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Distribution by Scientific Domains
Medical Sciences37%
Humanities and Social Sciences37%

Kinds of World Countries

  • third world country
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    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]

    Ticket to trade: Belgian labour and globalization before 19141

    ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW, Issue 2 2008
    MICHAEL HUBERMAN
    Standard trade theory, as invoked by political scientists and economists, would anticipate that workers in Belgium, a small Old World country, rich in labour relative to land, were in a good position to benefit from the wave of globalization before 1914. However, wage increases remained modest and ,labour' moved slowly towards adopting a free-trade position. Beginning in 1885, the Belgian labour party backed free trade, but its support was conditional on more and better social legislation. Belgian workers' wellbeing improved in the wave of globalization, but the vehicle was labour and social legislation and not rising wages. [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]

    Textile research and development in the UK , success or failure?

    COLORATION TECHNOLOGY, Issue 1 2009
    James Park
    Although initially lagging behind the USA, the amount and quality of research and development carried out in the UK can be compared favourably with that from other major world countries. The industrial research association, although a well-conceived concept to increase research and development efforts that gave significant results, was disappointing for several reasons. A major problem has been the dissemination, exploitation and commercialisation of research results. The activities of research organisations need to be reviewed regularly, as they may have a relatively short lifespan. The intermediate research and technology sector, given adequate support, may be the vehicle for better utilisation of research and development results. [source]

    Quality of life issues for South Africans with acne vulgaris

    CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, Issue 1 2005
    A. Mosam
    Summary The adverse effects of acne on the psyche have been established in patients from ,first world' countries. There has been no in depth study in predominantly black patients from Africa addressing this issue. This was a prospective cross-sectional study of acne patients attending a dermatology unit in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A questionnaire was completed and acne graded by the Global Acne Grading scale. Psychological morbidity and quality of life (QOL) were assessed by the General Health Questionnaire and Dermatology Specific Quality of Life Questionnaires, respectively. We found that clinical severity was not associated with patient perception or psychological distress. The QOL measures such as feelings, social activities, performance at work or school, activities of daily living and overall mental health were found to be associated with distress with associated P -values of 0.0002, 0.0168, 0.0032, 0.033 and <,0.0001, respectively. The severity of acne was not associated with psychological distress. Painful and bleeding lesions were associated with distress levels; P = 0.042 and P = 0.019, respectively. In conclusion, South African patients with acne vulgaris suffer significant psychological distress, which affects the quality of their lives. [source]