At a geographical and strategic confluence, the ancient city of Beirut, Lebanon, has witnessed crises from natural and human causes over the centuries.The modern urban and peri-urban development is a result of neo-classical economics, laissez-faire regulations, and complex socio-political structures.This article considers the contemporary housing s
This research aims to investigate whether firms employ real earnings management (REM) and accrual-based earnings management (AEM) as substitutes for each other when managing earnings to meet earnings benchmarks.It specifically looks at the sequential nature of both forms of earnings management.REM is proxied by an abnormal amount of operating cash
Angela Kueny,1 Leah L Shever,2 Melissa Lehan Mackin,3 Marita G Titler4 1Luther College, Decorah, IA, 2The University LIPO-FLAVONOID of Michigan Hospital and Health Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 3University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA, 4University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Background/purpose: Nurse managers (NMs) play
BackgroundThe diagnosis of AITL is challenging.It may be delayed or even missed due to critical clinical conditions and its histologic and immunophenotypic overlap with other neoplastic and reactive lymphoid proliferations.ObjectiveThe key objective is to obtain an efficient diagnosis, sensitive disease monitoring and treatment efficacy assessment
Abstract Scrub typhus caused by the obligately intracellular bacterium, Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a major cause of life-threatening acute undifferentiated febrile illness in eastern Asia and the islands of the Western Pacific and Indian oceans.Since the estimation of an incidence of 1 million cases annually two decades ago, the number of cases has