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Microbial biotechnology companies are among the most important industries in any knowledge-based economy. Governments are eager to develop the microbial biotechnology industry to improve the skill levels of their workforce, to build up the R&D base for the future of their economies, and to prosper…

To perform an auditing it is necessary to select auditors with certain competences in a given knowledge area. In this work, we present a multi-objective genetic algorithm to select the best auditors to perform a certain auditing. The algorithm involves the competence allocation problem under…

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of HPV infection and the distribution of HPV subtypes, as well as  cervical dysplasias in Turkey.  Study Design:  Through the years 2006-2008, 2161 women who have admitted to gynecology clinics were evaluated for cervical cytology, demographical characteristics and HPV infection. Results:…

In a global economy which seems to reveal its own limits of growth, the economic entities face significant challenges, as regards  the assurance of durability of its own activity in conditions of efficiency and economic stability. In this context the enterprises are forced to reorganize…

The antibacterial activity of chemically deacetylated chitin i.e. chitosan produced from shrimp shell. The antibacterial activity was tested against gram negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria, and gram positive (staphylococcus aureus) bacteria. To test the antibacterial activity institute of clinical laboratory standards (ICLS) approved dilution methods was…

This paper is aimed at debating intercultural competences and intercultural dialogue issues within a multicultural learning environment. It supports the idea of cultural dimension and quality in higher education with a focus on intercultural sensitivity, intercultural dialogue and intercultural effectiveness. The paper disseminates a part…

Working under a view of social ethics, implies that the firms must behave like a responsible citizen. This entails rights as obligations to the community. In this perspective, the company is now responsible for negative consequences produced by its activities. The company well knows, to…

The researchers establish a new classification system for zygomatic fractures based on computed tomography and mechanism of injury, which could be used to inform treatment options. Patients treated for isolated zygomatic fracture at the Keio University Hospital between 2004 and 2011 were recruited for this study.…

Universities are often facing with the problem of resource allocation to the education Programmes they provide. The paper presents a multi-agent based solution, which is developed for a big Romanian university, delivering hundreds of programmes every year. The multi-agent system receives inquiries for different resources…

Online trust has been widely discussed in the marketing research area and mainly in these two forms namely: trust toward internet technology and trust toward an online merchant. Nonetheless, very few studies have examined a very particular form of an online trust that is trust…