This study examines the constructs of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) versus small business orientation (SBO), their impact on small business performance, and whether these effects are moderated by longevity. A sample of 267 small business owners from 11 small–medium downtowns was used in structural equation modeling (SEM) testing of the measurement, structural and moderation hypotheses. The m...

INTRODUCTION Acute small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical emergency in which the normal flow of intraluminal intestinal contents is interrupted.1 The two most common etiologies for SBO are postoperative adhesions and hernias; additional risk factors include tumors, foreign body ingestion, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Prolonged obstruction can lead to bowel dilatation proximal to...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of sonography compared to plain radiography in the diagnosis of patients with suspected small bowel obstruction as well as to determine their specificity, sensitivity and accuracy in the Ugandan setting. DESIGN Prospective comparative study. SETTING Mulago Hospital, Uganda's main referal Hospital and Makerere University Medical School. SUBJECTS Seventy patie...

In this report, we present two cases of 9-year-old children with spina bifida occulta (SBO) of the sacrum, who were diagnosed with sacral fatigue fractures. In both patients, MRI showed a linear signal void and high signal in sacral ala on the short tau inversion recovery sequence. Sacral SBO at the same level of the sacral fracture was observed in each patient on computed tomography images. Th...

Veira, D. M., Charmley, L. L., Charmley, E. and Lee, A. J. 2001. The effect of feeding soybean oil to mid-lactation dairy cows on milk production and composition and on diet digestion. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 81: 425–428. Mid-lactation Holstein cows were used to test the effect of feeding 3% soybean oil (SBO) on total mixed ration intake, apparent digestibility, milk production, and milk composition...

Malignant external otitis is a well-characterized entity, known for its insidious and morbid course in immunocompromized patients. Malignant external otitis occurs most commonly in elderly diabetics and is almost uniformly caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. If not recognized early in the immunocompromized patient, it can lead to extensive skull base osteomyelitis (SBO), with multiple cranial ner...

The objective of this study was to determine the energy values of soybean oil (SBO) and tallow (T) combined in different ratios, and to evaluate their effects on the performance, body composition, and serum lipid levels of starter broilers. In experiment I, a digestibility trial was performed to determine the energy value of the SOB and T mixtures using 100 12 to 21 -day-old broilers. In experi...

Background: Adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) is common. Most patients can be managed nonoperatively, although the worry about missing ischemic bowel is always a worry. Signs and symptoms that indicate an urgent trip to the operating room are still lacking even in this day and age of CT assessment of patients with SBO. Objective: To evaluate a treatment algorithm for patients with SBO. Des...

Purpose of Review To give an up-to-date overview of the strengths and weaknesses of current imaging modalities in diagnosis and follow-up of skull base osteomyelitis (SBO). Recent Findings CT and MRI are both used for anatomical imaging, and nuclear techniques aid in functional process imaging. Hybrid techniques PET-CT and PET-MRI are the newest modalities which combine imaging strengths. S...

Approximately 2-4 per cent of small bowel obstructions (SBO) are caused by bezoars. In addition, presentation with features of acute surgical abdomen is extremely rare, accounting for only 1% of the patients. A bezoar is a concretion of indigestible material found in the gastrointestinal tract, which usually forms in the stomach and passes into the small bowel, where it can cause SBO. We presen...