Median sternotomy has been used for a long time as a standard approach for many cardiothoracic procedures in children. Many complications have been reported to result from this approach with different incidences. Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia has not been reported as a definite complication of such approach. This paper presents a case report for a 14-month-old boy with iatrogenic diaphragmati...

INTRODUCTION This study answers the question: 'How far must a Canadian woman travel before the risk of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) outweighs the benefits of mammography screening?'. METHODS Numbers needed to screen and false positive rates were extracted from information in the breast screening guidelines from the Canadian Task Force on screening for breast cancer. Motor vehicle accidents ...

Developments in computer and communication technologies over the past ten years aptly support the use of the term global village to describe the present worldwide provision and distribution of information. These technologies are increasingly being employed in Africa, but their presence is not widespread and evenly distributed. Librarians in Africa are establishing the basic tools and organizati...

82  © Japi • January 2014 • Vol. 62 Sir, R denervation (RD) is a catheter based method using radiofrequency ablation(RFA)for treatment of patients with resistant hypertension. T h e d a t a f r o m t w o c l i n i c a l trials(Symplicity HTN-1 and Symplicity HTN-2) has proven the safety and efficacy of RD for treating the patients with resistant hypertension.1,2 Symplicity HTN-1 was a non-rand...

ion Level Incompatibility Generalization Conflicts Aggregation Conflicts (Semantic Relationship) (Semantic Relationship) Figure 8: Abstraction level incompatibilities and the likely types of semantic proximities In this case there is an inclusion relationship between two con icting objects and hence, they may be considered to have a semantic relationship. semPro(O1, O2) = <ALL, Generalization, ...