We characterize compact composition operators on real Banach spaces of complex-valued bounded Lipschitz functions on metric spaces, not necessarily compact, with Lipschitz involutions and determine their spectra.

PURPOSE The research aim is to study the working attitude of a physician towards his patient with obstetric failures in the emotional component aspect. MATERIAL AND METHODS A sample of 164 gynecological doctors was encompassed by the study. The physicians were mainly interviewed during various types of training courses, specialist conventions and during personal meetings. A 44-question anonym...

The AAVSO lightcurve data of the irregularly pulsating star AC Herculis of the RV Tau class are analysed. The lightcurve is shown to be incompatible with a periodic, or even multiperiodic pulsation, even if allowance is made for evolution. Instead the best explanation is that the irregularly alternating cycles are a manifestation of low dimensional chaos. The lightcurve is found to be generated...

To the Editor, The Indian Medical Gazette. Sir,?Some time ago in your columns there was a report of a case of cerebral malaria with a temperature below 100?F. Recently I have come across a similar case where the effects of malarial intoxication manifested themselves prior to any rise of temperature. The patient was a girl who had had an attack of convulsions an hour before I saw her. The convul...