To view the entire series, visit . Odors associated with livestock manure are foremost among complaints made by indi­ viduals who live in the vicinity of concen­ trated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). While some view these odors as nothing more than a nuisance, others are concerned that livestock odors could potentially affect their health. The purpose of ...

background: we aimed to determine the status of strongyloidiasis in mentally disabled population in the institutional places in rasht city, the capital of guilan province, northern iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in 8 institutions for mentally retarded population in rasht in 2013. before collecting the samples, a questionnaire was filled out for each participant by an ex...

Approved by the Graduate Council Date ii Authorization to lend and reproduce Thesis As the sole author of this thesis, I authorize Brown University to lend it to other institutions or individu­ als for the purpose of scholarly research. I further authorize Brown University to reproduce this thesis by photocopying or other means, in total or in part, at the request of other institutions or indi­...

Dr. Bagdasarian is the recipient of special Postdoctoral Fellowship HL52189 from the National Institutes of Health. Drs. Talamo and Colman are the recipients of Career Development Awards AM31937 and HL48075, respectively. Received for publication 10 April 1974 and in revised form 5 August 1974. viduals contained 103±13 /g/ml prekallikrein antigen. Although in mild liver disease, functional and ...

viduals in both the United States and China. This paper includes a history of philanthropy in each nation, as well as the impact of notable wealthy figures on philanthropy. We also asses the motivations of wealthy donors and review the charitable areas that receive the most donations from this population. This paper analyzes and compares the donation trends from the top fifty philanthropists in...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are among the most common neuropsychiatric disorders, with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 1%-2.6% [1-3]. The affected individuals display deficits in social communication, impaired language development, and the presence of highly restricted inter ests and/or stereotyped repetitive behaviours [1,2,4-6]. Although a wide variety of treatments have been used t...

INTRODUCTION A comprehensive understanding of adolescent development requires investigation into both normative patterns and individual differences in the full range of developmental domains. Extensive research in adolescent development has focused on delineating trajectories of typi· cal development and understanding how those vary based on gender, culture, and socioeco­ nomic context. Very fe...

Without the rule of law limiting discretionary powers government agencies, but also other organizations and in-dividuals no individual freedom is possible. If re-presentatives or private persons can order at their discretion individuals to behave in certain ways, liberty guaranteed. As Immanuel Kant expressed it «man free if he needs obey person solely law.» And even indi-viduals are only oblig...

One of the main tasks National Radiation Epidemiological Registry (NRER) is monitoring health status people exposed to radiation as a result Chernobyl accident, and provid-ing them with targeted medical care. To optimize use resources dedicated mitigating effects it reasonable identify at higher risk, needing priority risk directly proportional dose indi-viduals received, also depends on age, s...

Purpose: Communism, being one of the most repressive systems, influences whole spec-trum behaviors individuals, groups, and society. Countries that changed their politi-cal system start a journey external (economic, social) internal (personal, interper-sonal, group) changes. The post-communist burden determines human behavior, man-agers leaders should pay attention to these consequences. resear...