the aim of this research is to develop a model of antecedents and consequences of iran exemplary exporters’ competitive intelligence (ci) in order to identify their strengths and weaknesses. for this purpose we discuss position and growth strategies of exporters, effective use of ci, export competitiveness enhancement and sustainable export development. based on conceptual model, knowledge mana...

Objective: The aim is to examine the prognostic validity of the Timed Up and Go Test with a cognitive and a manual dual task for predicting the risk of falls. Method: A follow-up study was performed. The data were recorded for 120 volunteers in an outpatient physiotherapy center, with a 12-month follow-up. The sample included 120 elderly men and women aged 60 to 87 years (M age = 72.2 years) li...

Impulsivity critically relates to many psychiatric disorders. Given the multifaceted construct that impulsivity represents, defining core aspects of impulsivity is vital for the assessment and understanding of clinical conditions. Choice impulsivity (CI), involving the preferential selection of smaller sooner rewards over larger later rewards, represents one important type of impulsivity. The I...

Thank you to all who conscientiously filled out this long survey. We also appreciate all the family members, friends, and professionals who share their love and expertise with those with ACC. And we thank each of the children and adults with ACC for being our teachers. We thank Warren Brown and Lynn Paul of the Travis Insititute for Biopsychosocial Research, Pasadena, CA and Paul Moes of Calvin...

We show the cost of trading on negative news relative to positive news increases prior to earnings announcements. Our evidence suggests this asymmetry is due to financial intermediaries’ preference to reduce their exposure to risks associated with the announcements. The asymmetry creates a predictable upward bias in prices that increases pre-announcement and subsequently reverses, which confoun...

In this paper, I shall argue for a form of partiality in semantics. In particular, I shall argue that semantics, narrowly construed as part of our linguistic competence, is only a partial determinant of content. Likewise, semantic theories in linguistics function as partial theories of content. I shall go on to offer an account of where and how this partiality arises, which focuses on how lexic...

Identification and susceptibility studies were performed on 301 blood and urine Streptococcus faecalis and Streptococcus faecium isolates. Strep Trio-Tubes S4, S5, and S3 (Carr-Scarborough Microbiologicals, Inc.) were compared with conventional methods for accuracy and rapidity. Of 282 isolates identified as S. faecalis, 98% were identified by species in 4 h with Trio-Tubes; the same percentage...