The German Society of Plastic and Reconconstructive Surgery DGPW takes pride in announcing the launch of our new scientific online journal "GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW" at the beginning of our 50th anniversary. Our main focus has always been the interdisciplinary discussion of plastic and reconstructive aspects of surgery. DGPW today therefore represents 700mem...

Grafting desirable scion on stress-tolerant rootstocks provides an opportunity to improve the cryotolerance of scion. Genic male sterile (GMS) lines of plant could be used as sterile line and maintainer in breeding, and they have the conspicuous characteristics that the fertility of which is easy to regain but hard to maintain by sexual reproduction. In order to maintain the fertility of GMS co...

Though Ireland continues to have a poor health profile compared with other European Union countries, previous research on social variations has been limited. For the first time in the Republic of Ireland, the influence on self-rated health of various socio-demographic indicators was assessed in a multi-variate logistic regression model, separately for men and women. Data were from the first Nat...

Evidence indicates that emotional distress has a long-term impact on morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), and that symptoms of depression, fatigue, and reduced energy may identify high-risk patients. This study was designed to: (1) devise a sound and practical measure of emotional distress in CHD patients; (2) examine the relationship between emotional distress...

The feasibility of different waste materials as substitutes to the main components of concrete is attracting attention nowadays. This study mainly focuses on determining the effects of combining two waste materials i.e. pig-hair fiber and crushed green mussel shells to the properties of concrete. The pig-hair fibers (PHF) are used as fiber reinforcement to concrete and the crushed green mussel ...

BACKGROUND Managers in general practice perform a variety of roles, from purely administrative to higher-level strategic planning. There has been little research investigating in detail how they perform these roles and the problems that they encounter. The new General Medical Services (GMS) contract contains new management challenges and it is not clear how practices will meet these. AIM To i...

BACKGROUND Pharmaceutical expenditure growth is a familiar feature in many Western health systems and is a real concern for policymakers. A state funded General Medical Services (GMS) scheme in Ireland experienced an increase in prescription expenditure of 414 % between 1998 and 2012. This paper seeks to explore the rationale for this growth by investigating the composition (Anatomical Therapeu...

The execution of the General Meeting Stakeholders (GMS) can also be done by teleconference, which saves money and time. purpose this study was to analyze validity notarial deed based on online general meeting shareholders. type research used is normative legal or doctrinal research. approach library This explanatory method in data analysis a qualitative method. Because rapid advancement digital...

Abstract. The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is one the global biodiversity hotspots. However, diversity has been seriously threatened due to environmental degradation and deforestation, especially by expansion of rubber plantations. Yet, little known about impact plantations on regional plant as well drivers for in this region. In study, we analyzed patterns GMS based a ground survey large num...