Using a flexible semiparametric varying coefficient model specification, this paper examines the role of fiscal policy on the U.S. asset markets (stocks, corporate and treasury bonds). We consider two possible roles of fiscal deficits (or surpluses): as a separate direct information variable and as a (indirect) conditioning information variable indicating binding constraints on monetary policy ...

ICT is becoming a prominent part of healthcare delivery but brings with it information privacy concerns for patients and competing concerns by caregivers. A proper balance between these must be established in order to fully utilise ICT capabilities in healthcare. Information accountability is a fairly new concept to computer science which focuses on fair use of information. In this paper we inv...

This article provides a literature review about the impact of the intangible assets on the design of corporate financial and governance policies. Intangible assets show a set of characteristicsnamely, high levels of risk and uncertainty, firm-specificity, human capital intensity, low observability and long-term naturethat make them markedly distinct from other categories of assets. These charac...

Increasingly users are seen as the weak link in the chain, when it comes to the security of corporate information. Should the users of computer systems act in any inappropriate or insecure manner, then they may put their employers in danger of financial losses, information degradation or litigation, and themselves in danger of dismissal or prosecution. This is a particularly important concern f...

Microblog platform, such as Twitter and Sina, has been one of the major ways of information diffusion in modern society. However, although microblog has been proven to contain lots of information, it is really hard for people to find useful information on it. Besides, some information in microblog such as user IDs is not allowed to publish due to privacy policies. Thus the queries on microblog ...

BACKGROUND Health literacy has become an important health policy and health promotion agenda item in recent years. It had been seen as a means to reduce health disparities and a critical empowerment strategy to increase people's control over their health. So far, most of health literacy studies mainly focus on adults with few studies investigating associations between child health literacy and ...

Literacies VICKY DUCKWORTH Edge Hill University, United Kingdom GORDON ADE-OJO University of Greenwich, United Kingdom This special issue of the International journal of multidisciplinary comparative studies (IJMCS) is drawn from the papers presented at the week-long Research Workshop, run by Literacy Research and Development Centre (LRDC) at the University of Greenwich. The papers were accompa...

Plain English summary If people can read, understand and act on health information to better their health and reduce illness, they are thought to have "adequate" health literacy. Poor health literacy can mean people are less able to access health care and manage their health. Health literacy tends to worsen as adults get older, and is especially poor in adults age 65 and over. Ideally, health l...

Pilerot and Lindberg (2011) classified IL texts into three areas, namely Professional Practice, Policy-Making, and Research. This paper reports on an effort in assisting in policy making and professional practice. In Singapore, some efforts have been made through various government agencies to investigate and improve skills of students. Examples include NLB's (National Library Board) 5-year Nat...

The construction industry accounts for a significant amount of the total carbon dioxide emissions. Promoting green building policy is one of the most effective ways to meet the national carbon reduction commitment. It is essential to increase green building literacy among people to achieve success in energy saving and carbon reduction. This study constructed a framework for green building liter...