a review of current literature and opportunities for future research

... Australia and Nava Subramaniam Faculty of Business and Law Deakin University, Victoria, Australia ABSTRACT: This paper reviews the recent European and international literature on i nternal audit independence ... internal audit activities; and (v) internal audit as a management training ground For As previously noted, for a detailed review of external auditors’ evaluation of and reliance on the work of internal ... Foundation: Altamonte Springs, FL, 97129 Arena, M., M Arnaboldi and G Azzone 2006 Internal audit in Italian organizations Managerial Auditing Journal 21 (3): 275-292 Bailey, A. D., A. A Gramling and...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 23:20

... peer review to ensure that they meet high standards for research quality and objectivity Stress and Performance A Review of the Literature and Its Applicability to the Military Jennifer Kavanagh ... military personnel For example, Mareth and Brooker (1985) find that battle fatigue and other stress reactions may account for as many as 50 percent of the casualties in a given war As a result of ... performance by helping reduce uncertainty associated with stress and improving the accuracy of individual expectations and performance of certain tasks (Glass and Singer, 1973) Moderators can also act...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20

... Bhutan, Cambodia, P.R China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Rep of Korea, Sri Lanka, ... Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, U.S .A. , Vanuatu The Region covers about 26.0% of the world’s land ... Senior Agroindustries and Postharvest Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand These are indicators of severe...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 22:20

... Germany and Canada found a system that oscillated gas into and out of an animal’s lungs was effective at CO2 elimination [28,29] Commercial products are now available for children and for adults ... ventilator circuit and is therefore only a surrogate of the actual pressure oscillations in the airways These pressures are generally greatly attenuated through the endotracheal tube and larger airways ... Critical Care October 2003 Vol No Ritacca and Stewart time cycled and achieves flow rates of 175–250 l/min The respiratory rate is usually 60–100 breaths/min and achieves Vt values of 3–4 ml/kg Although...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 19:22

... Srikumar R, Parthasarathy NJ, Shankar EM, Manikandan S, Vijayakumar R, Thangaraj R, Vijayananth K, Sheeladevi R, Rao UA: Evaluation of the growth inhibitory activities of Triphala against common bacterial ... Andrographolide (Andrographis paniculata), [62] neem (Azadirachta indica), [57] and the Siddha combination therapy RAN (Rasagandhi mezhuga, Amukkara chooranum and Nellikkai lehyam)] should be replicated ... purposes) AIDS Research and Therapy 2008, 5:25 ration for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the authors of this RAND review conducted a focused review of the Indian Ayurvedic literature...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... implants were accurately positioned in the mandible and the maxilla according to the predefined planning that was made up of DVT scan and a wax up Again bone augmentation around the dental implants ... definite abutments and removing the auxililary implants final restauration was placed (figure 5) Discussion The main basic criteria for restauration of the edentulous maxilla and mandible are adequate ... bone mass and ortholalveolar form [6] This can be achieved by augmentation of the available substrate using established techniques such as vertical and lateral augmentation of the alveolar ridge,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22

... situations, availability of alternative transport and changing health are major reasons for driving reduction and cessation (e.g., Raitanen et al., 2003; Charlton et al., 2006; Ragland et al., ... also searched for relevant references In addition, the SWOV library database was searched for relevant European publications All abstracts were read and selected for relevance and research strength ... rates based on US Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data for 1997, National Highway Transport Safety Administration (NHTSA) (see Table 1.) Table 1: Number of driver fatalities and fatality...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... Cite this article as: Woon et al.: LCP external fixation - External application of an internal fixator: two cases and a review of the literature Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010 ... in Case can be attributed to the nature of LCP application and characteristics of the LCP that make it stand apart from traditional external fixation First, while traditional external fixation ... were Zespol applied externally, for a total of 545 tibia and ulna fractures, and 276 tibia and ulna nonunions ¶Including cases treated with paraosseous and subcutaneous Zespol application ** Infected...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... Malignant Intracerebral Nerve Sheath Tumor A case report and review of the literature Cancer 1998, 82(3):545-552 10 Hanabusa K, Morikawa A, Murata T, Hanabusa K, Morikawa A, Murata T, Taki W: Acoustic ... indicates the beneficial role of the radiotherapy in local control of disease after a total or a near total resection of extracranial MPNSTs [14,33-38] Anghileri et al found adjuvant radiotherapy ... case, performed the literature research and statistical analysis, wrote the paper, was the attendant physician-resident during the stay of the patient at Hospital and follow up the patient through...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... T, Banavali S, Arora B, Sharma D, Kurkure PA, Ramadwar M, Viswanathan S, Rangarajan V, Qureshi S, Deshpande DD, Shrivastava SK, Dinshaw KA: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Children: Comparison of ... University of Heidelberg MM is responsible for the medical aspects of treatment planning and application, idea for this paper, literature research and proof reading All authors read and approved ... history of IMRT for adult patients While IMRT for adults is a widely used as a standard of care for many indications meanwhile, for several reasons IMRT was used with great caution in the paediatric...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... associates [14] suggested that this severe vascular toxicity may be related to hypomagnesaemia, autonomic dysfunction, alteration in platelet aggregation, elevated plasma von Willebrand factor and ... injury and possible alterations in the clotting cascade, chemotherapy agents such as cisplatin have the ability to affect coagulability and cause vascular injury, two aspects of Virchow's triad Thus, ... http://www.ro-journal.com/content/1/1/14 Peters WA, et al.: Concurrent chemotherapy and pelvic radiation therapy compared with pelvic radiation therapy alone as adjuvant therapy after radical surgery...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... the normal reference range HIV, hepatitis B and C screening, and ANA analysis were all negative The possibility of a platelet transfusion was offered and discussed in case of aggravation of the ... and C screening, and antinuclear antibody (ANA) analysis have been performed to exclude other causes of thrombocytopenia Each yielded a negative result He was admitted for prompt management and ... oxaliplatin and should have oxaliplatin listed as a drug allergy Consent Written informed consent was obtained from each patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:20

