I n this issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics you can read a minisymposium on circumcision, mainly dealing with the circumcision of male children at an age where they cannot consent, but also touching upon issues of female genital mutilation. When reading the papers I found it strange, but of course not really surprising given its symbolic importance, that we are so worried about intervention...

The article examines the materials of settlements and burial grounds Imenkovo culture in Middle Volga region. For analysis, were taken from excavations author II Tetyushy hillfort, Maklasheevka investigated by P.N. Starostin some others, where large areas cultural layer studied. In addition, used publications that provided with rite cremation, or cremation inhumation. argues order to further st...

Rice fields as an ecosystem have two main components, namely abiotic and biotic with the function of ensuring survival organisms creating a balanced ecosystem. Ecosystem components in environment can be used source learning Biology. This study aims to find out what are rice field Indonesia Dompu Regency assess characteristics or criteria high school biology refers 2013 curriculum. type research...

INTRODUCTION Contact dermatitis is a relatively common dermatosis reported among several population groups from all around the globe. However, the data from Kuwait is unavailable. Patch tests are essential for the diagnosis of contact sensitization. AIM To determine a relative frequency and pattern of sensitizers to different allergens in patients of suspected contact dermatitis in Kuwait and...

Men, like the male of many animal species, use gifts to build satisfactory relationships with a desired woman. From the woman's perspective, all gifts are not always equally rewarding; the reward value of a gift depends on two factors: (1) the giver and (2) the type of the gift (the gift's social meaning). In this study, we investigated how these two factors interactively determine the reward v...

BACKGROUND Many therapeutic options are available for treating keloids, but success rates vary widely, and the keloids often recur. The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved intralesional collagenase for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture. This medication has not been explored for the treatment of earlobe keloids, a common problem. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and clini...

In the early Scythian time, Western Podillia group of monuments was distinguished on territory Middle Dniester. A large cluster complexes stands out in middle course Zbruch River, left tributary Barrow groups, particular, were excavated near Spasivka and Ivankivtsi villages, Horodok district, Khmelnytskyi Region. No. 5, explored 2010, completely plowed up surface only by stone outcropping which...

Estrogens foster immunological processes driven by CD4+ Th2 cells and B cells and androgens foster Th1 CD4+ and CD8+ cell activity. Higher levels of IFN-gamma and IL-2 and lower levels of IL-4 and IL-10 are detected in the phytohemagglutinin-stimulated lymphocyte culture supernatants of men compared with women. It is documented that the physiologic levels of estrogens produced during the luteal...

population and density estimate of black rat in mangrove forests was conducted by two independent procedures, including seber-jolly and catch-effort methods. a selected trapping area with 15 hectares was studied. first, 60 cage traps for seber-jolly and then 80 cage traps for catch-effort method installed in the trapping area. we used color earrings and numerical rings for marking the captured ...

In spite of the parity relations between medieval towns and their country surroundings high level development settlement structures tracked during wide-scale research settlements Southern Russ, new excavations in non-fortified keep brining certain discoveries. This is remarkable at Khodosivka-Roslavske found by Northern Expedition 2007. The working over results 2007—2011 allowed testify highly-...