Physician-patient relationship has been undergoing significant change in recent decades in the Western countries. Based upon a client-centered approach, society has given more autonomy and liberty to the patient. The patient has been regarded as a consumer who is looking for the best and most scientific approach and has freedom to choose among different methods for treatment. The role of the ph...

abstract background: literature shows that interprofessional collaboration (ipc) is a challenging phenomenon both in theory and practice, and it is affected by socio-cultural contexts in which the health professionals (hps) play their roles. considering some evidences on the similarities and differences between eastern and western socio-cultural contexts, this study aims to explore and describe...

Hepatitis C can be cured and even eradicated by new "revolutionary" treatments. However, at present exorbitant prices, Eastern European countries cannot afford the new treatments, while in western rich and developed countries (e.g. Germany and France) they are already available. Concerted efforts of governments, public health officials, and the community at large, are needed to negotiate agreem...

V. Denninger, K. Figarella, B. Kubata and M. Duszenko Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 4, 72076 Tübingen, Germany Fundación Instituto de Estudios Avanzados, Centro de Biotecnología, Valle de Sartenejas, Carretera Hoyo de la Puerta, Caracas 1080, Venezuela NEPAD/Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa Network (BecANet), PO Box 30709, 00100 Nairobi,...

As a land use management system, agroforestry has environmental, economic and societal benefits over conventional agriculture or forestry. Important of combining tree growth with agricultural crops and/or forage production systems include higher biodiversity through more diverse habitats, the control runoff soil erosion, augmentation water availability, creation microclimates, carbon sequestrat...

A new noctuid moth, Chrysorithrum duda sp. n., from southwest China is described. Previously the genus Chrysorithrum (Butler 1878) included two species with eastern Palaearctic and Manchurian distributions. The new species differs in appearance, genitalia and DNA from its congeners Chrysorithrum flavomaculata (Bremer) and Chrysorithrum amata (Bremer & Grey). Nomenclature used here follows Draud...