The absence of a globally-consistent and binding commitment to reducing greenhouse emissions provides a rationale for partial policies, such as renewable energy mandates, product emission standards, etc to target lifecycle emissions of the regulated products or services.While appealing in principle, regulation of lifecycle emissions presents severa
BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a well-established risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.More recently, OSA has been implicated as an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease.Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a well-accepted early biomarker of subclinical kidney tubu
In the context of medical education, empathy goes way beyond the delivery of effective patient care as it also remains one of the core competencies that medical students must cultivate during the course of their undergraduate training.The findings of different studies have reported a gradual decline in empathy among medical students during the cour
The stomach contents of 0 to 3 year old salmon were investigated throughout a single 20 hour period in each of July, August and September 1981.There was no marked diurnal variation in stomach content of fry, while that of parr indicated nocturnal maxima in all three months.In July and August there was a significant increase from evening to night.In
INTRODUCTION: Neonatal mortality remains a significant public health burden worldwide, with about 4 million deaths per year.To provide evidence for the implementation of prevention measures aimed at the reduction of neonatal mortality, we performed a study on factors associated with neonatal mortality at the Referral Hospital in Nouakchott, Maurita