Ukraine and Russia’s military conflicthave put Ukraine's past reforms under the spotlight. Foreign domestic policy made after nation’s independence in 1991 are believed to have triggered operation. It was aimed maintainRussian strategic economic presence region. acts as a proxy for western nations such United States this conflict. In decade, has steered developments away from Russian circle of ...

Traditionally, the cornerstones of Hungary’s competitiveness in FDI attraction have been favourable geographic location and availability a qualified cost-effective labour pool. Western countries are still far most important sources stock Hungary, however Japan is second largest investor among Asian nations. Most Japanese has concentrated automotive sector targeted Western, Central Northeast Hun...

In recent years dozens of nations have begun exporting software products and services. We label these nations the “new software exporting nations”. We introduce a four-tier taxonomy of software exporting nations. Thresholds for the tiers are defined by export revenues, by cluster size, and by maturity. Tier 1 nations are the major software exporting nations; Tier 2 nations are the transition so...

As the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common cause of asymptomatic liver enzyme elevations in Western nations. Although it is easy to diagnose NAFLD, a liver biopsy is currently required to diagnose nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Patients with NASH are those at greatest risk of progression to cirrhosis and, thu...

The practice of surgery has witnessed substantial evolution over the recent years, especially with significant advancements in the field of medical diagnostics and surgical therapies. Establishment of specialized and super-specialized surgical centers has resulted in concentrated distribution of patient caseload. There is an immense thrust towards the centralization of surgery particularly for ...

Why are some countries stupendously rich and others horrendously poor? Social theorists have been captivated by this question since the late 18th century, when Scottish economist Adam Smith addressed the issue in his magisterial work The Wealth of Nations. Smith argued that the best prescription for prosperity is a free-market economy in which the government allows businesses substantial freedo...

The pressure to improve the quality of patient care while controlling costs affects both wealthy countries, such as the United States and Western European nations, and countries going through economic restructuring such as those in the NIS and CEE. Clinicians are being driven to search for and identify sources of cost that do not produce commensurate benefit to patients. Newly-developed treatme...

The correlation between GDP and research publications is an important issue in scientometrics. This article provides further empirical evidence connecting revealed comparative advantage in national research with effects on economic output. Using quantitative time series analysis, this study attempts to determine the nature of causal relationships between research output and economic growth. One...

Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders are multifaceted conditions that are being diagnosed increasillgly in Western nations. Current research suggests genetic and epigenetic effects as well as social and environmental conditions all playing direct roles in the expression and development of these disorders. Evaluating the development of the human brain s increased intelligence and plasticity in t...

Neonatal care in developing nations is advancing rapidly. There is an increasing tendency to include nitric oxide in the therapeutic armamentarium. But the opinion regarding its use remains divided among neonatologists even in the western world. Nitric oxide has an established role in the management of persistent pulmonary hypertension in term neonates. However, the use of nitric oxide in prete...