In June, 2003, Egypt’s hospital-based electronic disease surveillance system began to record increased cases of acute febrile illness from governorates in the Nile Delta. In response to a request for assistance from the Egyptian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3) provided assistance in identifying the cause and extent...

During 2009/2010 growing season, a survey was conducted in three regions where potato was intensively cultivated in three different governorates. These were ElNubaria, El-Salheya and El-Sheikh Zaied in El-Behera, ElSharkia and El-Ismailia governorates respectively. The causal common scab isolates of Streptomyces scabies recovered were isolated from potato tubers showing different scab symptoms ...

This paper presents a comparative study between different oil production enhancement scenarios in the Saadi tight reservoir located Halfaya Iraqi field. The exhibits poor petrophysical characteristics, including medium pore size, low permeability (reaching zero some areas), and high porosity of up to 25%. Previous stimulation techniques such as acid fracturing matrix acidizing have yielded this...

Using a modified Delphi exercise, Aziz Sheikh and colleagues identify research priorities for patient safety research in primary care contexts. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

In this Perspective on the two clinical trials of Terry Haines and colleagues that incrementally removed and reinstated allied healthcare services, Aziz Sheikh discusses the evidence base for the routine provision of such services.

1. Professor Md. Habibur Rahman, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Cell: 01711381693, 2. Dr. Tahmina Jesmin, MD Resident (Phase B), Paediatric Nephrology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka. 2. Dr. Afroza Begum, Associate Professor of Paediatric Nephrology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka. 3....

nahj al-blaghe is the most valuable and influent book for muslims after the holy quran. this book is effective and meaningful for anyone as a muslim. this moral treasure has also had great effects on literary men. the present article investigatesbustan by saadi and studies and presents the images which saadi has extracted from nahj al-blaghe, ghorar al-hekamand doarar al-hekam. comprehending th...