PURPOSE To identify the role of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and flexible ureterorenoscopy (f-URS) on the stone recurrence, in the management of 10-20 millimeter lower pole stone (LPS) with medium follow-up outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS The patients' charts which were treated with SWL or f-URS for LPS between January 2011 and September 2013 were analyzed, retrospectively. Patients who had a...

This study discusses the creation, survival and growth strategies of locally-based start-ups in emerging economies. The study consists of a revelatory case study analysis of an IT start-up in one of the largest developing countries of central and Eastern Europe, Romania. The analysis shows how IT entrepreneurs in developing countries can adapt to the institutional, resource and industry constra...

In an environment in which both workers and firms undertake match specific investments, the presence of market competition for matches may solve the hold-up problems generated by the absence of complete contingent contracts. In particular, this paper shows that in a world in which workers’ and firms’ investments are separated by market competition and contracts specify a simple (non-contingent)...

Objectives: The physical component of tasks can be a problem because of muscle weakness; therefore, this research was performed to investigate the relationships between some physical fitness factors and muscle damage enzyme levels in people with mild Intellectual Disabilities (ID). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 314 students with ID (Body Mass Index [BMI]: 23.42±4.84 kg/m2), after mea...

The presence of exogenous global shocks due to the 2007/2008 economic and financial crisis current pandemic are deeply hampering operators' overall ability access credit. Small medium-sized enterprises start-ups most severely affected by credit rationing. This paper investigates whether bank loans in early stage a start-up's lifecycle is predictor firm's default time crisis. We ground our analy...