Current Environmental Priorities for the Third World

Nutrition research priorities for the Third World.

For many people, the juxtaposition of the words ‘research’ and ‘priorities’ produces the reaction that these are to some extent imcompatible notions unless defined in rather special and restricted ways. Successful research, it is said, is essentially an activity dependent upon the stimulation of individuals, exposed perhaps quite by chance, to the impact of experience; the outcome being to a la...

third world intellectuals in v. s. naipaul’s fiction: the mimic men, a bend in the river, magic seeds

this thesis attempts to study the representations of the third-world intellectuals in three fictional works by the british-educated trinidadian nobel-winner v. s. naipaul: the mimic men, a bend in the river, and magic seeds. the first one recounts the story of ralph singh’s sense of alienation, his experiences as a colonial politician, and his struggle to give order to his disorderly world thro...

Research Priorities for the World-wide Web

The opinions expressed in this report are those of the workshop panel and do not necessarily represent NSF policy.

The Future of Disease Control Priorities; Comment on “Disease Control Priorities Third Edition Is Published: A Theory of Change Is Needed for Translating Evidence to Health Policy”

The Disease Control Priorities (DCP) project has substantially influenced national and global health priorities since 1993. DCP’s basic framework involves identification of disease burdens based on premature deaths and disability and application of the most cost-effective interventions to the largest burdens, taking into account local feasibility. The future impact of DCP will need to take into...

The Third World War?