Do Karst Rivers "deserve" their own biotic index? A ten years study on macrozoobenthos in Croatia

Glioblastoma multiform in under 20 years age group: A ten years study in Kerman (1994-2003)

Introduction: Based on reviewing several large reports in literature, less than 3 percent of glioblastoma occurred in the first two decades of life. In the Asian reports glioblastoma is more common than western reports. As there was no similar report in Iran; this study was designed for evaluating the presence of glioblastoma cases in first two decades of life. Methods: In this cross-sectional...

a study on rate making and required reserves determination in reinsurance market: a simulation

reinsurance is widely recognized as an important instrument in the capital management of an insurance company as well as its risk management tool. this thesis is intended to determine premium rates for different types of reinsurance policies. also, given the fact that the reinsurance coverage of every company depends upon its reserves, so different types of reserves and the method of their calc...

Karst aquifers on small islands--the island of Olib, Croatia.

Water supply is a major problem in the Adriatic islands, especially during the summer tourism season, and represents a limiting factor to the islands' further economic development. Much attention has been given to water supply solutions, primarily in terms of attempting to use the existing island water. Unfortunately, few islands have favourable hydrological conditions to accumulate significant...

Do Academics Doubt Their Own Research?

When do experts doubt or question their own previously published research and why? An online survey was designed and distributed across academic staff and postgraduate research students at different universities in Great Britain. Respondents (n = 202 244) identified the likelihoods of six different (quasi) hypothetical occurrences causing them to doubt or question work they have published in pe...

Do physicians recognize their own best interests?