Ž . This paper studies the impact of management policies on the diffusion of data warehouse DW in a large commercial Ž . Ž . bank in Thailand. A system dynamics SD -based decision support system DSS is developed and analysed for this purpose. System dynamics was used as the modelling tool because of its rigorous approach in capturing interrelationships among variables and in handling dynamic as...

BACKGROUND The risk of visual impairment increases dramatically with age and therefore older adults should have their eyes examined at least every 1 to 2 years. Using a world-wide, population-based dataset, we sought to determine the frequency that older people had their eyes examined. We also examined factors associated with having a recent eye exam. METHODS The World Health Surveys were con...

PURPOSE Corneal tissue shortage has become a major concern worldwide, which has motivated the search for alternative solutions to eye bank human eyes for corneal transplantation. Minimally invasive lamellar transplantation and tissue engineering may offer new opportunities for the rehabilitation of diseased corneas. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biocompatibility and functionality of...

BACKGROUND Versive seizure characterized by conjugate eye movement during epileptic seizure has been considered commonly as one of the most valuable semiological signs for epilepsy localization, especially for frontal lobe epilepsy. However, the lateralizing and localizing significance of ictaleye deviation has been questioned by clinical observation of a series of focal epilepsy studies, inclu...

BACKGROUND Orbiter landing data show decrements in pilot performance following spaceflight compared to preflight simulated landings. This study aimed to characterize pilot head-eye coordination during simulated orbiter landings, and relate findings to microgravity-related spatial disorientation. METHODS Orbiter landings were simulated in an A340-300 simulator flown by six pilots. Turns about ...

purpose: to report the development of cataract after corneal damage by dungle beetle prongs. case report: a 28 year-old man, resident of the village chah setareh, sabzevar, presented complaining of trauma to the right eye with the dangle beetle while motorcycling. slit lamp examination revealed six corneal perforations, hyphema (50% of anterior chamber) percent, iris sphincter rupture, and rupt...

Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Sciences, Korean Eye Tissue and Gene Bank Related to Blindness, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. Running title: Smad3 regulates RhoA via NET1 in TGF-1-induced cells Address correspondence to: Choun-Ki Joo, Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Catholic Research ...

One of the hardest but also most exciting experiences ever for a capacity planner and performance specialist is having the possibility of working in the middle of a financial crisis. In the summer of 2002 I was in charge of the capacity planning and performance office of a major American bank in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and I was in the eye of the storm during the entire crisis. This session is...

This paper investigates the capital market relations between Euroland and the USA from 1990 until 2006. Formally based on the uncovered interest rate parity (UIP), backward recursive estimations establish a long-run equilibrium between European and US government bond yields. Since the mid-1990s though, cointegration can only be achieved additionally considering the exchange rate. The reason pro...