Buddy microcatheter technique: Could it be the solution for complex coronary lesions?

Ridesharing in Muscat: Can it be a Sustainable Solution for the Traffic Congestion?

We deal with developing a Decision Support System (DSS) to promote the ridesharing among both students and staff of a big organization. The DSS includes a set of functions that allow the management of the riders’ requests and drivers’ availability and embeds a novel two-phase optimization approach that helps in defining the optimal riders-drivers matching. The first phase consists o...

Could it be Lyme neuroborreliosis?

How the WTO Could Be Improved

AbstractThis paper examines the impasse in the current Doha Development Round negotiations andasks how the rules of the WTO could be changed to facilitate multilateral negotiations andto increase the welfare of the Member countries. It considers possible changes to the methodof negotiation. As examples of rules which are outdated, it considers the rules relating toregional trade agreements and ...

Could it be a secondary hypertension?

• No family history of hypertension in a thin child • Age younger than 10 years and prepubertal stage • Acute rise in blood pressure previously normal • Severe hypertension (SBP/DBP ≥ 99th percentile plus 5 mmHg) • Mild hypertension (SBP/DBP ≥ 95th percentile plus 5 mmHg) in systemic disease • Nocturnal hypertension, reduced nocturnal dipping or diastolic hypertension at 24-hour BP monitoring •...

Chronic heel pain: It could be tuberculosis.

INTRODUCTION Heel pain is a common presentation at a primary care setting. The majority of these cases are benign and self limiting in nature. Common differential diagnoses include plantar fasciitis and peroneal muscle sprains. However, certain conditions-if undetected early-may cause significant morbidity to the patient. A high index of suspicion and early referral for further investigations a...