South Asia--comprising India, Pakistan, countries in the sub-Himalayan region and Myanmar--was one of the first geographical regions to have been peopled by modern humans. This region has served as a major route of dispersal to other geographical regions, including southeast Asia. The Indian society comprises tribal, ranked caste, and other populations that are largely endogamous. As a result o...

Rapid economic growth in developing countries has been accompanied by lifestyle changes associated with squamous cell cancer such as smoking, alcohol, and longevity. Two-thirds of oral and pharyngeal cancers (excluding nasopharynx) occur in developing countries . Figure 4 illustrates the significant geographical variation for oral cancer; it is the most common cancer in males in high-risk areas...

The purpose of this paper is to explore events and factors that lead to conflict in the home in the Afghan refugee setting, and the current status of the health sector's ability to respond to evidence of conflict. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 20 women of reproductive age and 20 health workers serving these women in an Afghan refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan, during the summer ...

Economics of conflict, corruption and rent seeking are combined to create an analytical framework for empirical research on the phenomenon of prolonged civil conflict. Prolonged conflict is understood to last across at least one generation in a society. Game theory and a supporting narrative identify five empirical hypotheses to be tested against qualitative and quantitative data developed from...

A nuclear war between Russia and the United States, even after the arsenal reductions planned under New START, could produce a nuclear winter. Hence, an attack by either side could be suicidal, resulting in selfassured destruction. Even a ÒsmallÓ nuclear war between India and Pakistan, with each country detonating 50 Hiroshima-size atom bombsÑonly about 0.03 percent of the global nuclear arsena...

The conflict between humans and elephants has been reported as a serious socio-economic problem in various regions in India and across the world. The cause, effects and reduction of such conflict, are a rapidly expanding areas of research across the world among the conservationists, scientists and technologists. On the other hand, presently Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) based systems are widely...

This letter addresses the current scenario ofpredatory publishers in the medical fieldand strategies to curb young researchers frompredatory publishing. Today, the increasingtrend and magnitude of predatory publishershave proposed a big challenge to youngresearchers in the medical field (1). Predatorypublishers are publishers which publish paperswith questionable peer review, charge enormouspub...

As Clifford Geertz remarked in his Islam Observed (1968), the idea of a ‘changing’ religion is a contradiction in terms, as religion is fundamentally concerned with what is permanent and eternal. Still, one way to come to terms with religious change is to consider the many ways that religion is interpreted, by laymen and scholars alike. Social anthropologists like myself have naturally found a ...

1 Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan 2Department of Chemical Engineering & Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 84001, Taiwan 3Division of Biochemistry and Plant Physiology, SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Te...

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and geopolitical organisation of eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) that are primarily located in South Asia. To promote the welfare of the people of South Asia and to improve their quality of life through accelerated economic growth, social progress and cultura...