Objective: The goal of this study was to examine regional variation in use of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) operations. Summary Background Data: Regional variation exists in performance of surgical operations. Variation in the use of MIS has not been studied. Methods: Five operations that are performed open or MIS were selected: cholecystectomy, appendectomy, colectomy, antireflux, and bari...

This study investigated the expression patterns of Müllerian inhibiting substance/anti-Müllerian hormone type II receptor (MIS/AMHRII) and mRNA in various types of ovarian neoplasia and evaluated the clinical significance of MIS/AMH as a biological response modifier for MIS/AMHR-positive tumors. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction was used to detect MIS/AMHRII mRNA expression and in...

There is a widely shared perception that Management Information Systems (MIS) research has significantly improved in both quantity and quality over the past decade. Most MIS academics and practitioners have strong opinions about who the leading MIS researchers are and which institutions are on the cutting-edge with respect to MIS research. To a large extent, these opinions are subjective, based...

The introductory Management Information Systems (MIS) course plays a very important role in attracting and retaining students in the MIS program. Accordingly, MIS educators have been paying an increasing attention to the question how to teach this course effectively, especially faced with declining enrollments in the MIS discipline. However, an easy-to-use guideline is still lacking. Although s...

Perceived learning in MIS depends on gaining knowledge from MIS concepts and by using MIS application tools. MIS education in undergraduate curriculum of a business school needs to foster both concepts and applications dimensions of learning. There is also a need to understand the implications of these two dimensions in MIS education. This study explores these two dimensions of MIS education in...