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The objective of this study is to research suicide rates in Turkey for the period 2002-2011 for both males and females by using spatial statistical methods and mapping analysis. The results of the analyses show that the suicide mortality rates in Turkey are higher among…

Government e-procurement initiatives have the potential to transform local institutions, but few studies have been published of strategies for implementing specific e-procurement tools, particularly involving procurement by a foreign government adapting to local culture in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA).  This case describes procurement at…

Technology acceptance model is widely adopted and used in different aspects of technology research. We adopt TAM model in special social environment in Kuwait. The smart phones technology controls the majority of the Kuwaiti mobile sector. Hence, our study focus on the social aspect of…

The purpose of this research is to discuss the territorial marketing and analyze its application to the city of Tangier. Our approach was, firstly, to seize the regional marketing effort of Tangier in its temporal dynamics (Past-present-future) and, secondly, to decline this marketing: marketing to…

The paper aims at defining innovation strategies, through the use of patent data, as the combination of five elements: patent applications, body of knowledge, patent scope, technological strategy and technological focalization/differentiation. Furthermore, the proclivity of companies to open up their innovation processes is evaluated through…

In France, graduates of business or engineering schools and university graduates represent a population of managers with potential or with high potential. That is why the study of this population is an important issue for companies. First of all, we need to recall the situation…

In the present article, the authors aim to highlight the importance of turning into monetary units the action program of the mines, as they are currently facing a major problem regarding the maintaining of a balance between their expenses and incomes, because the expenses for…

Swimmer's itch, also called cercarial dermatitis, is a common but not a so well recognized disease as recently reviewed by Horák (2015). It appears as a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to certain parasites that infect some birds and mammals. Swimmer's itch is…

Transanal Haemorrhoidal Dearterialization (THD) is a new and effective technique for the treatment of haemorrhoids. The minimally invasive technique includes a step, called recto anal repair, when the rectal mucosa is lifted up with a series of sutures that once tied maintain an adequate mucopexy…

Cooperatives are expected to help generate economic growth; become competitive business entities; and remain as effective self-help organizations while upholding sensitivity towards the environment. However, cooperatives like their business cousins in the public corporations are plagued  with governance issues (Shaw, 2006).  This has prompted studies…