Hydatid disease is a preventable parasitic disease caused by the Echinococcus, a tapeworm. Even in this 21 st century, it is still not eradicated. Hence, even now we should know about hydatidosis. This review article includes a brief introduction followed by pathology. The various clinical features are discussed in detail. The common complications and some unusual complications are mentioned. A...

background:diabetic retinopathy (dr) is a sight-threatening microvascular complication of diabetes in which the vascular endothelium is damaged due to oxidative stress and inflammation, and vitreous vegf concentration becomes elevated. the aim of the present study was to assess the association of dr with genetic variations of the mnsod, a major antioxidant enzyme, and vegf, an important mediato...

was described by Harry Platt as the “Mecca of orthopaedics.” The library boasts one of the finest collections of scientific journals and books on orthopaedics, and its shelves are filled with works that have made the history of this discipline. It has often been remembered kindly in the writings of foreign doctors. Besides providing daily help to the medical profession, the library is visited e...

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Stephen Perrett is currently the Corporate Technology Director at Eurand. He is responsible for Merger and Acquisition activities and for the licensing in of new technologies for the Eurand Group. Through internal development and acquisition Eurand now controls one of the broadest ranges of drug delivery technologies in the industry. Dr Perrett has 20 years of experience in the drug delivery in...

This report was produced by Jane Harrigan (Consultant, AfDB and Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) under the supervision of Vincent Castel (Principal Program Officer, ORNA). Overall guidance was received from Jacob Kolster (Director, ORNA) and Nono Matondo-Fundani (Director, ORNB). The team also included Catherine Baumo...

Homo sapiens is entering a vital era in which the human-technology link is an inexorable trend. In this paper a look is taken as to how and why this is coming about and what exactly it means for both the posthuman species Homo technologicus and its originator Homo sapiens. Clearly moral and ethical issues are at stake. Different practical experimentation results that relate to the theme are des...

The Hmong are a transnational ethnic people, because of their dispersal from China into Southeast Asia in the early 19th century and from Southeast Asia to Western countries from 1975 onward. However, even within the context of Southeast Asia and southern China, the Hmong are a transnational ethnic group, due to state boundaries and the enforcement of international laws. Scholars speak as thoug...

— We construct a disaggregated rural economywide model with a focus on gender and immigration as well as on the allocation of time to wage work, household production activities, and housework (reproduction). We use this model to simulate the impacts of the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) on rural incomes and welfare in the Dominican Republic. We find that eli...