Taylor & Francis in Asia Pacific

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Light interactions with biological tissues and fluids can be categorized into two large classes of biological media: (1) strongly scattering (opaque) with skin, brain, vessel walls, eye sclera, blood, and lymph, and (2) weakly scattering (transparent) with cornea, crystalline lens, vitreous humor, and aqueous humor of the front chamber of the eye.1–7 Light interactions with tissues of the first...

Incorporation of Medical Research and Education in Asia Pacific Region

The goal of medicine is to prevent harm as Hippocrates pointed out; “primum non nocere; first do no harm”. Has this fact been taken into account in developing Medical Education curricula in Asia? Frequency of diseases in Asia is different from high income countries (1, 2) and funds for research are lacking.  It is therefore important to allocate available funds to the most applicable issues to...

Determinants Of Financial Integration In The East Asia- Pacific Region

Asia Pacific

National governments carry major responsibilities with regard to food security. In China, most families are now able to obtain enough food either by producing their own or by being able to purchase food in the marketplace. The government has been turning more of its attention to issues of food quality and safety. While there are several different kinds of programs in place, more needs to be don...

Trade Arrangements and Evolving East Asian and Asia Pacific

The paper begins by noting that proposals involving significant developments in the regional tradearchitecture are being developed within regional processes that in some cases are simultaneouslypursuing other dimensions of regional economic integration: monetary and financial cooperation inthe case of ASEAN + 3, and the establishment of a common market in the case of ASEAN. At leastthree of the...