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31
Mar
2013

Syphilis Revealed by Evocative Palmoplantar Eruption and Ocular Inflammation in HIV-Infected Patients Ocular Inflammation and HIV-Syphilis Co-Infection

International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine
Background: After years of declining incidence in many countries, syphilis infection has re-emerged as a major public health problem in the last decade. Concomitant infection with HIV can cause syphilis to have atypical characteristics. Material and Methods: We report on 2 cases of syphilitic uveitis…
31
Mar
2013

Ethnic-Specific Associations between Abdominal and Gluteal Fat Distribution and the Metabolic Complications of Obesity: Implications for the Use of Liposuction

Plastic Surgery: An International Journal
Adipose tissue is now considered to be an endocrine organ. Ever since this realization, there has been much debate on the effectiveness of liposuction to improve insulin sensitivity (IS) and the metabolic profile. To examine the ethnic and physiological differences of abdominal and gluteal fat…
31
Mar
2013

A Case of Tinea Pedis Caused by Trichophyton Tonsurans

International Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Research & Reports
Tinea infections are very common skin disorders caused by dermatophytes that have the unique ability to invade tissue containing keratin. The specific aetiological agents vary geographically related to environmental and cultural factors. The commonest causes of tinea infections in Europe include Trichophyton rubrum, mentagrophytes et…
30
Mar
2013

Metastatic Small Bowel Tumours Causing Intestinal Obstruction: A Report of Two Cases

International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine
Small bowel metastases arising from hematogenous seeding of primary tumours are rare. We report on two cases of subacute intestinal obstruction arising from lung and skin adnexal metastases, and review the literature on diagnostic and treatment modalities for these lesions.
30
Mar
2013

E-Participation in Practice: From a Citizen Perspective

This article describes the development and use of e-democracy in a housing area in a Swedish municipality over more than a five-year period. The impact of the on-going dialogue between selectors and selected representatives using an ICT-artifact (Information and Communication Technology) is studied in particular.…
28
Mar
2013

The Influence of the Client’s Background on the Auditor’s Decision in Acceptance the Audit Engagement

Communications of the IBIMA
In financial auditing the auditor can accept a new engagement or not, based on the client’s background, with a major impact on the audit risk. This study aims to indentify and analyze the influence of the background factors that lead the auditor to the clients’…
28
Mar
2013

Causal Disparities of Poverty and Unemployment in the EU

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
The European Social Model acknowledges the central role that the labour market plays in the transformation of European society into a society based on sustainable growth, a smart and inclusive society. Lately, unemployment which affects a large part of the European working population has become…
25
Mar
2013

Quality of Service Concerns in Wireless and Cellular Networks

Communications of the IBIMA
The increasing popularity of wireless and cellular networks multimedia traffic among the consumers has raised new demands for investigation of their underlying Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of experience (QoE) requirements. In this work, we carry out an application-based analysis of such requirements. Using…
25
Mar
2013

The Change in post 1980 Economic Development and Innovation Studies towards Evolutionary Economics

Journal of Economics Studies and Research
The role of innovation in economic growth is perceived differently by the different schools of thought. The neoclassical theories emphasise equilibrium in the economy and cannot explain the role of innovation, because the effect of innovation is actually a disturbance of equilibrium. Schumpeter (1961) has shown that…
24
Mar
2013

Environmental Scanning and Its Perception by the Managers of the Tunisian Companies

IBIMA Business Review
Within the framework of the fast and deep change facing global economy, environmental scanning becomes a main driver for competitiveness. It's an information system directed to the outside environment of the company which plays the role of an intelligent observer who continuously seeks to supply…