Objective: To compare the survival and post-op complications following primary closure of perforated peptic ulcer by omental patch technique in 4 groups of patients as follows: two-drain group, one-drain subhepatic group, one-drain pelvic group and nodrain group. Methods: This is a prospective case-controlled clinical study performed in the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital, Aligarh Mus...

This research was initiated with the objective of investigating the potential of constructed wetlands covered by duckweeds and connected to the branches of Bahr Hadous drain on its salinity, and subsequently, its discharge into El-Salam canal. Primarily, literature was reviewed. Data was assembled and analysed. The water quality model QUAL2K was used in this investigation. Moreover, electrical ...

In this paper, we introduce “ Tangible Sound,” a musical instrument with a novel user interface that uses water. Like music, fluids cannot be physically grasped because their shape is constantly changing. We thus believe that water is a suitable interface for performing flowing music. We created a live, hands-on installation that uses the flow of water as an input medium to control the intuitiv...

Professor Emeritus, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, UK, [email protected] In this issue, three papers discuss the issue of the brain drain: of psychiatrists from Egypt and Nigeria, and of nurses from East Africa. They explore the complexities of professional migration and its impact on the health of populations in source and recipient countries; they a...

In this present study for the first time the authors are reporting the isolation of Mycobacterium gilvum from the accumulated water in the drain connected to the bathing place of leprosy patients residing in an endemic region. The identification and characterization of this isolate was carried out by various conventional and molecular tests, including 16S rDNA sequencing. These findings might s...