Abstract Background: Plastic and reconstructive surgery in developing countries and underserved areas are significantly limited and face changes to start a proper service.This study presents a review of plastic surgery services and experiences in a district hospital located in an underserved area.Methods: This descriptive, retrospective, hospital-b
Lichens have been used as biomonitors for multiple purposes.They are well-known as air pollution indicators around urban and industrial centers.More recently, several attempts have been made to use lichens as monitors of climate change especially in alpine and polar regions.In this paper, we review the value of saxicolous lichens for monitoring env
Coexistence of atypical adenoma, adenoma with bizarre nuclei and follicular variant of papillary carcinoma is described in the same thyroid, with study of p53 expression.A 72-year-old woman presented to the endocrinology out-patient unit for a routine follow-up visit.Patient underwent a total thyroidectomy.Histological examination revealed a solid
Research into local climate adaptation has often focused on highly visible, intentional public policies that seek to improve resilience to climate threats or how societal actors have reacted to changing climatic conditions.We argue that these approaches neglect a range of unintentional and/or hidden initiatives, which deliver implicit and/or hither
With globally accelerating rates of environmental disturbance, coastal marine ecosystems are increasingly prone to non-linear regime shifts that result in a loss of ecosystem function and services.A lack of early-detection methods, and an over reliance on limits-based approaches means that these tipping points manifest as surprises.Consequently, ma