In his magnum opus, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini mirrors the misery and dehumanization of indefensible Hazaras, an ethnic group Afghanistan. novel illustrates pathetic conditions Hazaras as a subaltern minority in background political turmoil As marginalized people, they endure both physical psychological oppression imposed by Pashtuns, who believe themselves superior consider others. Thoug...

Central venous catheterization (CVC) is a routine procedure in patients admitted Intensive Care Units (ICU) worldwide. Most commonly, seldinger technique being practiced irrespective of the site insertion. Though considered very safe, guide wire related complications have been reported literature and incidence has increased COVID era where intensivists to work personal protective equipment (PPE...

Xuedou by Guizhou writer Wang Hua focuses on the ecological disaster behind industrialization. The work tells tragic life of people in Qiaoxi Village after destruction. Modernization is beginning fable rural misery. Environmental deterioration leads to reproductive crisis Village. distortion and alienation women imply suffering pain from imbalance. For these realistic dilemmas, provides a solut...

BACKGROUND The burdens experienced by relatives of mentally ill persons are substantial. AIMS To study the relationship between family burden and sociocultural context. METHOD A comparative study of Euro-Americans and Latinos ascertained whether dimensions of family response are (a) non-specific to diagnostic groups; and/or (b) variable across cultural settings. RESULTS Regardless of diag...

PURPOSE To determine the value of the acetazolamide challenge test with stable xenon-enhanced CT (Xe CT) for making therapeutic decisions in patients with chronic cerebrovascular disease. METHODS We compared the Xe CT-measured acetazolamide response with various measures obtained by positron emission tomography. We performed both a positron emission tomographic scan and a Xe CT study in 11 pa...