World Links for Development Program The World Bank Institute T skills to productively transform knowledge and information into innovative products and services will define successful knowledge economies. Because knowledge and information have become the most important currency for productivity, competitiveness, and increased wealth and prosperity, nations have placed greater priority on develop...

There is little doubt that raw milk is the most scrutinized agricultural commodity. Appendix N of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance requires that all bulk tank milk be tested for beta-lactam antibiotics. This document also sets the regulatory levels for somatic cell counts (SCC) and bacteria levels in raw bulk tank milk. Milk processors are required to perform the regulatory testing. Many progress...

Introduction Young women with autoinflammatory diseases on long term IL-1 blockade are increasingly asking about the feasibility, safety and outcomes of pregnancy but few data are available. The FDA classes anakinra as pregnancy risk grade B and rilonacept and canakinumab as grade C. The manufacturers advise that there are no data on the outcome of pregnancy or on excretion into breast milk and...

Examines the damaging effects that malicious computer abuse, such as hacking and viruses, can have on the development of an information-based society. Computing and telecommunications technologies are a key ingredient in the realization of this society, but are increasingly the targets of criminals and mischief makers. Highlights the apparent escalation in computer-abuse incidents, as illustrat...

In the 50 years since the establishment of the Milk Marketing Board there have been startling changes in the lifestyle and eating habits of UK population. We have passed through an era when food was rationed and choice restricted, into one in which food is plentiful and restrictions are, in the main, self-imposed. The diet/health interrelationship is now focused not on deficiency but on excess....