Scaphoid bones have a high prevalence for non-union. Even with adequate treatment, bone regeneration may not occur in certain instances. Although this condition is well described, the molecular pathology of scaphoid non-unions is still poorly defined. In this study, gene expression of osteogenic and angiogenic growth and transcription factors as well as inflammatory mediators were analysed in h...

The medieval systems of law in Italy and Europe have been proposed as a sort of virtual laboratory to deal with the issue of ensuring that the principle of equality in the rule of law be compatible with the recognition of indigenous peoples’ customs. The legal framework of the medieval communes sought to strike a balance between the general interest in having legal certainty and uniformity with...

INTRODUCTION Globalization requires the European Union (EU) to reduce the administrative burdens on companies involved in cross-border trade if the EU is to remain a competitive economic zone. Two important foci in the EU electronic customs MultiAnnual Strategic Plan are the implementation of Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) and the Single Window vision. The Multi-Annual Strategic Plan aims ...

The Role of Profit Sharing in Dual Labour Markets with Flexible Outsourcing We combine profit sharing for high-skilled workers and outsourcing of low-skilled tasks in partly imperfect dual domestic labour markets, when the wage rate for low-skilled worker is set by a labor union, to analyze how the implementation of profit sharing influence flexible outsourcing and low-skilled labour market out...

Although Slovenia is a small, relatively new nation-state, it has been justifiably called “neocorporatist” and a “coordinated market economy,” making it unique among postcommunist societies, including ten new EU member states. The authors explore how it became so, and in the process shed light on the debate between varieties of capitalism (VoC) and power resources theories about how coordinated...

Since the ALOHA accident in 1988, the FAA, labor unions, aircraft and engine manufacturers, and the U.S. air carrier industry have been working together in a new endeavor called maintenance human factors. With the growing recognition that many accidents may involve maintenance error, the industry has turned to the science of human factors to provide answers to why a technician, ground crew agen...

S AVINGS INSTITUTIONS, credit unions, and commercial banks all offer a generally similar se­ lection of financial services, though each differs in the ability to make certain kinds of loans.1 As a result, many personal sector customers of these institutions would likely be unable to identify any distinguishing characteristics. Indeed, savings institutions and com­ mercial banks sometimes change...

In the industrial area adjacent to the Stock Yards of Chicago, a community council was formed which included the two basic institutions of the area — (1) organized religion and (2) organized labor — as well as all of the other interest and action groups in that community. "Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council" is an experimental demonstration of a community organizational procedure predicated...

O ne of the major but multifaceted challenges facing the ministry centers on our colleagues who consti tute the professional and support staffs that provide Catholic health care. For example, we currently have difficulty achieving a sense ot" alignment with physicians who are experiencing an "absence of joy"; we are regularly reminded by nurses why an increasing number are seeking the support o...

Compensation systems such as individualized pay for performance (I-PFP) schemes for employees represent an important approach to aligning employer-employee interests. However, the adoption of I-PFP is much less common in many countries than in the USA. Employing a multi-level analysis of over 4,000 firms in 26 countries, we explore determinants of its adoption. At the country level we distingui...