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      <title>Present and future value formulae for uneven cash flow: Based on performance of a business</title>
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      <description>Title: Present and future value formulae for uneven cash flow: Based on performance of a business
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&lt;br/&gt;Authors: Tessema, Ameha Tefera
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&lt;br/&gt;Abstract: Business firm's income is not constant, or fixed from period to period because of this the firm's cash inflow or out flow is uneven. The decision of a firm either to invest or to borrow from creditors based on uneven cash in-flow need to have a future or a present value prediction formula. The problem to find future and present value formulae for uneven cash flow stayed unsolved for long periods. However, on this paper it wanted to show future and present value of uneven cash flow prediction formulae based on the performance rate ( ) n P of a business. The Performance rate (Pn) is a percentage by which the current performance, economic value added (EVA n ), of the business exceeds the previous performance. Therefore, the firm cash out flows either for investment or for repayment of the borrowed loan growth according to the performance rate (p) of the firm.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A review of online trust branding strategies of financial services industries in Malaysia and Australia</title>
      <link>http://hdl.handle.net/10419/49029</link>
      <description>Title: A review of online trust branding strategies of financial services industries in Malaysia and Australia
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&lt;br/&gt;Authors: Tan, Teck Ming; Rasiah, Devinaga
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&lt;br/&gt;Abstract: This study spotlighted on the financial services industry specifically in the creation of brand trust across online channel, which constructs a significant contribution to the under-researched area of online branding. Content analysis was performed on the web sites of top ten bank retailers in Malaysia and Australia. An analysis of the extent to which the retailers were using their web sites to provide online financial services and brand information provided a context for a more detailed analysis of online trust branding strategies, including communicating brand trust and value, and building brand experience relationships via online financial services. Bank retailers in Australia provided guarantee statements and variety of financial services across online channel, offering comprehensive online strategy for brand trust and brand experience. There was indication of some innovative practice, but also scope for substantial further improvement of the concept of online trust branding. Conversely the bank retailers in Malaysia only provided basic online financial services and no guarantee of refund for any financial fraud cases. Their use of the online channel to communicate brand trust, brand value, and to endorse brand relationships was underdeveloped.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Integrating modern business values and cloning: The legality, morality, and social responsibility of somatic cell nuclear transfer</title>
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      <description>Title: Integrating modern business values and cloning: The legality, morality, and social responsibility of somatic cell nuclear transfer
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&lt;br/&gt;Authors: Williams, Blanche A.; Cavico, Frank J.; Mujtaba, Bahaudin G.
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&lt;br/&gt;Abstract: Science and technology have catapulted the possibilities of cloning into reality. Over the past few decades, cloning has given rise to aggressive research and business opportunities that have transformed society's views on the scientific andcommercial uses, as well as abuses, of cloning. The advent of cloning, therefore, has engendered a multitude of implications and consequences that our society, legal system, religious, and scientific communities continue to struggle with. How does the public embrace, laws protect, religion condone, and morality support the research, science, and implementation of cloning? The worldwide involvement in cloning, moreover, is an indication that this practice has secured widespread recognition and influence. This paper will explore the science of cloning, the companies involved, the laws that affect it, the ethics that guide it, and the social responsibility of its participants and presence in our global society's future.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Goods distribution management in city logistics environment: A systemic approach</title>
      <link>http://hdl.handle.net/10419/49027</link>
      <description>Title: Goods distribution management in city logistics environment: A systemic approach
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&lt;br/&gt;Authors: Zeimpekis, Vasileios
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&lt;br/&gt;Abstract: The routing plan of a delivery fleet is usually developed a priori and provides an optimal (or near optimal) way of serving customers by taking into account certain constraints, such as vehicle capacity and delivery time windows. However, such plans may not cope adequately in a city logistics environment, in which unexpected events often occur during delivery execution (e.g. adverse traffic conditions). These events may lead to delays, higher costs, and inferior customer service. This paper presents the development and evaluation of a real-time fleet management system that handles such unforeseen events by using advanced traffic forecasting techniques and rerouting strategies coupled with telematic technology. The system monitors the delivery vehicles in real time, detects deviations from the initial distribution plan, and adjusts the schedule accordingly, by suggesting effective rerouting strategies. The system has been tested in real-life cases and the results show that delivery performance is enhanced significantly and customer satisfaction is improved accordingly.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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