Across Asia

Hands across mountains: a view from Asia.

The recent inauguration of the new European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) House in Windsor, UK by the EACTS has provided an opportunity to set the stage for a discussion about the future of the profession. As most of the leaders of this organization had trained, worked, researched, lived and/or taught on several continents throughout their career, it was clear from the very be...

Glacier shrinkage across High Mountain Asia

An assessment of glacier shrinkage (reduction of area) for all of HighMountain Asia requires a complete compilation of measured rates of change and also a methodology for objective comparison of rates. I present a compilation from 155 publications reporting glacier area changes, and also a methodology that overcomes the main obstacles hindering comparison. Glacier areas are not always assigned ...

Occupational Safety and Health Activities Conducted across Countries in Asia

Three occupational safety and health (OSH) activities, one international and two national workshops, were documented as part of OSH activities conducted under the International Labor Organization/Korea Partnership Program in the year 2011-2012. This study aimed to provide information on what the three OSH activities were implemented and how they contributed to the improvement of OSH in Asian co...

Untapped Resources: Women in Ageing Societies Across Asia, edited by Kalyani Mehta.

Prevalence of habitual snoring and its correlates in young children across the Asia Pacific.

AIMS To evaluate: (i) the prevalence of habitual snoring (HS) in a large sample of children aged from birth to 36 months in 14 countries across Asia Pacific; and (ii) the different correlates associated with HS in Caucasians, Chinese and non-Chinese, non-Caucasian Asians. METHODS This was a multi-centre, cross-sectional survey conducted across Asia Pacific. Parents/caregivers of 23,481 infant...