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The impact of government policies on FDI decision of multinational corporations: an application to the Vietnamese service industry
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Inder science Enterprises Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
There has been an upsurge in competition amongst Asian countries to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) resulting in higher government incentives given by the host countries. Whereas most of the empirical studies ...
The differential effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on seizure frequency in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
The omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are known to play an important role in maintenance and modulation of neuronal functions. There is evidence that omega-3 fatty acids ...
Sleep problems in adolescence and overweight/obesity in young adults: is there a causal link?
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
This study aims to explore if there is a causal association between adolescence sleep problems and overweight/obesity (Ow/Ob) in young adults. Youth self-reports were used to explore if adolescence (mean age 13.90 years, ...
Venture capital and intellectual property rights effects on innovation in different socio-economic environments: A systematic review and exploration of various contradictive studies
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Academic literature has well discussed the effects of venture capital investment, intellectual property rights and other socio-economic parameters on business innovation. While many scholars emphasise these positive effects, ...
الانسحاب الأمريكي من الاتفاق النووي الإيراني: التداعيات والآفاق
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مركز دراسات الشرق الأوسط
, 2018 , Article)
تتناول هذه الدراسة بالتحليل التبعات المتوقعة الناتجة عن انسحاب الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية من الاتفاق النووي الإيراني الذي تم توقيعه بين إيران من جهة والدول الدائمة العضوية في مجلس الأمن، كما ركزت على التبعات المتعلقة بإعادة ...
Exploiting Task Elasticity and Price Heterogeneity for Maximizing Cloud Computing Profits
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2018 , Article)
This paper exploits cloud task elasticity and price heterogeneity to propose an online resource management framework that maximizes cloud profits while minimizing energy expenses. This is done by reducing the duration ...
Risk-constrained scheduling of solar Stirling engine based industrial continuous heat treatment furnace
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
This paper presents a novel framework for designing and optimal scheduling of an air source heat pump based industrial continuous heat treatment furnace (ICHTF) which is driven by a solar Stirling engine and a wind turbine. ...
An impedance-based method for distribution system monitoring
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
This paper presents a new approach in monitoring of a power distribution system. It uses the bus voltage and injected current to extract the apparent impedance seen from the measuring unit location. Then the apparent ...
Wind power smoothing using demand response of electric vehicles
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Large penetrations of wind power is prevented in most power systems, mainly because it is highly stochastic. One important aspect of this uncertainty is the large power gradients that wind farms may impose to the grid. To ...
Feature selection for effective health index diagnoses of power transformers
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
This letter investigates an approach based on feature selection and classification techniques to reduce assessment complexities of power transformers. This approach decreases the number of features by extracting the most ...