The ‘digital divide’, which is defined as the gap that exists between those with and those without access to the Internet, (i.e. the digital ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’) has been widely debated. The main protagonists are split broadly into two groups, the technology ‘optimists’ and the technology ‘pessimists’. Conventional wisdom is represented by the optimists’ view that the divide is caused by so...

The recent developments of new devices and advances in anesthesiology have greatly improved the utility and accuracy of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IOM). Herein, we review the basic principles of the electrophysiological methods employed under IOM in the operating room. These include motor evoked potentials, somatosensory evoked potentials, electroencephalography, electromyogr...

To further define the nature of abnormal iron deposits on the membranes of pathologic red blood cells, we have used sickle cell anemia (HbSS), HbSC, and @-thalassemic erythrocytes (RBCs) to prepare inside-out membranes (IOM) and insoluble membrane aggregates (AGGs) containing coclustered hemichrome and band 3. Study of IOM from HbSC and thalassemic patients showed that amounts of heme iron and,...

Alandmarkreport fromthe InstituteofMedicine (IOM) in2003documented that fromthesimplest to themost technologically advanceddiagnostic and therapeutic interventions,AfricanAmerican (orblack) individuals and those in other minority groups receive fewer procedures and poorer-quality medical care than white individuals.1 Thesedifferencesexistedevenafter statistical adjustment for variations inhealt...

Over the last fifteen years the interest in Gypsies has grown in the SCA, particularly as a new and different persona to have. Due to both the relative lack of documentation about Roma and difficulty in obtaining much of that documentation, many of us who have portrayed Roma have done so enjoying the fact that few can knowledgeably argue our choice of names, clothing or history. This article st...

Over the past two decades, epidemiological studies have strengthened the link between air pollution and specific respiratory ailments, yielding better valuations for the pollution-related costs of illness and thus pinpointing the benefits of environmental regulations. Much work remains to be done, however, in linking air pollution to other important health outcomes, such as cancer, infant morta...

This paper proposes a study based on the importance of automobile industry chain input-output model (IOM) to verify in national economy. The available data shows interdependence among various industrial sectors and chain. same is reflected table. input taken from table (IOTB) A mathematical was developed that equilibrium relationship indicating direct indirect technical as well economic links a...

Innovation of meaning (IoM) is one the streams that has attracted attention in design thinking research. Inside-out envisioning aims to assist non-designer employees practice IoM a similar manner how visionary executives and designers perform. The process starts with exposing their intrinsic visions innovate dominant social or organizational meanings. This makes employees' creativity comes from...