Energy demand for cooling buildings has risen in recent years due to increased external temperatures and occupants’ demands for perceived increased comfort provided by air-conditioning systems. An alternative method to provide cooling without using energy is by ventilation in locations where ...

Background IFRS for SMEs was published in 2009. Following a consultation by the European Commission, the majority opinion amongst EU member states was that its adoption should be provided for within the EU accounting legal framework. In the light of this discussion, the UK’s&...

We investigate whether the trading activity generated by investors with different access to information and trading motives has positive or negative impact on index futures volatility. Surprises in non‐member institutional, individual and foreign investors' trading volume are positively associated ...

Pay-for-performance approaches have been widely adopted in order to drive improvements in the quality of healthcare provision. Previous studies evaluating the impact of these programs are limited by either the number of health outcomes or of medical conditions considered. In this paper, ...