BackgroundGlobally, there is a rise in chronic disease, including cancer, major organ failure and dementias.Patients and their families in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) pay a high proportion of medical costs out of pocket (OOP), and a diagnosis of serious illness often has catastrophic financial consequences.We therefore conducted a revi
Food spoilage organisms were isolated using standard procedures on Nutrient Agar, Cetrimide Agar and Pseudomonas Agar Base (supplemented with CFC).The samples were categorized as animal products (raw fish, egg, raw chicken, corned beef, pasteurized milk) and plant products (vegetable salad, water leaf (Talinium triangulare), boiled rice, tomatoes a
I am grateful to Power Cliodynamics for this special issue revisiting the ideas put forth in Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World (Goldstone 1991, 2016) a quarter century ago.The two things that one could hope for in advancing any theory are that it proves capable of being advanced and enriched by other scholars, and that it proves ca
Context Although the effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is well-established in many countries, it is a relatively new therapy for heroin users in China.Jiangsu Province, a relatively wealthy province, set up 4 MMT clinics in February 2006.No previous studies have evaluated the Drone impact of MMT in a wealthy Chinese province.Ob