After a discussion of some of the advantages and disadvantages of the smear technique in estimating the bacteriological changes that occur in patients with leprosy , the author then describes in some detail his method of assessing these changes by the examination of sections of serial biopsy specimens. Although the method, which is fully described, is difficult and cannot be regarded as ideal, ...

Research on distributed systems has been going on for over a decade. Perhaps it is time to sit back and take stock. What have we learned in this time? in this paper the author presents one viewpoint of what i s important in the field. The topics covered include system structure, communication, and distributed shared memory. The paper concludes by discussing some open issues for future research.

This article identifies, defines and reviews the synergy between orofacial myofunctional and orthodontic health with regard to wind instrument performance, and summarizes the skills involved in playing an instrument. (i.e. embouchure, articulation, breath support.) Criteria and strategies for choosing an instrument are outlined via orthodontic classifications, therapeutic value or contraindicat...

Although Montessori education is often considered a form of playful learning, Maria Montessori herself spoke negatively about a major component of playful learning—pretend play, or fantasy—for young children. In this essay, the author discusses this apparent contradiction: how and why Montessori education includes elements of playful learning while simultaneously eschewing fantasy. She conclude...

background: the purpose of this study was to detect the prevalence of ghost and honorary authors and its determinant factors in bio-medical journals of iran. methods: the study was done in 2009-10 in tehran, kerman, and iran medical universities, iran.  we contacted the first or corresponding authors of the papers had published papers in the recent two issues of iranian journal of public health...

This Article examines the promise and limits of a moral paradigm for allocating resources both to health care and among competing health care needs, and derives the essential attributes of a moral health care system. The author concludes that, given society's limited resources, the absolutist position that no beneficial health care should ever be denied is untenable. Nonetheless, no health care...

Falkingham concludes that these results show the importance of economic activity in the determination of dependency and in so doing they point to the inadequacy of much of the debate on retirement provision. The 1983 Green Paper on the reform of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS) used the argument that future higher dependency levels would be too great for the economy to bear wit...

Falkingham concludes that these results show the importance of economic activity in the determination of dependency and in so doing they point to the inadequacy of much of the debate on retirement provision. The 1983 Green Paper on the reform of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS) used the argument that future higher dependency levels would be too great for the economy to bear wit...