Is being a super-power more important than being your close neighbour? A study of what moves the Australian stock market

a study on insurer solvency by panel data model: the case of iranian insurance market

the aim of this thesis is an approach for assessing insurer’s solvency for iranian insurance companies. we use of economic data with both time series and cross-sectional variation, thus by using the panel data model will survey the insurer solvency.

The power of hope: being a doctor is more than relying solely on the numbers.

AIMS To ascertain whether a physician's positive or negative attitude significantly impacts the quality of life of ophthalmic patients. METHODS A standardised, validated, time trade-off, utility instrument was administered to consecutive vitreoretinal patients by interview to assess the quality of life associated with their current ocular health state (baseline scenario). Each was then given ...

Tissue Is More Important than Time in Stroke Patients Being Assessed for Thrombolysis

Aim The relative prognostic importance of modern imaging profiles compared with standard clinical characteristics is uncertain in acute stroke patients. In this study, we aimed to compare baseline multimodal CT imaging measures with known clinical predictors of patient outcome at 3 months [modified Rankin scale (mRS)]. Methods We collected baseline, 24 h, and day 90 clinical and imaging data ...

Australian health system restructuring – what problem is being solved?

BACKGROUND: In recent years, Australian state and territory governments have reviewed and restructured the health systems they lead and regulate. This paper examines the outcomes of the most recent official published reviews of systems and structures; identifies the common themes; and addresses two questions: what problems are being addressed? And how would we know if the changes were successfu...

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