BACKGROUND The association between intake of non-phenacetin-containing analgesics and the occurrence of chronic renal failure is still controversially discussed. A new epidemiologic study was planned and conducted in Germany and Austria. METHODS/DESIGN The objective of the international, multicenter case-control study was to evaluate the association between end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and ...

Tablet computers (tablets) have gained much attention in research, the application in a banking industry context remains somewhat unexplored. In particular, tablets could enhance customer-facing business processes, such as face-to-face advisory processes in the banking industry. This paper analyses the potentials of tablet-supported customer advisory and the impact on the advisory process based...

In July 2013, the Editorial Team of Journal Pharmaceutical Sciences (JPharmSci®) established a new group advisors [i.e., Scientific Advisors to Editors (SAEs)], whose primary responsibilities are evaluate significance and originality scientific content manuscripts submitted journal. Over past seven years, these SAEs have contributed significantly ability journal's conduct timely in-depth review...

Travel agency call centers are intended to complement advisory services of the bricks-and-mortar travel agencies by providing remote advisory services. Currently, they are ill-prepared for giving such advisory services due to their limitations in several areas of their work practice. This article presents the organizational as well as information and communication-related issues in work practic...

Summary Farm advisory services have become an important topic in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of European Union (EU). The aim this article is to draw lessons from implementation regulation and measures current 2014–2022 CAP knowledge transfer contribute debates about future farm policies. Findings are based on two studies commissioned by Commission: evaluation study implemented a consor...

On August 1, 2014, routine testing at the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant in Lucas County, Ohio, revealed microcystin toxin levels in drinking water had reached 3.19 μg/L, surpassing the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water advisory threshold of 1.0 μg/L. Microcystin is a hepatoxin released by cyanobacteria in certain harmful algal blooms. Exposure to microcystin has bee...

in pakistan the growing number of higher education institutions and the ever-increasing number of students, forces the institutions to build such an environment which completely satisfies these students’ expectations. this paper uses a modified version of keaveney and young (1997) satisfaction model and tests on a sample of students of comsats abbottabad, pakistan. the study is based on primary...