This book offers ophthalmologists and medical practitioners a concise, data-driven review of the information that is most relevant in guiding the diagnosis and management of thyroid-associated eye diseases (TED). Thyroid-Associated Eye Disease can be read in its entirety to give a perspective of the field, but also considered as a reference as clinical questions arise. The goal is to deliver data- driven guidance and discreet approaches and suggestions useful for clinical practice and decision making. Advances in diagnostic evaluation, including autoantibody assessment, are reviewed, and the diagnostic features of euthyroid TED are also discussed. All relevant aspects of treatment are covered, from the use of radioactive iodine, long-term medical therapy, and surgical thyroidectomy through to the treatment of active TED by steroids and novel biologics and the role of minimally invasive surgery. Numerous supporting images are included, and helpful checklists will aid the practitioner in treatment decision making.

This book offers ophthalmologists and medical practitioners a concise, data-driven review of the information that is most relevant in guiding the diagnosis and management of thyroid-associated eye diseases (TED). Thyroid-Associated Eye Disease can be read in its entirety to give a perspective of the field, but also considered as a reference as clinical questions arise. The goal is to deliver data- driven guidance and discreet approaches and suggestions useful for clinical practice and decision making. Advances in diagnostic evaluation, including autoantibody assessment, are reviewed, and the diagnostic features of euthyroid TED are also discussed. All relevant aspects of treatment are covered, from the use of radioactive iodine, long-term medical therapy, and surgical thyroidectomy through to the treatment of active TED by steroids and novel biologics and the role of minimally invasive surgery. Numerous supporting images are included, and helpful checklists will aid the practitioner in treatment decision making.

Spine Imaging uses a classic, case approach to provide multi-modality imaging studies and management guidance of spine pathologies for the consulting radiologist as well as the neurologist, orthopedist, or emergency clinician diagnosing and managing spinal patients. Eighty cases, featuring over 650 images, are organized into sections by pathologic process and include a clinical description followed by discussion on radiologic findings, clinical management, and a summary of key points. An additional section on imaging signs closes the volume. Cases address which image findings are clinically significant and which are not, how to understand the severity of an injury, and when additional advanced imaging is needed, making Spine Imaging an essential resource for managing these complex pathologies.

This book is a simple case-by-case approach to the many different types of orthopaedic fractures. The book is being written for residents, registrars, newly qualified doctors and medical students, primarily targeted to those in the fields of diagnostic radiology, orthopaedic surgery and emergency medicine. There are a variety of texts that exist in these fields to assist in acquiring knowledge; however, there lacks a text that provides simple images and explanations from which a fundamental base of skeletal trauma can be formed. Some of the standard textbooks are still too advanced and lack the basic knowledge. This book is divided into sections by anatomic location, each containing a number of cases presented as unknowns. A standard template is utilised for each case, including a brief clinical description, physical examination, followed by radiological images. The reader is then asked to interpret the plain films given. Several questions are then asked, including the most likely diagnosis and followed by brief discussions on radiological findings (with appropriate annotated images, as necessary) and clinical management. Finally, the case is concluded with a summary of key points. With this format readers can test their knowledge on important orthopaedic fractures as seen on a plain film. Furthermore, they can integrate this information with the standard clinical management involved with that specific disease entity.

Document from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: -, Post Graduate Government College (PGGC-46, Chandigarh), course: Commerce, language: English, abstract: Moullin defined performance measurement as, "Performance measurement is evaluating how well organizations are managed and the value they deliver for customers and other stakeholders." According to Kelvin, 'When you can measure what you are speaking about and express it in numbers, you know something about it'. According to Anon, 'You cannot manage what you cannot measure'. The Economic Value Added (EVA) framework developed by the Stern Stewart & Company is gradually replacing the traditional measures of financial performance due to its robustness and its immunity from "creative accounting." Fortune magazine has called it "today's hottest financial idea and getting hotter" and management guru Peter Drucker referred to it as a measure of total factor productivity. The traditional measures for performance measurement, suffer from some serious limitations which are the main reason that these traditional methods based on earnings can't be used as a reliable measure of performance measurement. Hence, there is the need of new approaches for the performance measurement which takes stakeholder's perspective into consideration and shareholders wealth into consideration. EVA is a better performance measurement tool and it has been proved in the research done on 10 companies in India. EVA has been compared with traditional techniques like ROI, ROE, EPS, NVA and MVA and the results are presented. Suggestive measures have also been given at the end and reference tables are also given. The research will e beneficial for academicians and people associated with finance.

Financial crises of some kind or the other occur sporadically virtually every decade & in various locations around the world. Financial meltdowns have occurred in countries ranging from Sweden to Argentina, from Russia to Korea, from the United Kingdom to Indonesia, & from Japan to the United States. The global financial crisis originated in United States of America. The current crisis has deeply impacted the national economies of both developed & developing world depending upon the extent to which they have been opened up. The inflation or the economic slowdown is adversely affecting the retail industry. With the suddenly disturbed economical status, consumers are gradually losing interest on buying. The unbalanced income, followed by the economic slowdown, is not meeting consumers' buying requirements. The largely untapped organized retail arena is viewed as a multibillion dollar proposition by Indian & foreign players. Despite the foreboding financial crisis, the opportunities are massive. Making the growth vs. profitability trade-off early on during the slowdown is just one of them. In this book global crisis & its impact on Indian retail sector has been discussed in detail.

The concept of mutual funds is not new in India. UTI started India's first mutual fund in 1964 to mobilize household savings and investing the funds in capital markets. There are many type of mutual funds like equity, debt, balanced etc. SEBI has issued guidelines for the working of mutual funds. There are various risks associated with them but the returns are also high. The growth which accrues by investing in mutual funds is adding to the importance of mutual funds. Association of Mutual Funds (AMFI)has been created in 1995 to maintain professional and healthy environment in the market. Many companies like ABN AMRO, HDFC, UTI, TATA, ICICI are operating in this field. The Indian mutual fund industry has evolved from a single player monopoly in 1964 to a fast growing, competitive market on the back of a strong regulatory framework. The growth in this sector is tremendous and in future it has great prospects. Though, there are certain obstacles in the growth of mutual funds yet, regulatory framework and global competition will certainly improve upon. I Hope that this analysis will definitely contribute to the research by academicians, industry practitioners and students on the top

ICICI Bank Ltd. and State Bank of India (SBI) are the two largest banks in India in private and public sector respectively. Reserve bank of India (Central Bank in India) has prescribed certain financial ratios like Capital Adequacy Ratio, Statutory Liquidity Ratio, Priority Sector Advances to Total Advance Ratio etc. to measure the financial performance of the banks. In this book the financial appraisal of both the banks have been done on the basis of ratios prescribed by RBI and then comparative analysis has been done. On the basis of analysis it has been found that both the banks are maintaining the required standards and both are running profitably. Graphs and diagrams are used to explain the trends. Statistical tools have been used for better understanding of the concepts, In the end suggestions have been given for the further improvement in the performance of the banks. This book will definitely contribute to the further research on the topic by the researchers and the academicians.