Abstract Methods A cross sectional study was conducted among 200 heart failure patients selected from two hospitals in Alexandria governate. The HLS-EU-Q16 survey to assess HL, SF-12 health questionnaire QoL, record review, and interviewing the were used collect required data. Linear logistic regression models explore relation between literacy QoL then comparing models. Results Forty-six half p...

In the way of growing and developing firms especially high-tech firms, on many occasions manager of firm is mainly involved in solving problems of his business and decision making about executive activities of the firm, while besides executive measures, attention to planning of firm's success and growth way and application of long experience and sagacity in designing business model are vital an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose how to minimize the risks of implementing business process reengineering (BPR) by measuring readiness. For this purpose, the paper proposes an assessment approach for readiness in BPR efforts based on the critical success and failure factors. Design/methodology/approach – A relevant literature review, which investigates success and failure indic...

The software development process is usually affected by many risk factors that may cause the loss of control and failure, thus which need to be identified and mitigated by project managers. Software development companies are currently improving their process by adopting internationally accepted practices, with the aim of avoiding risks and demonstrating the quality of their work. This paper aim...

divided into a) error and rewarded trials and b) switch and stay trials. The effect of volatility remains even if only error trials, or only rewarded trials, or only switch trials, or only stay trials are included in the analysis.

This article presents a financial scoring model estimated on Czech corporate accounting data. Seven financial indicators capable of explaining business failure at a 1-year prediction horizon are identified. Using the model estimated in this way, an aggregate indicator of the creditworthiness of the Czech corporate sector is then constructed and its evolution over time is shown. This indicator a...

This study evaluated the effect of macro steel fiber (SF), micro glass fiber (GF) and micro polypropylene fiber (PF) in lightweight aggregate concrete, (LWAC) beams reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars. Firstly, concrete mixtures with different volume fractions of GF, PF and SF were tested up to compressive strength, then determine the optimum fiber content GF, PF and SF a...

Actual developments and trends on Mobile Commerce are prompting more and more companies or startups in dislocating or positioning their business model in this attractive market. To be successful, it is necessary to know about the own strengths and weaknesses, about customers, competitors and critical success factors. The goal of this thesis is to provide a contribution about considering pertine...