The systematic literature search on the fertility rate was performed on articles from the Web of Science compiled by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) to provide major publication characteristics. All articles related to Fertility from year 1980 to 2011 were analyzed with the...

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development on country's scientific ranking as measured by H-index. Moreover, this study applies ICT development sub-indices including ICT Use, ICT Access and ICT skill to find the distinct effect of...

Publication productivity, as measured by the number of papers, has been regarded as one of the main indicators of reputation of countries and institutions. Nevertheless, the relationship among research publications, economic growth and World Wide Web in ASEAN countries is still unclear. The main...

The purpose of this research is to assess the universal scientific trends and examine the patterns in the intellectual research published on trade liberalization over a period of 35 years (1980-2015). The data were collected from a leading indexing and abstracting database Thomson Reuters Web of...

In this paper we consider the impact of Human Development Index and Environmental Health on sustainable development in 178 observed countries. We focus on the necessity of multidisciplinary approaches that estimate and predict how selected indicators such as:(1) Improved sanitation facilities (%...

This article presents a structural equation model for exploring the impact of social responsibility, which been divided into responsibility for the internal stakeholder and responsibility for the external stakeholder, as well as internal governance on Chinese manufacturing growth on the basis of...

Climate changes, natural disasters and other problems caused by reckless or irresponsible human behaviour have resulted in a larger number of refugees than wars and conflicts. Their number is increasing and the trend is unlikely to reverse. Before our eyes, refugees have become the most visible...

Biofuel helps to overcome energy shortages, and to improve the environment, as well as to increase job opportunity. So, on the one hand, biofuel solves the above mentioned problems; on the other hand, it brings new challenges to the fields of energy, environment and economy. The development of...

Genetic engineering is most often (and apparently rightly) associated with modern agriculture and food production. But besides the real and potential advantages derived from manipulating genes of living organisms, related threats should also be noted. Food and food production provides the basis...

Authors described the relationships between economic crisis and a crisis of trust. This study identifies key elements that play significant role in trust building and destruction. The consequences of behavioral factors of the market players are discussed. Relationships between social status,...