one of the ways of selling products is “direct selling”. the companies which use this method sell their products directly to end users just by their distributors’ intermediation. in this method, distributors retail sell the products out of a fixed commercial location. harmful effect of loading unsold products with distributors had legislators make companies buy-back those products. briefly, we ...

background: improvement of assisted reproductive technique (art) results in higher pregnancy rates from positive beta hcg to take home baby statistics. despite developments in culture media allowing blastocyst stage transfer, some centers apply second, third and sometimes fourth day post injection for embryo transfer. this study aimed to compare their reproductive outcomes.   methods : this pro...

weakness of research & development strategy for technology transfer management in product design activities is one of the most difficulties for local companies in iran. therefore, this paper trying to present a method to indicting research & development strategy for identifying fit technology with requirements of customer and provide a solution for acquisition of needs technologies of companies...

technology transmission has engaged not only developing countries but also many western research communities. foreign direct investment is a commonly used method to transfer the technology. since specific studies on factors affecting the transmission of technology through foreign direct investment has not been made in nanotechnology, the purpose of this study is to identify the issues affecting...

In this paper, we examine the information content (firm specific) and information transfer (other firm) effects of share buy back announcements using a unique Australian data where the stated reason for the buy back is undervaluation of the firm's stock price. Consistent with the US studies, we find that such share buy back announcements signal positive information about the announcers and thei...

During Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) procedures, the transfer of a single embryo dramatically reduces the rate of multiple pregnancy. Proper information, therefore, should be delivered to patients before embryo transfer. In many countries, regulations limit, according to age of the patient, the number of embryos to be transferred. Selective fetal reduction should not be considered as a...

Internet auctions on eBay and Yahoo allow sellers to list their auctions with a “buy-now” option. In such auctions the seller sets a buy price at which a bidder may purchase the item immediately and end the auction. In the eBay version of a buy-now auction, the buy-now option disappears as soon as a bid is placed, while in the Yahoo version of the auction the buy-now option remains in effect th...