714 research outputs found
STARTING UP A NEW B2C BUSINESS
No full textEveryone who wanted to start their own businesses faced with the problem of lack of information on how to start a new business in general, and about the features of doing business in a particular area.
The thesis reveals questions about what steps need to be taken to launch a premium burger restaurant on the Helsinki market, and moreover the research considers the reasonability of its launch.
To find out the state of the market and the industry as a whole, the author conducts two types of research, namely: the researcher conducts two qualitative interviews with the founders of successful premium burger restaurant chains in Helsinki and beyond, and also the writer conducts a quantitative market segmentation survey to define target customers for the new restaurant.
In conclusion, the author of the thesis creates a viable business plan on the basis of conducted researches and knowledge gained during university studies. Currently, the company is on the stage of development and the management team searches for funding to start the restaurant
Macroeconomic Impact of the Financial Crisis on Armenia
No full textAs a small, open economy with a small export sector, Armenia has experienced a large amount of stress from the financial crisis. The government exited a peg-like exchange rate regime after a drain of foreign reserves. The loss of reserves was put to loss of revenues from mining exports, but can also be put to the effects of global financial crisis on remittance inflows. Worldwide, the World Bank expects remittances to fall from US290 billion in 2009. In this paper I explore the effect of global crisis on the loss of reserves supporting the monetary system. Bank balance sheets expanded rapidly and, though small relative to GDP, accepted many assets tied to real estate. Banks� asset-liability mismatches have their root cause in changes to the flow of hard currency brought on by the crisis.Armenia; financial crisis; monetary policy; exchange rates
Isobaric gasless laparoscopic myomectomy for removal of large uterine leiomyomas
No full textBackground: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of isobaric laparoscopic removal of large myomas (>= 8 cm) using the Laparotenser, a subcutaneous abdominal wall-lifting system. Methods: A series of 63 consecutive patients with at least one large symptomatic subserosal or intramural uterine myoma (>= 8 cm) underwent an isobaric gasless laparoscopic myomectomy. Conventional laparotomy instruments were used. Results: The procedure was successfully completed for all 63 consecutive patients. The average size of the dominant myoma was 11 cm. The mean number of myomas removed from each patient was 3.6. The mean blood loss was 143 ml, and the mean operating time was 72 min. No intraoperative complication occurred. Conclusions: Gasless laparoscopic myomectomy for the removal of large myomas using the Laparotenser is feasible and safe. It offers several advantages over laparoscopy with pneumoperitoneum. Conclusions: Gasless laparoscopic myomectomy for the removal of large myomas using the Laparotenser is feasible and safe. It offers several advantages over laparoscopy with pneumoperitoneum
Riziko trhu s nemovitostmi v Evropské unii
No full textTato bakalářská práce se zabývá současnou situací na trhu s nemovitostmi z pohledu Evropské unie. Hlavním cílem této práce je zjištění, jestli zemí s nejnižší úrovni korekce na trhy s nemovitostmi během Velké Recese, představují nejvyšší riziko v současné době. V první kapitole je popsána teorie růstové fáze cyklu na trhu s realitami a korekce na tomto trhu během Velké Recese. Druhá kapitola se zaměřuje na zvažování současného riziko realitních trhů v EU (Rakousko, Belgie, Finsko, Německo, Švédsko) a jeho potenciální faktory.This bachelor thesis focuses on the current state of the housing market in the European Union. The main aim of this thesis is to find out if countries with lowest housing market corrections during the Great Recession pose the highest risk at the moment. In the first chapter the theory of the real estate cycles and corrections in the housing market during the Great Recession is described. The second chapter deals with the current housing market risk in the EU (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Sweden) and its potential driver
Tre epigrafi sepolcrali armeno-latine del XVIII secolo da altrettante chiese di Roma
No full textThis article presents (in chronological order) three Armenian-Latin funerary inscriptions that were composed during the 18th century and have been preserved in three different churches in the heart of Rome. In addition to the transcription and translation of their texts, an attempt is made to discern the reasons why the three individuals named in these inscriptions (two prelates and a layperson) were buried in these places rather than in the church of S. Maria Egiziaca (St. Mary the Egyptian). This church (today’s Temple of Portunus, better known as the Temple of Fortuna Virilis), together with the hospice that once stood alongside, was the centre of the Armenian natio at Rome in that period
Culture, role and group work : a social network analysis perspective on an online collaborative course
No full textThis paper discusses the patterns of network dynamics within a multicultural online collaborative learning environment. It analyses the interaction of participants (both students and facilitators) within a discussion board that was established as part of a 3-month online collaborative course. The study employs longitudinal probabilistic social network analysis (SNA) to identify the patterns and trends within the network. It conjectures and tests a set of hypotheses concerning the tendencies towards homophily/heterophily and preferential attachment. The paper presents identified interaction network patterns in relation to cultural differences. It also evaluates network dynamics by considering participant roles and group work in the course under study. Results of social network analyses are reported along with measures of statistical confidence in findings. The potential for extending exploratory SNA methods and visualisation techniques in educational research are discussed here
Who students interact with? A social network analysis perspective on the use of Twitter in language learning
No full textThis paper reports student interaction patterns and self-reported results of using Twitter microblogging environment. The study employs longitudinal probabilistic social network analysis (SNA) to identify the patterns and trends of network dynamics. It is building on earlier works that explore associations of student achievement records with the observed network measures. It integrates gender as an additional variable and reports some relation with interaction patterns. Additionally, the paper reports the results of a questionnaire that enables further discussion on the communication patterns
Observation of an exotic S = +1 baryon in exclusive photoproduction from the deuteron
No full textIn an exclusive measurement of the reaction γd→K+K−pn, a narrow peak that can be attributed to an exotic baryon with strangeness S=+1 is seen in the K+n invariant mass spectrum. The peak is at 1.542±0.005 GeV/c2 with a measured width of 0.021 GeV/c2 FWHM, which is largely determined by experimental mass resolution. The statistical significance of the peak is (5.2±0.6)σ. The mass and width of the observed peak are consistent with recent reports of a narrow S=+1 baryon by other experimental groups
Family Roles as Family Functioning Regulators
No full textThe author examines the problems of formation and functioning of family roles. Having social roots, family roles appear on individual level by performing the social function of the formation of family as a social institute.</jats:p
BlogForever D5.2: Implementation of Case Studies
No full textThis document presents the internal and external testing results for the BlogForever case studies. The evaluation of the BlogForever implementation process is tabulated under the most relevant themes and aspects obtained within the testing processes. The case studies provide relevant feedback for the sustainability of the platform in terms of potential users’ needs and relevant information on the possible long term impact
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