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Count data with excess zeros relative to a Poisson distribution are common in many biomedical applications. A popular approach to the analysis of such data is to use a zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) regression model. Often, because of the hierarchical Study design or the data collection procedure,...
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Recent changes in the U.S. liability regime for oil pollution damage are precipitating a potential insurance crisis for oil carriers operating in U.S. waters. While liability rules can be useful in causing the oil transport industry to internalize the costs of oil pollution, unlimited liability...
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) EU shipping industry changed after the exemption, allowing anti-competitive techniques to be used. In theory this was to … help stabilize the shipping markets by reducing fluctuation in freight rates. It is the hypothesis that a similar landscape …, financial records of major shipping companies, and direct data from companies using pooling techniques. Using linear regression …
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The Oil Embargo of 1973 emphasized not only how oil dependent the fishing industry has become but that the days of inexpensive energy had ended. Oil prices have risen dramatically, but so have the price tags on new technologies, labor, vessel renovation, new construction and the cost of...
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This paper reviews the behavior of shipping freight rate by using the freight index as an proxy variable. A proxy …
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This study will examine two separate, but related matters; (1) expansion of port State control through new treaties and international practice, and (2) the port State's use of targeting to focus its attention on substandard performance. It will also outline and clarify the practice of targeting...
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determine possible impacts on Liberian bulk shipping. …
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Thesis (DBA(DoctorateofBusinessAdministration))--University of South Australia, 2005. … industries in the business world. It also holds true in the evolution of the shipping industry in Malaysia as the globalization … of shipping and logistic services now prevails over traditional shipping business practices. …
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The paper examines industrial relations in the shipping industries of two Liberal Market Economies (LMEs), Australia … trend towards the ?globalisation? of the shipping labour market is assessed by discussing the role of state policies on … shipping, trade unions, and employer organisations. The paper argues that in shipping two distinctly different policy …
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In today's global shipping industry management functions have often been outsourced to separate companies and to … overseas locations. With the appearance of socalled 'flags of convenience' the world shipping industry has increasingly … 'Reimarus', will exemplify the impact of the new regulation on HR firms in shipping. The following paper analyses this process …
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