The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) has been used extensively in estimating the prevalence of pathological gambling but produces a large number of false positive classifications. Ladouceur et al. (2000, <italic>Journal of Gambling Studies</italic>, 16, pp. 1--24) claim that misunderstanding of SOGS items is...

type="main" <title type="main">ABSTRACT</title> <p>The repo market has been viewed as a potential source of financial instability since the 2007 to 2009 financial crisis, based in part on findings that margins increased sharply in a segment of this market. This paper provides evidence suggesting that there was no system-wide...</p>

The phenomenological similarities between gambling and substance dependence have led to the conceptualization of pathological gambling as an addictive disorder. Tolerance and withdrawal are important features of both disorders, suggesting commonalities in the neurobiological processes associated...

Total Quality Management (TQM) has achieved some success as a philosophy of management in manufacturing industry. The differences between the manufacturing situation and that of tertiary education are examined to identify the similarities and differences and highlight the likely difficulties in...