Costly Mistakes: Why and When Spelling Errors in Resumes Jeopardise Interview Chances

Application of qualitative research in management (why, when and how)

Application of qualitative research in management (why, when and how) Qualitative research has been increasingly used in all sciences. In this paper we will discuss about the applications of qualitative research methods in management sciences. The differences between quantitative and qualitative researches will be clarified and the statistical methods which are suitable for such researches will...

Costly Mistakes: Translational Infidelity and Protein Homeostasis

Protein misfolding is increasingly being recognized as a key process in organismal health and disease. Drummond and Wilke (2008) show that misfolding caused by mistakes during the translation of RNA into proteins (mistranslation) also results in a strong selection pressure to optimize translational fidelity, especially for proteins that are highly expressed.

Why Do Retail Investors Make Costly Mistakes? An Experiment on Mutual Fund Choice

Why markets make mistakes

Many models of markets are based on assumptions of rationality, transparency, efficiency, and homogeneity in various combinations. They assume, at least implicitly, that decision makers understand the structure of the market and how it produces the dynamics which can be observed or might potentially occur. Are these models acceptable simplifications, or can they be seriously misleading? The res...

Errors and mistakes in breast ultrasound diagnostics

Sonomammography is often the first additional examination performed in the diagnostics of breast diseases. The development of ultrasound imaging techniques, particularly the introduction of high frequency transducers, matrix transducers, harmonic imaging and finally, elastography, influenced the improvement of breast disease diagnostics. Nevertheless, as in each imaging method, there are errors...