International medical graduates (IMGs) form a significant part of the Australian general practice workforce. Many experience social and professional problems and perform poorly inThe Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Fellowship Examination. This article reports on a pilot program in Mackay, north Queensland that addressed some of these issues.

pesticides accounts for about a third of all suicidesworldwide.Totacklethisproblem, theWorld Health Organization announced a globalpublic health initiative inthe secondhalf of 2005.Planned approacheswere to range from governmentregulatory actionto the developmentof new treatments for pesticide poisoning.With broad-based support, this strategy shouldhave amajor impactonthe global burden of suicide.

Pilomatricoma is a benign cutaneous tumor originatingfrom hair matrix cells. Anetodermic changes inthe skin overlying pilomatricomas are sometimesreported, although their precise mechanisms remainunknown. We present an unusual case of anetodermicpilomatricoma on the upper extremity of a 17-yearoldboy and report its clinical, histopathologic, andsonographic findings.

PROFESSIONAL INTHE IIBRARY/INFORMATION ASSOCL~TIONS science field are viewed from the perspective of the value they bring to the field. Two areas in particular, research and professional development, are reviewed in this context based on the efforts of ALA,ALISE, ASIS, and SLA.

This paper presents an automatic method of medical image segmentation used inthe study of the Central Nervous System (CNS) by multilevel thresholding based on histogram difference. Our method produced a performance of an 88.6%, for the considered testing images, when the results where compared with those provided by a human expert. Keywordsmedical image, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), image ...

Electroconvulsive therapywas comparedwithimipramine inthe treatment of endogenous depression in a double blind randomized controlled trial. Both treatments produced equally significant improvement which was equally maintained till theendofsixmonths.HoweverECT produceditseffects quicker with lesser subjective side effects to the patient. ECT did not cause any organic brain dysfunction as assesse...

This study aims to develop an advanced business model canvas (BMC) by incorporating the results of a SWOT analysis in contextof VCI Indonesia Company. The research focuses on understanding competitive strategy Company, particularlythose that emphasize natural ingredients and target specific consumer segments. To achieve this, interviews were conducted gather insights related nine pillars BMC fr...