The dilution of academic standards and poor quality publications have become a global concern. Recently, in an editorial of Current Science, SC Lakhotia, an eminent scientist from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has raised a very important issue regarding predatory journals and academic pollution. This problem is presently worrying almost every conscientious academician. [1] Substantial efforts ...

A counterfeit medicine is one which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity or source. Counterfeiting apply to both branded and generic product which include products with the wrong ingredients, without active ingredients, with insufficient active ingredients. According to WHO, 25% of medicines consumed in poor countries could be counterfeit or below standard.An est...

his statement "Whether Greek is compulsory or not, Latin cannot be omitted from a good education" would receive other than partial support. He would have mourned the eclipse of King James I's version of the Bible by modern translations. This essay is of broad interest and can be recommended to all medical practitioners. It could be profitably entered into the already overcrowded undergraduate c...

In an online experiment, we measure users' interactions with search engines, both in standard configurations and in modified versions with clearer labels identifying search engine advertisements. In particular, for a random subset of users, we change " Sponsored links " or " Ads " labels to instead read " Paid Advertisements. " Relative to users receiving the " Sponsored link " or " Ad " labels...

BACKGROUND Considerable emphasis is presently being placed on usage of generic medicines by governments focussed on the potential economic benefits associated with their use. Concurrently, there is increasing discussion in the lay media of perceived doubts regarding the quality and equivalence of generic medicines. The objective of this paper is to report the outcomes of a systematic search for...

In the field of Cultural Heritage, the safeguard of artworks contends new and complex problems linked not only to conservative condition, maintenance, etc. but also to the introduction of fakes and problems linked to this aspects. In last years, dating and authentication studies, mainly based on historicalartistic-stylistic studies, have been supported by scientific world both through identific...

Background: Uganda has some of the highest reported malaria transmission rates in the world. Methods: We reviewed published and un-published reports to provide a historical perspective and evolution of malaria case management strategies/policies in Uganda. Review findings: In the 1990s, uncomplicated malaria treatment was hampered by widespread parasite resistance to chloroquine (CQ) and sulpha...

As already mentioned, the key distribution can be made simple and effective with smart cards which also contain the DES algorithm. The cards are customised by the operator and sent to each individual subscriber. The key stored in the card is uniquely related to the subscribers logical directory number, which again is uniquely related to the physical line. A smart card can thus only be used by t...

November 15, 2011 In many moral hazard problems, an agent may manipulate the information that the principal observes. This type of fraud has attracted widespread attention in executive performance pay manipulation and public medical insurance fraud. However, fraud is possible but conspicuously absent in many other markets. For example, websites may defraud advertisers by inserting fake clicks o...

his statement "Whether Greek is compulsory or not, Latin cannot be omitted from a good education" would receive other than partial support. He would have mourned the eclipse of King James I's version of the Bible by modern translations. This essay is of broad interest and can be recommended to all medical practitioners. It could be profitably entered into the already overcrowded undergraduate c...