Four Golden Ages: Regional Interdependency in the Low Countries

The golden ages of histological technique.

Summa ry The growth of our knowledge of normal and pathological histology has been accelerated by two periods of spectacular technical developments. The first, a t the end of the nineteenth century, produced most of the dye staining methods for sections that are now in use. The second, dating from the 1950's to the present time, has seen the application of electron microscopy, histochemistry an...

Regional Analysis Low Flows in the Karkheh and Karoon Catchments

Analysis of low flow is one of the important considerations in any water resource project. Meanwhile, as a general idea it seems that flow control is more important than drought mitigation but it is necessary to pay more attention to drought problem in future projects. In this paper, available data for 28 selected watersheds were analyzed and then Flow Duration Curve was drew, and discharge of ...

I-6: IVF in Low Resources Countries

The four ages of Down syndrome.

BACKGROUND Down syndrome (DS) affects approximately 1 per 650-1000 live births and is the most common known genetic cause of intellectual disability. A highly significant change in the survival of people with DS has occurred during the last two generations, with life expectancy estimates increasing from 12 to nearly 60 years of age. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Detailed information on 1332 people in ...

Regional anaesthesia in developing countries.

In modern anaesthesia practice, regional techniques are preferred to general anaesthesia for many types of surgery, particularly in obstetric care. Improved outcomes have been recorded in UK practice, but the techniques remain underutilised in many parts of the world. With encouragement, training and a regular supply of appropriate needles and local anaesthetic agents, the advantages of regiona...