one of the effective methods for improving the efficiency of an organization is benchmarking against successful organizations. not only benchmarking could be a technique for identifying problems but also it greatly helps managers in relations of the design of processes. among strategic and infrastructure industries in each country, the electricity industry is one of the most important and criti...

We evaluate the performance of IP paging with power save mechanism by formulating an analytical model and carrying out simulation study of Integrated IP Paging Protocol (IIPP) that integrates both the paging and power save functionality in IP layer. The results show that, compared to the Mobile IP regional registration, the IIPP significantly reduces the average power consumption of a mobile no...

In the present study, the effect of concluding and executing monetary treaties as well as membership of regional economic cooperation organizations (as a potential for using regional currency) on mutual exports between Iran and its 50 major trading partners during the period of 2000 to 2016 is investigated. The Generalized Commercial Gravity Model and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression of p...

In Japan, the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent tight power supply, introduction of a feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme, and power system reform have caused dramatic changes in Japan’s power systems. These changes led to acceleration in the introduction of solar power and other renewable energies, an increase in the number of the new power suppliers, and reinforcement of interconnections...

Short-term wind power forecasting is recognized today as a major requirement for a secure and economic integration of wind generation in power systems. This paper deals with the case of regional forecasting of wind power with a large number of wind farms involved. Due to the large amount of potentially available information and also because part of the wind farms may not be "observable", foreca...

Modern infrastructure, particularly electricity, is critical to economic development. Deficits cause shortages that constrain total output, magnifying the return to their elimination. South Asia, faced with inefficient and bankrupt state-owned vertically integrated electricity supply industries, was under strong pressure to reform. An imperfect diagnosis encouraged private investment in generat...

This article attempts to examine and critique the theoretical debates on the rise of China and its regional strategy in East Asia. Three major paradigms in international relations theories – realism, liberalism and constructivism – are focused on. This article argues that each theoretical theory alone is inadequate for a comprehensive understanding of China’s regional strategy in East Asia sinc...

In Hungary, the wages of government workers were frozen and in some cases reduced between 2008 and 2012. Within this very diverse set of employees, resident physicians were the only group capable of taking successful collective action and achieving wage increases that were extended to the entire health-care sector. However, the 2011 mass resignation campaign organized by the Hungarian Associati...