JEM © The Rockefeller University Press $30.00 Vol. 205, No. 4, April 14, 2008 967-979 www.jem.org/cgi/doi/ 967 10.1084/jem.20072051 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease aff ecting the peripheral joints in which abnormalities in the synovium precipitate a destructive process that often leads to cartilage and bone erosion. The autoimmune nature of this disease has been defi ned, in part...

In 1970 returns to education were 30 percent higher for men of Cuban and Central or South American origin than for non-Spanish, nonb1ack (Anglo) men, Puerto Rican men, or "Other Spanish" men. Black and Chicano men had returns of about 70 percent those of Anglo men. These differences are not explained by differences in nativity~ mother tongue, age, years of education, or marital status. Differen...

We examine the implications of tax and subsidy policies for employment in the “three worlds of welfare”, Anglo-Saxon, Continental European and Scandinavian. We argue that home production is key to a proper evaluation of the employment outcomes. Anglo-Saxon lowsupport policies encourage more overall market employment. Continental transfer policies encourage more home production in services with ...

conclusions endocarditis is an important disease with a high mortality rate if not treated appropriately. therefore, these patients need more attention. in echocardiography, vegetation and complications of ie such as abscess and paravalvular leakage can be detected. results we studied 35 patients, 45% male and 55% female with a mean age of 56.36 ± 12.44 years. fever (80%) and chills (65.7%) wer...

We have discovered nine ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) in the Virgo Cluster, extending samples of these objects outside the Fornax Cluster. Using the 2dF multi-fiber spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope, the new Virgo members were found among 1500 color-selected, star-like targets with 16.0 < bj < 20.2 in a two-degree diameter field centered on M87 (NGC4486). Institute for Geophy...

We examine the implications of tax and subsidy policies for employment in the “three worlds of welfare”, Anglo-Saxon, Continental European and Scandinavian. We argue that home production is key to a proper evaluation of the employment outcomes. Anglo-Saxon low-support policies encourage more overall market employment. Continental transfer policies encourage more home production in services with...

The perception of emergency medicine as a defined specialty may vary widely in different locations around the world. While no single emergency medical system can fulfil the needs of all countries, there are three main models of delivery: the European model, the Anglo-American model, and the neglect model. This article reviews aspects of emergency medical systems around the world and compares th...

ESPITE THE TRADITIONAL teaching of the Christian Church that homosexual behaviour is always sinful, there are grounds for believing that Anglo-Catholic religion within the Church of England has offered emotional and aesthetic satisfactions that have been particularly attractive to members of a stigmatised sexual minority. This apparent connection between Anglo-Catholicism and the male homosexua...