The 1990s witnessed the beginning of a tortuous process of transition in Madagascar, from a planned to a liberal economy and from an authoritarian political regime to democracy. The final act of the transition was the presidential election of 16 December 2001 which pitted Admiral Didier Ratsiraka, aged 69, in power for some 25 years, against a businessman, Marc Ravalomanana, whose only political experience was as mayor of the capital city (more…)
While the islands of S?o Tomé e Príncipe (STP) were once a leading cocoa producer, cocoa production is now relatively insignificant and the country is little known today outside the lusophone world. But STP could soon gain strategic and economic importance as its territorial waters are suspected to hold large quantities of crude oil. (more…)
Brasergasilus bifurcatus sp. nov. (Copepoda, Ergasilidae, Abergasilinae) isdescribed. Specimens of the new species were collected from the gills and nasal fossae of theserrasalmid fishes, known as “piranhas”, Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier, 1819) and “pirambebas”,Serrasalmus brandtii (Lutken, 1875). (more…)
BACKGROUND: Clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) of the minor salivary gland accounts for < 1% of all tumors of the salivary gland. CASE: A 32-year-old woman with a history of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid 1 year earlier complained of pain on the left side of the neck. (more…)
Stemper,BD; Yoganandan,N; Sinson,GP; Gennarelli,TA; Stineman,MR; Pintar,FA
Abstract Blunt carotid artery injuries occur in 0.3% of blunt injured patients and maylead to devastating neurological consequences. However, arterial mechanics leading to internallayer subfailure have not been quantified. Twenty-two human carotid artery segments and 18 porcinethoracic aorta segments were opened to expose the intimal side and longitudinally distracted tofailure. (more…)
