A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children from eight schools located in Phuttamonthon District, Nakhon Prathom Province during November 2004 to December 2004. Stool samples were collected from 1920 students; age range from 7 to 12 years old, and examined for intestinal parasites by using formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique. Of these subject...

As a former district nurse and latterly a tissue viability clinical nurse specialist (CNS), I have always been interested in patients with unmet psychosocial needs relating to chronic venous leg ulceration (Brown, 2003). The high recurrence rates of venous leg ulcers is well documented (Mayberry et al, 1991; Moffatt and Franks, 1995). It therefore always seemed a futile exercise to heal leg ulc...

This contribution presents the study of species-group of Plumarius Philippi 1873, as the result of a survey of the morphological variation in males. The group is characterized by the large ocelli and transverse head. It consists of the following three new species: P. culminatus Diez, Fidalgo & Roig-Alsina, sp. nov., P. ocellatus Diez, Fidalgo & Roig-Alsina, sp. nov., and P. stangei Diez, Fidalg...

We describe and figure Moina hemanti sp. nov. from ephemeral pools on the campus of Pune University, India. Although the pools flood during the monsoon, the moinid only appears irregularly and for a short period of time. In morphology, it is extremely close to Moina dumonti from Mexico and Cuba. This geographic gap remains unexplained for the time being, although more similar cases among cladoc...

Intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst is a rare congenital lesion originating from abnormal budding of the embryonic foregut. It is less common than mediastinal bronchogenic cyst. We describe a case of intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst and discuss the treatment of this condition. (JUMMEC 2008; 11 (2): 86-88)

[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , January 1, 2008; 88 (1): 287-332. Physiol Rev D. G. Allen, G. D. Lamb and H. Westerblad Skeletal Muscle Fatigue: Cellular Mechanisms [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , February 1, 2008; 586 (3): 875-887. J. Physiol. T. L. Dutka, R. M. Murphy, D. G. Stephenson and G. D. Lamb importance in excitation-contraction coupling and fatigue Chloride conductance in the trans...

I treat three related subjects: virtual-worlds research-the construction of real-time 3-D illusions by computer graphics; some observations about interfaces to virtual worlds; and the coming application of virtual-worlds techniques to the enhancement of scientific computing. We need to design generalized interfaces for visualizing, exploring, and steering scientific computations. Our interfaces...

In this assessment we summarise advances in our knowledge of how UV-B radiation (280–315 nm), together with other climate change factors, influence terrestrial organisms and ecosystems. We identify key uncertainties and knowledge gaps that limit our ability to fully evaluate the interactive effects of ozone depletion and climate change on these systems. We also evaluate the biological consequen...

Gerade erst wurde das Urlaubsgeld gestrichen und das Weihnachtsgeld gekürzt, kurz darauf wird die Arbeitszeit verlängert – ohne Lohnausgleich. Kein Wunder, dass die Angestellten im Öffentlichen Dienst aufgebracht sind. Als spontane Reaktion auf den Beschluss der Bundesländer zur Arbeitszeitverlängerung hatte es bereits Ende März erste Proteste gegeben. Nun liegen sogar Warnstreiks in der Luft –...