satiation point, we are yet to reach it. This draft: Keywords: JEL codes: April 16, 2013 Subjective well-being, happiness, satiation, basic needs, Easterlin paradox. D6, I3, N3, O1, O4 * A shorter version of this paper will appear in the American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings in May 2013. The authors wish to thank Angus Deaton, Daniel Kahneman, and Alan Krueger for useful discussions and The Gallup Organization, where Wolfers serves as a Senior Scientist, for providing data. The
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Professional Development: Critiquing Research The ability to critique (critically analyse and evaluate) research from both the qualitative and quantitative paradigms is an essential skill for occupational therapists. It is this skill, integrated with expertise gained from clinical practice that underpins evidence based practice (EBP). Although there are many definitions of EBP, Muir Gray (1997) defines it as “an approach to decision making in which the clinician uses the best
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SIDDIG ELHAG ELHUSSEIN REF NO: BBA113AQ570 Supervised by: PROF.HAJ.DR. S N YASSIN ALHEETY Project Paper Submitted to the Department of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Faculty of Finance & Administrative Sciences Al-Madinah International University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration CERTIFICATION OF PROJECT PAPER WORK Name of Student | ELHAG SIDDIG ELHAG ELHUSSEIN | Name of Supervisor | PROF.HAJ.DR. S N YASSIN
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were randomly selected, 128 or 47.8% were males and 148 or 53% were females. Their ages range from 16-19years with the mean of 18.24years. Only 186 or 69% have had sexual intercourse and 94 of them had only one sex partner while 92 had more than one sex partner. Two research instruments were developed for this study-Attitude towards Pre marital Sex Scale (ATPSS) and Parent Involvement Questionnaire (PIQ). The findings revealed a significant effect of home type in prediction of adolescents’ involvement
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advertising messages. In addition, researchers have thus far been unable to identify the impact of culture on acceptance and response to SMS advertising. This research aims to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and advertising practice by testing five potential drivers of consumer acceptance of SMS advertising as well as the relationships between the acceptance of SMS advertising, intention to receive SMS advertising and behavioural responses to SMS advertising. This research is conducted
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Antecedents of Commitment to an Import Supplier Submitted by Md. Abu Saleh B. Com (Honours), M. Com, M-Phil Dhaka A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Faculty of Business QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia 2006 Title: Antecedents of Commitment to an Import Supplier Saleh @ 2006 Key Words: 1. Antecedents of commitment 2. Importer’ s commitment
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individual’s body odor and improve its pleasantness. In two experiments, we found positive effects of perfume on body odor perception. Importantly, however, this was modulated by significant interactions with individual odor donors. Fragrances thus appear to interact with body odor, creating an individually-specific odor mixture. In a third experiment, the odor mixture of an individual’s body odor and their preferred perfume was perceived as more pleasant than a blend of the same body odor with a randomly-allocated
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PETRI KÄRKI The Impact of Customer Order Lead Time-Based Decisions on the Firm's Ability to Make Money Case Study: Build to Order Manufacturing of Electrical Equipment and Appliances ACTA WASAENSIA NO 257 ________________________________ INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT 25 UNIVERSITAS WASAENSIS 2012 Reviewers Professor Olli-Pekka Hilmola Lappeenranta University of Technology Department of Industrial Management Prikaatintie 9 FI–45100 Kouvola Finland Doctor Yongjiang Shi University
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