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Capital budgeting practices by non-financial companies listed on Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE)

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2018
Purpose—The purpose of this study is to investigate various aspects of capital budgeting techniques adopted by Kuwaiti non-financial companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE).
Abduallah Al-Mutairi, Kamal Naser, Muna Saeid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing Effects of Birth Order on Intelligence, Educational Attainment, Big Five, and Risk Aversion in an Indonesian Sample

European Journal of Personality, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Few studies have examined birth order effects on personality in countries that are not Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD). However, theories have generally suggested that interculturally universal family dynamics are the mechanism behind birth order effects, and prominent theories such as resource dilution would ...
Laura J. Botzet, Julia M. Rohrer, Ruben C. Arslan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of Patients’ Satisfaction with Emergency Departments in Governmental General Hospitals, Kuwait

Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2018
Background: Patient satisfaction is commonly used as an indicator for evaluation of the quality of health care services provided in the Emergency Departments (EDs). Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the level of patient
Saadoun F. Alazmi
doaj   +1 more source

Exposure to household secondhand smoke among adolescents in Kuwait: Results from two school-based cross-sectional studies

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2020
Introduction Introduction: Detrimental effects of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure are well established; however, data on SHS exposure among adolescents in Kuwait is lacking.
Ali H. Ziyab, Mohammad Almari, Abdullah Al-Taiar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug poisonings following bariatric surgery: Case series report

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Bariatric surgery alters gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology, which likely impacts upon oral medication absorption. Drug‐ and alcohol‐related deaths in this population are being increasingly reported; however, toxicological detail is lacking. Using data reported to the National Programme on Substance Use Mortality, we identified 18 deaths in people
Eman Mshari, Fannie LaJeunesse‐Trempe, Stephen Morley, Caroline Copeland   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Investigation of Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna in a Modern Anatomical Body Donor Population

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research sought to examine the prevalence and severity of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) in the Chicagoland anatomical body donor population. The study further aimed to elucidate potential demographic risk factors for HFI, including sex, age at death, and structural vulnerability index (SVI), as well as any common comorbidities, as ...
Amy C. Beresheim, Amanda Hall
wiley   +1 more source

Impaired healing following implant placement surgery: A case report of a modern‐day manifestation of scurvy

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Delayed wound healing following implant placement surgery is an uncommon complication, usually attributed to systemic (smoking and alcohol), local (severely inflamed tissues), or technical (poor suturing) factors. However, delayed wound healing after implant placement caused by severe hypovitaminosis C has not been previously ...
Gregor‐Georg Zafiropoulos, Gerald Kolb, Dimitris N. Tatakis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multisociety consensus recommendations on hepatitis delta virus infection

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Hepatitis D virus (HDV) prevalence data and country-specific HDV guidelines are not widely available in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. We developed consensus recommendations to guide healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers in ...
Saleh A. Alqahtani, Faisal M. Sanai, Mohammed A. Banama, Mohammed Y. Alghamdi, Munira Y. Altarrah, Faisal A. Abaalkhail   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Book Review: Farah Al-Nakib’s ‘Kuwait Transformed’ [PDF]

, 2016
Kuwait Transformed traces the history of Kuwait’s urban development, in a well-researched account of the interplay between economic transformation, the built environment and everyday life in the Gulf nation of four million. While Kuwait Transformed is an
McArthur, Jenny
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