We study interaction effects between intra-firm conflicts and interfirm competition on a duopolistic market with seller firms employing one or more agents and implementing tournament incentives. We show that inter-firm competition leads to higher incentive intensity, higher efforts and output levels but lower profits.

Background: China is facing the aggravating disease burden of lymphoma. However, accurate information about lymphoma at national and provincial levels limited. Methods: Following general analytical strategy used in Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study 2019, age-, sex- province-specific incidence, mortality prevalence Hodgkin (HL) non-Hodgkin (NHL) were analyzed. Lymphoma was ass...

This study develops two hypergame-models of intra-and inter-state conflicts within one coherent conflict management approach, modeling while considering the complexity real-world circumstances. The aim is to apply theories IR and media fields, composing a merged diplomatic-strategic approach for achieving peace rather than war inter-nations. Using hypergame theory as theoretical-methodological ...

<p><strong>Adolescent are quite vulnerable to experience negative psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety, and stress. The existence of the Covid-19 pandemic has led policies social distancing that restrict adolescent so they need adapt be able carry out their daily activities developmental tasks. This study aims determine prevalence in adolescent, stress during Pandemi...

Adolescents require meaningful and achievable musical possible selves to imagine a future that includes music. Previous research has investigated how support tertiary music students in their career identity development; however, adolescents make consequential decisions regarding study intentions secondary school. This article reports on the intersections conflicts between adolescent boys’ selve...

Existing Web search services fail in helping users with information needs that are broad, vague, or hard to express through a set of keywords. This dissertation investigates the use of retrieval techniques based on inter-document similarity, either measured through the textual contents or the linkage between documents. Unlike traditional retrieval approaches, which match documents against keywo...

Development processes in engineering disciplines are inherently complex. Throughout the development process, different kinds of inter-dependent design documents are created which have to be kept consistent with each other. Graph transformations are well suited for modeling the operations provided for maintaining inter-document consistency. In this paper, we describe a novel approach to rule exe...

Background: Mental health disorders are among the most important public problems globally. Bullying affects lives of many children and young people. Studies in high-income countries have reported an association between bullying suicidal behavior school adolescents. For example, studies various parts United States found that students who were bullied significantly more likely to experience ideat...