... treating single de novo lesions in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease has been examined inthe first four trials of the ongoing ENDEAVOR clinical trials program The results of these ... angiograms The glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (Tirofiban) was administered at the operator’s discretion All patients maintained anti-platelet therapy following the procedure (aspirin 300 mg/d ... were free to use the stent approach and either the ZES or PES stent that they considered to be best Study End Points and Definitions The primary clinical efficacy end points included major adverse...
... only the beginning, as DELIVERING CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION INTHEDEVELOPINGWORLD CONCLUSION The recent innovations and commitments discussed in this brief brings us closer to protecting girls ... order to encourage their daughters’ HPV vaccination A similar effort is also underway inthe Philippines.11 DELIVERING CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION INTHEDEVELOPINGWORLD HPV VACCINE INTRODUCTION: ... 2011 DELIVERING CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION INTHEDEVELOPINGWORLD INTRODUCTION OF HPV DNA TESTING FOR CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING National Programs: HPV DNA testing inthe national screening norms...
... Consulting Inc., a social enterprise that specializes in adapting technology and business solutions for thedevelopingworld Since Laura first lived in Mali inthe 1990s and wrote her thesis ... NetworktheWorld.org 1 Where to Begin This book was created by a team of individuals who each, in their own field, are actively participating inthe ever-expanding Internet by pushing its reach farther ... happens when these waves bounce off of objects inthe room or other buildings in an outdoor link? How can several wireless cards be used inthe same area without interfering with each other? In order...
... Consulting Inc., a social enterprise that specializes in adapting technology and business solutions for thedevelopingworld Since Laura first lived in Mali inthe 1990s and wrote her thesis ... NetworktheWorld.org 1 Where to Begin This book was created by a team of individuals who each, in their own field, are actively participating inthe ever-expanding Internet by pushing its reach farther ... happens when these waves bounce off of objects inthe room or other buildings in an outdoor link? How can several wireless cards be used inthe same area without interfering with each other? In order...
... For the first time since this monitoring task began, the data indicate a decline in both the poverty rate and the number of poor in all six regions of thedevelopingworld Between ... developingworld as a whole has already attained the first Millennium Development Goal of halving the 1990 incidence of extreme poverty by 2015 Using the $1.25 a day line, thedevelopingworld ... of thedevelopingworld lived below $1 a day in 2008—801 million people—down from 31% in 1990 and 42% in 1981 43% lived below $2 a day in 2008 (2.47 billion); 65% in 1990; 70% in 1981 The developing...
... significant financial interests or relationships to disclose Craig McClure has no significant financial interests or relationships to disclose Craig Sterritt has no significant financial interests ... Journal of the International AIDS Society 2004, 6:56 http://www.jiasociety.org/content/6/3/56 sharing, and education that must attend expanding global HIV/AIDS care initiatives Authors ... read your work free of charge "BioMed Central will be the most significant development for disseminating the results of biomedical researc h in our lifetime." Sir Paul Nurse, Cancer Research UK...
... inthe past decades, including the earthquake in Armenia in 1988 [35], Wenchuan, China, in 2008 [36], and Haiti in 2010 [37], and the tsunami in Indonesia in 2004 [38] FAST is also valuable in ... growing body of literature supports the use of point-of-care ultrasound indeveloping nations We review, by region, the existing literature in support of ultrasound use inthedevelopingworld ... training described inthe literature for general ultrasound in LMICs range from broad to focused, depending on the goals of the program and research study Inthe Adler study [19], the training...
... eradication in India because they touch the lives of so many people In 1947, 80% of 300 million people in India were in farming; today, 70% of India’s population of billion still remain in farming In other ... wheat and rice in India Wheat production in India now occupies the second position intheworld (shown in experimental plots in Figure 1.3) However, the demand for wheat in India will increase by ... in India has increased steadily since the 1960s and achieved the level of 232 Kg/person/yr in 2000 Using 1980 as a baseline (1980 = 100 index), the relative index of agricultural production in...
... with aflatoxins, the high temperatures will not rid the grain of the toxin If the grain has a high level of the toxin, the only option is to destroy the grain Insect-infested grain can be fumigated ... The major insect pests of grain are beetles and caterpillars (Metcalf and Metcalf, 1993) These pests infest the grain usually from other infested grain stored inthe same building or nearby In ... nearby In India, the insect species of most importance damaging the food grains including the pulses (legume grains) belong to the order Coleoptera and Lepidoptera Trained inspectors, with the help...
