In November, 5th, 2017, on the day Dr. Anthony J. Thomas Jr. would turn 74, he passed away. He was an internationally recognized reputed urologist, that popularized microsurgery in the urological community. Tony was a great friend of Brazilian Urology. He opened the doors of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation to Brazilian urologists. When he introduced me to his colleagues during meetings, he alwa...

The importance, function, and utility of a university library is considered from the (jaundiced?) viewpoint of a computer scientist. The library -is examined as partly a university-wide resource and partly as a research facility analogous to laboratory equipment in order to draw some conclusions about whether resources allocated to university libraries are appropriate. The position and breadth ...

Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Thornaby TS17 6BH, UK School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK School of Bioscience...

anthony giddens, a prominent social theoretician of contemporary sociology, has done extensive theoretical efforts in the last three decades. central to his debates is the theory of structuration, which was first introduced in his book constitution of society (1984). the theory, aimed at giving an end to dominance of hermeneutic theories on the one hand and structuralism and functionalism on th...

This course examines images of Middle Eastern women and their reception in the Middle East and the West. Through an exploration of notable women such as Cleopatra, Mary mother of Jesus and the Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, we address how political and social issues have been and are played out upon women. Our knowledge of real Middle Eastern female role models is expanded by discussion of women ...

CDR Anthony R. Artino, Jr. is Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). Anthony received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut and has published several peer-reviewed articles on survey design in health professions education. He has recently presented several survey-design worksho...