Costco Wholesale Corporation: A Membership-Only Retailer with a Fascinating History

 Costco is ranked number fifteen in the Fortune 500 list and has been on the list for the past 24 years. Costco is an American wholesale company with a variety of merchandise they sell. However, the company operates as a membership-only warehouse club, like Sam’s Club, with their retail outlets across the world. Costco … Read more

A Quantitative Investigation of the Possible Link Between Materialism and Narcissism Unavailable

 A Quantitative Investigation of the Possible Link Between Materialism and Narcissism Madeline A. Rockouski Research Methods (PSY 2400) Fall 2018 Belmont University Abstract Negative effects of anxiety, depression, vanity, impatience, and cupidity have manifested themselves as commonplace descriptors regarding the current social structure.  Previous research suggests materialism and narcissism to be largely among these … Read more

Print Magazine Sales Drop While Online Readership Rises: The Impact of Gen Z

 Print magazine sales dropped 5% in last half of 2017, while online readership for magazines increased 37% (Stuart-Turner, 2018). Could this be due to members of Gen Z not purchasing print magazines? Will these young adults switch entirely to digital-only publications, or have they already? Studies have shown conflicting results that both support and … Read more

EU Banks Stress Testing: Assessing the Needs & Process of Banks

 Bank stress testing is a method used to identify probable economic events or conditions that adversely affect a bank’s credit exposures or the process of assessing a bank’s a ability to cope with such changes. After the economic collapse of 2007, it has become ever so increasingly important to safeguard banks and financial institutions, … Read more

Comparing EBD & ES in Cases of Calcular Obstructive Jaundry During ERCP: An Evaluation

 Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation versus Sphincterotomy in Cases of Calcular Obstructive Jaundice during Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography Mohamed Saied Ruziek and  Mohamed Abdel Rasheed Abdel Khalik Allam —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Tropical Medicine Department – Al-Azhar University Abstract Background:- Compared to Endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES), endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) has been reported to have a lower risk of bleeding … Read more

Aviation Developments of Last Century ​​

 Aviation developed very fast in last century. From aircrafts to drones. There are many interesting aircraft types and different usage of air vehicles. Especially some war technologies’ developed very well like war aircrafts.In todays conditions of war and military necessitate very developed aircrafts like F22 and B2.  Under this circumstances , wars are very … Read more

Maximize Security & Privacy of Health Info with EMRs: Secure EMR w/Natl eHealth Guidelines & ISO 27002 Standard

 BMI 7 ‘ Assignment ‘ Information Security An Electronic Medical Record is a digital version of a patient’s Bed Head Ticket (BHT) that contains all the details of patients history, examination, investigation findings and management plans that were taken. This is a real time, patient centered record where information is created, maintained and made … Read more

Fabricate Custom Ocular Prosthesis to Restore Beauty After Ocular Defects

 Custom Ocular Prosthesis for Different Clinical Situations Neetu singh, Sunit Jurel, Shefali Goel  Pooran Chand Abstract Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. Therefore loss of eye has a crippling effect on the life of a patient. Rehabilitation by ocular prosthesis helps in elevating the life of the patient by removing esthetic limitations … Read more

The Truth of Immigration: Obama's Address to the Nation

   American history is important to the Americans. Nevertheless, in the debate of un-documented immigrants many Americans forget that immigrants were the ones who were the founders of the United States of America. Immigration is a debated issue all across the world. Former President of The United States of America, Barack Obama, held a speech … Read more

Effect of Adrenaline on Glucose Levels During Tooth Extraction in Diabetics

 PaAbstract: Background: Diabetes is one of the most common endocrine disorders reported worldwide. There have been various reports in the literature showing alteration in the plasma glucose levels by administration of local anaesthetic containing adrenaline which has been a subject controversy. The present study was conducted to assess the effect of epinephrine in diabetic … Read more

General History of Strategic Intelligence: From Assyrian Empire to Modern Times

 Strategic Intelligence Background. Governments collect, analyse and act on the use of information, which can be considered the ‘general importance of knowing’, as stated by J. Keegan.  Governments have many branches, institutions and systems that help them ‘know’, most prominently ‘ at least these days ‘ governmental intelligence services, security services, secret services or … Read more

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Crop Protection

 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nowdays, we are enjoying our lives with greater technology advancement like modern facilities and equipment that can be used especiall in agriculture sector. Do we know what the current technology that can be used in crop protection department in order to preserve or increase the quality and yield of the planted crop? … Read more

The Dark Side of HCV & Hemophilia: Anti-HCV Positivity & Treatment Plans

 Abstract Hereditary bleeding disorders include a group of diseases with abnormalities of coagulation. Prior 1990, infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) was mainly transmitted due to pooled plasma products as a treatment for hereditary bleeding disorders. Anti-HCV positivity in these patients may be as high as >70% in some areas while some of them … Read more