Peripheral blood lymphocytes of residents of three villages and one nearby township in South Gujarat with fluoride concentrations in the drinking water of 1.56 3.46 and 0.6 0.8 ppm, respectively, were examined for their frequency of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) and chromosome aberrations. The rates of SCEs and chromosome aberrations in persons living in one of the endemic villages were sign...

Appropriate emergency care of horses with unstable fractures is a challenging and life-saving veterinary procedure. Effective treatment requires a thorough understanding of the biomechanical loads imposed on the fracture site and creation of an external support system that neutralizes these forces and protects both bone and soft tissues at the fracture site. Author’s address: New Jersey Equine ...

© The Canadian Journal of UrologyTM; 21(6); December 2014 Address correspondence to Dr. Daniel J. Canter, Einstein Health Network, 60 E. Township Line Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027 USA Partial cystectomy for invasive bladder: the sirens’ song? Daniel J. Canter, MD1,2,3 1Einstein Health Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 2Urologic Institute of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsyl...

There are only one Specialist Hospital, two Township Hospitals, two Urban Health Centres and four Station Hospitals for our people in the Arakan state. Rural Health Centre and subcentre of health are located in each village without any facilities or supports and thus they can’t provide any health service. There are only 12 Rohingya doctors, 3 Rohingya dental surgeons for five decades. You can i...

OBJECTIVES Millions of children and adolescents in rural China are left behind as their parents move away for work. Little is known about the impact of parental migration on their smoking and self-efficacy. This study explores the associations among parental migration, self-efficacy and smoking. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among middle school students in Liangying Township, ...

November in Goshen on its high hilltop is blustery and cold and raw. It may have its moments when Indian summer slips back for a last regretful visit, and a murky blue haze lies in the great hollow to the east, but the 20th of that month in 1769, was a day of cold skies with no sun to glint on the green ripples of Marshapogge, now Tyler Pond. There was a hint of snow in the air, and Ivy Mountai...

This paper describes the process of privatization of China’s Township Enterprises. Findings from a recent field survey by the authors show how far privatization has proceeded and how it has affected firm performance. The pervasiveness and impact of privatization are readily apparent. The privatization in the mid-1990s was deep and fundamental. More than 50% of local government-owned firms have ...

Every 24 hours a member of the United States (US) Armed Forces commits suicide, while every hour a US veteran takes his own life. These statistics illuminate a deeply-rooted social crisis which eludes experts and military leaders to this day. Billions of dollars invested in suicide prevention seem to offer little relief for active duty servicemen and veterans alike. Military suicide is framed a...

Received: April 27, 2009 Accepted for publication: September 11, 2009 From the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tung’s Taichung MetroHarbor Wuci Branch Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Chao-Ming Shih Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tung’s Taichung MetroHarbor Wuci Branch Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan 699 Se...

1 Department of Information Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, No. 168, Jifong E. Rd., Wufong Township Taichung County 41349, Taiwan 2 Department of Computer Science, National Tsing-Hua University, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan 3 Department of Management Information Systems, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan 4 Departme...