Cancer in Ottoman Surgical Books – Part I: Classical Period

The medical-surgical nurse's guide to ovarian cancer: part I.

O cancer is the deadliest gynecologic cancer in the United States. In 2007, an estimated 22,430 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed, and 15,280 deaths will occur from the disease in the United States (Jemal et al., 2007). The tragedy of ovarian cancer is that the initial symptoms, typically insidious and vague, often are dismissed by patients and other health care providers. By the ti...

Chaos: Classical and Quantum Part I: DeterministicChaos

Optimising Compilation Part I: Classical Imperative Languages

This tutorial considers the design of modern machine-independent optimising compilers for classical (C-like) languages. We draw from two sources (1) the literature and lectures by the authors at Cambridge and (2) thèNorcroft' compiler suite 1 jointly constructed by the authors.

Inductance Calculation Techniques --- Part I: Classical Methods

INDEX OF SYMBOLS B Magnetic flux density (Tesla) c Speed of light ≈ 3×10 m/s Co Capacitance per unit length (F/m) Em Magnetic energy storage (Joules) H Magnetic field intensity (A/m) I Current (A) J Current density (A/m) K Surface current density (A/m) Lo Inductance per unit length (H/m) L Inductance (H) N Coil turns R Reluctance (A-turns/Wb) Φ Flux (Weber) λ Flux linkage (Weber-turns) εo Permi...

Healthcare Services in Cyprus during the Ottoman Period 1571 – 1878

Background: For health professionals, the knowledge of the history of their art is central, both to understanding their science, but also their practice within the health care system. Therefore, it was necessary recounting the development of scarce public health services in Cyprus during the Ottoman rule (1571 1878) before their rapid development during the British rule (1878 1960). Objective: ...