Research background: In the Visegrad Four (V4) countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia), inward foreign direct investment (FDI) shows high shares in exports gross domestic product (GDP). Furthermore, reinvested earnings play a significant role national balances of payments (BoP). Therefore, it is crucial to investigate reinvestment rates effective corporate income tax (ETRs) tr...

BACKGROUND Already in the late 1960s and early 1970s, targeting of the "posterior subthalamic area (PSA)" was explored by different functional neurosurgical groups applying the radiofrequency (RF) technique to treat patients suffering from essential tremor (ET). Recent advances in magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) technology offer the possibility to perform thermocoagul...

The 22nd Annual Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society, Athens, Greece, October 4 to 5, 2012 informed about pathophysiological mechanisms in tissue repair and on the development of clinical treatments of chronic wounds, fibrosis, and cancer, considering recent advances in molecular biology and biotechnology.

The 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society, Reims, France, October 23 to 25, 2013 focused on tissue repair and regenerative medicine covering topics such as stem cells, biomaterials, tissue engineering, and burns.

The 23 Annual Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society, Reims, France, October 23 to 25, 2013 focused on tissue repair and regenerative medicine covering topics such as stem cells, biomaterials, tissue engineering, and burns.

Cada vez mais os elementos terras raras (ETRs) ganham destaque devido à sua importância na produção de bens alta tecnologia. Atualmente, uma alternativa para a extração por solvente utilizada nas indústrias é utilizando agentes complexantes como EDTA, ácido cítrico e lático. Esse método agride menos o meio ambiente permite separar purificar mistura desses elementos. Dessa forma, torna-se fundam...