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Nov
2013

Indicators in the Purchase of Housing Properties

Journal of Southeast Asian Research
This paper examines the effects of key indicators (risk of inflation, inflation hedge, property prices, real income of investors, access to financing, and interest rates) on investors’ investors’ decision to purchase a real estate property. The data for this study were obtained by conducting a…
28
Nov
2013

Czech International Development Policy in the Context of EU Enlargement

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
Development policy of any state is to contribute to poverty reduction, the economic and industrial development, gradual integration of economies which are supported by the world economy to develop agriculture, development and consolidation of democracy and human rights, establishment of the rule of law and…
28
Nov
2013

Informal Economy Dynamics as an Important Factor Defining Level of Social Unease

Journal of Economics Studies and Research
The paper suggests the hypothesis that increasing level of social unease which can be seen in the world since the start of Arab spring is directly related to dynamics of informal economy. Subsequently in the paper some other suggestions are tested, including relation between the…
28
Nov
2013

Exploring the Relationship between Job Design and Knowledge Productivity: A Conceptual Framework in the Context of Malaysian Administrative and Diplomatic Officers

Journal of Organizational Knowledge Management
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…
28
Nov
2013

Immuno-modulatory Role of Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase in Allogeneic Islet and Skin Transplantation

Research in Immunology: An International Journal
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…
28
Nov
2013

Theoretical Framework of Human Capital Development of SMEs: The Context of an ERP Project

Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies
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,…
28
Nov
2013

Analysis of IT Multisourcing Practice in a Telecommunication Company

Journal of Outsourcing and Organizational Information Management
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…
27
Nov
2013

Alcoholic Polyneuropathy: Clinical Assessment of Treatment Outcomes Following Therapy with Nucleotides and Vitamin B12

Research in Neurology: An International Journal
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…
26
Nov
2013

Do the Romanian and Spanish Accounting Environments Meet the Challenges Concerning the Acknowledgement of Intangible Elements?

Journal of Accounting and Auditing: Research & Practice
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…
26
Nov
2013

Extensive ‘Tinea Incognito’ Due to Topical Steroid: A Case Report

JMED Research
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…