INTRODUCTION Ileo-sigmoid knotting (ISK) is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in which the ileum twists around the sigmoid colon. It is associated with rapid bowel gangrene and a high mortality rate. Little has been published about this condition in Kenya. The objective was to determine the presentation, management, and outcome of patients with ISK. METHODS A seven year (January 2008-December...

We provide the first provable-security analysis of the Intel Secure Key hardware RNG (ISK-RNG), versions of which have appeared in Intel processors since late 2011. To model the ISKRNG, we generalize the PRNG-with-inputs primitive, introduced by Dodis et al. at CCS’13 for their /dev/[u]random analysis. The concrete security bounds we uncover tell a mixed story. We find that ISKRNG lacks backwar...

The capture of power by the Taliban in Afghanistan has changed regional landscape and created new concerns. Some them are related to a possibility strengthening transnational terrorist organizations country. Others generated fear radical Islamism spreading guise or others its ilk. Meanwhile, various Islamist that resort “hard power” (armed violence, methods, etc.) their practices destabilizing ...

corporate governance (cg) is an important effort to ensure accountability and responsibility and is a set of principles, which should be incorporated into every part of the organization. this study focused on the state of corporate governance (cg) in two categories of the banking industries: conventional banks and islamic banks. as conventional banks and islamic banks differ a great deal in the...

This study explains the history, current problems, and future possibilities of Islamic insurance (takaful) in Bangladesh. To articulate these issues, the researcher has adopted the qualitative method, and data has been collected through secondary sources i.e. articles, books, and online resources. The study reveals that Islamic insurance in Bangladesh is regulated by the Insurance Act 2010 whic...

the crisis of the religios legitimacy of safavids close to the end of this dynasty’s governance triggered many uprisings and rebellions in different parts of their ruling domain. sheikh baha_al_din estiri was the leader of one of the most important uprisings in khorasan. the sheikh, who has been frustrated with the safavid court and government’s indifference regarding the ozbacks’ attacks made ...

A major step forward in the screening of nonnative species came with the development of the weed risk assessment (WRA) of Pheloung et al.(1) for terrestrial plants of Australia and New Zealand. Based on the generally accepted premise that weeds in one part of the world will have an increased chance of being weedy (i.e., invasive) in other areas with similar environmental conditions, the WRA’s q...