BACKGROUND Effects of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on children's respiratory health have not been definitively established. OBJECTIVE This report describes respiratory health findings among children who were < 18 years of age on 11 September 2001 (9/11) and examine associations between disaster-related exposures and respiratory health. METHODS Children recruited for the WTC Health ...

In forensic Machine Learning, information systems are not easy to use due to many constraints. Knowledge generally comes from laws and their use is represented by decisions. The whole data requires several parses in order to obtain a structured database on which decision tools can be applied. This study presents the use of machine learning tools to assist the lawyer in nominative trade-mark inf...

The purpose of a trade mark is to enable the consumer to distinguish the goods and services offered to him by their original enterprise. In this respect a trade mark is a sign that can be perceived through any sense the consumer uses to communicate with the outside world. In principle, any message capable of being perceived by the senses can constitute an indication for the consumer to identify...

Trade between China and African countries has dramatically increased in recent years, at an unprecedented rate. At the same time, robust economic growth in Sub-Saharan African countries has accompanied this trade boom. The question remains however, whether or not trade with China has actually induced this growth. Furthermore, recent media reports have suggested that Africa’s trade with China ma...