... are expanding, but their sustainability is uncertain and their future role in promoting and strengthening the system is unclear STRENGTHEN ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL FORMS The SHG linkage strategy ... income — the larger the share of this that was contributed by the mother This is not counterintuitive once the relationship is pointed out: the more a mother contributes to income, the more influence ... worthwhile to invest labor in raising its productivity Research in Indonesia by Hart (1978) showed that, other things being equal, including controlling for level of education and thus for the inferred...
... number of food-insecure persons intheworld by half by the year 2015 A recent review of how well theworld is doing in attaining this objective showed the results to be disheartening The progress ... (on the horizontal axis) having that much income, as shown in Figure 29.1 A line of 45° from the origin defines the line of perfect equality and a line tracing the actual distribution of income ... underinvest in agricultural technology, inthe education of the rural population and inthe physical infrastructure in rural areas Each of these failures in policy weakens the performance of the...
... drinking and breathing deadly? The principal subjects of this volume are of immense importance to humankind They are urgent matters in India, as contributions to this volume have shown, but they ... for the human population, living in consonance with their environments rather than exploiting them Inthe latter two sections, contributors address problems of poverty alleviation and equity They ... policy and institutional choices made at national and international levels, with the effects playing out at community, household and individual levels The analyses inthe last section of the book...
... Somali; together, they constitute the two largest urban refugee populations in Nepal This study focuses on these Pakistani and Somali refugees living in Kathmandu In their countries of origin, the Ahmadiyya ... the inter-subjectivity of the elements in Honneth’s theory Inthe present context, this type of framework is intended to guide the research and inform the research findings Such research may subsequently ... desperate but I think now they are all disappointed They used to protest to the government but I think they have all surrendered They’re tired Let’s wait for things to happen instead of making it happen...
... developing countries With a high proportion of deaths in these countries resulting from acute illness or injury, acute care surely should have a place inthe curriculum Competing interests The author ... in acute care as well as intensive care Initiatives such as the Global Healthcare Workforce Alliance [5] are currently working to minimize the deficiency of 4.3 million healthcare workers indeveloping ... competing interests Published: 11 March 2010 Page of References Du B, Xi X, Chen D, Peng J; on behalf of China Critical Care Clinical Trial Group (CCCCTG): Clinical review: Critical care medicine in...
... making First, since thedeveloping country comes to the bargaining table with markedly less experience in negotiating business ventures and less expertise inthe telecom industry in general, the ... underway involving Western technology corporations and thedeveloping world, followed by a section presenting the major challenges facing such projects The following section introduces the concept ... measuring progress not exist, which highlights the need for more organized data collection efforts ICT investments inthedevelopingworld will continue to grow inthe coming years Thus, there...
... hepatic insulin sensitivity On the other hand, TNF recruits inflammatory cells to injured tissues and promotes insulin resistance Adiponectin and TNF alpha are mutually antagonistic and inhibit ... predict fibrosis in a large proportion of patients with NAFLD.[47] On the other hand, the European Liver Fibrosis Group has investigated the usefulness of combining age with World J Pediatr, ... not to a liver biopsy is commonly raised Arguments against liver biopsy include cost, sampling error, variability of pathological interpretation, the benign nature of the disorder inthe majority...
... patients including ANA in 15.4%, and SMA in 10% of patients Liver histology The main liver biopsy features are summarised in table Some degree of fibrosis was present in 59% of children including ... requiring liver transplantation in paediatric NAFLD remains uncertain, and further studies in this area are needed It is also intriguing that both cases undergoing liver transplantation in our ... conditions inducing cellular stress and insulin resistance; both insulin resistance and oxidative stress are key components inthe development of NAFLD.42 The main strengths of our study are the inclusion...
... studies in DC for electronic submission and peer review [9] Health inthedevelopingworld has been a theme recently in issues of the BMJ[10], the Lancet [11], and the Bulletin of theWorld Health ... topic pertinent to any health issue inthedeveloping world, the article was reviewed Designation of a publication as pertaining to developing countries (DC) was determined by four criteria: the material ... economic conditions In an increasingly globalized world, leading medical journals have worldwide outreach and impact The overwhelming majority of reporting on health issues originates inthe USA and...