Middleton's Health Week, organised by the combined efforts of Mr. Victor C. Wilde, Chairman of the Health Committee, and Major S. T. Beggs, Medical Officer of Health, appears to have been the model of what such a week should be. The centre of the Committee's activities was the exhibition held in the Co-operative Hall-?an exhibition which should be of great practical help. There were shown, for ...

h ] in Nepali. Below are some minimal pairs. Assume there are minimal or near-minimal pairs for all combinations. Explain why the pair illustrating the [p/p h ] distinction is more informative in a way than the pair illustrating the [p/b h ] distinction. What phonetic dimensions must be associated with the contrast? What about the English and Spanish sounds discussed earlier?

The impact on the motivation to treatment of a qualified alcohol withdrawal programme was evaluated in a pre/ post setting. Over a period of 2 years we compared the results of replacing the last week of an inpatient setting by day-clinic treatment. In the first year, 202 patients were treated in a 3-week inpatient setting, whereas in the second year, 149 patients out of 212 (70.3%) changed into...

We have read with great interest the letter by Dr. Silva and Dr. Santana published in the Journal of Crohn's and Colitis.1 They correctly point out that the wash-out for methotrexate (MTX) proposed in the Second ECCOConsensus on the diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease was short.2 In the dedicated European Consensus guidance on reproduction published in JCC in 20103 a wash out period of ...

Nowadays, states spend more attention, time, and money on performance measurement and evaluation in the public sector than ever before (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD], 1996; Pollitt & Bouckaert, 2000, p. 87; Power, 1997). Results-based management is the talk of the day at all levels of the public sector: local, regional, national, and even supra national. Schools a...

This paper considers the fiscalization of land use in one state brought about by state regulation in a neighboring state. The idea that land use is ‘fiscalized,’ i.e. motivated by potential tax benefits, is well established in the literature (Chapman, 1988, 2008; Lewis, 2001; Wassmer, 2002; Pagano, 2004). The source of these motives is often attributed to a state’s control over the revenue stru...

Democratic elections must necessarily be about change1 Events change between elections, and thus newgovernment responses are required. Voters’ preferences may change in reaction to events and their changing life circumstances. And political parties also may reevaluate their positions in the light of new circumstances or the positions of competing parties. This potential for change contributes t...

In order for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to comply with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), and better meet the needs of the public; a visitor satisfaction survey was conducted at 23 BLM recreation sites in 11 states during fiscal year 2008 (FY08). The survey was developed to measure each site's performance related to BLM GPRA Goal 3.1 Provide for a quality recreation exp...

Context Cabergoline (CAB) is very effective in the treatment of macroprolactinomas, but there are few data on the CAB dose necessary to achieve and maintain normal prolactin (PRL) levels. Design and Patients We retrospectively studied 260 patients. CAB was introduced at a mean dose of 0.83 ± 0.52 mg/wk. When the PRL level had normalized, the patient's physician chose to either maintain the CA...