scholarly journals R&D Intensity and Its Curvilinear Relationship with Firm Profitability: Perspective from the Alternative Energy Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5060
Author(s):  
Natasha Hazarika
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Return On Sales ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

There is an inconclusive debate concerning the relationship between environmental research and development (R&D) and corporate financial performance (CFP). The debate becomes more complex because a win–win situation between environmental and financial goals is not as plausible in practice as it is in theory. Though arguments have been made that when time-lag is considered, the relationship can produce positive outcomes for both entities, ambiguities persist because linear models dominate this analysis. This study, therefore, empirically tested the existence of a curvilinear relationship between R&D intensity and CFP in the context of the alternative energy sector. Using a panel dataset of 24 companies and 232 unbalanced firm-year observations for 10 years, it was found that after passing the inflection points, investment in R&D reaps financial benefits that will eventually offset the cost of the initial investment. The curvilinear relationship of R&D intensity on return on sales and net profit margin is strongly supported.

Analyzing the Relationship between Diagnosis and the Cost of Diabetic Patients

2010 ◽  
pp. 173-196
Author(s):  
Xiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Warehouse ◽  
Chronic Condition ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Exploratory Data ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Total Charges

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the diagnosis and the cost of patient care for those with diabetes in Medicare. In this analysis, the author used data sets about outpatient claim, inpatient claim as well as beneficiary demography information for the year 2004, all of which were taken from the Chronic Condition Data Warehouse provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The author analyzed the cases for diabetic inpatients and outpatients by different methods. For outpatient analysis, exploratory data analysis and linear models were used .The results show that the total charges for diagnoses are reduced considerably for payment. The distribution of the total charges follows a Gamma distribution. The output of the generalized linear model demonstrates that only 15 out of the top 20 primary treatments for charges are statistically significant to the expenditures on outpatients.

New Model to Promote Well-Being in Work Areas of an Aerospace Industry Facility in Mexicali

2022 ◽  
pp. 150-172
Author(s):  
Carlos Raul Navarro Gonzalez ◽  
Juan Ceballos-Corral ◽  
Olivia Yessenia Vargas-Bernal ◽  
Gustavo Lopez Badilla ◽  
Judith M. Paz-Delgadillo
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Aerospace Industry ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Industrial Operations ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Health And Well Being

This investigation was made to evaluate the health and well-being of workers who made activities in the manufacturing processes of an aerospace industry installed in the city of Mexicali and based on the evidence presented in certain stages of a production line. The cost-benefit of applying ergonomic methods was analyzed, developing a descriptive model, which involved important aspects. Said aspects analyzed were (1) work methods, (2) training of employees in the operational area, (3) evaluation of times and movements of industrial operations, and (4) working conditions as the relationship of workers with supervisors and managers.

The Behavior Simulation of Manufacturing Services in a Service-Oriented Networked Manufacturing Environment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingbo Wang ◽  
Ping Lou ◽  
Xuemei Jiang ◽  
Qin Wei ◽  
YongZhi Qu
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Network ◽  
Networked Manufacturing ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Behavior Simulation ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

In a service-oriented networked manufacturing (SONM) environment, geographically distributed manufacturing resources are encapsulated as various manufacturing services. These manufacturing services release via the Internet and can provide services on the demand of manufacturing tasks. Usually one manufacturing task needs several different services belonged to different organizers to work together. Hence, effective cooperation among services is the foundation of the efficient operation of SONM. In this paper, a bipartite network model is presented to describe the relationship of two different kinds of nodes in SONM, and also is projected as a weighed network for further exploring the behaviors of service nodes. Furthermore, an agent-based model is built for modeling the interactive behaviors of service nodes in a cooperative network and an agent-based simulating system is developed with Repast. The simulation results show that the emergence of cooperative behaviors among service nodes is related to both the cost of cooperation and initial trust of services in the SONM environment.

