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Corruption and Economic Efficiency: Panel Data Evidence
(2010)This paper investigates empirically the effect of corruption on countries' economic efficiency. By using a sample of 79 countries for the time period 2000-2006 the paper applies DEA window analysis and econometric panel ... -
Current and potential uses of composted olive oil waste
(2007)Food industry will have to focus on waste avoidance as well as utilisation of process waste. Application of clean technologies greatly enhances the safety and quality of the product as well as reducing the energy requirements ... -
Decolorization kinetics of Procion H-exl dyes from textile dyeing using Fenton-like reactions
(2006)The decolorization kinetics of three commercially used Procion H-exl dyes was studied using a Fenton-like reagent. The effect of the major system parameters (pH, concentration of H2O2 and Fe3+ and initial dye concentration) ... -
Defence expenditure and economic growth in the European Union - A causality analysis
(2004)This paper examines the relationship between military expenditure and growth among the EU15 members using co-integration and causality tests for the period 1961-2000. Although the results reported herein do not reveal a ... -
Economic efficiency and growth in the EU enlargement
(2009)This paper deals with the effects of EMU enlargement (European Economic and Monetary Union) by evaluating the economic efficiency of growth policies of the 25 member countries. By using Data Envelopment Window Analysis the ... -
The effect of foreign ownership on SMEs performance: An efficiency analysis perspective
(2010)This paper uses both Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Free Disposal Hull (FDH) models in order to determine different performance levels in a sample of 353 foreign equities operating in the Greek manufacturing sector. ... -
Effect of system parameters and of inorganic salts on the decolorization and degradation of Procion H-exl dyes. Comparison of H2O2/UV, Fenton, UV/Fenton, TiO2/UV and TiO2/UV/H2O2 processes
(2007)Reactive dyes are extensively used in the last years due to their superior performance, but they are environmentally hazardous. In the present work, the decolorization and degradation of commercial reactive azo dyes (Procion ... -
Electricity Generation and Economic Efficiency: Panel Data Evidence from World and East Asian Countries
(2009)Taking a commonly-used and commonly-available trade policy model as our starting point, we examine the long-run effects of large-scale structural change with and without international capital accumulation, mobility and ... -
Estimating the degree of operating efficiency gains from a potential bank merger and acquisition: A DEA bootstrapped approach
(2013)We propose a bootstrapped Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)-based procedure to pre-calculate and pre-evaluate the short-run operating efficiency gains of a potential bank merger or acquisition (M&A). As an illustrative ... -
Implementation of hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) to a production line of beet sugar, molasses and pulp: A case study
(2000)White sugar, molasses and pulp constitute three products which are important for human and animal health. Sugar is either directly consumed or is used as the main component for confectionery purposes. Molasses and pulp are ... -
Origin and funding of the most frequently cited papers in medicine: database analysis
(2006)Objective To evaluate changes in the role of academics and the sources of funding for the medical research cited most frequently over the past decade. Design Database analysis. Data sources Web of Knowledge database. Methods ... -
A preliminary investigation of the burden sharing aspects of a European union common defence policy
(2008)The move towards a common European defence policy raises a multitude of multidimensional and complex issues. As pointed out in a recent paper (Hartley, 2003), these issues include economic aspects ranging from the role of ... -
Vegetable waste treatment: Comparison and critical presentation of methodologies
(2008)Vegetable industries have been considered responsible for a great amount of pollution; hence, there has been a strong need for the optimization of vegetable waste treatment systems. The currently employed systems are ... -
Willingness for mobility amongst European fishermen
(2010)The global trend of fisheries overexploitation and collapse has resulted in the need to reduce fishing effort, and providing alternative employment for fishermen is a frequently mentioned policy option in order to achieve ...