Abbreviations: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD; quality adjusted life years, QALYs; forced expiratory volume in 1 second, FEV1; forced vital capacity, FVC Citation: Pinnock H, Sohanpal R. Editorial-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: reduced nihilism, but there is still a ways to go. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis (Miami). 2016; 3(3): 605-609. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.3.3.2...

during the first centuries of hijra, the concept of faith and its relevant issues were among the major topics in islamic thought. one the schools on the topic were murji'ah, introduced by hasan ibn muhammad al-hanafiyyah in kufa within the second half of hijra. the murjites held that pure faith can be achieved either through heart belief or confession; there is no need of action for salvat...

Banks and other financial institutions across the world use various approaches to quantify risk in their portfolios. Regulators require that value at risk (VaR), calculated based on the historical data, be used for certain reporting and capital allocation purposes. Currently, this simple risk measure, historical VaR or HsVaR, is computed by some firms using the full revaluation method, which is...

This paper defends the view that philosophical propositions are merely relatively true, i.e. true relative to a doxastic perspective defined at least in part by a non-inferential belief-acquiring method. Here is the strategy: first, the primary way that contemporary philosophers defend their views is through the use of rational intuition, and this method delivers non-inferential, basic beliefs ...

Accounting standards allow the application of two models for subsequent measurement property, plant, and equipment, those are cost model revaluation model. The a certain depends on manager’s choice accounting policy. main goal this paper is to investigate equipment in Croatian companies. Further goals examine how fair value revalued assets determined, what level disclosed information about dete...