In this article we shall give an elementary introduction to an important problem in representation theory. The problem is to relate the automorphic representations of classical groups to those of the general linear group. Thanks to the work of a number of people over the past twenty-five years, the automorphic representation theory of GL(n) is in pretty good shape. The theory for GL(n) now incl...

OBJECTIVE using the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Global Standards for Midwifery Education as a conceptual framework, the aim of this study was to explore and describe important 'must haves' for inclusion in a context-specific accreditation assessment tool in Bangladesh. DESIGN A questionnaire study was conducted using a Likert rating scale and 111 closed-response single items...

A discursive, non-technical, analysis is made of some of the basic issues that arise in almost any approach to quantum gravity, and of how these issues stand in relation to recent developments in the field. Specific topics include the applicability of the conceptual and mathematical structures of both classical general relativity and standard quantum theory. This discussion is preceded by a sho...

A meeting was held under tlie presidency of Sir Joseph Fayrer, Bart., K.C.S.I., in the Bast Conference Hall of the Imperial Institute, on Wednesday, March 2nd, 1898, and Mr. James Cantlie gave an address on the Organisation of the Colonial Medical Department. The scheme which was proposed for consideration was based upon that contained in a paper on the organisation of the Colonial Medical Serv...

A basic familiarity with musculoskeletal disorders is essential for all medical school graduates. The purpose of the current study was to test a group of recent medical school graduates on basic topics in musculoskeletal medicine in order to assess the adequacy of their preparation in this area. A basic-competency examination in musculoskeletal medicine was developed and validated. The examinat...

OBJECTIVE Determining the nutritional condition of adult-aged undergraduate students from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá by using anthropometric indicators. METHODOLOGY The information was collected between the second academic semester 2001 and the first one in 2004. Stratified sampling was used for determining sample size, proportional assignment being made by faculty. The sa...

In this two-part study, we present a new perspective on the activities of British biochemist Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861-1947). The title shared by the two papers -'The Making of a Biochemist'-refers first of all to Hopkins' career and his articulation of a dynamic approach to biochemistry, which Hopkins promoted actively for over twenty-five years. This is the subject of our first paper. T...

One hundred and twenty-five people aged 65 and over in the Birmingham area who fell at home were followed up for one year after the fall had been reported by the general practitioner. They were compared with 125 control subjects matched for age and sex and drawn from the same doctors' lists. Two months after the fall, one control and 11 fallers had died. One year after the fall, eight controls ...

Primary adenocarcinoma of the bladder is a rare tumor. The classification between primary vesical and urachal is debated. We present the case of a young female who presented clinicopathological features of a metastatic urachal adenocarcinoma, but the histological result revealed primary adenocarcinoma of the bladder contrary to expectancy. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported...