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Background: Pathophysiological mechanisms of IrritableBowel Syndrome (IBS) are unknown and there are no specific markers unique to this disorder. The hypothesis of a subclinical gradual development of local intestinal inflammation which generates IBS remains to be confirmed. The aim of the study was to search…

New technologies are affecting many different aspects of life. Social media is one of these technologies, which has revolutionized communication between government departments and their citizens. There are many benefits that governments worldwide have gained by adopting social media tools but there are also some…

The paper describes a model that calculates the expected revenues as a result of the development of new products within strategic alliances. By using the new updated “return on sales" formula, the partners will have the opportunity to find out their expected revenues (Vi;n). To…

The environmental impact from activities related to palm oil plantations has been a debatable issue worldwide. The Plantation industry in Malaysia, which comprises mostly palm oil companies, is becoming aware of the need to pursue a sustainable palm oil production to remain relevant. The aim…

The dramatically increasing rates of mobile users worldwide, and the amazing quantity and quality of enhancements and capabilities embedded in modern mobile devices, lead to developing tremendous numbers of mobile services and applications. Therefore, utilizing mobile services in the best way does not depend only…

Social Media has become part of our daily life. Facebook with its more than one billion monthly active users could play an important role to any government. In this paper, we look into the initiative by Jakarta City government to adopt social media to improve…

The aim of this paper is to present the possibility of employing DeTreex inductive knowledge acquisition system in project risk assessment. DeTreex from AITECH Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is a system for knowledge acquisition implementing the inductive machine learning method. Induction in the knowledge acquisition system…

Recently, the emergence of advanced technology has impacted on all aspects of our lives; it has had both positive and negative consequences. As can be seen currently, the evolving technology can have a strong impact on people’s lives, and especially if they are teenagers, as…

Today, if many admit the convergence of the two notions that are Corporate Governance and CSR, one can still wonder if CSR is a matter of governance and question the exact role that administrators play in this context.We tried to answer these questions in this…

To understand the web design principles in a Digital Social Space (DSS) that can attractmultiple national cultures into one SNS platform, Internet communication users from different cultures were chosen as targets for this investigation, using questionnaires to collect user preferences on a digital social space. Social network…