leishmaniasis is one of the most important parasitic diseases in terms of human injury and economic consequences which has a wide range of clinical protests of skin damage to fatal visceral discomfort covers. kala-azar is a mediterranean-type in and its main reservoirs are dogs and canine family. currently the most common disease centers are in parts of provinces such as ardebil, fars, east of ...

The place of trade unions in socio-economic system decides about more pluralistic or corporatistic „face” of democratic institutions. Description of industrial relations is a valuable indication in research of factors stabilising the young Polish democratic system. Achieved analysis of trade unions role in West European democracy will facilitate me to accomplish the diagnosis of the trade union...

Fracture non-union or delayed union frequently occur after high-energy traumas associated to significant bony tissue loss, in open fractures with infections, and after an inappropriate use of internal fixation.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Obesity, smoking, abuse of alcohol or drugs, osteoporosis and immunodepression are additional factors that prevent bone healing.1,4,6 Based on characteristic of the bone end...

Union-related conflicts, building trade unions jurisdictional disputes in particular, have a long history in the US construction industry since the establishment of the unions. Jurisdictional boundaries constantly change and craft jurisdictional privileges are occasionally encroached. The outcomes of these conflicts and confrontations are pricy because they affect local and regional constructio...

UNLABELLED The purpose of the present study was to review the results of femoral neck non-unions treatment with valgusing intertrochanteric osteotomy. METHODS Between 1988 and 2003 we treaded thirty two femoral neck non-unions with valgusing osteotomy and fixation. The mean follow-up time was 9.8 years and the mean age was 41.7 years. RESULTS Twenty eight (87.4%) of the thirty two valgusing...

We investigate the determinants of US credit union capital-to-assets ratios, before and after the implementation of the current capital adequacy regulatory framework in 2000. Capitalization varies pro-cyclically, and until the financial crisis credit unions classified as adequately capitalized or below followed a faster adjustment path than well capitalized credit unions. This pattern was rever...

With scarce empirical support, prior literature argues that managers tend to withhold good news and promote bad news to preserve their bargaining power against labor unions. This paper provides evidence on this rarely supported argument. Using comprehensive firm-level data in Korea where labor unions have a long tradition of making credible threats, we find that overall disclosure frequency is ...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of knowledge management (KM) maturity of credit unions. The application of a maturity model to fifteen credit unions in North America revealed that an overall level of KM maturity of credit unions is at an early stage of development, but there are signs of future improvement. Credit unions attempt to increase their efficiency through KM solu...

In this paper, I attempt to address some of these issues. I examine the behaviour of countries that are or have been members of international currency unions. More precisely, I ask whether existing currency unions replicate the desirable features of optimal currency areas as set out by Mundell (1961). Specifically, I ask whether the countries and political units that constitute currency unions ...