Most of us tend to think of the fourth century BC as the time when a reasonably standardized vocabulary for rhetoric developed, and along with it an increasingly selfconscious and systematized notion of the TE/XNH of persuasion. There is certainly some truth in this; but it is also very likely that, if we simply had more evidence from the fifth century, particularly about the sophists, we would...

Of the 13 cases observed, nine were Malays, three Chinese, and one Indian. The numbers are too small to draw any conclusion as to the incidence of meningiomas according to the race. Of these, ten were females and three males. The female. preponderance is in keeping with other reports.' Eight patients were in the fourth and fifth decades of life, three over 50 years of age and two under 20 years...

Overlapping fifth toe is a congenital deformity and is characterized by an external rotation of the toe so that it overrides the adjacent fourth toe [1]. A number of factors may play a part in the pathophysiology of this condition including proximal phalanx axial rotation, medial deviation of the toe, skin contracture, and a hyperextension deformity of the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint as a r...