This paper introduces a novel image descriptor for content based image retrieval tasks that integrates contour and color information into a compact vector. Loosely inspired by the human visual system and its mechanisms in ...

Purpose - The main purpose of this article is to explore the inter-relationships of major constructs related to citizens’ satisfaction regarding e-Service Quality in Public Sector. The plan of the document is to evaluate ...

Entrepreneurship and innovation are parameters whose theory beyond business could also be used in the field of education. Using action research as a methodological approach we tried to convert a traditional Cypriot Secondary ...

Purpose: Customers’ Perceptions and Attitudes are significant aspects of consumer behavior for Marketing. Such perceptions and attitudes are measured as advantages, carrying special weight for the company. Furthermore they ...

The need to finance startups generates the effect of equity dilution. By dilution we mean the decrease in founders’ ownership of the startup due to the company issuing new equity. An important issue with early equity ...

This study provides a critical examination of how different theoretical perspectives present the concept of entrepreneurship and its relative issues evident in the creation and development of some theories, trends and ...

This paper combines the notions of consuming behaviour and ideological clarity in relation to the political Marketing and more specifically the production and consumption of political campaigns and examines the empirical ...

Innovative entrepreneurial attempts are rather limited in Cyprus, compared to the EU average. Since its conception in 2011, the Enterprise Liaison Office at Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) works vigorously towards ...

Marketing communication has taken a new approach towards the consumers due to the vast transition and interaction of technology in our daily lives. After introducing the relevant factors stating the importance of mobile ...

Tourism today is characterised by an omnivorous production of goods and services. Destinations are in a struggle to present their characteristics (nature, history, culture, food) in an attractive way and to stimulate the ...

Even though there is a substantial development and utilization of pattering methods in the science of marketing, a direct comparison of multivariate methods in group/cluster identification in the field of Consumer Behavior ...

The present study refers to the meaning attributed to intimate partner violence by counselors supporting women who have experienced abuse and seek for help. The main focus of the study is the investigation of the effect of ...

This article presents the findings from a systematic review of the literature on the factors that contribute to the treatment efficacy of substance use disorders. The introduction includes a clarifications of the terms ...

This article deals with the role of the therapeutic relationship in psychotherapy of patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) (APA, 2013). Firstly, the paper refers to the therapeutic relationship in BPD in ...

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. ...

Στο παρόν άρθρο γίνεται προσπάθεια ανάδειξης της προσέγγισης της τρέλας από τον υπερρεαλισμό, όπως αποτυπώνεται αυτή στην πορεία του υπερρεαλιστικού κινήματος. Υπό το πρίσμα μιας διεύρυνσης της έννοιας της ψυχικής ασθένειας ...

The purpose of this research was to examine the psychometric properties of the Flow Short Scale by Rheinberg, Vollmeyer, and Engeser in 160 Greek adults. State flow (as opposed to dispositional flow) was measured while ...

Στην περίφημη ομιλία του σε κοινή σύνοδο της Διεθνούς Τράπεζας Ανασυγκρότησης και Ανάπτυξης και του Διεθνούς Νομισματικού Ταμείου πριν από περισσότερα από 60 χρόνια, ο Ξενοφών Ζολώτας δήλωνε ότι «…critical problems such ...

Ενίσχυση της έρευνας, παραγωγή γνώσης αιχμής, με εξωστρέφεια και διεθνή αναγνώριση, με προγράμματα σπουδών τα οποία ανταποκρίνονται στις νέες συνθήκες, στις νέες προκλήσεις, στις νέες τεχνολογίες.

Στις μέρες μας οι οργανισμοί που άπτονται του πολιτισμού τείνουν να γίνονται όλο και πιο εξωστρεφείς, γεγονός που τους επιβάλλει να υιοθετήσουν μεθόδους μάρκετινγκ και κατά συνέπεια, να προσδιορίζονται από ένα ισχυρό και ...