offers little air for discussion. And when talks are re-scheduled on short notice in case that a speech is droppe...

The reform of the International Patent Classification, scheduled to be launched in January 2006, will bring along a number of changes for patent classifiers and searchers. However, the practical consequences of these changes for the user of patent information are often less radical than they appear at first glance. In this article, the main features of the IPC reform are reviewed and are put in...

The actuality and importance of skill to evaluate the possible success of software project based on SRS were showed in this paper. The aim of research is prediction of characteristics and evaluating the success of software project implementation based on analysis of SRS. Method of evaluating the success of software project implementation based on analysis of SRS using neuronet information techn...

Tsunamis are one of the most dangerous and destructive natural disasters: countries that experience a tsunami event are likely to undergo, after the immediate destruction of the regions nearby the coast, several secondary effects, for example epidemic outbreaks. Thus, early warning systems able to timely advise the authorities and the population of an imminent tsunami are valuable tools that sh...

The present research study elucidates some aspects of Quality of Life of Oraon, Sambalpur town of Orissa. Oraon is one of the most primitive tribals of Eastern India. A sum of 120 households comprising 552 individuals (60 native families of Charbhati and 60 migrant families living in and around Sambalpur town) of Sambalpur District, Orissa was selected purposely and interviewed through the help...

Resource Allocation and Scheduling in Heterogeneous Cloud Environments