Annual report 1985-86

British Military Hospital Dharan: surgical experience 1985-86.

The clinical experience of an army surgeon in a military hospital in East Nepal is discussed. The truly general nature of the work load is highlighted and the need for a broad based general training in surgery for such a task is well illustrated. A high degree of interdisciplinary cooperation was experienced and was indeed essential for good clinical practice. The health problems of a developin...

IRANIAN JOINT REGISTRY FIRST ANNUAL REPORT

This was Presented in 5th International Congress of Iranian Iranian Society of Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy, and Sports Traumatology (ISKAST), 14-17 Feb 2018- Kish, Iran

Health Hazard Evaluation Report 1985-0354-1872

Questionable aspects of Oliver Sacks' (1985) report.

Oliver Sacks published an extremely influential book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, in 1985. One of the most intriguing stories in it is concerned with savant syndrome, which refers to the exceptionally high abilities shown by otherwise handicapped individuals (e.g., autism). His story is cited in many journal articles as well as popular science books. To reiterate, he discovered that...

Annual Technical Report 2009

The creation and delivery of power is one basic infrastructure expected by all modern industrial societies. Power distribution basics started in the US in the early 1900s when the first AC grid was established. Since 12 independent power grids were completed in the lower 48 states in the mid-1950s, reliability has been a customer concern. Parts of these earlier grids have been updated, and four...