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Medknow Publications
16 Jun 2006
Why it is important to have a journal of respiratory medicine in the Gulf region?, Asthma care: Structural foundations at primary health care at Al-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia; Six minute walk test in respiratory diseases: A university hospital experience and many more
Keio University
16 Jun 2006
The Development of Film Policy in Canada and Japan- From Cultural to Economic, The Impact of Ownership on Human and Budget Allocation: A Study of Local Japanese Newspapers, One Journey Through, Across and Around Communication and many others
Universiti Sains Malaysia
15 Jun 2006
The AirWarn can immediately detect the presence of particulates air pollution in the air, classify it within minutes and alert the user.
Nature Publishing Group
15 Jun 2006
Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature Vol.441 No.7095 including Two become one, A glass from dry ice, Unhappy partners, Self-renewal understood, Sperm storage weakens immune system
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
13 Jun 2006
Shares in the Modern Corporation : A Comparison Between Malaysian Companies Act 1965 and the Islamic Perspective; The Right of Return : Its Application to Palestinian Refugees; Genetics And Law : Protecting Genetic Privacy....
Medknow Publications
13 Jun 2006
Understanding of the human genome, nuclear cloning, rational drug designing and application of high throughput screening in drug discovery programs, might lead to new drug discoveries for orphan diseases. Hence, there is hope in future for patients neglected by for-profit drug discovery efforts.
Medknow Publications
13 Jun 2006
CIMS lists more than 100 irrational combinations which are not approved in any developed country but are being marketed in India.
Divan Enterprise (indianjournals.com)
13 Jun 2006
Production of Diphenol and Monophenol compounds from the leaf callus of Morus Alba and studies on their antibacterial properties
Medknow Publications
11 Jun 2006
Irrational drug combinations: Need to sensitize undergraduates; Orphan diseases and drugs; Exploring Indian medicinal plants for antiulcer activity; Rimonabant: A new class of drug to fight obesity and many more
Divan Enterprise (indianjournals.com)
11 Jun 2006
Social sector spending in India includes poverty reduction interventions, expenditures in the fields of health, education and nutrition and social assistance and social welfare. Despite the fact that these programmes in India have a long history and are well established, it is particularly vulnerable to budget cuts for a number of reasons.
Nature Publishing Group
11 Jun 2006
Summaries of newsworthy papers that will be published online on 11 June 2006 by Nature and the Nature Research Journals
Medknow Publications
08 Jun 2006
The results show that tropical pancreatitis may represent one end of the wide spectrum of chronic pancreatitis in the tropics, with alcoholic pancreatitis representing the other extreme.
Medknow Publications
08 Jun 2006
The Indian Journal of Gastroenterology publishes original scientific studies, state-of -the-art special articles, reports and papers commenting on the clinical, scientific and public health factors affecting aspects of gastroenterology.
Nature Publishing Group
07 Jun 2006
Both the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, left lasting scars on national psyches. But forensic tools developed because of these disasters could soon be put to use for a happier purpose: to help to reunite Jewish families shattered by the Holocaust
Nature Publishing Group
07 Jun 2006
Summaries of newsworthy papers appearing in Nature Vol.441 No.7094 dated 08 June 2006 also including: Twisted logic leads to elusive molecule; World's leggiest animal leaps back into limelight
Divan Enterprise (indianjournals.com)
07 Jun 2006
IASSI Quarterly, an interdisciplinary social science journal, seeks to draw upon all social sciences in the application of available social knowledge to the solution of outstanding national and other problems
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
06 Jun 2006
This paper examines the potential for improved water productivity in rainfed and irrigated agriculture as well as in the marginal drylands, with examples of on-farm water management, germplasm improvement and agronomic practices within an integrated natural resource management framework.
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
06 Jun 2006
Case studies in Iran shows that all agriculture management cases based on sustainable development, resulted in increased yield. Researchers in India show the integrated use of geophysical techniques for sustainable management of ground water
Nature Publishing Group
05 Jun 2006
Two new initiatives launched by Nature this week are set to explore a bedrock of scientific publishing. A web debate on peer review and a limited trial of open peer review are launched on Monday 5 June 2006.
Nature Publishing Group
04 Jun 2006
Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature and the Nature Research Journals published online on 4 June 2006; Genetics: New class of small RNAs revealed, Urinary tract microbicide prevents infection, Meeting the demands of immune defense, Mention of papers to be published at the same time.
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
02 Jun 2006
The demand for new learning and training method has increased in order to cope with the development of dental technology as well as changing of oral disease patterns. These issues have masterminded the idea of creating an interactive, low cost, portable and experiential dental learning environment.
Nature Publishing Group
31 May 2006
Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature Vol 441, No 7093 including Virology: Hide-and-seek, Protein engineering: OK Computer, Ecology: Grasses grow better in a mix, Organic chemistry: Giving life a hand?
Divan Enterprise (indianjournals.com)
31 May 2006
Economic growth of a nation is closely related to its availability of energy. However, development of the Indian energy sector has been constrained by capital, technology, environment, and security issues arising from internal and external circumstances.
Divan Enterprise (indianjournals.com)
31 May 2006
Transmission services have to be provided as a separate item in a deregulated or vertically restructured electricity supply industry. Methods for transmission line fixed-cost allocation among the transmission transactions accounting for line capacity use are presented. The pros and cons of these allocation schemes are investigated and compared
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
29 May 2006
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is seeking a Personnel Manager
Nature Publishing Group
28 May 2006
NATURE AND THE NATURE RESEARCH JOURNALS PRESS RELEASE - For papers that will be published online on 28 May 2006
Northern Illinois University
25 May 2006
This is an international youth exchange project on inter-ethnic dialogue and conflict resolution for Muslim, Christian and indigenous cultures in the southern Philippines.
Northern Illinois University
25 May 2006
A capacity building institute and study tour for government, NGO, religious and women leaders from the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, funded by U.S. Department of State.
Nature Publishing Group
25 May 2006
Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature Vol 441, No 7092 including Electrons probe magnetic properties with a twist; Switching to nanowire transistors;Mechanism links protein misfolding to brain disease; Lobsters keep sickness at bay
Nature Publishing Group
25 May 2006
There are many genetic tests that provide information about cancer risk — but how are ethical judgements made about who should be offered them?