The dramatic shift from traditional pension plans to participantdirected 401(k) plans has increased the obligation of individual investors to take responsibility for their own retirement planning. With this shift comes increasing evidence that investors are making poor investment decisions. This Article seeks to uncover the reasons for poor investment decisions. We use a simulated retirement in...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze cases of liability claims related to persistent altered sensation following endodontic treatments so as to characterize the medico-legal aspects of this complication. STUDY DESIGN A comprehensive search of an Israeli professional liability insurance database was conducted to retrospectively identify and analyze cases of persistent altered s...

Introduction. Under martial law, businesses need comprehensive support to continue ope­rate and develop. Credentials are the basis for reporting decision support. At same time, transition of enterprises use international standards transformation financial key ensuring transparency reporting, attracting other partners cooperation investors, supporting organizations. The aim article is determine ...

BACKGROUND A multi-component alcohol prevention programme targeting licensed premises has been ongoing in Stockholm since 1996. An earlier study has established that this led to a 29% reduction in police-reported violence. The objective of the present study is to calculate the programme's cost-effectiveness from a societal perspective; the cost of implementation, the savings made as a result of...

We have applied the Zipf method to extract the ζ ′ exponent for seven financial indices (DAX, FTSE; DJIA, NASDAQ, S&P500; Hang-Seng and Nikkei 225), after having translated the signals into a text based on two letters. We follow considerations based on the signal Hurst exponent and the notion of a time dependent Zipf law and exponent in order to implement two simple investment strategies for su...

Universities are required to gain a competitive advantage in recruiting students and obtaining funds. The Bologna Declaration has emphasised this process, highlighting both the need to improve quality as well as the importance of providing information to stakeholders. The paper focuses on the information requirements, with the aim of analysing the disclosure of information by Italian universiti...