... expression of CD34 (vascular origin), 21% have spinal muscular atrophy (epithelial and/ or glandular origin), and 8% reveal desmin (muscular origin) [3] In our patient, the mass was an AF of vascular ... imaging, the differential diagnosis can be narrowed down to AAM, AMF, and SFT as follows: (1) AAM has a highly infiltrative pattern Conclusion Cellular AF is a benign neoplasm of the scrotal and ... inguinal area, is rich in fibroblasts, and of vascular origin A safe initial diagnosis is difficult because of its location, nature, and correlation with other structures of the area It can easily...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... incarcerated umbilical hernia Diagnosis of an omental infarction has traditionally been made intraoperatively during an exploratory laparotomy or laparoscopy and the treatment has been partial ... journal Page of 10 Naffaa LN, Shabb NS, Haddad MC: CT findings of omental torsion and infarction: case report and review of the literature Clin Imaging 2003, 27:116-118 11 Ceuterick L, Baert AL, ... patient and reviewed the literature MT and RG were the main authors of the manuscript AHM analyzed the histopathological specimen FG, JTK and JRI made modifications to the manuscript All authors read...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 02:22

... skin flaps that was managed by aspiration and pressure bandaging She also experienced episodes of serous discharge from the site that was self limiting and was managed by pressure bandaging Case ... tuberculosis, leading to a blockage of lymphatic drainage and resulting in vulval elephantiasis Conclusions Vulval elephantiasis is very rare, and vulval elephantiasis as a consequence of lymph node ... Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India 2Institute of Pathology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 02:22

... therefore provide a direct route of spread to the inguinal nodes [7] Ohtani and Gannon studied the microvasculature of the rat vas deferens and have described the arterial and venous drainage ... associated with scrotal contamination Case presentation A 45-year-old Caucasian true hermaphrodite, who has been raised as a male, presented with a hard left testicular mass which had significantly ... testicular cancer are rare A history of inguinal or scrotal surgery may predispose involvement of the inguinal nodes as a result of altered patterns of lymphatic drainage The routine management of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 02:22

... dyspnea for several days or weeks and may have a rash and/ or fever In acute patterns of EP patients may appear to have symptoms of severe dyspnea and hypoxemia resembling acute lung injury (PaO ... pulmonary fields bilaterally, a 4/6 diastolic heart murmur at the lower left parasternal area and a 4/6 systolic heart murmur at the right upper parasternal area Laboratory studies revealed a leukocyte ... Zijlstra F, Mariani MA: Mitral valve surgery for mitral regurgitation caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis: a report of four cases and a systematic review of the literature J Cardiothorac Surg...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20

... India Department of Pathology, Maharshi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala Haryana, India Authors’ contributions YK designed, carried out acquisition and analysis ... Pine, Near Ashiana Regency, Chhota Shimla, Shimla -171002, India Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Grecian Superspeciality, Cardiac and Cancer Hospital, Sector 69, SAS Nagar, Mohali, ... analysis of data and drafted the manuscript AC and AB helped in drafting of manuscript and given their valuable suggestions, MG provided the images All the authors read and approved the final...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/46 Page of Author details Department of Nephrology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, Diyarbakir, Turkey 2Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, ... hypergammaglobulinemia (35%) can also be found [8] ANA positivity has Figure Mixed-type infiltration of eosinophils and other inflammatory cells in muscle and fat tissues of (A) patient and (B) patient ... have been identified previously Six of these patients had lymphoma and four had reactive lymphadenopathy [13] Our second patient had cervical, submandibular and submental mobile lymphadenopathy,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21

... barotrauma, oxygen toxicity (affecting the central nervous system and lungs), claustrophobia and anxiety, and ocular effects such as myopia and cataract HBO2 promotes proliferation of fibroblasts, ... endothelial growth factor levels are significantly increased with HBO2 therapy, whereas levels of prostaglandin E2 and cyclo-oxygenase-2 mRNA are markedly reduced Therefore, the anti-inflammatory and ... of plaque psoriasis J Am Acad Dermatol 1998, 39:590-596 Bruner CR, Feldman SR, Ventrapragada M, Fleischer AB Jr: A systematic review of adverse effects associated with topical treatments for psoriasis...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21