This paper examines the relationship between financial risks and profitability of the conventional and Islamic banks in Malaysia for the period between 1996 and 2005. The measures of profitability that have been used in the study are the return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA) while the financial risks are credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risks. This study employs panel d...

In the gastrointestinal tract, tachykinin NK1 receptors are widely distributed in a number of neuronal and nonneuronal cells involved in the control of gut motor activity. In particular, in the rabbit isolated distal colon, which is a suitable model system to investigate the contribution of tachykinins as noncholinergic excitatory transmitters, the influence of NK1 receptors in the regulation o...

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that particular clinical features of foreskin condylomata acuminata in Chinese male patients are associated with diabetes. A prospective study enrolled 126 men presenting with foreskin condylomata acuminata from 2001 to 2006. Mean age was 46 years (age range 25-74 years) and mean duration of disease was 4.8 months (range 1-18 months). Patients we...

This paper examines a large, nearly universal sample of hedge fund activism between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2005. Hedge fund activism is when a hedge fund files a 13D filing after taking an initial stake of 5 percent or more in the company, and clearly states in the filing’s “purpose” section that it intends to proactively influence management’s future decisions. We find that hedge fun...

background: we investigated the effects of carbamazepine (cbz) on semen parameters in men with newly diagnosed epilepsy, by performing semen analysis before starting any antiepileptic drugs, and then after starting cbz, to determine the role and effects of cbz in creating abnormalities in sperm analysis in these patients. methods: in this prospective study, eight male patients 20-40 years of ag...

a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:223:"In today's worlds of advanced technology, obesity phenomenon, more than whatever seen before, is a risk and health- threatening factor. Recent studies show that there is a relation between obesity and infertility in men.";s:19:"MaterialsAndMethods";s:178:"This paper is written with an overview of related articles published in Sciencedirect, Pubmed,SID and Iranmedex...

Background: This study investigated the ability of the modified continual reassessment method (MCRM) to determine the maximum tolerated dose of the opioid antagonist nalmefene, which does not reverse analgesia in an acceptable number of postoperative patients receiving epidural fentanyl in 0.075% bupivacaine. Methods: In the postanesthetic care unit, patients received a single intravenous dose ...

Metodos: Dos placentas a termino de mujeres embarazadas asociadas a nacidos muertos fueron tomadas para análisis microscópico. Embarazadas pesaron 75 y 85kg y su hipertensión con mas de 90-150mm Hg. Edades de 39 y 41 respectivamente fueron y pesos placentarios de 600 y 650 Vellosidadesgr después de drenar la sangre durante 30 minutos post parto. Cinco fragmentos fueron tomados por cada placenta...