We were a motley crowd, bound into a group only by a common purpose, yet determined not to claim any connection with each other. Embarrassed, lonely and worried, we stood in depressed silence until, at some signal only the front ranks could see, we began to pour through the door. Hurriedly, we traversed dark corridors each to find the door we sought and which was unlocked at our knock and locke...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the prevalence of modifiable risk factors of falling in elderly persons with a fall-history who do not visit the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department after one or more falls. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of modifiable risk factors in a population that visited the A&E Department after a fall (A&E group) and in a community-dwellin...

the nature of war (mühārebeh)   mehdi esmaeli [1]     abstract:   the verse 33 of ma’deh addresses criminalization of war (mühārebeh) and corruption on earth (efsad-fel-arz),  but has not provided any definition of such terms. some jurists consider such terms as one and the same while there are others who differentiate them. indications relevant to addictions to murder, igniting homes, witching...

It is very difficult to get a realistic picture of organizational activity. Yet without such a picture it is well nigh impossible to design Information Technology (IT) systems to properly support the work of the healthcare professional. This article reports on a study undertaken in conjunction with Mancunian Community Health Trust to model certain Trust processes. A number of different professi...

CDH, revision of devices with loose intramedullary stems or failed bearings, can only be reconstructed with any degree of soundness and restoration of normal geometry and mechanics by use of an individualized approach. Rationalization of designs by using an Expert System approach can speed the design and manufacturing time and minimize costs. With such potential benefits, the actual expansion i...

SAKURAI, Hidehiro Associate Professor HIGASHIBAYASHI, Shuhei Assistant Professor PANDA, Gautam Visiting Scientist; JSPS Invited Fellow MURUGADOSS, Arumugam Visiting Scientist; JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellow TAN, Qi-Tao Visiting Scientist; JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellow MORITA, Yuki Post-Doctoral Fellow SUGIISHI, Tsuyuka Post-Doctoral Fellow REZA, A. F. G. Masud Visiting Scientist (JASSO Follow-up Researc...

BACKGROUND regular visiting in care homes enables proactive care. Surveys of managers found variation in medical care yet little is known about factors influencing general practitioners (GPs) visiting patterns. We examined whether practice factors including numbers of registered patients are associated with regular visiting. DESIGN AND SETTING postal questionnaires sent to 73 care homes of Eu...

In 1952, Alan Turing, a British mathematician best known for his work on code-breaking and artificial intelligence, was convicted of engaging in homosexual acts and sentenced to chemical castration. Amid that personal drama, he still found the time to publish a visionary paper on the mathematics of regularly repeating patterns in nature, which could be applied to the stripes on tigers and zebra...

Three-dimensional (3-D) visualizations of forest landscapes are quantitative ecological information-based techniques that can be used to visualize forest structure, dynamics, landscape transformations and regional plans. Visualizing forests and landscapes with limited ground observations are often the primary challenge for quality animations. Conducting stand-level field surveys over a large fo...