BACKGROUND Acne vulgaris is a chronic skin disease with a high prevalence. Left untreated or inadequately treated, acne vulgaris can lead to psychological and physical scarring, as well as to unnecessary medical expenses. Oral isotretinoin is an effective treatment for severe resistant nodular and conglobate acne vulgaris. A regimen consisting of a fixed-dose combination of adapalene and benzoy...

1 Based on the results of a survey of 263 BPO clients and on 57 interviews with executives leading 28 BPO relationships, we identified nine practices that contribute to best-in-class business process outsourcing (BPO) performance. The nine practices span a three-stage journey to best-in-class performance, which we call " Launch the Mission, " " Stay on Target " and " Explore New Frontiers. " Th...

With the evolution of customer’s needs, innovation becomes a core competency of organizations to success in the intense global competition nowadays. Business process orientation (BPO), as “a state of mind” of the organization, emphasizes to employ a customer-and-process-oriented way to rethink and reengineer business. It is interesting and important to understand the role of process-oriented th...

Business process outsourcing (BPO) is fast becoming a mainstream business phenomenon and in recent times offshore business process outsourcing has gained momentum, with a number of companies wanting to capitalize on the benefits of offshore services. Effectively transitioning the identified business processes to a cost effective geographic location and stabilizing them in a defined timeframe co...

We previously reported that benzopyrimido-pyrrolo-oxazinedione BPO-27 [6-(5-bromofuran-2-yl)-7,9-dimethyl-8,10-dioxo-11-phenyl-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-benzo[b]pyrimido [4',5':3,4]pyrrolo [1,2-d][1,4]oxazine-2-carboxylic acid] inhibits the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel with low nanomolar potency and reduces cystogenesis in a model of polycystic kidney...

Business process outsourcing (BPO) has been suggested as one of the biggest areas of growth in the outsourcing market. Nevertheless, many organizations are still reluctant to outsource business processes that are part of their core business. In order to help overcome this divergence between expectations and reality, we systematically analyze the factors that form an organization’s attitude towa...

Although offshore BPO has been a focus of considerable attention in popular press, there is a serious dearth of academic research on this area. This paper first establishes that offshore BPO functions in the same manner as osmosis. We then draw upon constructs and concepts in osmosis to develop theoretical understanding of the factors that drive the offshore BPO. Managerial and policy implicati...

While the issue of risk in information technology outsourcing (ITO) is addressed by numerous authors, the risks of business process outsourcing (BPO) are essentially unexplored. The authors propose that the risk structure of ITO is different compared to the one in BPO, the latter therefore requiring additional research. To challenge this proposition the major risks of ITO have been derived from...

materials and methods we retrospectively evaluated 150 consecutive transplant recipients at the university of jena 12 months postoperatively for the presence and treatment of luts related to bpo. results the mean age of the patients was 59 years (range 27 - 82 years). by 12 months postoperatively, 91% (n = 137/150) were off dialysis with a functioning kidney graft. two patients died during foll...