The Lebanese tax system has many structural weaknesses and is in need of reform, specifically at the level of municipalities, or sub-governments. At this level there is a lack of clear delineation of responsibilities from ...

A qualitative description of the characteristics of supercritical-to-subcritical flow transitions due to the presence of a single large bed element (LBE) in a laboratory flume is presented. Three types of jets resulting ...

Amazon, the leader in the e-retailing sector, has revolutionized online shopping through its vast areas of customer solutions, particularly with its Amazon Prime membership. Nonetheless, shoppers' behavior and attitudes ...

This paper investigates what induces small firms in an emerging market economy to borrow dollar credit from domestic banks. Our data are from a unique survey of firms in Lebanon. The findings complement studies of large ...

Freight planning is an increasingly visible topic in the arena of transportation planning. Freight planning metrics and benchmarks can help state agencies select and assess the impact of improvement projects with respect ...

The trend of incorporating assistive conversational agents into people's lives has followed the unprecedented expansion in the usage of artificial intelligence (AI). Amazon, in particular, has been a key trendsetter in ...

The 21st century witnessed the development of the knowledge-based-economy due to globalization and the advancement of technology. Creation of wealth in this type of economy is through knowledge that equips the future ...

Employee performance evaluations are one type of decision-making process that is embedded with uncertainty and ambiguity before concluding the final index. After reviewing different approaches to achieving such target, ...