This paper investigates the impact of international technology transfer through FDI and technology import on Chinese productivity by analyzing 28 Chinese province-level regions over the period 2001 to 2008. The findings show that technology import has significantly positive impact on Chinese...

Solar energy and wind energy are the two most viable renewable energy resources in the world. Good compensation characters are usually found between solar energy and wind energy. This paper recommend an optimal design model for designing hybrid solar-wind systems employing battery banks for...

DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS <bold> <italic>Reviewed book:</italic> </bold> Dalé Dzemydiené. <italic>Intelektualizuotų informacinių sistemų projektavimas ir taikymas</italic>: monografija. Vilnius: Mykolo Romerio universiteto leidybos centras, 2006. 352 p. [Design and Application of Intelligent Information...

OPTIMIZATION METHODS FOR A STAKEHOLDER SOCIETY <bold> <italic>Reviewed book:</italic> </bold> Willem K. Brauers. <italic>Optimization Methods for a Stakeholder Society: A Revolution in Economic Thinking by Multi‐objective Optimization</italic>. Boston / Dordrecht / London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

<title>Abstract</title> This paper considers the application of methodology for the defining the utility and market value of a real estate. The theoretical basis of the methodology is developed. The proposed methods, the method of multiple criteria complex proportional assessment (COPRAS) and the method of...

<title>Abstract</title> Sustainable development principles reaching many spheres of human activities, public buildings refurbishment is not an exemption in this case. Buildings refurbishment supports excellent opportunities to reduce energy consumption in buildings as well as encourages other sustainable...

<title>Abstract</title> Negotiations are common in many activities; the sectors of construction and real estate are not an exception: here the negotiations are an inseparable part of the real estate buying and selling process. The article analyses scientific research related to negotiations and presents the...