This article is adapted from a published evidence report concerning neonatal hyperbilirubinemia with an added section on the risk of blood exchange transfusion (BET). Based on a summary of multiple case reports that spanned more than 30 years, we conclude that kernicterus, although infrequent, has at least 10% mortality and at least 70% long-term morbidity. It is evident that the preponderance ...

Electronic commerce or e-commerce can be briefly defined as a financial transaction or commercial information between two parties based on data transmitted over communication networks (Soriano & Ponce, 2002). It relies upon users’ interventions to initiate a transaction and select the main steps of the process. Users’ actions stem from a succession of virtual decisions. Indeed, when shopping wi...

At the International AIDS Society-USA course in Denver in May 2002, Judith S. Currier, MD, discussed issues in the management of HIV-infected women, focusing primarily on those related to pregnancy. She used 2 case presentations to illustrate questions concerning sex differences in viral load and CD4+ cell counts, appropriate antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women, prevention of mother-to-ch...

tourism organizations have become one of the main users of the internet in recent years bysetting their own urban tourism websites. however, not all the websites are effective to promote their goals andobjectives. an effective evaluation of urban tourism websites can help organizations on how best to employ them.using the ictrt (information, communication, transaction, relationship and technica...

This paper contributes to the issue of eGovernment implementation in Saudi Arabia by discussing the current situation of ministry websites. It evaluates the rate of web development progress of vital government websites in Saudi Arabia using the eGovernment stage model. In 2010, Saudi Arabia ranked 58 th in the world and 4 th in the Gulf region in eGovernment readiness according to United Nation...