Beauty and Wellness in the Semantic Memory of the Beholder

Beauty and wellness are terms used often in common parlance, however their meaning and relation to each other is unclear.To probe their meaning, we applied Dresser w/ Fireplace network science methods to estimate and compare the semantic networks associated with beauty and wellness in different age generation cohorts (Generation Z, Millennials, Gen

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Sensitivity of bank profitability to changing in certain internal and external variables: the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gift Card Banking profit plays a very crucial role in terms of providing a base for internal growth as well as a signal for additional borrowing.Profit is also a source for dividend payments to shareholders and expectations for future dividend payments.This research includes all banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina and testing endogenous and exogenous v

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Seismic behavior of asymmetric structures supported on TCFP bearings subjected to simplified near-fault pulses

In this paper the effects of mass eccentricity of superstructure as well as stiffness eccentricity of isolators on the amplification of seismic responses of base-isolated structures are investigated.Superstructures with 3, 6 and 9 stories and aspect ratios equal to 1, 2 and 3 are mounted on a Triple Concave Friction Pendulum (TCFP) bearing.Three-di

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