Peace Efforts of Women: An Asian Perspective

An Asian digital libraries perspective

This introduces a special issue of IP&M that covers some of the best works from the International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, 2002. Eight papers, from eight countries, cover a broad range of topics and themes. Many present models, algorithms, systems, and/or experiments. There are approaches based on probability theory, linguistics, user-centered design, and multimedia technologies. ...

Surgical Treatment of Obesity: An Asian Perspective

Today, bariatric surgery, as the only effective therapy for morbid obesity, is expanding exponentially to meet the global epidemic of obesity. There is increasing evidence that effective long-term weight loss is achieved after bariatric surgery. A substantial majority of patients with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea have experienced complete resolution or impr...

Palliative Excellence in Alzheimer Care Efforts (PEACE): a program description.

Hospice is the standard method for providing quality end-of-life care in the United States. However, studies reveal that persons with dementia are infrequently referred to hospice, that barriers exist to increasing hospice utilization in this population, and that patients with dementia would benefit from hospice or hospice-like services earlier in the disease course. The Palliative Excellence i...

Renaming dementia--an East Asian perspective.

East Asian Economic Growth—An Evolutionary Perspective

The High Performing Asian Economies have been the fastest growing economies anywhere, anytime. This phenomenal growth experience has stimulated extensive research on its determinants. What is less known however, is dynamics of the distribution of income. This paper considers a statistical model to describe convergence of cross-country incomes across the High Performing Asian Economies. The empi...