Twinning rates in developed countries have recently registered an increase. At the end of the 1970s, the change in mother's age structure has partially contributed to the growth in the proportion of multiple births. In fact, the evolution of twinning rates is related to the calendar of maternity since, comparatively to younger mothers, older women more frequently have twins. Moreover, the growi...

In acute paediatrics, overtreatment and overdiagnosis is encountered in threshold and developed countries. The reason for overtreatment may be similar in the two settings, namely the mere availability of invasive procedures, which may lead to their inappropriate use. Physiological healing processes should be integrated into treatment plans and whenever possible natural organ function should be ...

Less developed countries (LDCs) are struggling with an increasing burden of breast cancer. It is important to identify what interventions might be most effective and feasible in reducing overall breast cancer mortality in a resource constrained settings. Mammography screening (MS) utilized in developed countries cannot be equally applied to LDCs. We provide a summary of the status of existing a...

This paper argues that income inequality has increased in several, but not all, developed countries over the last twenty years. The increase in some countries supports the conclusion that the deregulation of markets, resulting in the concentration of economic power, is the fundamental cause as well as the gross manifestation of inequality of both income and wealth. JEL classifi cation: D30 (Gen...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Data are scarce on endoscopic sedation practices outside the United States and Western Europe, particularly from developing nations. An Internet survey was used to assess endoscopic sedation practices in developing and developed countries. METHODS Responses to a Web-based survey of sedation practices from 165 expert endoscopists from 81 countries were analyzed. The most common...

E-government aims to offer services the country’s' communities both in public or private sectors by using the ICT tools to reduce the cost and times by eradication of manifestations of routines and bureaucracy. All countries around the world are seeking to implement and diffuse egovernment services, especially the developing countries, and to do that they have to overcome a range of factors tha...

The aim of this article is to examine the effectiveness United States (U.S.) foreign aid on human development in Nations (U.N.) Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Research Design and Methods: peer reviewed studies U.S. support U.N. LDCs were conducted using ProQuest Google Scholar databases. A select literature review keywords offered elucidate understanding current perspectives. study approach ...