Derived from unit value and the gravity model, this paper proposes a simple model to analyze the quality determinants of imported fruits in China, and finds that (1) both quantity and price are exogenous for quality, and quality decreases in quantity but increases in price; (2) the own-income...

Derived from unit value and the gravity model, this paper proposes a simple model to analyze the quality determinants of imported fruits in China, and finds that (1) both quantity and price are exogenous for quality, and quality decreases in quantity but increases in price; (2) the own-income...

Nowadays, biometric technologies became reliable and widespread means of unobtrusive user authentication in a variety of real-world applications. The performance of an automated face recognition system has a strong relationship with the quality of the biometric samples. The facial samples can be...

This research study aims at developing and validating E-tailing quality index. It consists of the literature reviews of the past researches, which were done by various authors and while finding the dimensions for the e-tailing quality. The scale development methodology results into six factors...

Abstract This paper deals with a Markov process used for stochastic modeling of the international banking supervision related to the Basel's accords. A quality index reflecting the performance of a bank is proposed, which is based on the asymptotic behavior of the Markov process.

La calidad del agua destinada al consumo humano se puede evaluar en función de un conjunto de características. En la literatura se han propuestos diversos indicadores que permiten integrar la información de dicho conjunto en un único valor o índice global. Por otra parte, los usuarios deben...

This report provides a new economic approach and methodology for analyzing nutritional quality change in manufacturers' food product offerings and food products purchased using a case study of five food product categories in the mid-1990's. Two approaches were used to analyze nutritional quality...

The free market economy most countries pursue nowadays is never entirely free from government intervention. Policy makers devote special attention to the regulation of financial markets and with the current financial crisis, the quality of the banking regulations need to be reconsidered. This...