The current study focuses on the problem of determining investment attrаctiveness of countries by means of monitoring regional stock markets. The method of using the permutation entropy as a model of investment attractiveness estimation is suggested. We have calculated the permutation entropy for the time series of stock markets of countries for the period from 2005 to 2018. The countries with ...

this study presents an empirical evidence concerning the comparison of  the dynamics of competitiveness in the creative and manufacturing industries. it investigated the impact of the economic crisis in the behavior of the competitiveness of those industries. the samples were 42 firms taken from 3 sub-sectors of the creative industries and 3 sub-sectors of the manufacturing industries listed in...

various disasters are still inevitable and over the last two decades, affected lives of at least 800 million people. iran is one of the most disaster-prone countries and about 90% of the country are at risks of earthquakes or floods [3]. thus, the disaster management in our country is a priority. in recent years, several protocols have been put forward to manage the crises and disasters. in thi...

the article aims to analyze the syria crisis management pattern by the great powers within the uni-multipolar system while using the structural realism assumptions. according to the structural realism logic, the change of structure in the international system will lead to the distortion of processes in the international arena, all of which in turn will be an impetus for the great powers to modi...

or 20 years the so-called ‘‘sperm crisis’’ caused unrest among the public as well as the scientific community. Studies precipitated by this virtual crisis have refuted its existence, but have also illuminated hitherto neglected aspects of male reproductive function and indicated a need for prospective, long-term monitoring systems. Since 1992, the so-called ‘sperm crisis’ has lingered in the sc...