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30
Mar
2013

Metastatic Small Bowel Tumours Causing Intestinal Obstruction: A Report of Two Cases

International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine
Small bowel metastases arising from hematogenous seeding of primary tumours are rare. We report on two cases of subacute intestinal obstruction arising from lung and skin adnexal metastases, and review the literature on diagnostic and treatment modalities for these lesions.
30
Mar
2013

E-Participation in Practice: From a Citizen Perspective

This article describes the development and use of e-democracy in a housing area in a Swedish municipality over more than a five-year period. The impact of the on-going dialogue between selectors and selected representatives using an ICT-artifact (Information and Communication Technology) is studied in particular.…
28
Mar
2013

The Influence of the Client’s Background on the Auditor’s Decision in Acceptance the Audit Engagement

Communications of the IBIMA
In financial auditing the auditor can accept a new engagement or not, based on the client’s background, with a major impact on the audit risk. This study aims to indentify and analyze the influence of the background factors that lead the auditor to the clients’…
28
Mar
2013

Causal Disparities of Poverty and Unemployment in the EU

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
The European Social Model acknowledges the central role that the labour market plays in the transformation of European society into a society based on sustainable growth, a smart and inclusive society. Lately, unemployment which affects a large part of the European working population has become…
25
Mar
2013

Quality of Service Concerns in Wireless and Cellular Networks

Communications of the IBIMA
The increasing popularity of wireless and cellular networks multimedia traffic among the consumers has raised new demands for investigation of their underlying Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of experience (QoE) requirements. In this work, we carry out an application-based analysis of such requirements. Using…
25
Mar
2013

The Change in post 1980 Economic Development and Innovation Studies towards Evolutionary Economics

Journal of Economics Studies and Research
The role of innovation in economic growth is perceived differently by the different schools of thought. The neoclassical theories emphasise equilibrium in the economy and cannot explain the role of innovation, because the effect of innovation is actually a disturbance of equilibrium. Schumpeter (1961) has shown that…
24
Mar
2013

Environmental Scanning and Its Perception by the Managers of the Tunisian Companies

IBIMA Business Review
Within the framework of the fast and deep change facing global economy, environmental scanning becomes a main driver for competitiveness. It's an information system directed to the outside environment of the company which plays the role of an intelligent observer who continuously seeks to supply…
24
Mar
2013

Product Placement: A Booming Industry in Search of Appropriate Regulation

Journal of Marketing Research and Case Studies
Product placement is a booming practice that, in some cases, seems as the viable alternative to traditional advertising. The paper discusses the growth of the promotional technique of product placement. The size of the product placement industry and its penetration of different mediums are closely…
24
Mar
2013

The Length Effect, the Repetition Frequency Effect and the Moment Effect of the Passage of the Product or of the Brand during a Television Spot on the Advertising Message (Tunisian Frame)

Journal of Marketing Research and Case Studies
Nowadays, TV commercial spots efficiency became a major question which preoccupies marketing and commercial professionals. Experimentation is frequently used by researchers in order to model and assist marketing decisions. Within this framework, this research aims to apply a « joint analysis » statistical study in order…
24
Mar
2013

Two Cases of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans

International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare cutaneous neoplasm with a high frequency of recurrence after inadequate primary treatment. It is most commonly seen in individuals in their third to fifth decades but has been reported in all age groups. Literatures regarding Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans accounts for…