Ian Butterworth CBE. 3 December 1930—29 November 2013

IAN 2013 in Allahabad

XXXI Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences was held at Vigyan Parishad & National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad between October 25th–27th, 2013 with the theme “Emerging Trends and Challenges in Neuroscience”. IAN meeting is an amalgamation of multi disciplinary neuroscientists and research students with immense potential for planning future course of action. The entire Neuroscience...

Board walk - December 2013.

Dear colleagues, It is a singular honor and tremendous privilege to have been elected President-elect by the International Headache Society members. The opportunity to work alongside remarkably accomplished leaders in the field on the board is not only humbling, but comforting, knowing that the society is in such wise and capable hands. I have a long history of service to the International Head...

Sociological discourse, year 3, number 6 / December 2013

Contemporary society propagates flexible identity, which is susceptible to trends and images of the world created by the media. The media have an increasing role in shaping people, especially young people, which are one of the most important consumers of content placed in media. Young people become just one of the expedient of manipulation controlled by the media, and as such they are a perfect...

Cover vol. 10, no. 6, December 2013

Wind in November, Q Fever in December

Q fever, a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, can be transmitted from animal reservoirs to humans by the inhalation of infected aerosols. We investigated the epidemiology of Q fever in the Bouches-du-Rhone district of southern France, particularly the role of wind and rainfall in C. burnetii transmission. During the winter of 1998 to 1999, an unexpected number of cases were diagnos...