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Earnings Management in Polish Companies (2011)
Journal Article
Brzeszczyński, J., Gajda, J., & Schabek, T. (2011). Earnings Management in Polish Companies. Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe, 14(3), 137-150. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10103-011-0023-1

This paper presents results of the investigation of a phenomenon known as "earnings management'' (EM) among the companies listed on the Polish stock market. The distribution of earnings per share (EPS) for the stocks around the threshold value of "ze... Read More about Earnings Management in Polish Companies.

Guest editorial From: International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Volume 2, Issue 2 (2011)
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Leask, A., & Hassanien, A. (2011). Guest editorial From: International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Volume 2, Issue 2. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 2(2), https://doi.org/10.1108/ijefm.2011.43402baa.001

The field of “event management” is extremely complex, with huge variance in their type, purpose, aims and desired outcomes. Their diversity has been explored by academics and practitioners, resulting in a diverse range of research interests and proje... Read More about Guest editorial From: International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Volume 2, Issue 2.

Handling Customer Complaints in the Hospitality Industry (2011)
Journal Article
Dinnen, R., & Hassanien, A. (2011). Handling Customer Complaints in the Hospitality Industry. International Journal of Customer Relationship Marketing and Management, 2(1), 66-88. https://doi.org/10.4018/jcrmm.2011010105

Drawing on associated literature and empirical research, this paper examines the engagement and expertise of hotels in handling customer complaints. This is of considerable interest to practitioners and academics within the field of hospitality manag... Read More about Handling Customer Complaints in the Hospitality Industry.

Key Performance Indicators for Innovation Implementation: Perception vs. Actual Usage (2011)
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Sawang, S. (2011). Key Performance Indicators for Innovation Implementation: Perception vs. Actual Usage. Asia Pacific Management Review, 16(1), 23-29

This paper aimed to explore the proportion associated with the perceived importance and the actual use of performance indicators from manufacturing and non manufacturing industries. The sample was 86 small and medium sized-organizations in Thailand.... Read More about Key Performance Indicators for Innovation Implementation: Perception vs. Actual Usage.

Bioscouring of cotton fabrics using pectinase enzyme its optimization and comparison with conventional scouring process. (2011)
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Rajendran, R., Sundaram, S. K., Radhai, R., & Rajapriya, P. (2011). Bioscouring of cotton fabrics using pectinase enzyme its optimization and comparison with conventional scouring process. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 14(9), 519-525. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2011.519.525

The conventional scouring process involving the harsh environment is slowly being replaced with environment friendly approach using enzymes. These enzymes remove the non cellulosic impurities present in the fabric. Such a process would enhance the ab... Read More about Bioscouring of cotton fabrics using pectinase enzyme its optimization and comparison with conventional scouring process..

Aerobic biodecolorization of mixture of azo dye containing textile effluent using adapted microbial strains. (2011)
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Rajendran, R., Sundaram, S. K., & Maheswari, K. U. (2011). Aerobic biodecolorization of mixture of azo dye containing textile effluent using adapted microbial strains. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 4(6), 568-578. https://doi.org/10.3923/jest.2011.568.578

The current study aimed at developing a microbial consortium using indigenously adapted microbial populations which could be used in the treatment of azo dye containing textile effluent under aerobic conditions. From about 265 different bacterial iso... Read More about Aerobic biodecolorization of mixture of azo dye containing textile effluent using adapted microbial strains..

The diet of Great Tit Parus major nestlings in a Mediterranean Iberian forest: the important role of spiders (2011)
Journal Article
Pagani-Núñez, E., Ruiz, Í., Quesada, J., Negro, J. J., & Senar, J. C. (2011). The diet of Great Tit Parus major nestlings in a Mediterranean Iberian forest: the important role of spiders. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 34(2), 355-361. https://doi.org/10.32800/abc.2011.34.0355

The diet of the Great Tit Parus major when rearing chicks has been described in many studies. However, data from the Mediterranean area is scarce. Here we describe the diet of nestlings in a population of Great Tits in a Mediterranean forest in Barce... Read More about The diet of Great Tit Parus major nestlings in a Mediterranean Iberian forest: the important role of spiders.

Design of a Cost Effective Off-Grid Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System in an Island of Bangladesh (2011)
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Nahid-Al-Masood, Mirza, R., Ahmed, J., Abedin, A. H., Deeba, S., Hafiz, F., Begum, M., & Chowdhury, A. H. (2011). Design of a Cost Effective Off-Grid Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System in an Island of Bangladesh. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 5(12), 312-315

Bangladesh is a developing country with large population. Demand of electrical energy is increasing day by day because of increasing population and industrialization. But due to limited resources, people here are suffering from power crisis problem w... Read More about Design of a Cost Effective Off-Grid Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System in an Island of Bangladesh.

