In this paper, I argue that it might be possible to spot LBA producers, entrepreneurs and consumers active in the eastern Mediterranean from markers other than written sources, i.e. branded commodities branding practices. Thus, analysis of brands, like sealing, labelling, marking, could allow us understand movement LC goods (pottery, metal) related communities consumers, both inside outside isl...

Lung Cancer (LC) is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. LC incidence data from four Cancer Registries of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (Cyprus, Israel, Izmir/Turkey and Jordan) are reported with the aim to examine the differences between these four countries and SEER. Cancer registry data on invasive lung cancer diagnoses for 2005-2010 were analyzed. Age-Standardized incidence Rate...

IntrodUl .. :tion Human ophLhalmomyiasis due to infestation with the larvae of the sbeep nasal bot fl y Oestrus ovi.\· has beeo known for 70 ye_ars l and the parasite is widely distributed in the Mediterranean , Russia , lndia, South Afri ca, Canada and th e USA. There has been no report of cases from Cyprus in spite of many cases occurring each year am ong the local community. Three ~ases of O...

Employees can flourish through proper leadership and a nurturing workplace environment. Our study looks into the subject theoretical model that consists of spiritual leadership, customer-oriented boundary-spanning behavior (COBSB) as total effect alongside person–organization fit (POF) spirituality mediating effects. Data were collected from hotel employees across North Cyprus. results show lin...

Purpose This concluding paper aims to summarise the main points and outcomes related theme issue question what are challenges opportunities for sustainable tourism development in Cyprus? Design/methodology/approach draws on findings of articles summarising key how sustainability can be achieved different hospitality industry areas Cyprus. Findings The overall highlight face Cyprus implement mea...

The genetic diversity of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Cyprus is investigated for the first time in this study. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the CORE-E1 and NS5B regions of the HCV genome was performed on blood plasma samples obtained from 77 HCV patients in Cyprus, collected during 2005-2008. The amplified products were sequenced and compared to reference HCV strains of known genotype and ...

Artificial reefs, in the Eastern Mediterranean (Cyprus,) became a popular and frequently used tool, in fisheries and biodiversity conservation management. Even though evaluation studies about the efficacy of artificial reefs are plentiful in the rest of the Mediterranean (Central and Western), in the Eastern Basin they are largely absent. As the Eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea is characte...

In this paper, we consider the forbidden state problem in discrete event systems modeled by partially observed and partially controlled Petri nets. Assuming that the reverse net of the uncontrollable subnet of the Petri net is structurally bounded, we compute a set of weakly forbidden markings This work was supported in part by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF), under NSF CNS ...

BACKGROUND The continuing increase of pharmaceutical expenditure calls for new approaches to pricing and reimbursement of pharmaceuticals. Value based pricing of pharmaceuticals is emerging as a useful tool and possess theoretical attributes to help health system cope with rising pharmaceutical expenditure. AIM To assess the feasibility of introducing a value-based pricing scheme of pharmaceu...

Background Paget's disease of bone (PDB) is a relatively uncommon medical condition. Objective This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and describe the clinical characteristics of PDB in Cyprus. Methodology A questionnaire was mailed, in two phases, to all orthopedics and rheumatologists at hospitals and private practices in Cyprus. Phase 1 determined the number of PDB patients foll...