Urinary 3-methylhistidine and progressive winter undernutrition in white-tailed deer

1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (11) ◽  
pp. 2090-2095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn D DelGiudice ◽  
Ken D Kerr ◽  
L David Mech ◽  
Michael R Riggs ◽  
Ulysses S Seal
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Muscle Protein ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Physiological Indicators ◽  
Nutritional Restriction ◽  
Muscle Catabolism ◽  
Cumulative Mass ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Physiological indicators of muscle catabolism would aid assessment of winter nutritional restriction of ungulates, and urinary 3-methylhistidine has exhibited potential in this regard in several species. We examined the effect of chronic moderate and severe nutritional restriction during winter on urinary 3-methylhistidine:creatinine ratios in seven adult white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and the relationship of these ratios to urinary urea nitrogen:creatinine ratios. Mean base line estimates of urinary 3-methylhistidine:creatinine ratio for the control and severely restricted deer (0.043 and 0.086 µmol:mg, respectively) were similar (P = 0.280) and remained unchanged in the control deer throughout the study. In contrast, mean 3-methylhistidine:creatinine ratios increased dramatically as nutritional restriction and cumulative mass loss progressed; the quadratic component of the data for the chronically restricted deer was significant (P < 0.001). Likewise, there was a strong curvilinear relationship (R2 = 0.82) between cumulative mass loss (up to 29%) of the pooled deer and urinary 3-methylhistidine:creatinine ratios. Further, urinary urea nitrogen:creatinine ratios were strongly related to 3-methylhistidine:creatinine ratios (r2 = 0.89). Our study indicates that further investigation of 3-methylhistidine as an indicator of physical condition and muscle protein breakdown is warranted.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Penerapan E-Filing Dan Pengetahuan Perpajakan Terhadap Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak Dengan Biaya Kepatuhan Sebagai Variabel Moderasi

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1510-1517
Author(s):  
M. Ardhy Erwanda ◽  
Henri Agustin ◽  
Erly Mulyani
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Compliance Costs ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

This study aims to determine the effect of applying e-filing and knowledge of taxation on taxpayer compliance. Compliance costs as moderating variable that moderate relations between application e-filing and knowledge taxation on the taxpayer compliance. The population in this study is taxpayers in Padang city. The number off samples used was 100 respondents with the sampling method using purposive sampling. The data used in this study are primary data. Data collection techniques are done by questionnaire. The data analysis technique used is multiple regression and moderated regression analysis. The results obtained are the application of e-filing has a significant positive effect on taxpayer compliance, knowledge of taxation does not affect taxpayer compliance, compliance costs proved to moderate the relationship between the implementation of e-filing and taxpayer compliance, and the cost of compliance was not proven to moderate the knowledge relationship of taxation with taxpayer compliance

scholarly journals Simulation of the System of Repairs of Apartment Buildings

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 03016
Author(s):  
Serafima Sokova ◽  
Vladimir Kalinin
Keyword(s):  
Housing Stock ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Safe Operation ◽  
Apartment Buildings ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Real State

the main issue of the study is the problem of improving the efficiency of the housing sector. The current state system does not ensure the proper efficiency of the housing stock, which is increasingly manifested in the growing gap between the cost of operation of apartment buildings, aimed at ensuring the quality of their functioning and the real state of this quality. In recent years, numerous regulatory documents have been adopted to ensure the normal maintenance of buildings, but a comprehensive understanding of the relationship of various activities with technical and economic solutions, in most cases, has an empirical nature, not confirmed by a strict analytical justification. The purpose of the study is a systematic integrated approach to solving problems to improve the efficiency of maintenance of housing using the proposed mathematical apparatus, which allows you to objectively, fully and accurately assess the relationship of economic and technical indicators. All total socially significant economic indicators of operational measures can be the basis of legislative regulation in the industry. Conclusions: criteria for assessing the effective and safe operation of buildings, optimal for residents of apartment buildings and management companies serving these houses.

Curvilinear relationship of entrepreneurial experience and entrepreneurial self-efficacy: Entrepreneurial passion as a moderator

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Yanbin Liu ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Ping Yuan ◽  
Yanpeng Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Experience ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
Upward Slope ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

We combined experience curve theory and social learning theory and proposed that the relationship between entrepreneurs' prior experience and their entrepreneurial self-efficacy would be curvilinear, with the upward slope of the curve gradually decreasing. Participants were 266 entrepreneurs in Southeast China who completed a survey. Our results show there was a nonlinear relationship between entrepreneurial experience and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, suggesting that as entrepreneurs gained more experience, the rate of entrepreneurial self-efficacy slowed down. Furthermore, we found that entrepreneurial passion moderated this curvilinear relationship, such that when entrepreneurial passion was strong, nascent entrepreneurs with less experience exhibited greater entrepreneurial self-efficacy than did entrepreneurs with more experience. Theoretical contributions and future research directions are discussed.

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