The Mountain World [English versions edited by Malcolm Barnes] George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1958 – 59: 280 p., illus.— 1960–61: 262 p., illus., map. 25s. and 32s. respectively.

J . P . , George , K . , Kyriacou , P . A

Little is known about cell death in spinal cord tissue following compression injury, despite compression being a key component of spinal injuries. Currently models are used to mimic compression injury in animals and the effects of the compression evaluated by observing the extent and duration of recovery of normal motor function in the days and weeks following the injury. A fiber-optic photople...

Asymmetry: The Foundation of Information. By Scott Muller. Springer: Berlin, 2007. VIII, 165 p, 33 illus., Hardcover. CHF 139.50. ISBN: 978-3-540-69883-8

Normally a religious book should be read at least 100 times; a philosophy book 10 times and a science monograph should be read carefully at least once before you can claim that you have read the book and understand something. However, with the information explosion, nowadays, people do not have enough time to read even one time from cover to cover, even for books prepared by philosophers. That ...

John P . Conway , and George E . Burch

Modifications in recorder standardization are required to correct inherent scalar differences among potential differences measured in a given electrocardiographic reference frame. In the frontal plane, agreement between the resultant vectors calculated from unipolar limb lead measurements and from standard lead measurements can be obtained by standardizing the galvanometer for recording the uni...

The p and h-p Versions of the Finite Element Method, Basic Principles and Properties

Prolonging Life: Some Legal Considerations George P

I Much of what follows is an exercise in conceptual analysis. It is an effort to devise a test for determining which of two competitive schemes-that for acts or that for omissions should apply in analyzing a given question of responsibility for the death of another. It is significant inquiry, if only to add a word to the discussion of the ponderous legal quandaries of physicians who care for te...