In this paper we address the problem of deciding whether a water source should be used by a water utility such that the production cost as well as the penalty cost due to water shortages is minimized while certain ...

Failure is a natural process, observed in both biological and organizational systems. In this article different types of failure are illustrated and the most common factors that contribute to failure described. Delaying ...

In this paper we propose a novel method for object grasping that aims to unify robot vision techniques for 24 efficiently accomplishing the demanding task of autonomous object manipulation. Through ontological 25 concepts, ...

This article comments on the urban planning theory-practice gap, focusing on the relationship between the planning theory and the use of urban indicators. The reason for the selection of this case study is twofold. On the ...

The purpose of this paper is to explore the reasons why combining works, discuss the implications involved and propose guidelines for improving the field of forecasting by exploiting the reasons that contribute to the ...

This thesis has a target to explain in detail what HRM and how efficient it is for every organization, as well as how enormous corporations are using it to their benefit in order to prevail in the business market. An ...

On that project we can see the reasons why most online business fails and how to some other makes lot of money from the advantage of online market, the protagonists of that project are Vangelis optical house and Theo. ...

This paper presents a novel, intelligent controller to support mobility in wireless sensor networks. In particular, the focus is on the deployment of such mobility solution to critical applications, like personnel safety ...

This article deals with the under-representation of women in managerial positions in Greece. While substantial progress has been made in terms of the legal framework that ensures equal rights to both men and women in ...

The topic of this research is to establish if the employees’ working productivity has been affected by the economic crisis and as it has been affected, I mention the factors that mainly have affected their productivity. I ...

Introduction: Mobbing in the workplace occurs when someone repeatedly, for a long time is exposed to negative behaviors and may have difficulty in defending himself. In the nursing profession, labor intimidation is common. ...

The GINSENG project develops performance-controlled wireless sensor networks that can be used for time-critical applications in hostile environments such as industrial plant automation and control. GINSENG aims at integrating ...

We introduce an experimental search engine for multilin- gual and multimedia information, employing a holistic web interface and enabling the use of highly distributed indices. Modalities are searched in parallel, and ...

Είναι κάποιοι αρχιτέκτονες οι οποίοι αφήνουν το στίγμα τους στην Αρχιτεκτονική και την Ιστορία της, κατεξοχήν με τις ιδέες, τις σκέψεις και τις προτάσεις τους, παρά με το κτισμένο έργο τους. Για αυτό, αν και γνωστοί ...

The world population became more ethnically heterogeneous during the 21st century and this trend is likely to keep continuing (Wright & Littleford, 2002). In fact, certain reports predict that by the year 2050, the majority ...

The area of interest has been focused on Zografou (Athens Prefecture), a suburb in the eastern part of the capital city of Athens, and its metropolitan region (AMA) (3,500,000 inhabitants) which constitutes the main “gateway” ...

Zografou is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens (3.500.000 inhabitants) and is part of Athens Prefecture. It is located about 5 km from downtown Athens, about 2 km SW of Katechaki Avenue 4 km from the Hymettus Ring ...