CORRECTION After publication of this work [1] it was noticed the author - Jie Wang's name was in the wrong order. The original article was corrected. The publisher apologises for this error.

Prof. Schmieden's name alone should vouch for the high standard of the book under review. From its perusal we can strongly recommend it to all desirous of possessing a thoroughly upto-date and useful book on operative surgery. The book containing, as it does, practically an account of the practice of Prof. Bier's clinic in Berlin, is what it is named " A Course of Operative Surgery" and does no...

Currently there are two prevailing strands of thought related to government online advisory services. One school considers the empowerment effect of online advisory systems on citizens and claims that such systems, when appropriately designed, can lead to empowerment outcomes including a better sense of control and better perceived power relative to government officials. On the other hand, the ...

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) Practice Advisory on Neurolo Complications in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine includes an evidenceand expert opinion-bas section on performing procedures on anesthetized or heavily sedated patients. This practice advisory is based existing scientific literature, pathophysiological principles, and expert opinion. The advi...

INTRODUCTION Refugees have many complex health care needs which should be addressed by the primary health care services, both on their arrival in resettlement countries and in their transition to long-term care. The aim of this narrative synthesis is to identify the components of primary health care service delivery models for such populations which have been effective in improving access, qual...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission manages over 650,000 ha, including 26 wildlife management and environmental areas. To improve management, they developed an objective-based vegetation management (OBVM) process that focuses on desired conditions of plant communities through an adaptive management framework. Our goals were to understand potential barriers to implementing OBVM...

Over time, we have added nearly 100 pediatric specialists in cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, psychiatry, neurology, hematology/ oncology, rheumatology, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, pulmonology, rehabilitation and other specialties. In 2007, we opened a five-bed children’s emergency department, and in December 2010, the hospital earned the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center...

At its June,1996 meeting, Senate approved a new Instructor and Course Evaluation form (see Exhibit 1) for university-wide use beginning in the 1996-97 academic year. The distinctive features of the new teaching evaluation form include numerical ratings of a broad range of teacher and course characteristics, written comments from students on instructor and course, assessment of student character...

BACKGROUND The Marcellus Shale is a vast natural gas field underlying parts of Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. Rapid development of this field has been enabled by advances in hydrofracking techniques that include injection of chemical and physical agents deep underground. Response to public concern about potential adverse environmental and health impacts has led t...