Background: The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that the minimal airway
resistance achievable during a maximal inspiration (R (min)) is abnormally elevated in subjects …

One of the main investment instruments that attract foreign and domestic investors is the
stocks of companies. The Istanbul Stock Exchange, which has been serving more than 300 …

This study has been conducted based on the main question how urban policies focusing on
economic growth and urban sprawl affect green areas and forests in the course of time. Its …

… A thesis submitted to the Faculty and the Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of
Mines in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (Petroleum …

Introduction Current guidelines focus more on levels of asthma control than on severity of
asthma. The original version of the Asthma Control Test (ACT), a self-administered instrument …

Do voters reward incumbents for the provision of public services? In this article, we study the
political economy of catchment areas of public services to answer this question. Rather than …

TH Marshall’s notion of ‘social citizenship’ where political, economic and social rights are
seen as constantly reinforcing each other, can serve as an effective ‘ideal type’ to assess the …

Although state-owned banks are expected to promote the growth of less-developed regions,
especially in developing economies, several cross-country studies report that lending by …

This dissertation explains why institutional and financial relationships of the religious
establishment to the state vary across countries. The variation is none, but the direct consequence …

TH Marshall’s notion of ‘social citizenship’where political, economic and social rights are
seen as constantly reinforcing each other, can serve as an effective ‘ideal type’to assess the …