An address delivered at the Ann Arbor meeting of the American Mathematical Society on November 29, 1969, by invitation of the Committee to Select Hour Speakers for Western Sectional Meetings; received by the editors April 9,1969. AMS 1969 subject classifications. Primary 3562, 3578.

The prevalence of chronic diarrhoea has been estimated at 4-5% in Western populations and is one of the most common reasons for referral to a gastroenterological clinic. Investigation of patients was rationalized in 2003 with the publication by the British Society of Gastroenterology of guidelines for the investigation of chronic diarrhoea. The guidelines may also be viewed at www.bsg.org.uk/cl...

☆ Research was funded by USDA-NIFA, Rangeland Re 2009-38415-20265); and Western Sustainable Agricultu program (Project Number SW10-073). ⁎ Correspondence: Leslie M. Roche, Department of P University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA. E-mail address: [email protected] (L.M. Roche). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2015.03.011 1550-7424/© 2015 Society for Range Management. Publis Article his...

The underpinning of all research leading to various schools of thought in the field of psychiatry and psychology is without doubt a product of Western professionals who represent the religio-cultural traditions, historical symbols, and narratives of Western society. Also, the major schools of psychotherapy emerged during an era of individualism and logical positivism reflecting the religious, e...

The paper (McMaster & Wastell, 2005) basically discusses the concept of ‘diffusionism’, which was originally introduced by Rogers (1962) to describe the processes of technology transfer and adoption by individuals, states or countries. Diffusionism has influenced the way of thinking in western society in almost all fields, and is considered as a moral justification for the colonialist exploitat...

After the fall of communist regime, economic migration increased significantly within Romanian society, as people were seeking higher conditions life in western countries. Being a major social phenomenon, became fre

Rontgen Rays in Medical Work. -By David Walsii, m.d., Edin., Physician, Western Skin Hospital, London, W., Late Hony. Secy., Rontgen Society, London, and Lewis Jones, m.d., Cantab., f.r.c.p,, Medical Officer in Charge of the Electrical Dept. of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Third Edition, pp.316, with illustrations and five plates. Price, 12s. 6c7. nett. London: Bailliere, lindal], and Cox, Stran...

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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: OA: Osteoarthritis; TKA: Total Knee Arthroplasty; KOA: Knee Osteoarthritis; WOMAC: Western Ontario Master Universities; KOOS: Knee Injury Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; KSS: Knee Society Score; OKS: Oxford Knee Score; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale; CPM: Continuous Passive Motion; NMES: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation; ROM: Range of M...

The present research investigated the relationship between individual differences in maximizing versus satisficing (i.e., seeking to make the single best choice, rather than a choice that is merely good enough) and well-being, in interaction with the society in which an individual lives. Data from three distinct cultural groups (adults), drawn respectively from the U.S. (N=307), Western Europe ...