This article uses a VAR model to empirically test Chinese coal mine safety regulations based on a theoretical analysis of their outcomes. The results show that the mine safety regulations are effective over the long term, represented by the long-term drop in casualty rates per million tons of...

Preparation of yogurt with synbiotics composed by probiotics and prebiotics is a novel development in the functional foods. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of synbiotics composed by Lacticaseibacillus paracasei and lactitol on the microbiology and quality of yogurt during the...

To find solutions for legal system for capitalization of rural land ownership in China, this paper studied and analyzed existing problems in rural land system and legal environment using legal theory and transaction cost theory. Results indicated that (i) the restriction of institutional...

The periodical fluctuation phenomenon appears in coal mine and other fields of government safety supervision. The paper provides a theoretical explanation by building an evolutionary game model between coal mine industry and governmental supervision institutions. Moreover, the paper provides a...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of China’s Food Safety Law on its food industry. Design/methodology/approach First, an event study is employed to investigate the impact of regulatory changes on the food industry. Then the authors examine the association between the...

Electric load forecasting is an important issue for a power utility, associated with the management of daily operations such as energy transfer scheduling, unit commitment, and load dispatch. Inspired by strong non-linear learning capability of support vector regression (SVR), this paper...