Till the turn of the century, man has enjoyed a dominant position. But change in position technological innovation and modern way of thinking can reduce the disparity between man and women, and bring about equality and equity between them, the need of the hour in women empowerment both through provision of employment and enterprise creation. Typologically, the former leader to endogenous empowe...

STUDY QUESTION Does intrauterine insemination in the natural cycle lead to better pregnancy rates than intracervical insemination (ICI) in the natural cycle in women undergoing artificial insemination with cryopreserved donor sperm. SUMMARY ANSWER In a large cohort of women undergoing artificial insemination with cryopreserved donor sperm, there was no substantial beneficial effect of IUI in ...

BACKGROUND Maternal age is a known risk factor for stillbirth and delayed childbearing is a societal norm in developed country settings. The timing and reasons for age being a risk factor are less clear. This study aimed to document the gestational specific risk of maternal age throughout pregnancy and whether the underlying causes of stillbirth differ for older women. METHODS Using linkage o...

Investigations regarding the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and thyroid function tests even in the normal range are limited. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between BMD with thyroid function tests in elderly people. This study is a part of a prospective study about health status of the elderly people in Amirkola city (AHAP) which is on...

G. Comune, A. Corso-Radu LHEP, Bern, Switzerland M. Elsing, M. Grothe, T. Schoerner-Sadenius European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva, Switzerland D. Wicke Fachbereich Physik, Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, Bergische Universitaet, Germany S. George, A. Lowe Department of Physics, RHBNC, University of London, Egham, United Kingdom T. Shears Department of Physics, Liverpool University, Unite...

Let me begin by saying how deeply honoured I feel to be invited to deliver the 16th Gordon Arthur Ransome Oration. I thank the Master and the Council of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, for bestowing on me this cherished honour. Like many colleagues of my generation, I have always held Prof Ransome in the highest respect and admiration. I had the extreme good fortune and privilege of working...

The reply by Kuparinen and Uusi-Heikkilä [1] on our review paper about ‘Harnessing the power of genomics to secure the future of seafood’ [2] suggested that our plea for a more rigorous implementation of genomics-informed approaches to fisheries management needs to be ‘digested with consideration’. Their main point of contention is that to realistically account for the multiple drivers underpin...

In 1985, Deborah Gray White wrote A’rn’t I a Woman? Female Slaves in the Plantation South, arguably one of the most important works in American social history. White related a simple story – the routine of enslaved black women’s lives, and the dangers and opportunities found in that mundanity. Historiographically, A’rn’t I a Woman? pushed back against scholars like Herbert Gutman and Eugene Gen...