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Corporate governance voluntary disclosures in developing countries: evidence from Jordanian banks
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Inderscience
, 2015 , Article)
The main objective of the current study is to determine the corporate governance mechanisms and company’s characteristics that effect on the level of voluntary disclosure provided by Jordanian banking listed companies; it ...
Matching Face Images Taken on the Same Day or Months Apart: the Limitations of Photo ID
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2013 , Article)
It is well-established that matching images of unfamiliar faces is rather error prone. However, there is an important mismatch between face matching in laboratory and realistic settings. All of the currently available ...
Guest Editorial: Special Issue on: WiMAX security and applications
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2009 , Article)
Gulf Arab E-Business Environment: Localization Strategy Insights
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Wiley Subscription Services, Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
The Gulf Arab region, particularly Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), took significant steps toward adopting e-business and is poised to become a significant online marketplace. The region has a number of vital ...
Decision Support System and Multi-Criteria Decision Aid: A State of the Art and Perspectives
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of the Decision Support System within the field of multi-criteria decision aid (MCDA). The MCDA tools have been incorporated into systems to create Multi-Criteria Decision ...
The reversing influence of involvement on the framing effect: The role of emotions and negativity
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
The Asian disease problem (ADP), as a demonstration of the framing effect, revealed a preference reversal between options perceived as risky and those perceived as certain. This research identifies individuals' involvement ...
Complex-impedance response of an Ag/TeO2-V2O5/Ag structure
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Elsevier
, 2009 , Article)
The ac conductivity of glass samples of composition 50 mol% TeO2 and 50 mol% V2O5 has been analyzed. The samples were prepared by the usual melt-quench method. The electrical conductance and capacitance were measured over ...
Stability charts for uniform slopes in soils with nonlinear failure envelopes
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2014 , Article)
Based on the results of an extensive parametric study, charts were developed for assessment of the stability of uniform slopes in soils with nonlinear shear strength failure envelopes. The study was conducted using envelopes ...
Estimating design effort for the compressor design department: a case study at Pratt & Whitney Canada
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2009 , Article)
The effort required in a design project not only impacts the final cost, but also the project lead-time. This paper presents a case study carried out with the collaboration of Pratt & Whitney Canada, a global leader in the ...
Controlling Error Propagation in Network-Coded Cooperative Wireless Systems
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IEEE
, 2009 , Article)
In cooperative communications, error propagation at relays degrades the diversity order of the system. To combat that effect, it has been suggested to implement a reliability threshold at the relay to control error ...