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A standard calculation methodology for human doubly labeled water studies.
2021
Summary The doubly labeled water (DLW) method measures total energy expenditure (TEE) in free-living subjects. Several equations are used to convert isotopic data into TEE. Using the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) DLW database (5,756 measurements of adults and children), we show considerable variability is introduced by different equations. The estimated rCO2 is sensitive to the dilution space ratio (DSR) of the two isotopes. Based on performance in validation studies, we propose a new equation based on a new estimate of the mean DSR. The DSR is lower at low body masses (<10 kg). Using data for 1,021 babies and infants, we show that the DSR varies non-linearly with body mass betw…
Is the EUA a new asset class?
2022
The listing of a new asset requires knowledge of its statistical properties prior to its use for hedging, speculative or risk management purposes. In this paper, the authors study the stylised facts of European Union Allowances (EUAs) returns. The majority of the phenomena observed, such as heavy tails, volatility clustering, asymmetric volatility and the presence of a high number of outliers are similar to those observed in both commodity futures and financial assets. However, properties such as negative asymmetry, positive correlation with stocks indexes and higher volatility levels during the trading session, typical of financial assets, and the existence of inflation hedge and positive …
Education for a sustainable future at the University: the challenge of teachers' training
2012
Este trabajo analiza la importancia de la incorporación de la sostenibilidad en el currículum de la educación superior como componente esencial de la formación de los futuros profesionales. Se ponen de manifiesto los primeros avances hacia una impregnación de esta dimensión en la actividad docente, la gestión y la investigación, se estudian algunas dificultades encontradas y se sugieren propuestas para hacerles frente. El estudio se centra, en particular, en la formación del profesorado de diferentes niveles, mediante su inmersión en la cultura de la sostenibilidad, con el fin de que puedan contribuir a la educación de una ciudadanía responsable y preparada para participar en la toma de dec…
Unexpected formation of a dodecanuclear {CoII6CuII6} nanowheel under ambient conditions: magneto-structural correlations.
2021
We report the unique heterobimetallic dodecanuclear oxamate-based {CoII6CuII6} nanowheel obtained using an environmentally friendly synthetic protocol. The effective Hamiltonian methodology employed herein allows the rationalisation of magnetic isotropic or anisotropic metal clusters, being a significant advance for future studies of exciting properties only observed at low and ultralow temperatures.
Survey data and Bayesian analysis: a cost-efficient way to estimate customer equity
2014
We present a Bayesian framework for estimating the customer lifetime value (CLV) and the customer equity (CE) based on the purchasing behavior deducible from the market surveys on customer purchasing behavior. The proposed framework systematically addresses the challenges faced when the future value of customers is estimated based on survey data. The scarcity of the survey data and the sampling variance are countered by utilizing the prior information and quantifying the uncertainty of the CE and CLV estimates by posterior distributions. Furthermore, information on the purchase behavior of the customers of competitors available in the survey data is integrated to the framework. The introduc…
Size Clustering in European Carbon Markets
2012
This paper documents empirical evidence of size clustering behavior in the European Carbon Futures Market and analyzes the circumstances under which it happens. Our findings show that carbon trades are concentrated in sizes of one to five contracts and in multiples of five. We have observed the existence of price clustering of prices ending in digits 0 or 5, and we have also proved that more clustered prices have more clustered sizes. Finally, the analysis of the key factors of the size clustering reveals that carbon traders use a reduced number of different trade sizes to simplify their trading process when uncertainty is high, market liquidity is poor, and the desire for opening new posit…
Entrepreneurial universities: A bibliometric analysis within the business and management domains
2021
Abstract This study presents a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications investigating entrepreneurial universities in the business and management fields. The authors collected 511 documents from the Web of Science and analysed them using Bibliometrix, an RStudio package for performance analysis and science mapping. The study aims to provide an overview of the evolution of research about this topic and describe the structures (i.e., conceptual, social, and intellectual) characterising it. It discusses the results to identify the main areas addressed so far and highlight gaps in the literature, offering avenues for possible future research. The results show that publications on entrep…
Creating futures images for sustainable cruise ships : insights on collaborative foresight for sustainability enhancement
2021
The aim of the study was to explore futures images of collaborative sustainability enhancement within a cruise ship building network. Addressing collaborative sustainability at the organizational level rather than at the macro (regional or planetary) level, the paper explores socially constructed and shared futures images, which are less widely studied than individual-level images of the future. We advance an analytical model for constructing and evaluating collectively held futures images based on the structure and content of those images. From our data, we identified four futures images: Money rules; The customer is always right; Local economy focus; and The most sustainable ships in the …
Foresight as a Tool for Increasing Creativity in the Age of Technology-Enhanced Learning
2018
The inclusion of established methodologies from the science of foresight within an ICT course structure can lead to increased levels of student creativity when these processes are learned through a multimedia enhanced learning environment.
Studentu līderības veidošanās iespējas
2018
Maģistra darba mērķis bija analizēt un interpretēt līderības daudzveidīgo būtību, kā tas izpaužas mūsdienu studentos. Šī tēma musdienās ir ļoti aktuāla, jo līderības lomas izpausmes ietekmē studentu spējas vadīt savu darba dzīvi, it īpasi saskaņojot savu darba dzīvi ar personības pilnveidi. Lai šo darbu veiktu, darba autors izpētīja plašu recenzētas teorētiskas literatūras klāstu par līderību, kā arī veica empīrisku pētījumu un rezultātu interpretāciju. Abas pieejas integrēti izgaismoja pētījuma objekta būtību – saprast līderības jēgu un tās ietekmi uz studentu pilnveidošanos gan studijās, gan vēlā darba dzīvē. Lai apstiprinātu pētnieciskā objekta izpētes rezultātus, tika izvirzīti vairāki …