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To sustain its knowledge economic growth, Malaysian government had launched the K-Economy Master Plan in 2010; outlining the knowledge economy policy initiatives in supporting the knowledge based economy. The transition to knowledge based-economy, knowledge plays a governing role in leading the productivity and maintaining the…

Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a naturally occurring immunomodulatory agent that has been found to play a key role in preventing rejection of the semi-allogeneic fetus during pregnancy. It is a cytosolic monomeric hemoprotein enzyme that degrades tryptophan, the least available essential amino acid in…

ERP systems are increasingly adopted by SMEs. The ERP system is one of the more complex information systems to implement and its failure rate remains high despite the accumulated experiences. Its implementation indeed requires a large amount of knowledge and technical expertise and skills. Therefore,…

Organizations have used numerous sourcing strategies to realize an underlying value of IT from strategic and operational perspectives. However, a number of these sourcing strategies have failed to deliver on their expected outcomes. Multisourcing has been advanced as a form of sourcing which addresses the…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical action of the combination of cytidine monophosphate (CMP), uridine triphosphate (UTP), and hydroxocobalamin in the treatment of patients presenting alcoholic polyneuropathy. Patients received a 6-day intramuscular treatment of: CMP 5.0mg; UTP 3.0mg; hydroxocobalamin 2.0mg; lidocaine…

Research motivation — Our aim is to identify the extent to which companies quoted in the Romanian and Spanish stock exchanges, that must apply the International Financial Reporting Standards truly comply with the provisions of these norms in presenting, in the financial statements, the information…

Fungal skin infection is a common phenomenon seen in adults. Tinea incognito is a fungal infection (mycosis) of the skin caused by the presence of a topical immunosuppressive agent, like topical steroids which are used as “over the counter drug”. This causes the fungal infection…

Objective: Serotonin selective re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI) are well-known antidepressants. There has been no report on the different benefits that different SSRIs may confer on tinnitus patients. We conducted a retrospective chart review comparison study of the clinical effect of 2 different SSRIs (paroxetine, fluvoxamine) on…

Although consumers’ generally have positive attitudes towards ethically conscious behaviors, their actions are not unequivocally consistent with attitudes. Consumer research to understand the adoption of ethically conscious behaviors is therefore important. This paper makes a cross-cultural analysis of consumers’ ethical decision making process in the…

This research was conducted to determine if there were consistent differentials, or patterns in the peer grading that could be utilized to further understand the potential impact on student grades with the use of summative peer evaluations in this presentation style of interactive assessment activity…