This paper seeks to uncover dominant configurations of inter-organizational relationships across the USA and Japan in the automotive industry. We integrate relevant theoretical concepts from transaction cost economics, organization theory and political economy to develop a conceptual model of inter-organizational relationships based on the fit between information processing needs and informatio...

We present a novel synthesis algorithm for procedurally generating complex curves. Our approach takes a simple example input curve specified by a user and automatically generates complex curves that resemble the input. The algorithm preserves many of the input shape features such as tangent directions, curvature, branch nodes, and closed loops. The overall approach is simple and can be used to ...

*Correspondence: Antonio F. Miguel, Department of Physics, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, Rua Romao Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal e-mail: [email protected] The occurrence of configuration (design, shape, structure, rhythm) is a universal phenomenon that occurs in every flow system. Dendritic configuration (or tree-shaped configurations) is ubiquitous in nature and li...

fine needle aspiration (fna) technique is a well-known procedure in the diagnosis of various organ diseases. this study was conducted to evaluate the utility of fna in the dianosis of neck masses. fine needle aspiration was performed upon 123 patients with palpable nonthyroidal lesions at neck during a five-year period. in ten cases, fna findings were nondiagnostic. from the reminder 113 patien...

introduction:foreign body aspiration is usually a serious condition that is most common among the pediatric population, and rare in adults. in adults, aspiration may be tolerated for a long time.case reports:our first case is a 38-year-old man who presented with a 2-day history of swallowing a foreign body. he was completely asymptomatic. chest x-ray revealed the presence of 5-cm foreign object...

Background: Good cytological sample is very important for the cytological diagnosis of thyroid nodules. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of prepared samples by the combination of aspiration and non- aspiration fine needle biopsy. Methods: In this descriptive – analytical study, sampling was done simultaneously for each patient in fine needle aspiration and non-aspiration biops...

Introduction: Foreign-body aspiration is still considered one of the most important diagnostic and therapeutic issues for physicians. Mortality rates and the prevalence of diseases caused by foreign bodies in the airway are higher in children because of the relatively narrow airway and immature protective mechanisms. The aim of this study was to study the pattern of foreign-body aspiration in t...

The article deals with the problem of formation environment as a complex eco-socio-natural space an environmentally oriented person. purpose is to reveal two-way influence nature and man on state ability individual adapt all kinds natural metamorphoses based their needs. authors argue that development personality key aspect in eco-social space. Balance environmental, moral spiritual social econ...

This paper extends what it known about the aspiration efficiencies of blunt aerosol samplers at large angles and under 'orientation-averaged' conditions to the important case of personal samplers worn by workers. Attention is focused on three sampling devices which have particular relevance to industrial hygiene sampling in Britain, the United States and elsewhere. A semi-empirical model for as...

CONTEXT We describe a case of cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas in which a preoperative tissue diagnosis was made with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). CASE REPORT A 20-year-old female presented with upper abdominal pain of two months duration and was found to have a cystic lesion in the pancreatic tail. Radiological imaging could not determine the organ of ori...