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... objective understands the implementation, CSR reporting of CSR in a multinational company operating in Vietnam by asking respondents‟ understanding and opinion From conducting research, it can ... College, who initiated the project and give so much instruction and support Abstract RESEARCH ON AWARENESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY IN VIETNAM ... implementation of CSR in Vietnam as much as they can, and especially have to according with law and environmental protection and better community in Vietnam Willingness to learning and gaining more...

Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 14:20

... about loved ones in combat, challenges communicating) interfere with spouses’ efforts to maintain their relationships, damaging marriages that would have remained satisfying and fulfilling in the absence ... programs and centers by the mid-1980s (O’Keefe, Eyre, and Smith, 1984), and expanding and refining these programs has been an ongoing concern within the military ever since Most recently, on February ... strengths and limitations of this literature for understanding the effects of deployment on marriages in the current environment Second, how have rates of transition into and out of marriage within the...

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... switching model and the pure linear model 2.6 Nonlinear Principal Components: Intrinsic Dimensionality 41 2.6 Nonlinear Principal Components: Intrinsic Dimensionality Besides forecasting specific ... Carreira-Perpinan (2001) for further discussion of dimensionality reduction in the context of linear and nonlinear methods 2.6 Nonlinear Principal Components: Intrinsic Dimensionality x1 43 ... and C12, and to the nonlinear principal components The parameters also link the nonlinear principal components to the decoding neurons C21 and C22, and the decoding neurons to the same input variables...

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... Search: The Quasi-Newton Method and Backpropagation To minimize any nonlinear function, we usually begin by initializing the parameter vector Ω at any initial value, Ω0 , perhaps at randomly chosen ... local simulated annealing solution, and the local quasiNewton based on the BFGS algorithm appear, is given by the following sets of commands: % Define simple function z = inline(’.5 * x(1) ˆ2 + ... science or engineering Those not interested in the precise details of nonlinear optimization may skip the next three subsections without fear of losing their way in succeeding sections 3.2.1 Local...

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... based on the fixed training set and one fixed test set of several observations 4.2.1 Recursive Methodology An alternative to a once -and- for-all division of the data into training and test sets is the ... based on observations {1, , t∗ } for the initial estimation, and obtain an initial forecast yt∗ +h Then we re-estimate the model based on observations {1, , t∗ + 1}, and obtain a second ... replacement, and using the new samples as estimation sets, with the remaining data from the original sample not appearing in the new estimation sets, as clean test or out-of-sample data sets In each...

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... particularly in volatile emerging- market economies Following Bates (1996) and Craine, Lochester, and Syrtveit (1999), we present this process in continuous time by the following equations: √ dS = (µ − ... corporate bonds; and one from macroeconomics, forecasting in ation rates In all three cases we use monthly observations Neural networks, of course, are routinely applied to forecasting very high-frequency ... for estimation and forecasting performance against the linear model I invite the reader to continue these experiments with artificial data Times Series: Examples from Industry and Finance This...

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... In ation and Deflation: Hong Kong and Japan 7.3 Conclusion The chapter illustrates how neural network regime switching models help explain the evolution of in ation and deflation in Japan and Hong Kong ... evolution of in ation and the transition neurons of the two models As in the case of Hong Kong, the STRS transition neuron gives more information, showing that the likelihood of remaining in the in ation ... effective in Japan through yen depreciation He argued for a combination of a fiscal contraction with a monetary expansion based on depreciation: Combining a credible fiscal contraction that is phased in...

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... observation, and applied these coefficients and functions for estimating the new principal component We used this new forecast principal component 9.1 Hong Kong 215 15 Linear Principal Component 10 ... Forecasting 0.9 Linear Principal Component 0.8 0.7 Nonlinear Principal Component 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 FIGURE 9.2 Hong Kong linear and nonlinear principal ... Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego, Economic Modeling, forthcoming Ha, Jimmy, and Kelvin Fan (2002), “Price Convergence Between Hong Kong and the Mainland.” Hong Kong Monetary...

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... and interpersonal interactions not occur in isolation The effects of interpersonal interactions likely depend on the personal attributes of the auditor who is interacting with others, and on the ... quired on corporate tenure increases bonds USA Gosh & Perceptions of inPositive association between investor perceptions Moon (2005) vestors and information of earnings quality and tenure intermediaries ... extant research, this kind of information in uences decisionmakers’ perceptions, attitudes, decisions, and behaviors (e g., Barber and Odean The International Auditing and Assurance Standards...

