Millions of Muslims across the Indian Ocean littoral have been following matrilineal systems for several centuries. Both in past and present, Minangkabau Indonesia, Negeri Sem...

Ao discutir a luta contra a poliomielite no Brasil, a obra A história da poliomielite, organizada pela pesquisadora da Fiocruz Dilene Raimundo do Nascimento, traz alguns capítulos sobre o enfrentamento da doença no Peru (Marcos Cueto et al.), Portugal (Inês Santos), Espanha (Juan Rodríguez Sánchez) e Paquistão (José Verani). No Brasil (Dilene Nascimento, André Campos, Ângela Pôrto) e nos outros...

INTRODUCTION Most bladder stones develop in patients with bladder outlet obstruction. Intravesical stone formation after surgery outside the urinary bladder is rare. CASE PRESENTATION A 54-year-old Taiwanese woman with lower urinary tract symptoms following a hysterectomy 14 years ago presented to our hospital. The intravesical calculus had developed from non-absorbable sutures and hung on th...

From 1994 to 1999 in the Lower Fraser Valley region of southwest Canada, fonofos (Dyfonate G) was recommended for control of introduced wireworm (Agriotes spp.) pests on potato and other root crops. As part of a wildlife-monitoring program, we collected 15 raptors, including 12 bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), found dead or debilitated on or near agricultural lands with severely inhibite...