Certain West-Indian Superstitions Pertaining to Celts

Certain integral properties pertaining to special functions

The aim of the present paper is to study certain integral properties of M-series [7], a general class of polynomials [9], Fox’s H-function [3] and H̄function [6] which contains a certain class of Feynman integrals, exact partition of a Gaussian model in statistical mechanics and several other functions as its particular cases. The main results of our paper are unified in nature and capable of yi...

Medical Superstitions in Ireland

WHEN I was a small child I had an attack of whooping-cough, for which ailment I received whatever medical treatment was then in vogue. In addition to this, however, I was taken to the gasworks. The fumes of the gas were no more efficacious than the more orthodox remedies, and as my whooping was apparently distressing to listen to, I was next taken to a large brewery and encouraged to hang over ...

West Indian amblyopia.

A series of 21 patients admitted to St Thomas' Hospital, Medical Ophthalmology Unit, with a diagnosis of West Indian or West African amblyopia is reported. Patients were investigated for haematological, biochemical, serological, and radiological abnormalities and particular attention was paid to dietary history. Patients admitted in recent years also underwent neurophysiological investigations....

Syngamus in a West Indian.

With extensive international travel and the presence of a large immigrant population in England, it is important for doctors to be aware of the possibility of rare causes for common complaints in patients from overseas. Case report In March 1975 a 34-year-old businesswoman from Dominica, West Indies, was admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital, Dominica, for investigation of a chronic cough....

Medieval marriage and superstitions.