... compare the use ofcase studies and other research methods, look at the different types ofcase studies, and the different types ofcase information used. 2.1 Thecasestudy vs other research ... we will look briefly at the epistemological basis of the case study. Many ofthe criticisms ofthecasestudymethod relate to the highly labour intensive nature of this research strategy. ... categories: The exploratory (traditional form) the descriptive and the explanatory. A further description ofthe latter two follows. 3.1 Traditional criticisms ofthecasestudy Criticism ofthe case...
... only 17.2 percent ofthe total by the end of 1999.z Globalization: the Role of Institution Building in the Financial Sector _ TheCaseStudyof China ... negotiated price. The trade of inter-bank bond market relies on the securities booking system of the CGSDTC and the bond trading system ofthe inter-bank lending centre. The tradingsystem ofthe national ... In thecaseofthe latter, commercial banks trade with investors at the prices they offer through their outlets, and provide depositing and clearing services to the investors.B. Roles of the...
... adequately meet the needs ofthe poor. A large proportion of those not covered are outside the labour force, the majority (70%) of them women. These statistics highlight the prevailing gender ... 6. These show that, the higher the level of economic activity, the lower is the level of economic dependency. The economic dependency rate declines from an average of 130% to 110% over the ... Economic Profile ofthe Elderly 172.1 The importance of retirement income 172.2 Constructing a socio economic profile ofthe elderly 182.3 Labour force trends by age 192.4 Sources of income...
... profess Name: Mother of Land, Mother of Water, Mother of Rice, Mother ofthe tree …With spiritual faith in the power of Mother - the Creator, sponsor for the survival and growth ofthe universe, ... characteristics of particular characteristics ofthe Mother. The characteristics ofthe Mother is manifest in grades god, as the Au Co Mother ofthe Vietnamese, the Trung sisters, Y Lan Under the background ... 1.1.2.3. The Pantheon ofthe Mother Goddess Religion It might be called the dawn ofthe Holy of Mother is separate natural worship Goddess. The goddesses is the god of nature and no...
... characteristics of 5000 cases of cancer ofthe pancreas. J Surg Oncol 1973, 5 :335-358.2. Zhang H, Jensen MH, Farnell MB, Smyrk TC, Zhang L: Primary Leiomyosarcoma ofthe Pancreas: Studyof 9 Cases and ... 9:85http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/85Page 2 of 4According to Feather et al sarcomas ofthe pancreasoccur frequently in younger individuals. The pancreaticcaput is most commonly involved f ollowed by the tailand the body [4]. These ... contributionsPA, CK and SH did the literature research, PA wrote the article, SS did the pathology, LK edited the article. All the authors reviewed and approved the end versionConflicts of interests statmentDrs....
... mostcommonly confused with glomus tumors, since theypossess a similar cytological appearance. In spite of this,they were excluded because ofthe absenc e ofthe some-what typical coarsely granular ... consent was obtained from the patientfor publication of this case report and accompanyingimages. A copy ofthe written consent is available forreview by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.Author ... gener-ally benign neoplasms, four malignant cases have beendescribed so far, with the present case to be the 5thone.Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choicewith excellent prognosis [9-11].ConsentWritten...
... al [6] the sarcoma arisesin the atria/pulmonary vessels in 74% ofthe cases, andin the ventricles, mitral valve, and epi/pericardium in14%, 3.7% and 7.4% ofthe cases correspon dingly. Thereis ... contributionsHP conceived ofthestudy and wrote the manuscript with the help of MTA.VY overlooked the progress ofthe manuscript and advised on valuablepoints. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.Competing ... primary lesions. The majority ofPrimary Cardiac tumors arebenign (with half of them being myxomas) [4] andapproximately 25% ofprimary cardiac neoplasms aremalignant. Among malignant primary cardiac...
... [1,2,5]. This case is thereforeunusual due to theprimary nature ofthe plasmacytomawithin the testis. The age of diagnosis ranges from 26 to83 years of age, although the mean age of diagnosis ... higher risk of progressing to mult i-ple myeloma [3,6]. The tre atment of these tumors iseither radiation therapy or surgical resection. Adjuvantradiation or chemotherapy does not improve the out-come. ... al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:494http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/494Page 2 of 3CAS E REP O R T Open Access Primary plasmacytoma ofthe testicle:a case reportClaudia...
... presentation ofprimary choriocarcinoma of the urothelial system has not been described so far. Intra-cerebral hemorrhage represents the commonest clinicalappearance ofprimary choriocarcinomas ofthe ... of tumor in the gonads, the nega-tivity of TTF-1 expression by the tumor cells and the absence of intrathoracic lymph nodes [9] were absolutelycompatible with a de novo choriocarcinoma ofthe ... for theprimary extragonadal localization to be con-firmed [5]. In the present case, the histological and immu-nohistochemical characteristics, along with the location of the disease, the absence...
... scattered reports of adenocarcinoma ofthe GI tractcomplicating peripheral neurofibromatosis [1,3], few caseshave explo red the association ofprimary infiltrating ade-nocarcinoma ofthe stomach ... thatloss of function ofthe NF-1 gene results in peripheral neu-rofibromatosis [6], but no definite reasons have been citedfor the high incidence ofprimary malignant tumorsin these patients. The ... and multiple neurofibro-mas. The symptoms are café-au-lait spots, cutaneous neu-rofibromas and neoplasms ofthe peripheral or centralnervous system. The genetic basis ofthe disease is a muta-tion...
... the experience of psychosis is worsened by the fear thatthey see themselves as “mad, a lunatic, a nutter”. They are subject to the media portrayal of mental illness and fear the arrival ofthe ... is the fear ofthe implications of mad-ness. What is going to happen to them; when will the alter ego emerge;will they be carted off to the mental hospital; and will the key be thrownaway? The ... years. The auditory hallucinations consisted for the time being of three femalevoices: those of Moira and Shelley were well known to her as they were the voices of her cousins; the third was the...
... interpretations. One of the items that changed most during the course ofthe therapy was her beliefabout the control ofthe voices, and homework tasks were set with the pur-pose of giving her the feeling ... problem, getting these to work together is at the heart of the solution. The ideas of shared and non-shared reality, the ability tohold two ideas at once, and the role of state of arousal in mediating ... in Helena’s case is the way in which threateningevents in current life (dissolution of her marriage) reawakened memories of the trauma ofthe rape, in the form ofthe voice. As the memory wasderived...