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... to be conducted on a nationwide basis In addition, Chinese courts have been continuously expanding their international exchanges and cooperation in the field of intellectual property and they ... Provisional Regulation on the Identification and Administration of Well-Known Trademarks, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, 1996 17 Provisional Regulation on the Invocation of the ... priority in respect of international 12 Xuezheng Wang (2004), ‘WTO Accession and Trademark Protection in China’, in Frontline Issues of Protection of Intellectual Property Right in China and TRIPs,...

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... LLP Dr Curley handles technical disputes relating to infringement and validity of intellectual property rights, protection of confidential information and licensing, in the UK courts and before the ... Co-operation and Development in Paris His work centres on international trade and economic development and includes a special focus on intellectual property rights Pedro Velasco Martins Administrator ... agreement represents Introduction: debating IPRs a significant increase in the global level of intellectual property protection and is considered to be a ‘revolution in international intellectual property...

Ngày tải lên: 13/10/2016, 11:18

... Conducting consumers in careful considering before deciding to buy any product • Information function 15 Tran Thi Phuong Mai - 345B Information function only exist in the market, it concludes information ... in action in July11th, 1959 and cut the inauguration band by Le Thanh Nghi, Industry Minister, belong directly to Industry bureau – Ministry of Industry It has the primary mission of processing ... Providing general market assessment including economic real situation, industry review and the competitive environment • Researching on business environment and an outlook of the actual market in...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2013, 11:04

... long-term networking with peer scientists, multi-institution research integration, interdisciplinary research integration, and inter-CRSP research integration and collaboration Sustainability and agroecological ... determine constraints on, and factors that can contribute to, the attainment of social, economic, and environmental goals; identification of interventions and actions to overcome the constraints; on- farm ... agricultural research and training activities that focus on identified constraints to food production, storage, marketing, and consumption Their research and training address agricultural policy and planning,...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:20

... recommendations on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity now include screening the recommendations for NAFLD (17), a condition that was not included in ... in adipose tissue hormones, such as leptin and adiponectin, earlier leptin activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary axis resulting in initiation and progress of puberty, and the presence of other ... children, adolescents, and young adults During the past decade, the number of publications on NAFLD and NASH has increased dramatically, reflecting a growing interest in and awareness of these...

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... approach using fluorescent cyanine dyes increases throughput by reducing sample processing and both gel-to-gel and analytical variation by combining case and control samples into a single processing ... Niweliński and Dr Zamorska, pioneers of placental biomonitoring in Poland, have been handed over to the corresponding institution and finally contributed to the closure of the smelter in the 1980s ... pollutions coming from the developing industry in the main coal basin in Poland The mining of not only coal but also other raw materials (zinc and lead ores, etc) and their processing caused irreversible...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 02:20

... experimental evaluation on traces in Section We end with implementation issues in Section and conclusions in Section Besides [1], a brief reference to a similar idea can be found in [20] However, ... when using the destination IP as flow identifier and 1502 counters and 3345 entries when using the source and destination AS Multistage filters use shielding and conservative update Sample and hold ... traffic, and this contributes to stronger filtering On the other hand the threshold used by stages is smaller (by a factor of d) and this contributes to weaker filtering Since, as shown in Section 7,...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20

... resources continued to be invested in research on chemicals and health during FP6 and will continue during FP7 Focus is shifting in particular on early exposures to multiple chemicals and their longterm ... environmental information Key findings and conclusions ECRHS II collected information on health and  lifestyle and environmental risk factors from 48 W  ide variation in exposure to indoor allergens, indoor ... air pollution and indoor combustion products and biological contaminants on the one hand, and the prevalence of allergic sensitisation and disease in 4-year-old children on the other hand; E ...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 12:20

... occurring in drinking water and food processing • Determination of the disinfection by-product composition and levels in drinking water in various regions in Europe • Identification of the determinants ... detection of nanopollution and the evaluation of occupational nanotoxicology, in order to promote prevention and nanosafety in manufacturing and handling • In vitro tests of interaction of engineered ... on physiology and health experts PRONET Pollution reduction options network • Facilitation of exchange and evaluation of interventions on environment and health exposure reduction measures on...

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