There has been misuse of the meaning of object and subject matter. According to epistemology of philosophy, we should deem object as subject matter. Because object theory of criminal law is losing self-consistency, the division between criminal object and subject matter is not enough as the...

Traditional Knowledge (TK) is invented, developed and transmitted by indigenous peoples in a long history. By interpreting the plights between TK and public domain, plights between traditionality of TK and creativity of intellectual property, and plights between character of fellowship of TK and...

In this paper, we propose two important measures, quantile correlation (QCOR) and quantile partial correlation (QPCOR). We then apply them to quantile autoregressive (QAR) models, and introduce two valuable quantities, the quantile autocorrelation function (QACF) and the quantile partial...

AbstractsWe examine how bilateral currency swap arrangements (BSAs) conducted by the People’s Bank of China affects bilateral exchange rate volatility from 2009 to 2019. Applying an intervention analysis based on model-selection approach, we find 21 (16) significant (negative) effects out of...

Problem definition: Reorder flexibility allows firms to better match supply with unpredictable demand for products with short selling seasons. We study how competition affects the flexibility choices, inventory and pricing decisions, and profits of duopoly firms, assuming that price competition...

Although personalized recommender systems are vital for many online platforms, they lead to controversial societal issues such as privacy breaches. In response to such concerns, there is a clear regulatory trend in calling for stringent privacy protection mechanisms implanted in such algorithms....

We use the linear programming approach to compute the overall macroeconomic performance and shadow prices of SO2 emission abatements for thirty regions in China during the 1996-2003 period. Our major findings are as follows: On average, the east area is the most efficient and the central area is...