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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…

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…

Objective: Serotonin selective re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI) are well-known antidepressants. There has been no report on the different benefits that different SSRIs may confer on tinnitus patients. We conducted a retrospective chart review comparison study of the clinical effect of 2 different SSRIs (paroxetine, fluvoxamine) on…

Although consumers’ generally have positive attitudes towards ethically conscious behaviors, their actions are not unequivocally consistent with attitudes. Consumer research to understand the adoption of ethically conscious behaviors is therefore important. This paper makes a cross-cultural analysis of consumers’ ethical decision making process in the…

This research was conducted to determine if there were consistent differentials, or patterns in the peer grading that could be utilized to further understand the potential impact on student grades with the use of summative peer evaluations in this presentation style of interactive assessment activity…

Obese adults often experience heightened physical responses to exercise, and some may interpret this response as a sign that they are in danger of harm or injury. This fear of harm, or fear-avoidance beliefs (FAB), leads some individuals to avoid exercise, leading to increased sedentary…

The Primary objective of this article is to determine the factors associated with retention of children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their families in two prospective longitudinal cohort studies. The study cohort consists of 192 families with a child with ABI who…

Chronic urinary retention is uncommon among women; in fact, it is even rarely described among patients with obstetric fistulae. A 27-year-old woman presented with history of failure to control urine for 9 months following neglected, prolonged labour. She had cesarean delivery in her first pregnancy.…

The article gives the overview of both surface and intracellular markers present on T regulatory lymphocytes. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a principal role in immune reactions including autoimmunity, transplantation tolerance, anti-infectious immunity and cancer. Today the most widely accepted phenotype for Tregs is the…

At present, cell therapy with adult stem cells offers hope for treating neurological diseases considered incurable. In this paper, we review our current experience with delayed intracerebral transplantation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) as a potential treatment of established neurological deficits occurring after intracerebral…