The economy of the steel truss girder bridge superstructure, used extensively in medium and long span ranges, is affected by many factors such as the cost of material, dictated by the configuration and depth of truss, shape and size of members, and cost of fabrication. Most conventional methods of optimization deal with only member optimization assuming only continuous design variables, leading...

The fifth World Congress of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASCLC) took place in Interla.ken, Switzerland in August 1988. As at the earlier congresses a comprehensive view of the current status of lung cancer in epidemiological, biological, and clinical research terms was presented. The present review will briefly identify current and future trends in the study of l...

Results It includes 46 infectious diseases physicians as well as clinical microbiologists. The members are spread across the country. All physicians are involved in managing infection control programs in their respective hospitals. So far the Society has organized twelve national and regional congresses on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. Over the last 4 years, a yearly course on ...

Under the challenge set by the new technical possibilities, the concept of metadata and meta-information has grown in importance in a spectacular way. Congresses and work groups on various aspects of data processing pay attention to it, and it has become the subject of conferences of its own. Software for data management refers to metadata, and there is software specifically designed for metada...

Methods We set up a physician-directed questionnaire available on the website of CRI since January 2011 to December 2012, covering the following areas: patient data, disease data, anti-IL1 agent, its efficacy, adverse events. We advertised the study on the occasion of French rheumatology congresses and by email to French physicians that could be interested. Any adult or paediatric patient who h...

D a t a s o u r c e s Studies were identified by searching the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (2003), MEDLINE (1966 to January 2003), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1974 to April 2002), and HEALTHLINE (1988 to April 2002); reviewing current trials published before April 2002; searching the reference lists of published studies; handsearching abstracts of congresses; and contacting resea...

The treatment of chronic oedema and lymphoedema varies around the world. The availability of treatment varies and is determined by the patient’s distance from the therapist and the number of trained lympheodema therapists at a given facility. Cost is a further barrier to receiving optimal treatment. Clinicians in different countries often choose different treatments and strategies. At the recen...