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Internet addiction disorder among adolescents and young adults: the picture in Europe and prevention strategies
(2015)
This article deals with Internet addiction, the spread of this phenomenon in European countries, its possible causes as well as ways of preventing it. Nowadays, young people in the Western world, including those living in ...
Theories and philosophy of property taxation
(2015)
Since its birth, property taxation has been a major source of revenue. Taxation in general, is an important conduit to generate revenue and also a tool to redistribute wealth. It can act as a tool to manage land use, urban ...
Ratio of Torsion (ROT): An index for assessing the global induced torsion in plan irregular buildings
(TECHNO-PRESS, 2015-01-15)
Due to earthquakes, many structures suffered extensive damages that were attributed to the
torsional effect caused by mass, stiffness or strength eccentricity. Due to this type of asymmetry torsional moments are generated ...
The role of the European Parliament in managing the international economic crisis
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2015-05-19)
Economics and finance cannot be separated from the political and social system and the institutions within which they are embedded. This has been stressed by an array of approaches which attempt to disclose the role of ...
France, Germany and the New Framework for EMU Governance
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2015-07-13)
The European crisis is the best case study for examining both the vulnerabilities of Europe’s framework for economic governance and the very process of European integration itself. This statement is true for several reasons: ...
Intergovernmentalism and the New Framework of EMU Governance
(Hart Publishing, 2015-08)
What is the form of government of the EU? And, how is the institutional governance of the Eurozone evolving? These questions have become pressing during the last years. On the one hand, the Euro-crisis and the legal and ...
E-marketing in the Hotel Industry: Marketing Mix Strategies
(2015)
Does the hotel industry fully exploit the e-marketing capabilities? The purpose of this study is to investigate the Internet marketing strategies and practices that are used in the hotel industry. Namely, it examines the ...
Multicultural Nicosia: searching for a common cultural identity in east Mediterranean Basin
(International Conference on Change Cities II, 2015-06-22)
This article intends to investigate in a theoretical framework the possible expansion of Place Branding in a cross-border and inter-national basis in order to develop partnerships and to strengthen the relationships between ...
A proposal of a mass appraisal system in Greece with CAMA system. Evaluating GWR and MRA techniques. The case study of Thessaloniki Municipality.
(Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® from Aries Systems Corporation, 2015)
As stated on Dimopoulos et al (2014) property tax in Greece is levied since 1985 not on Market
Values but on the “objective value” of the properties as it is defined by the Ministry of
Economics. It forms a non-flexible ...
Understanding Online News: Uses and Gratifications of Mainstream News Sites and Social Media
(2015)
In this study the uses and gratifications obtained from Mainstream News sites and Social Media when the users read online news is explored. A comparative work is done between the two in order to examine the differences on ...