Flexibility of process support is a key requirement for current and future business applications. A technology which is designed to flexibly support various kinds of processes are workflow management systems. In this paper we present INCOME/WF a prototype of a workflow management system based on high-level Petri nets as workflow modelling and execution language. Important requirements for INCOM...

Previous researches show that buy (growth) companies conduct income increasing earnings management in order to meet forecasts and generate positive forecast Errors (FEs). This behavior however, is not inherent in sell (non-growth) companies. Using the aforementioned background, this research hypothesizes that since sell companies are pressured to avoid income increasing earnings management, the...

Recent studies have focused on the positive association between family income and child health. Part of this relationship is explained by the increased frequency and higher morbidity of chronic medical conditions in poorer children. While previous studies have looked at some general reasons why this association may hold – parents’ education, insurance status, and health at birth to name a few –...

Wilms tumour is a relatively common and curable paediatric tumour. Known challenges to cure in low income countries are late presentation with advanced disease, malnutrition, failure to complete treatment and limited facilities. In this article, management recommendations are given for a low income setting where only the minimal requirements for treatment with curative intent are available (set...

The diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever is a clinical challenge and depends on the possibility of the disease being borne in mind. Although the complete eradication of rheumatic fever from the Western world has not been achieved, the disease is often forgotten in the differential diagnosis of a patient with fever and polyarthralgia or arthritis. Rheumatic fever remains an important acquired card...

the purpose of this study was designing predictive model for innovation management in processing and complementary industries of livestock products. the method of research was correlative descriptive. the population of this research was managers in processing and complementary industries of livestock products of khouzestan province (n=486). by stratified random sampling, a random sample (n=125)...

Investigating banks’ status has always been a concern to its management and regulatory decisions, which can be carried out by means of income diversification and CAMEL composite. The importance of income diversification is to decline the operation risk. The soundness of banking is also another essential component in the banking industry that can be evaluated by CAMEL. This article’s two primary...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to develop scales measuring personal and environmental factors that affect dietary fat intake behavior, physical activity, and stress management in low-income mothers. METHODS FADESM (factors affecting diet, exercise, and stress management) scales were developed using the Social Cognitive Theory to measure personal (outcome expectancies, self-efficac...

must choose between higher average returns and lower risks. R management implies different things for different people, depending on their attitudes toward risk, their financial situations, and the opportunities available to them. In some cases, managing risk involves minimizing risk for a given level of expected output or revenue. In other cases, it involves keeping risk within bounds while se...

Risk management in Chinese banks has traditionally been the Cinderella of its internal functions. Political stricture and developmental imperative have often overridden standard practice of risk management resulting in large non-performing loan (NPL) ratios. The training and practice of risk managers remain second class compared with foreign banks operating in China. This paper surveys Chinese ...