In this paper, He’s variational iteration method (VIM) has been used to obtain solutions of the seventh-order Sawada-Kotera equation (sSK) and a Lax’s seventh order KdV equations(LsKdV).The numerical solutions are compared with the Adomian decomposition method(ADM) and the known analytical solutions.The work confirms the power of the VIM in reducing the size of calculations w.r.t. ADM. Some ill...

Persistent thoracic pain with no history of trauma demands diagnostic workup. In this case, the patient complained of right thoracic continuous belt-like pain, sometimes experienced as shooting pain, over several months. The symptoms were first treated conservatively with painkillers, which was rather ineffective. A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the thorax surprisingly showed an unclear pi...

The decision of the Supreme Court in Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission 1 has seriously weakened the protection afforded by the seventh amendment to the United States Constitution.2 In Atlas the Court considered the constitudonality of the enforcement procedure established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).3 This was the first time the Court had c...

The seasonal change in leaf water potential and its components, stomatal resistance, specific leaf weight, photosynthesis rate, the activities of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase and nitrate reductase, and soluble proteins were measured in flag leaves (ninth from base in position), seventh and fifth leaves of wheat Triticum aestivum L. cv Kalyansona. Flag leaves had a lower water and solut...

PURPOSE To demonstrate the impact of inconsistent bite line positioning during pre and post lateral cervical radiographic examinations and to suggest certain additional imaging studies if the bite line cannot be consistently maintained. METHODS Radiographic measurements of relative flexion and extension in the atlantal-occipital (AO) and atlantal-axial (AA) joints were taken from neutral late...

A 4-year-old intact female, mixed breed dog was presented with a complaint of dyspnea. Clinical examination revealed symptoms related to disease of the upper airways. Radiographic findings were consistent with tracheal collapse associated with anomalies involving the seventh cervical vertebra and the first ribs bilaterally. Radiographs were highly suggestive of cervical ribs; computed tomograph...

Introduction This chapter presents an overview of the health status of Black Seventh-day Adventists within the context of being Black in America. Included are roots of health behavior for Blacks, the increased need for health awareness in the Black community, and some early contributions of Black pioneers in the SDA medical work. The chapter also provides background information on the health of...