conservation measures and the sustainable use of biodiversity. The society is the custodian of Linnaeus’ original library and collections and is creating a digital archive, enabling full global access. While such moves are occurring with many collections, the value of the new book is the listing of many much less well-known collections, which will not, in the near future, be available electroni...

This paper describes the design and implementation of an e-mentoring programme to support early career and less experienced researchers from developing countries improve their scientific abstracts prior to submission for the International HIV/AIDS Conferences. An evaluation study was conducted on the impact of this programme over two conferences. Results from the evaluation show that distance l...

T he United States adult fi lm industry produces 4,000–11,000 fi lms and earns an estimated $9– $13 billion in gross revenues annually [1]. An estimated 200 production companies employ 1,200–1,500 performers [2]. Performers typically earn $400–$1,000 per shoot and are not compensated based on distribution or sales. Los Angeles County is the largest center for adult fi lm production worldwide. I...

Accounts of recoveries from accidental injuries in medieval children recorded among the posthumous miracles of saints are a particularly valuable source of information about childhood during an age for which such material is scarce. Whereas reports of miraculous healing of chronic illnesses or handicaps often emphasize the prayers offered and the sudden joyous return to health at the shrine in ...

Executive Summary Reliable and timely sharing of information across a community of collaborating principals is an integral part of Microsoft's vision of the " new world of work " [30]. Examples of Microsoft's investment in this vision abound. For one, Sharepoint specifically aims to share information assets across teams, departments, and organizations while maintaining IT control. Tools like On...

243 April 2015, Vol. 105, No. 4 Community paediatrics and child health To the Editor: In 2012, the Postgraduate Education Committee of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) supported the accreditation of Community Paediatrics and Child Health (CPCH) as a paediatric subspecialty; however, full HPCSA approval is outstanding. Consequently, by February 2015 there had been no visibl...

The international acronym PREM denotes the South African National Collection of Fungi, which houses approximately 60 000 specimens. The collection includes material from outside South Africa and contains representatives of all the major groups of fungi excluding the yeasts and pathogens of larger animals and man. The name PREM was derived from the city in which the collection is situated, Preto...

The primary goals in GIS design to date have been focused on technical efficiency. The fundamental principles for an information system do not derive from pure laws of geometry or from computing theory, because they must reflect the basic goals of society. While social goals may seem nebulous, they can be described adequately for resolving some of the basic technical choices. Certain fundamenta...

Qatar is a Gulf peninsula country of approximately 1.7 million people, with a multicultural society of more than 80% non-citizen residents, mostly expatriate workers of Middle Eastern and Asian origin. Qatar ranks highly on the Human Development Index, with the highest health index in the Arab world (1). The first kidney transplant in Qatar was performed in 1986. Since then, lack of donors in Q...

Nannying, like medicine, is a vocation. The good nanny was everything a family could wish for: she cared for, helped, and guided her family to make their own decisions, knowing when to interfere and, crucially, when to butt out. This week Simon Capewell and Richard Lilford debate whether, when it comes to states, nannying makes us healthier and whether information or legislation is the way to c...