SURVEYING THE METHODOLOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE NEW INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS: A CRITICAL COMPARISON WITH NEOCLASSICAL AND (OLD) INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS

Surveying the Methodological and Analytical Foundations of the New Institutional Economics: A Critical Comparison with Neoclassical and (Old) Institutional Economics

The purpose of this article is to review the methodological and analytical foundations of the New Institutional Economics by implying a critical comparison with the Neoclassical and (old) Institutional Economics.After a discussion of the fundamental definitions and concepts of the New Institutional Economics, I turn to the critical comparison with

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Case Report: A rare presentation and diagnosis of gingival melanoacanthoma caused by teeth whitening strips: A Case Report [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Oral melanoacanthoma is not common.It occurs mostly on the buccal mucosa.Since it happens suddenly and progresses rapidly, it clinically resembles melanoma.Melanoacanthoma occurs in regions susceptible to trauma.The clinical presentation of the lesion is not enough to diagnose it; therefore, tissue biopsy is necessary to exclude maligna

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Early detection of myocardial dysfunction using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in a young cat with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Case summary A 5-month-old intact female Scottish Fold cat was presented for cardiac evaluation.Careful auscultation detected a slight systolic murmur (Levine I/VI).The findings of electrocardiography, thoracic radiography, non-invasive blood pressure measurements and conventional echocardiographic studies were unremarkable.However, two-dimensional

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Effects of nitrogen fertilization and a commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculant on root rot and agronomic production of pea and lentil crops

In the Canadian prairies, pulse crops such as field pea (Pisum sativum L.) and lentil (Lens culinaris L.) are economically important and Swim - Goggles widely grown.However, in recent years, root rot, caused by a variety of fungal and oomycete pathogens, including Aphanomyces euteiches, has become a limiting factor on yield.In this study, we examin

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