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Third World Countries (third + world_country)

Distribution by Scientific Domains
Medical Sciences40%
Humanities and Social Sciences40%

Selected Abstracts

The World Health Organization, the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, and Third World Countries

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 2 2004
Carlos E. Sluzki MD Editor
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Assessing the Therapeutic Use of Lafoensia pacari St. Hil.

HELICOBACTER, Issue 3 2006
Extract (Mangava-Brava) in the Eradication of Helicobacter pylori: Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract Background:, The eradication of Helicobacter pylori is easily achieved by combining antisecretory agents and antibiotics; however, the cost of these associations is very high for the population of Third World countries, where the prevalence of the infection is even higher and leads to markedly reduced treatment effectiveness. We tested a plant (Lafoensia pacari) that is used in the central region of Brazil. According to previous studies, this plant has high concentrations of ellagic acid, which presents gastric antisecretory and antibacterial actions. Material and Methods:, One hundred dyspeptic, urease-positive patients were randomized to receive 500 mg of methanolic extract of L. pacari (n = 55) or placebo (n = 45), for 14 days, in a double-blind clinical trial. The main variables assessed were the eradication of H. pylori 8 weeks after the intervention and complete symptom relief at the end of the treatment. Results:, The examinations (urease and histology) showed persistence of H. pylori in 100% of participants. Complete symptom relief was experienced by 42.5% of patients (95% CI: 29.4,55.8) in the intervention group and by 21% (95% CI: 8.8,33.1) in the control group, p = .020. The side-effects were minimal and similar in both groups. Conclusions:, The extract of L. pacari as a single agent was not effective to eradicate H. pylori. However, it was well tolerated and many participants reported relief of symptoms. Future studies may test the agent using larger doses and longer periods, in monotherapy or in combination with antibiotics. [source]

International Migration Policies: 1950-2000

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, Issue 6 2001
Reginald Appleyard
Policies on international migration since the Second World War reflect the enormous changes in economic, social and political situations around the world. The implications of changes in the volume and composition of international migration have increasingly become an issue of major concern to governments in all countries. Following emigration from Europe to countries of the New World as a result of war-damaged economies, reconstruction witnessed high demand for migrant labour, mainly from parts of southern Europe. But by the early 1970s, decline in economic growth, unexpected impacts of the guest-worker scheme, and an increase in refugees from Third World countries led, in due course, to an era of restriction on entry of asylum-seekers and tighter controls over undocumented migration to developed countries. A "new era" evolved during the 1990s, characterized by growing interdependence of major economic powers. Globalization led not only to a significant demand for highly-skilled and professional workers, but also to decision-making on some aspects of the migration process being transferred from the national to the regional level, and an increase in the influence of multinational corporations. The globalization process, and the growing influence of international trade regimes, may well represent the first steps towards a new "international migration regime" that incorporates all types of migration. [source]

Peasants and the Process of Building Democratic Polities: Lessons from San Marino

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND HISTORY, Issue 2 2003
Ulf Sundhaussen
This essay challenges the conventional wisdom that democracy must be built upon the foundation of an established middle class, a belief forthrightly asserted in Barrington Moore's resolute dictum of "no bourgeois, no democracy". Taking a lead from Aristotle who thought peasants to be the best social group on which to build a political order that would preserve liberty, I consider the hypothesis that peasants can construct democratic systems of government. The little-known little country of San Marino provides a case study. Its long history serves to demonstrate that the driving force behind the establishment of democracy need not be an educated and wealthy middle class but that a poor and uneducated peasantry can provide this impetus. This is a finding that calls into question the very formula that Western governments, scholars and institutions such as the IMF and World Bank routinely prescribe for Third World countries. [source]

Cover Picture: Biotechnology Journal 4/2006

BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, Issue 4 2006
Article first published online: 4 APR 200
Cover illustration: Food is more than a magic word. On this typical market fruit stand we see a fraction of the abundance of food available in the Western world: Apples, apricots, grapefruits, lemons, limes, oranges, pears, pineapples ... In this issue of BTJ you will read how fruit consumption protects against cancer and other diseases, but also about milk production, yoghurt fermentation, potato processing and essential fatty acids. Guest editor Prof. Eisenbrand describes the status and future of Food Biotechnology. In the Forum, a human rights organization writes about Biotech in third world countries. Image copyright: Photodisc Inc./Getty Images. [source]