Financial decision making involves uncertainty and consequently risk. It is well known that asset return forecasts and risk estimates are inherently inaccurate. The inaccuracy in forecasting and estimation can be addressed through the specification of rival scenarios. In this paper, we extend the multi-period mean-variance portfolio optimization and asset liability management problems to the ro...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper was to identify the key factors of case management (CM) interventions among frequent users of healthcare services found in empirical studies of effectiveness. DESIGN Thematic analysis review of CM studies. METHODS We built on a previously published review that aimed to report the effectiveness of CM interventions for frequent users of healthcare services, usi...

Document Management Systems (DMSs) are playing an increasingly critical role in organizational knowledge management. However, the most often used DMSs, such as windows Resources Manager, cannot settle the issues like inefficient query and redundancy because of the lack of document content and relationship management. In this paper, we present a prototyping system, based on improved CBR and two-...

Macrodontia is a rare but cosmetically challenging dental anomaly. The following case report is described of a young girl with macrodontia central incisors who was treated with direct composite veneer and gingival color composite. The aesthetic outcome was satisfactory without unnecessary loss of teeth.  

Despite international recognition of the importance of healthcare management in the development of high-performing systems, the path by which countries may develop and sustain a professional healthcare management workforce has not been articulated. Accordingly, we sought to identify a set of common themes in the establishment of a professional workforce of healthcare managers in low- and middle...