Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesAlcohol Consumption and its Correlates Among Residents of Mining Town, Kitwe, Zambia: 2011 Population Based SurveyCosmas Zyaambo, Olusegun Babaniyi, Peter Songolo et al.Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, liver cirrhosis and cancers. It has also been associated with risky sexual behaviors, hence, attributed as a factor in the increase of HIV incidence and prevalence. A cross sectional study was conducted using a modified World Health Organizations Global Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) Surveillance Initiative NCD-STEPs 1and … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 29 Jan 2013 · 8,051 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesStock Market Development and Economic Growth an Empirical AnalysisVazakidis Athanasios, Adamopoulos AntoniosThis study investigated the causal relationship between stock market development and economic growth for Greece for the period 1978-2007 using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Questions were raised whether stock market development causes economic growth taking into account the negative effect of interest rate on stock market development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the short-run and … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 12 Jun 2012 · 13,868 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesGravitational Force of Community Events: A New Method of Evaluating Value of Local EventsNathanael L. Adams, Lynn L. AdamsProblem statement: This proposed “Gravitational Force” model was created to give communities a way to measure how effectively local events attract participants and visitors from a distance. Additionally, this study shows how to quantify the economic effect of an event on the local tax base and the entire community. This model can be used for all kinds of events and … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 30 Jan 2012 · 7,886 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesCredit Market Development and Economic Growth an Empirical Analysis for United KingdomAthanasios Vazakidis, Antonios AdamopoulosProblem statement: This study investigated the causal relationship between credit market development and economic growth for UK for the period 1975-2007 using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Questions were raised whether economic growth spurs credit market development taking into account the negative effect of inflation rate on credit market development. This study aimed to investigate the short-run and the … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 29 Nov 2011 · 7,242 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesCredit Market Development and Economic Growth an Empirical Analysis for GreeceAthanasios Vazakidis, Antonios AdamopoulosProblem statement: This study investigated the relationship between credit market development and economic growth for Greece for the period 1979-2007 using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Questions were raised whether economic growth spurs credit market development taking into account the negative effect of inflation rate on credit market development. This study aimed to investigate the short-run and the long-run … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 13 Jun 2011 · 6,883 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesThe Wholistic Ethical Litmus of Leadership: A Practical Non-Linear Dynamics and Chaos Based Leadership ModelLynn L. Adams, Nathanael L. AdamsProblem statement: Management is generally easy to define and measure. And, good managers tend to have many of the same characteristics and skill sets. Great leaders, on the other hand, have fewer shared characteristics. Some great leaders are great orators, for example, and yet many other great leaders are terrible public speakers. Great leaders tend to be very intuitive, but … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 27 May 2011 · 7,881 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesEffects of Race Distance on Physical, Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Endurance HorsesLawan Adamu, Noraniza Mohd Adzahan, Rasedee Abdullah, Bashir AhmadProblem statement: Endurance horses are generally exposed to severe stress during endurance competitions. These horses are however conditioned to cover the long distances of the competitions at moderate speeds. Approach: This study was conducted in Malaysia to determine the post-race hematological, blood electrolyte and biochemical and physical parameters of horses of 40, 80 and 120 km endurance race categories and … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 27 Dec 2010 · 9,167 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesThe Ethical and Non Ethical Mutual Funds ComparisonRosa Adamo, Angela Coscarelli, Domenica Federico, Antonella NotteProblem statement: One of the astonishing new developments in the financial community is the rise of ethical investments during the last decade. Particularly, the recent financial crisis has determined a major attention towards an ethically oriented finance based on social investments and environmental benefits that can create greater corporate crisis prevention. Because of the sheer size and importance of the … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 28 Nov 2010 · 9,513 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesA Causal Relationship between Financial Market Development and Economic GrowthAthanasios Vazakidis, Antonios AdamopoulosProblem statement: This study investigated the causal relationship between financial market development and economic growth for United Kingdom for the period 1965-2007 using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Questions were raised whether financial market development causes economic growth or reversely taking into account the negative effect of interest rate. The objective of this study was to examine the causal … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 7,684 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesThe Relationship between Credit Market Development and Economic GrowthAntonios AdamopoulosProblem statement: This study investigated the relationship between credit market development and economic growth for Spain for the period 1976-2007 using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Questions were raised whether economic growth spurs credit market development taking into account the negative effect of inflation rate and investments on credit market development. This study aimed to investigate the short-run and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 7,703 accessesView PDFCite