New antenna designs for wideband harmonic suppression using adaptive surface meshing and genetic algorithms (2011)
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Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C. . H., Bin-Melha, M., Zainal-Abdin, Z., & Excell, P. (2011). New antenna designs for wideband harmonic suppression using adaptive surface meshing and genetic algorithms. IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 5(9), 1054-1061. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-map.2010.0218

A novel design strategy for microstrip harmonic-suppression antennas is presented. The computational method is based on an integral equation solver using adaptive surface meshing driven by a genetic algorithm (GA). Three examples are illustrated, all... Read More about New antenna designs for wideband harmonic suppression using adaptive surface meshing and genetic algorithms.

Broadband dual planar inverted F-antenna for wireless local area networks/worldwide interoperability for microwave access and lower-band ultra wideband wireless applications (2011)
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See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Zhou, D., Hraga, H., & Excell, P. (2011). Broadband dual planar inverted F-antenna for wireless local area networks/worldwide interoperability for microwave access and lower-band ultra wideband wireless applications. IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 5(6), 644-650. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-map.2010.0135

An extension of the planar inverted F-antenna (PIFA) concept is proposed, combining two such antennas (one of them fed parasitically) to extend the usable bandwidth to cover the WiFi wireless local area network, worldwide interoperability for microwa... Read More about Broadband dual planar inverted F-antenna for wireless local area networks/worldwide interoperability for microwave access and lower-band ultra wideband wireless applications.

Metamaterial-based Sensor Design Working in Infrared Frequency Range (2011)
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La Spada, L., Bilotti, F., & Vegni, L. (2011). Metamaterial-based Sensor Design Working in Infrared Frequency Range. Progress in electromagnetics research B: PIER B, 34, 205-223. https://doi.org/10.2528/pierb11060303

In this paper, we propose the design of high sensitivity and selectivity metamaterial-based biosensors operating in the THz regime. The proposed sensors consist of planar array of resonant metallic structures, whose frequency response is modified thr... Read More about Metamaterial-based Sensor Design Working in Infrared Frequency Range.

Mobility and Immobility in the European Union: Experiences of Young Polish People Living in the UK (2011)
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Botterill, K. (2011). Mobility and Immobility in the European Union: Experiences of Young Polish People Living in the UK. Studia Migracyjne – Przegląd Polonijny, 6(1),

Mobility' is a zeitgeist of the European Union. European enlargement and the removal of borders in Central and Eastern Europe has reinvigorated geographical mobility in Europe while the extension of neo-liberal economic reform across the region has b... Read More about Mobility and Immobility in the European Union: Experiences of Young Polish People Living in the UK.

Development and testing of a novel instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of farmed pigs and promote welfare enhancement (part 2) (2011)
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Wiseman-Orr, M. L., Scott, E. M., & Nolan, A. (2011). Development and testing of a novel instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of farmed pigs and promote welfare enhancement (part 2). Animal Welfare, 20(4), 549-558

The development of a novel structured questionnaire instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) in individual farmed pigs was described previously (companion paper). The instrument embraces the measurement of positive welfare, and was... Read More about Development and testing of a novel instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of farmed pigs and promote welfare enhancement (part 2).

Development and testing of a novel instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of farmed pigs and promote welfare enhancement (Part 1) (2011)
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Wiseman-Orr, M. L., Scott, E. M., & Nolan, A. M. (2011). Development and testing of a novel instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of farmed pigs and promote welfare enhancement (Part 1). Animal Welfare, 20(4), 535=548

Health-related quality of life (HRQL) was defined for farmed animals and identified as an appropriate focus of integrative welfare
measurement for farmed pigs that embraces measurement of positive welfare. The instrument for HRQL measurement was
de... Read More about Development and testing of a novel instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of farmed pigs and promote welfare enhancement (Part 1).

Herbal medication in the management of non-ulcer dyspepsia (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2011). Herbal medication in the management of non-ulcer dyspepsia. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 9(10), 15-16. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2011.9.10.15

Although not considered part of mainstream medicine, it is estimated that over half of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms have used some form of complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) (Comar and Kirby, 2005). Herbal and non-herbal remedies... Read More about Herbal medication in the management of non-ulcer dyspepsia.

A theoretical framework for the evaluation of competition between container terminal operators (2011)
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Yao, W. Y., Lam, J. S. L., & Cullinane, K. (2011). A theoretical framework for the evaluation of competition between container terminal operators. Singapore Economic Review, 56(04), 535-559. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590811004456

This paper presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the outcomes of potential competitive strategies and their expected payoffs for container terminal operators in the container handling industry. The framework is based on the integration of Bow... Read More about A theoretical framework for the evaluation of competition between container terminal operators.

The role of contestable processes in advancing sustainability in transport and planning (2011)
Journal Article
Wigan, M. (2011). The role of contestable processes in advancing sustainability in transport and planning. Road and Transport Research Journal, 20, 32-40

Sustainable transport requires not only solid evidence to support policy and practice, but also to allow this to be examined with a high degree of transparency. Not all technical reports have the supporting evidence (or indeed models) made readily av... Read More about The role of contestable processes in advancing sustainability in transport and planning.