Old problems--new remedies

New stressors, new remedies.

This paper looks at the stressors prominent in the workplace at the end of the 20th century--increases in workload, falls in social support, uncertainty and violence. It considers some of the pressures that have created these stressors and some of the interventions used to combat them; for example, better teamworking, different management style, an emphasis on quality, a more accurate analysis ...

New Challenges and Old Problems

New Insights to Old Problems

From the history of the θ-τ puzzle and the discovery of parity non-conservation in 1956, we review the current status of discrete symmetry violations in the weak interaction. Possible origin of these symmetry violations are discussed. PACS: 11.30.Er, 12.15.Ff, 14.60.Pq

Expansive Soils—problems and Remedies

Expansive soils are one of the examples of tropical soils. These soils pose problems to civil engineers in general and to geotechnical engineers in particular. They cause damage to structures founded in them because of their potential to react to changes in moisture regime. They undergo severe volume changes corresponding to changes in moisture content. Because of their potential to undergo vol...

Old Remedies for Epilepsy: Avicenna’s Medicine

BACKGROUND The history of epilepsy and its treatments dates back to at least 4 millennia. Avicenna, c. 980 AD in Bukhara, Khorasan-1037 in Hamedan was a Persian-speaking Iranian physician, who has many recommendations and suggested various therapies for epilepsy in his book, The Canon of Medicine. METHODS We first reviewed the most important ancient treatments for epilepsy mentioned by Avicen...