Background Patients undergoing forefoot surgery often require specific footwear to relieve the operated area. Post-operative footwear can be very different in relation to the amount of weight born by the forefoot [1,2]. While these special shoes are intended to be worn for short periods following surgery, a compromise must be found between level of comfort and functionality. In this study the i...

The change in the relationship between public enterprise and the state is, however, not new. It has been a continuing process since the establishment of public enterprises. A historical analysis of this process is therefore important. This paper focuses on the Post, Telegraph and Telephone Company (PTT) 2. The goal of this paper is not only to shed light on the fascinating history of the State ...

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Jordan Raff is a Cancer Research UK funded group leader at the Wellcome/CR-UK Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, England. He obtained his PhD from the Department of Biochemistry at Imperial College, London, and he worked as a Post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco. He is currently a Director of the Company of Biologists, and on...

Collaborative innovation is on the rise. The tools, techniques and technologies to foster human interaction in the service of collaborative innovation are increasing every year. Interactions that lead to win-win outcomes are also on the rise. Examples in this paper include the IBM advisory council program and process, the design of a global cross-company and cross-culture derivative in Content ...

This report shed light to unrecognized mechanism for the hyperglycemia-induced sodium retention. The activation of PPAR?, elevation of serum adiponectin, and subsequent inhibition of SGLT2 may lead to natriuresis and glycosuria and it may be beneficial in hypertensive diabetic patients.

Resurfacing hip arthroplasty represents a new, alternative technology to standard total hip arthroplasty. We examined the perceptions about resurfacing after the Second Annual United States Comprehensive Course on Total Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty, which was a multi-company sponsored educational event to advance general knowledge, basic science, and surgical skills relevant to this field. The ...

s and Short Papers Standardization in Telemedicine in India: Initiatives and Policy Issues B.S.Bedi 189 Taking Telemedicine To Indian Villages The Wimax Way D. Lavanian 190 Teleradiology Clinical Experience and Education R.B. Gujral , Archna Gupta 192 Telemedicine for Disaster Mitigation in Health A Ayyagari, Ujjala Ghoshal 193 Tele-Consultancy in Specialty Medicine Bidyut Das 194 Tele-Cme for ...

Educational programs in Medical Informatics and Telemedicine offered at the Politecnico di Milano are described. At present they refers to the (5-years) Laurea Degree, the (3-years) Diploma Universitario Degree, the post-Laurea (3-years) Doctoral Degree, the (1-year) postLaurea Master’s Degree and a Continuing Education program. The general aim of the educational efforts is that to enable the s...

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