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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…

This paper presents a mathematical algorithm that supports the identification of prime numbers the product of which results in a given number. The associated research has found several dissimilar factorization algorithms. Considering that, none of the found algorithms resembles the one presented here; it is…

The use of the Internet by terrorists has greatly contributed to international terrorism. The Internet is a main strategic communication asset for terrorists who use online message boards and chat rooms to share information, coordinate attacks, spread propaganda, raise money, and recruit. The Internet gives…

Although there is no universal definition for Small and medium sized enterprises (SME), they represent the majority of the economic sphere worldwide. As large enterprises, profit maximization is SMEs major goal, so here emerges the need for effective information management and efficient decision making through…

Background: Different environmental factors are accused as risk factors (RF) in the development of allergic respiratory diseases. This study aimed to investigate the role of exposure to suspected RFs during the first life year in the development of childhood asthma among Albanian capital residents with…

An 8-year-old male sheep that was recumbent and in ill-health for over 7 days was euthanized. Necropsy revealed multifocal caseous abscesses in the cranial lobes of lungs, bilaterally. Microscopic findings included chronic suppurative bronchopneumonia with intralesional coccoid bacteria and multifocal granulomatous lymphadenitis of the tracheobronchial…

Non-profit organisations render certain services not provided by business or public sectors such as skills development, employment creation and fostering of pathways for social inclusion. In spite of their generally-acknowledged significant contribution to the society, researches on the management of their finance are not much.…

Tax havens are one of the most effective solutions in fighting taxation. In the context of international tax optimisation, almost all major companies in the world have subsidiaries or affiliates in such offshore jurisdictions. Similar studies conducted in other countries show that over a third…

Behçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic multisystemic inflammatory disease with chronic wax and waning course. Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is characterized by pruritic follicular papules and pustules that may involve the face, trunk, and upper arms. The precise etiopathogenesis of EPF is not yet elucidated.…