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The tremendous significance of small and medium-sized businesses for the German economy is indisputable. This is why the long-term preservation of small and medium-sized businesses is regarded as a key topic for the German economy. In particular, the securing of company succession is a major challenge for many of these companies. Company succession can be described as a process of transferring management and ownership. Consequently, whether the company was previously owned and/or managed by a fa...

The link between bank restructuring and bank efficiency is an appealing area that draws strong attention from both academic and industry practitioners. Vietnam offers an interesting case to analyze this link however this issue remains unexplored. This thesis investigates the association between bank restructuring and bank efficiency in Vietnamese banking system. The thesis employ the Data Envelopment Approach and Stochastic Frontier approach. Our data sample includes 26 commercial banks covering...

For recent decades, shadow economy, investment from abroad, institutional quality and income inequality have attracted a great deal of attention in development economics because all of them relate to economic growth. Both of foreign direct investment (FDI) and institutional quality (IQ) are considered important determinants of economic growth and development (Borensztein, Gregorio, & Lee, 1998; NairReichert & Weinhold, 2001; Rodrik, Subramanian, & Trebbi, 2004; Acemoglu, 2 Johnson, & Robinson, ...

Software testing is an integral phase in software development life cycle of any application. The purpose of this activity is to ensure that the specifications and requirements of the software are strictly followed and perfectly implemented. A small mistake in the software can possibly lead to serious damage and loss of life in some fields. That is to say, the most important factor that makes a service reliable is dependability [1]. This thesis is inspired by this context. To be more specific, we...

According to the Information Portal of the Ministry of Information and Communications, as of June 2016, there were 982 newspapers and magazines licensed to operate. Specifically, the number of printed newspapers is 193 (in which central: 86, local: 107); 639 magazines (central: 525, local: 114); Electronic newspaper: 150. The country currently has 17,297 journalists granted a journalist card. According to Holton and Molyneux (2015), the brand - especially the newspaper brand, has been attractin...

My doctoral work would not have been possible if it was not Vietnam for I have experienced several failures pursuing my academics in other universities due to my long duty of overseas consultancy works. When I first visited in Hanoi and Nha Trang city in 2004, I was deeply impressed by Vietnamese having similar culture to Korea and their warm-heart. It was a true happiness for me to study in such a prestigious school in Southeast Asia as Vietnam National University of Agriculture and I am gratef...

Moisture is one of the most important factors affecting building performance and durability, especially in countries with cold climates. Understanding and predicting moisture movement within and through the building enclosure is crucial to the control and the avoidance of moisture-related problems such as corrosion, freeze-thaw, and biological growth. This thesis comprehensively investigated the control of moisture in above-grade enclosure walls. Emphasis was given to driving rain deposition, ra...

Curriculum Development in general and the curriculum development base on schools in particular is a common trend for the current education levels. The idea of curriculum development base on school was derived from Official Letter 791 / HDBGDĐT June 25, 2013 signed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien for high school level. For preschool education curriculum (Promulgated together with Circular 17/2009-BGD & ĐT and Circular 28/2016 of the Ministry of Education and Training on program amendments a...

Septic shock is an acute circulatory failure that reduces the perfusion of organs, promotes systemic inflammatory response and prolonged metabolic disorders, leading to multiple organ failure and death. Early identification and effective management reduce mortality in septic shock. Biomarkers have an important role in diagnosis as well as prognosis of septic shock.

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in adults, with about 80-85% of cerebral infarction. Patients with severe cerebral infarction often have consciousness disorders, loss of ability to protect the airway, sputum congestion, causing respiratory failure. Intubation and mechanical ventilation for these patients is needed to support breathing to protect the airway and ensure adequate oxygen supply to brain cells. Although the proportion of patients with right ventilated cereb...