Abstract Public administration institutions increasingly use business process management (BPM) to innovate internal operations, increase performance and improve their services. Research on private sector companies has shown that organizational culture may impact an organization's BPM this is often referred as culture. However, similar research public yet missing. Thus, article assesses in Germa...

Abstract Study question How does non-invasive preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (niPGT-A) perform to predict sustained implantation or live birth (SI/LB)? Summary answer Though not comparable conventional PGT-A, niPGT-A can still be considered an appealing tool clinical embryo prioritizing given its high negative predictive value (NPV). What is known already To omit the need invasi...

I. Rules of Conduct and Principles of Adjudication: The Distinction and Its Implications .............. 730 II. Rules of Conduct and Principles of Adjudication in Current Doctrine ................................ 733 A. The Distinction Applied to Current Doctrine.. 733 1. Objective elements of an offense .......... 733 2. Secondary prohibitions .................. 734 3. State of mind elements ....

BACKGROUND Paracetamol use has been associated with increased prevalence of asthma in children and adults, and one study reported an association between pre-natal exposure to paracetamol and asthma in early childhood. METHODS To examine if pre-natal exposure to paracetamol is associated with the risk of asthma or wheezing in early childhood, we selected 66 445 women from the Danish National B...

Two low equivalent weight perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) polymers (825 EW and 733 EW) were successfully electrospun into nanofibers by adding as little as 0.3 wt% of high molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) as a carrier polymer. The electrospun fiber morphology transitioned from cylindrical filaments to flat ribbons as the total concentration of PFSA + carrier in solution increased from 5 wt% ...

BACKGROUND Lung cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in China. Along with socioeconomic development, environmental problems have intensified and the burden of lung cancer continues to increase. METHODS In this study, national cancer registry data was used for evaluating incidence, mortality, time trend, and prediction. RESULTS In China in 2010, 605 900 pati...

Abstract Urban areas have experienced exponential growth since the industrial revolution and by virtue, urban population has followed. Current projections suggest that this yet to reach its peak implying developments will continue sprawl into untouched territories. This subsequent undoubtedly come at expense of forested areas. study presents a carbon storage factor indicator for new development...