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This article investigates the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and the dividend payout policies of firms in Nigeria. To achieve the objectives of this study, a total of 50 listed firms were selected and analyzed for the study using the judgmental sampling technique. Also, the…

Financial management crisis around the world has proven that risk management practices are indispensable for organisations that aim at sustaining customer and shareholder patronage. The examples of Enron, WorldCom, Parmalat, Tyco, Barings Empire, Daiwa Bank debacle, and the recent N192 billion naira stimulation fund injected…

Objective: Regional anesthesia for operative procedures on extremities has lots of advantages over general anesthesia like sparing anesthetic drugs and mechanical ventilation, good postoperative analgesia, increased blood supply to the extremity. But sometimes regional anesthesia is indispensable because of the conditions like full stomach, difficult…

Over the last twenty years, Central and Eastern European countries (CEE) experienced a specific pattern of economic and social evolution. In the post-communism period these countries have initiated a comprehensive process of catching-up the capitalist economies. This process involved a series of institutional reforms and…

Corporate governance disclosure is a voluntary requirement for companies in Nigeria. Some companies have disclosed their level of adherence under a separate heading in the published financial reports of the company, while some do not report and some partly disclose their level of adherence. What…

Online banking is facing various types of resistance that may hinder its adoption by  consumers. This paper aim to identify barriers to the origin of non-adoption of e banking and to provide a better comprehension of online bankig non adoption it is based on a…

Context: Experimental research using animals and correlational studies with humans provide strong evidence that exposure to gestational cigarette smoke can foster long-term risk for obesity and metabolic syndrome in offspring. Objective: To estimate the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and the development of adiposity…

Harmonisation and convergence are important processes for increasing accounting comparability and transparency. The present article studies convergence of national regulations with international standards using Jaccard coefficients, regarding cash flows policies, and harmonisation of accounting regulations for cash flows on the London Stock Exchange companies, using …

Background: Epilepsy is a chronic condition which affects quality of life (QOL). QOL is considered as an important outcome measure and component of management in studies of adult epilepsy. Objective: To evaluate factors associated with quality of life in adult epilepsy patients. Materials and Methods:…

Mobile maintenance is evolving as an area of major prominence in engineering asset. This paper addresses the issue of why many engineering asset management organizations have experienced major problems implementing mobile collaborative maintenance systems (MCMS) that can maximize asset operation.  Unsuccessful implementation of MCMS and…