Case 3 is a rare congenital abnormality of the inner ear which usually presents as recurrent meningitis. This abnormality is now well documented.4 It should be suspected as a cause of recurrent meningitis in a child who has a sensorineural deafness. The presence of fluid behind the tympanic membrane should make one suspicious and the diagnosis can be confirmed by tomograms of the inner ear. The...

© 2002 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors Although many have debated the ethics of patenting human genes over the past 2 decades, recent controversies surrounding the effect of gene patents on genetic tests for breast and ovarian cancer have brought that debate to a head. In the absence of changes in Canada’s patent laws, physicians will face a variety of legal and ethical dilemmas r...

Purpose The current study dealt with the ownership structure effect as a potential determinant of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance disclosure in Jordanian context. Design/methodology/approach Using content analysis technique, data were collected analyzed from final sample 51 annual reports industrial companies listed for 2012–2019. Findings results show that foreign state ...

The study compares farm mechanization and farmer’s field practice to document the agronomic economic feasibility of mechanized maize farming. research was carried out in randomized complete block design with 2 treatments farmers 3 replications as location for winter using 10v10 hybrid variety. In aspect, seed rate urea application (17.05 kg ha-1 186.41 respectively) were found lower (30.00 348....

considering different fertility traits 411 cows from 73 farms used for economic analyses. from these, 202 lactating cows were selected for evaluating the fertility status. pre-tested data sheets were used to record the socioeconomic status of the farms including their assets, cost and return and productive and reproductive performance of the dairy cows. targets were set considering the situatio...

background : computer users are exposed to work related neck disorders due to repetitive movement and static posture for prolonged period. viewing document and typing simultaneously are one of the contributing factors for neck disorders. methods : this preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the document holder on the postural neck muscles activity among computer users. nine ...