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This case deals with project management at Arabize, a leading localization company in the Middle East. It describes the company, its customers, competitors, services, competitive advantage and resources. It then sheds light on the project lifecycle, with its order, production, QC and delivery phases. The…

Introduction Upfront treatment options for stage III and IV larynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) include laryngectomy or chemoradiation (CRT). The functional consequence of laryngectomy is debilitating (instant loss of voice in most cases) and significantly affects patients’ quality of life. This study examined the rate of…

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are among the main causative agents of nosocomial infections, and multi-resistant strains has become a major issue over the past decades. The objectives of this study are to determine the frequency of oxacillin resistance among CoNS strains isolated from blood cultures of…

Background and aim: The influenza viruses pose a threat of emergence of a global pandemic influenza through point mutation or reassortment, leading to a strain that can effectively transmit among humans. In this study, the authors present phylogenetic and genetic evidences for the interlineage reassortment…

A Mobile based payment system or m-commerce is an emerging issue of e-commerce in Malaysia. It is recognized by both academia and practitioners as one of the fastest growing and preferable medium of making business transactions. This study investigated the benefits of m-commerce payment method,…

Background and Aim: There is limited data on the impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on alcoholic hepatitis (AH). The present study was performed to assess the effect of HCV on in-hospital mortality of AH. Methods: Using Nationwide Inpatient Sample (1998-2007), AH admissions were…

Persistence in innovation is very important for national and firm growth. This paper contributes to the study of innovation persistence at firm level, focusing on Greece. Empirical research uses patent and survey data for this purpose. In this context, innovation persistence is examined for a…

Healthcare organization is implementing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) as a strategy for managing interactions with patients involving technology to organize, automate, and coordinate business processes. Web-based CRM provides healthcare organization with the ability to broaden service beyond its usual practices in achieving a complex patient…

Successful implementation of Information and Communication Technology for development requires a sound understanding of the implementation-context. Interestingly, limited knowledge is available regarding issues potential to facilitate or challenge ICT4D implementation in developing countries. This study aims at establishing such issues in a framework of a…

The article is a review and the aim is to discuss human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated human cancers. In the text, the concept of Harald zur Hausen plays an essential role. Cervical, vulval, vaginal, penile, anal, orophrayngeal and conjunctival cancers are important neoplasias induced by HPVs. HPVs…