We consider the problem of computing popular matchings in a bipartite graph G = (R ∪ H, E) where R and H denote a set of residents and a set of hospitals respectively. Each hospital h has a positive capacity denoting the number of residents that can be matched to h. The residents and the hospitals specify strict preferences over each other. This is the well-studied Hospital Residents (HR) probl...

Aangesien gesondheidsdienste, veral hospitale, van die grootste werkgewers in die land is, behoort hulle werknemers dieselfde gehalte bedryfsgesondheidsorg te ontvang as die beste wat in die nywerheid aangebied word. Daar is 'n behoefte aan so ’n diens aangesien hospitaalwerknemers aan spesifieke gesondheidsrisiko’s blootgestel is. Verder sal die diens dieselfde voordele aan werkgewers bied as ...

Copyright © 2006 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 53-year-old woman with asthma and multilobar pneumonia is admitted with respiratory failure. She is intubated and treated with antibiotics, albuterol, and methylprednisolone. A random blood glucose measurement obtained on admission shows a level of 183 mg per deciliter (10.2 mmol per liter). After 3 hours in the intensive care unit, she has a ca...

Medication-induced peripheral neuropathy (PN) is an infrequent and potentially reversible complication. Although many drugs may cause neuropathy, it is most frequently caused by anti-neoplasia treatments. This neuropathy is generally axonal, distal and symmetric with a predominance of sensorial manifestations, particularly pain. This paper reviews the cases of medication-induced PN diagnosed be...

It is arguable that the instinct for survival in animal species has evolved due to the evolutionary elimination of those individuals who did not have enough inclination nor desire to cluster in a team. Thus, the roots of ethical conduct in its many facets in today’s world, may be sought in this very primeval concern for the society that enabled communities, rather than individuals, to survive i...