nowadays, advances in information and communication technologies, has provided an opportunity for banks to provide their electronic services to their customers in remote areas. this technological innovation by e–banking systems has brought about many benefits to customers while it has been accompanied by a number of risks including the operational ones. this risks need to be identified and mana...

background: this study was to estimate the frequency of prehypertension and to characterize patient awareness and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an urban population in iran. methods: during a hypertensive awareness program, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 2036 people. all participants completed a questionnaire about their demographic and anthropometric indices and were asked...

Extant literature has shown that sectoral characteristics play a critical role in business value creation through information technology (IT). Therefore, managing IT and its associated risks needs to consider specific industrial traits understand the distinct nature regulations shape IT-enabled creation. This study presents an in-depth analysis of goals, processes, case pharmaceutical company w...

in a complex and volatile environment of the supply chain, any attempt to reduce the risks may increase or decrease other risks; thus, achieving an overall picture of the risks of supply chain and relationships between them are necessary and will lead to more effective and comprehensive strategy to response to risks. the purpose of this paper is identifying and extracting the potential risks of...

Background & objectives: Oil well drilling operations are subject to various occupational hazards because of their nature and type of activities, which causes illnesses, loss of workforce as well as a lot of financial losses to the economic system of the community. Therefore, it is essential for all employees to observe safety in order to protect manpower and equipment. The purpose of this stud...

Industrial and mining activities are recognized as major sources of soil pollution. This study proposes an index system for evaluating the inherent risk level of polluting factories and introduces an integrated risk assessment method based on human health risk. As a case study, the health risk, polluting factories and integrated risks were analyzed in a typical industrial and mining gathering a...

The purpose of this research was to study the recognition, application and quantification of the risks associated in managing projects. In this research, the management of risks in an oil and gas project is studied and implemented within a case company in Oman. In this study, at first, the qualitative data related to risks in the project were identified through field visits and extensive interv...

China has become a global leader in green infrastructure finance, investing heavily renewable energy, sustainable transportation, and buildings. However, there are multiple risks challenges that impede the development of finance. Thus, this study analyzes prioritizes associated with finance proposes policy plans to mitigate these risks. A Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP) is used identif...

BACKGROUND In counseling patients with a history of stroke, clinicians have limited information regarding the risks and benefits of alcohol consumption. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between alcohol intake and risks of total and cardiovascular mortality in men with a history of stroke. METHODS The study population consisted of 112 528 men from the enrollment cohort of the Physicians...