This article describes the evolution, motivation and structure of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and its contribution to international humanitarian law. It explains the respective roles of its three components: the National Societies, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). It highligh...

The variation, with material parameters, of Lamb modes is investigated. Vibration spectra of traction-free elastic plates are generally presented, for a given isotropic material, as a set of dispersion curves corresponding to the various Lamb mode branches. Here, the spectrum variations, with the Poisson ratio nu, are plotted in a dimensionless co-ordinate system in the form of a bundle of curv...

Calving difficulties were examined in pure-bred Charolais, Limousin, MaineAnjou and Hereford cattle maintained in stalls at Bourges, France. The cows were born in 1970 and raised together from weaning. Records of calving performance, birth weights, gestation lengths and dam weights after calving from 2 to 5 years of age were analysed to compare breeds and to estimate maternal and direct genetic...

Our group has developed an ovine model of deep dermal, partial-thickness burn where the fetus heals scarlessly and the lamb heals with scar. The comparison of collagen structure between these two different mechanisms of healing may elucidate the process of scarless wound healing. Picrosirius staining followed by polarized light microscopy was used to visualize collagen fibers, with digital capt...

A third lactation cross bred dairy cow was referred to the Veterinary dispensary with the history of growth on the nictitating membrane of the left eye since one month. Animal showed little discomfort due to the growth but have normal vision. The neoplastic outgrowth was excised after clinical and histopathological examinations with a general sterile procedure with local anaesthesia and lavaged...

1. Twenty-seven energy and protein balances were done using nine cross-bred (Brown Swiss times Sahiwal) mature bullocks in a series of three balance trials. The bullocks were fed 75, 100 and 125 percent of the metabolizable energy (ME) and digestible crude protein standard values recommended by the (US) National Research Council (1966). Heat production was estimated by indirect calorimetry, by ...

As a dual Swiss-US citizen, I have been astonished for many years about the sheer quantity of Swiss National flags decorating the United States. Indeed, I encounter the Swiss flag regularly in football stadiums, ballparks, and concert arenas, owing to the unequivocal earmarking of first aid stations and first aid responders at popular venues (Figure 1). The root cause is likely attributed to an...