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L’ACCUEIL DES GRANDS ÉVÉNEMENTS SPORTIFS : QUEL IMPACT ÉCONOMIQUE OU QUELLE UTILITÉ SOCIALE POUR LES RÉGIONS ? L’EXEMPLE DE LA COUPE DU MONDE DE RUGBY 2007 EN FRANCE
No full textUne aide publique des grands événements sportifs ne peut être justifiée par une seule étude d’impact économique. Il est nécessaire de mesurer aussi l’utilité sociale dans le cadre d’une analyse coûts/bénéfices. Cela permet de comparer les coûts engendrés pour la communauté d’accueil avec les bénéfices pour la population en termes de bien-être social. Pourtant, il y a toujours une forte demande d’études d’impact économique de la part des pouvoirs publics avant l’organisation de grands événements sportifs, alors que les études coûts/bénéfices sont quasiment inexistantes, d’où des décisions peu rationnelles en la matière. On peut même supposer que les résultats des études d’impact économique aient servi à justifier des décisions prises sur la base de considérations essentiellement politiques. Dans cet article, pour rendre compte à la fois de l’impact économique et de l’utilité sociale de l’organisation d’un grand évènement sportif, nous proposons un test de légitimité que nous illustrons avec l’exemple de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby de 2007 en France. Abstract - The legitimacy of allocating public funds and common resources to the organization of mega sporting events cannot be solely based on an economic impact study. The analysis should also measure the social utility that is generated, and, within the framework of a cost-benefit analysis, compare the costs of the project for the community and the benefits people derive from it in terms of social well-being. Nevertheless, there is a paradox with a strong demand for economic impact studies by public decision makers, while hardly any costs-benefit analyses exist. It is very likely that the lack of such studies has driven to inappropriate public decisions over the past years. Sometimes, economic impact studies have been used, ex post, to justify decisions made on a political level. Here we propose a legitimacy test of such an important event, illustrated through the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.DÉVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE RÉGIONAL, THÉORIE DE LA BASE, IMPACT ÉCONOMIQUE, GRANDS ÉVÉNEMENTS SPORTIFS, COUPE DU MONDE DE RUGBY, ÉCONOMIE DU BIEN-ÊTRE, ANALYSE COÛT-BÉNÉFICE, MÉTHODE D’ÉVALUATION CONTINGENTE
Coupe et mobilier funéraire de la terrasse des Hoteaux
No full textAcy (d') E. Coupe et mobilier funéraire de la terrasse des Hoteaux. In: Bulletins de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, IV° Série. Tome 6, 1895. pp. 419-426
Ford Club Coupe
No full textPhoto of a 1949 or 1950 Ford Club Coupe, probably driven by Leo D. Leonard in Europe
MeSH term explosion and author rank improve expert recommendations
No full textInformation overload is an often-cited phenomenon that reduces the productivity, efficiency and efficacy of scientists. One challenge for scientists is to find appropriate collaborators in their research. The literature describes various solutions to the problem of expertise location, but most current approaches do not appear to be very suitable for expert recommendations in biomedical research. In this study, we present the development and initial evaluation of a vector space model-based algorithm to calculate researcher similarity using four inputs: 1) MeSH terms of publications; 2) MeSH terms and author rank; 3) exploded MeSH terms; and 4) exploded MeSH terms and author rank. We developed and evaluated the algorithm using a data set of 17,525 authors and their 22,542 papers. On average, our algorithms correctly predicted 2.5 of the top 5/10 coauthors of individual scientists. Exploded MeSH and author rank outperformed all other algorithms in accuracy, followed closely by MeSH and author rank. Our results show that the accuracy of MeSH term-based matching can be enhanced with other metadata such as author rank
Economic design: Optimiser l’intensité compétitive sous contraintes. Le cas de la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA
No full textFirst paragraph: L 'étude historique de l'intensité compétitive intra-match de la Coupe du monde de la FIFA montre un lien marqué avec le format adopté. Celui-ci doit également répondre à des exigences particulières pour permettre une compétition crédible. Au final, l'organisateur d'événement sportif met en oeuvre un design de compromis entre différentes contraintes
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Dynamic simulation of a light-weight, low-drag, hybrid-electric sports coupe
No full textThe University of Queensland UltraCommuter concept is an ultra-light, low-drag, hybrid-electric sports coupe designed to minimize energy consumption and environmental impact while enhancing the performance, styling, features and convenience that motorists enjoy. This paper presents a detailed simulation study of the vehicle's performance and fuel economy using ADVISOR, including a detailed description of the component models and parameters assumed. Results from the study include predictions of a 0-100kph acceleration time o
"Closing the R&D Gap, Evaluating the Sources of R&D Spending"
No full textBoth spending and tax policies have been implemented in the United States with the goal of stimulating private sector research and development (R&D). Karier questions whether current R&D policy, especially the research and experimentation tax credit, can contribute to closing the gap between nondefense expenditures on R&D in the United States and such expenditures in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. He also explores possible changes to our current R&D policy to make it more effective.
Panindicuaro : Sondage, détail de la paroi, coupe
No full textPotrero de la Mesa ( site n°243 ), Panindicuaro, Municipio de Panindicuaro, Michoacán. Sondage 12. Détail de la paroi en D. Photo prise en direction du Nord. Limite supérieur du sol 1 visible en coupe ( couche claire )
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