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The phenomenon of technological innovation assumes paramount importance with respect to solving a system of interrelated constraints involving both, the satisfaction of a demanding customer for quality, service proximity and the concern for profitability. However, the adoption of these innovations by bankers is not as…

The quest of searching the endogeny variables of financial decentralization in emerging markets have become a serious topic due to the increasing wave of decentralized regions in many countries. The paper aimsto examine the effects of fiscal decentralization and specific local autonomy on economic growth,…

This paper reports on the effect of a self-fulfilling prophecy on issuing a going concern opinion.  A thorough analysis of the academic accounting literature and the popular press is performed to develop a better understanding of the rationales used by auditors in their decision to…

An envenomation from a lizard is a rare occurrence but the emergency medicine physician must be aware of its treatment and potential complications.  In southwestern United States, the Gila monster, Heloderma suspectum, and Mexican beaded lizard, Heloderma horridum, represent the only two venomous lizards that…

Understanding the factors that promote or mitigate transitions into self-employment is crucial to regional economic development efforts, while the number of new business created play a significant role to regional economic vitality and represent a major signal of a dynamic economy. We use a new…

The last-decade incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) has diminished dramatically in most age groups but not in middle-aged women in Sweden. There has been a large influx of immigrants and it has been shown that immigrant women have a higher BMI and are less physically…

A 9-year-old Shagya Arabian pregnant mare showing signs of acute colic, underwent exploratory laparotomy at our clinic. Owing to the discovery of an inoperable leiomyoma in the abdominal cavity, the animal was euthanized. The 305-day-old fetus, which showed signs of prematurity was removed by Caesarean…

Over the past decade, research has shown that studies of human brain tissue are essential to increasing our understanding of the nervous system function and mechanisms. Recently, postmortem human brain tissue has contributed to the development of a genetic test for Huntington's disease (HD) and…

Introduction: Situs inversus totalis with dextrocardia also named situs inversus totalis is a rare congenital condition in which the anatomy of the abdominal and thoracic organs are arranged in a mirror image reversal of the normal positioning. Case Report: A 42-year-old Albanian female was scheduled…

Lupus Enteritis should be considered in SLE (Systemic lupus erythematosus) patients presenting with acute abdomen. We present a case report of a 15 year old girl who presented to us with acute abdomen. Computed tomography (CT) scan abdomen revealed features of enteritis, which was helpful…