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Serious games represent the state-of-the-art in the convergence of electronic gaming technologies with instructional design principles and pedagogies. Despite the value of high-fidelity content in engaging learners and providing realistic training environments, building games which deliver high levels of visual and functional realism is a…

The main aim of this paper is to analyse, compare and summarize the strong and weak points of the most widely cited performance measurement systems on the basis of literature review. Specifically, the literature review was conducted with the goal to searching papers and case…

The present article brings to attention part of the results obtained after a thorough research which has aimed to create and validate a model for the hospital performance management. In this article, the researchers focus on a specific stage of the research, namely: testing the…

In the study of theoretical trends in Administration, the management of information follows the development of theories of Administration; constant-adaptations are suffered. Information Science area understands and concerns itself with the changes wrought in these endeavour of the knowledge society as new forms of communication…

The Asian financial crisis of 1997 resulted in Malaysian commercial banks seeking to strengthen their corporate governance, transparency and disclosure levels. The aim of this research is to review corporate governance in relation to ownership structure of domestic owned banks in terms of government connected…

Perception is not taken into account at its true value by the research work on organisational transformation.The aim of this publication is to put forward an analysis of the critical first stage of organizational transformation (first phase). We think there is a link between the…

Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm associated with known cancer syndromes. Hyperparathyroidism, as often observed in parathyroid carcinoma, is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer.  A 76 year-old male patient treated with surgery and bicalutamide for parathyroid adenocarcinoma came to our…

This paper explores the effect of culture on the emotions invoked when different websites are viewed, and the perception of that website’s trustworthiness. Traditionally, researchers in the human computer interaction (HCI) field have focused on task-oriented usability, committed to improving efficiency. Eventually, the importance of…

The major financial scandals and the financial system crisis, have been linked directly or indirectly, to the idea of scam, false or absence of ethics in accounting. The aim of this study is to make an incursion into the history of ethics and morality in…

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are socially and economically important, since they represent 99 % of all enterprises in the European Union (EU). They provide around 65 million jobs and contribute to entrepreneurship and innovation. Being an essential ingredient of present-day business, information technology…