Directions in research

Global competition has intensified geographic repositioning of supply chain activities with implications for the economic prosperity of specific regions and geographies affected by such shifts. This study examines the relationship between the level of corruption and economic growth using the supply chain and ARDL bounds test method. The data used are GDP, the level of corruption, foreign direct investment, government spending and inflation from 2000-2018. The results of the study indicate a negative and significant impact on the level of corruption on economic growth in the long run.

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This research has been undertaken by theoretical and practical investigation via a critique of the historical and contemporary topics surrounding women’s apparel size definitions. This analysis has informed the development of an alternative size model to assist design and production of mass market apparel. There is expectation from both apparel manufacturers and consumers that apparel standards are necessary for the efficient production and distribution of mass market apparel.

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The aim of this research was to develop a method for predicting the level of sound radiated from a finite flat panel or finite opening in any particular direction relative to the level of sound radiated in the direction normal to the finite flat panel or finite opening.

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This research provides an analysis of the disparate notions and ideas, to form an overview of the possible trends in residential property for the Victorian coastal areas of the Surf Coast and the Bellarine Peninsula. It examines the interaction of the consumers, space producers and infrastructure providers as they are influenced by the three key determinants of the market, the demographic factors, economic conditions and statutory factors.

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The purpose of this research was to study the level of appreciation executive and senior managers have towards the contribution person-environment (P-E) fit attributes, in particular the person-organisation (P-O) fit and person-job (P-J) fit attributes, have in describing the competency of a project manager from the perspective of executives and senior managers who, within their respective organisations, are responsible for the workplace management team that directly manages short and long-term projects.

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This thesis extends research on marketing communication and promotional mix strategies. Extant literature reveals that there is a dearth of academic research and literature on marketing communication, promotional mix, and IMC in Lao PDR HEIs. Promotional mix is defined as a form of marketing communication consisting of advertising, publicity, sales promotion, direct marketing, personal selling, events, and sponsorships. Promotional mix tools have been employed as a significant component of marketing communication strategies.

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The research "Social and environmental reporting practices of the gambling industry: an Australian perspective" explores the corporate social and environmental disclosure (CSD) practices of Australian gambling companies to understand what information is reported in CSDs, and why. The first part of the study performs an analysis of the two gambling companies; annual reports (1995-2009) to investigate the changing trend of the CSDs.

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This thesis bridges a gap in extant research by examining key factors that play a role in behavioral grocery shopping routines following minor and major disruptions. The present research involves two interrelated investigations incorporating mixed methodologies (Cresswell, 2003). The primary research objectives of the present thesis are: To model how consumer routines are established and maintained over time (i.e., model of routinization); and to investigate the impact of no, minor, and major disruptions on routinized grocery shopping behavior.

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This thesis consists of seven chapters. Chapter 1 provides a brief summary of the background of the study in addition to a discussion of the importance of safety, the evolution of aviation safety, an overview of the research context, the research objectives and questions, the significance of the research, and the structure of the thesis. Chapter 2 discusses military safety and in particular, the Indonesian military. Chapter 3 presents a literature review of culture in general and safety culture in particular, and the literature referenced to support the research questions.

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The aim of this research is to deepen insight into the social-psychological factors that influence the formation of a desire to attend classical music concerts and to better predict people’s positive behavioural responses towards live classical music performances.

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The thesis is structured as follows: In Chapter 1, the scientific literature is summarized within the scope of this study. Chapter 2 provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of the applied computational approaches in this study. Chapter 3 identifies the important residues of the LsIA/α7 nAChR complex that affect the interactions between the toxin and the membrane protein due to C-terminal carboxylation of LsIA. The effects of C-terminal modification of LsIA on interactions with α3β2 nAChR, involved in cardiovascular diseases, were also investigated in Chapter 4.

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Based on theoretical and practical research on creative competence in creating argumentative writing, and assessing high school students’ creative competence in creating argumentative writing, the thesis proceeds to build assessment standards and design assessment tools that are open-ended questions to assess high school students' creative competence in creating argumentative writing, contributing to the renewal of assessment of learning outcomes in the Literature subject at high schools in the direction of developing learners' competencies.

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Utilizing the remaining raw materials - fresh shark cartilage in hydrolysate processing and protein powder containing chondroitin sulfate and natural substances from shark cartilage (C. dussumieri) with environmentally friendly enzyme protease technology Directed to use as functional foods to support the treatment of osteoarthritis.

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The aim of the thesis research: Determine the polymorphisms of MC4R, PIT1, GH, LEP, PIK3C3 genes and their association with the traits of growth performance, backfat thickness, and reproductive performance in Duroc pigs; determine the polymorphism of ADRB3, ACSL4, FABP3, PLIN2 genes and the association with the intramuscular fatin Duroc pigs; select the Duroc pig line in the direction of growth performance using the support from genotype information.

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The research concentrates on describing attitudes of teachers of English in Vietnamese universities, with focus on leading universities in foreign languages and international studies. They are the ones with the most influence to current situation and future direction of ELT in Vietnam.

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Surveying the lower secondary teachers, who are directly involved in the program, the research firstly aimed at investigating the reality of English teacher’s professional development activities in Thai Nguyen City. Secondly, their improvement in professional development through using lesson study and find out the effectiveness of this method. Thirdly, the researcher explores teachers’ attitude towards using lesson study in professional development. Based on the findings, recommendations are made to promote teacher’s proficiency and improve the implementation of this method.

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The research in this thesis follows two directions: The first, using high performance computing currently available, we studied atomic and molecular emissions in astrophysical environment. The radiative transfer model was applied to explain the characteristics of the recombination line masers Hnα in the envelope of the star MWC 349A.

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From an overview of the research works and the actual situation of capital mobilization of SMEs in Hanoi nowadays, the author chose to do the research in the direction of proposing solutions to complete capital mobilization for SMEs development in Hanoi. Proposing capital mobilization solutions to develop SMEs in Hanoi to 2025, with a vision to 2030.

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Studying mutual effects between localities in the Red River Delta in attracting FDI. From the research results, the author proposes a number of solutions so that the provinces can maximize the benefits of FDI attraction of the Region through the mechanism of cooperation and association instead of competing with each other as in the past.

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The research objective of the thesis is to analyze the impact of institutions on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises, and at the same time focus on the indirect effects of institutions on spillover effects from state-owned enterprises and state-owned enterprises. FDI enterprises to domestic private enterprises of small and medium scale.

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