In the best articles, generally those dealing with basic Chromosome Puffs research, the combination of depth and accessibility is impressive. One on Hox genes introduces the notion of The Science Times Book of Genetics a conserved body plan among species, illustrating the Edited by Nicholas Wade point with the fauna of Star Trek, and continues with New York: The Lyons Press (1999). 256 pp. an e...

using the treynor and mazoy model (expanded by fama to evaluate management performance for asset allocation among investment units), this paper examines the management’s performance in funds and investment companies in tehran stock exchange during 2004-2010. the results do not support the application of management market timing during the study period and managers were only able to create addit...

Cloud computing has the promise of significant benefits that include reduced costs, improved service provisioning, and a move to a pay-per-use model. However, there also are many challenges to successfully delivering cloud-based services; including security, data ownership, interoperability, service maturity and return on investment. These challenges need to be understood and managed before att...

Millions of people live on the U.S.-Mexico border, drawn by employment opportunities from industry and agriculture, and booming growth is expected to continue in the coming decades. But the influx of people has long outstripped the capacity of border towns and cities to provide for their citizens, and a large percentage of the population lives in sprawling, underserviced shantytowns. Although i...

This paper attempts to address the question of what might constitute sustainable development within the context of planning for a project that involves nonrenewable resource extraction, and hence is likely to have irreversible environmental impacts. The study will explore the ways in which the mineral sector is attempting to redefine itself through consultative initiatives. What are the key ele...

For about 35 years, governments in many countries all over the world have been attempting to foster the development and diffusion of renewable energy technologies (RETs), especially for electricity generation purposes. Support systems have changed over time, from the R&D centred policies of the mid-1970s to more market oriented measures adopted in many countries in the 1990s and 2000s. One exam...

This paper presents a case study of the investment banking arm of a multinational banking corporation (Invebank) which is attempting to introduce Component-Based Development (CBD). Problems were apparent in this adoption because, while CBD requires extensive knowledge sharing and collaboration, sub-cultural differences between groups within Invebank meant that this proved difficult to enact. Th...

many researches have depicted there is no significant and positive correlation between it and firm level performance, called productivity paradox, so as successful investment on it depends on taking into account the role of complementary assets such as business processes and organizational infrastructures. on the other hand, since there are not enough resources to invest on all these assets, th...

Purpose The paper discusses the new concept of ‘Multinational Investment Projects’ (MIPs) and its application in the context of international business operations in China. The petrochemical industry in China is used as the industrial context in which we investigate the interplay between the Chinese government, which encourages growth and investment activities in the sector, and the multinationa...