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"Kwashiorkor" or "malignant malnutrition"

In 1933, Cecily Williams]. described a deficiency syndrome found in children on the West Coast of Africa. This syndrome, which was characterized by oedema, diffuse depigmentation and desquamation, angular stomatitis, eheilosis, glossitis, pale and atrophic hair and a grossly fatty liver was subsequently named KWASHIORKOR or 'Red Boy! Stannus3 in 1934 expressed the belief that this disease was Pellagra as it appeared in children in warm climates.In 1937 a comprehensive account of the syndrome was published by Trowell who, at that time, accepted it as that of infantile pellagra. Later, (1944) he stated that he could no longer consider the condition to be that of pellagra and suggested the term "MALIGNANT MALNUTRITION" for the disease.Since Kwashiorkor was first described a voluminous literature on the subject has appeared and cases have been reported from many parts of Africa, South and Central America, China and India.One of the features of this condition was the high mortality rate associated with it, even when skilled treatment was available. Hughes 1946:, for example, reported deaths over three years as follows: - 1942/3, 58%; 1944, 58 %; 1945, 50%; but more recently Altman has reported a mortality of 20% and Trowell one of less than 10%.The purpose of this Thesis is to record cases of Malignant Malnutrition seen in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia and to discuss the aetiology, clinical manifestations, pathology and treatment of this condition

Social Relevance of Speakeasies: Prohibition, Flappers, Harlem, and Change

This Independent Study looks at the various aspects of speakeasies during Prohibition, and social changes that occurred during this time for Women and African Americans. Flappers were the main focus when discussing the social changes for women. The Harlem Renaissance, Jazz, the Great Migration, and Prohibition were topics covered when discussing the social changes of African Americans

Review of \u3ci\u3eA Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Nebraska.\u3c/i\u3e By Daniel D. Fogell.

A good field guide to any wildlife group includes an identification key, quality photographs, distribution maps, and a natural history summary. The recently published Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Nebraska does not fail the reader in this regard, having all of these features and more. Dan Fogell effectively presents all 62 species of amphibians, turtles, and reptiles native to Nebraska as well as four additional species of possible occurrence within the state, and all in a useful and compact guide that can be toted easily on a hike or any other field expedition. This long-overdue updated field guide to Nebraska\u27s herpetofauna makes a significant contribution to Nebraska herpetology. It is practical, easy to read, and should be an integral tool for every field biologist, naturalist, and aspiring herpetologist in the state

Possession vis-a-vis power : rent theory, global mining and modern landed property in Australia 1861-2014

The purpose of this dissertation is to establish a historically specific theory of landed property in Australia that can serve as the foundation for a socially significant theory of mineral-rent. This task is necessary because the orthodox theory of rent is unable to explain effectively the formation and distribution of mineral-rents. This failure of the orthodoxy not only obscures clear understanding of the social significance of rent but also retards the rational organisation of the minerals industry. It is therefore imperative that the theory of rent is critically examined. This critical reappraisal of economic theory will be conducted in relation to the operations and consequences of the global mining industry within Australia in the contemporary period. The aim of this analysis is to illuminate the dynamics of capital accumulation that underpinned debates around the ill-fated Australian ‘mining tax’. It is argued that these parliamentary-political machinations were a phenomenal manifestation of an essential contradiction of the capitalist mode of production. As landed property conditions the formation and distribution of mineral-rents, the question becomes one of how to identify the character and function of modern landed property in relation to the dynamics of capital accumulation. This research contributes to debates within the fields of Marxist rent theory, the political economy of Australian capitalism and the theorisation of landed property. The methodology employed throughout the analysis can be characterised as a generative class analysis in the tradition of the materialist conception of history utilising dialectical reasoning. The analysis is organised according to three distinct yet connected parts. The first part establishes the case for a new theory of mineral-rent by critiquing the prevailing orthodoxy in rent theory. The second part demonstrates the need for a theory of landed property as a necessary precondition for a new, socially significant, theory of mineral-rent. The third part elaborates a historically specific theory of landed property in Australia in relation to the dynamics of capital accumulation. The dissertation concludes by reiterating the core thesis, comprised of three interconnected claims: orthodox rent theory is incapable of explicating the social signification of rental payments for the use of mineral lands; a new theory of mineral-rent necessarily requires a theory of landed property in relation to the dynamics of capital accumulation; the modern form of landed property in Australia is denoted by the separation of ownership and control functions

Review of \u3ci\u3eA Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Nebraska.\u3c/i\u3e By Daniel D. Fogell.

A good field guide to any wildlife group includes an identification key, quality photographs, distribution maps, and a natural history summary. The recently published Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Nebraska does not fail the reader in this regard, having all of these features and more. Dan Fogell effectively presents all 62 species of amphibians, turtles, and reptiles native to Nebraska as well as four additional species of possible occurrence within the state, and all in a useful and compact guide that can be toted easily on a hike or any other field expedition. This long-overdue updated field guide to Nebraska\u27s herpetofauna makes a significant contribution to Nebraska herpetology. It is practical, easy to read, and should be an integral tool for every field biologist, naturalist, and aspiring herpetologist in the state

Co-precipitation of manganese with calcium phosphate

This investigation was undertaken to study, in a preliminary way, the effect of precipitating tricalcium phosphate in the presence of manganous salts. Certain facts in relation to manganese deficiency in the diet of fowls, giving rise to perosis, makes the problem of interest in view of the work carried out at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Colorado State College. (3). It has been known for a long time that a diet high in calcium produces perosis which can be corrected by peritoneal injection of manganese. (1). C. D. Caskey and L. C. Norris (2) have found that in the presence of large amounts of calcium and phosphate, perosis can be induced even when the manganese is considerably increased in the diet. It is known that tricalcium phosphate dissolves in the upper intestinal tract and precipitates again in the lower tract. (3). This suggests that in precipitating, the tricalcium phosphate removes the manganese either in a solid solution, in a chemical combination, or by some form of co-precipitation. (4). These possibilities can be investigated by phase rule studies. (5). Some work has been done by H.S. Wilgus and A.R. Patton (3) in vitro in the removal of manganese with tricalcium phosphate and ferric chloride solutions

THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE WYOMING TOAD, BUFO BAXTERI PORTER

The population of toads in southeastern Wyoming named Bufo hemiophrys baxteri by Porter in 1968 is presumed to be extinct in nature, except perhaps for released, captive-bred specimens. It is sufficiently distinct in several respects, and sufficiently isolated geographically from its nearest rela- tive, B. h. hemiophrys, that it should be regarded as a distinct species, forming a superspecies group with B. hemiophrys

Book Review: The Good Captain: A Personal Memoir of America at War

Author: R. D. Hooker Jr. Reviewed by Joseph J. Collins, PhD, retired US Army colonel Retired Army colonel Rich Hooker’s The Good Captain is a memoir spanning the Cold War through the Global War on Terror. Hooker’s deployments take up the bulk of the book and include Grenada with the 82nd Airborne Division, Somalia to work with legendary Ambassador Bob Oakley, Zaire to coordinate humanitarian operations in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Kosovo as a parachute infantry battalion commander, the Sinai Peninsula for peacekeeping operations, command of the Dragon Brigade in Iraq and, in his last year of service, Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division. His description of the politics of the high command bears close examination.https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/1014/thumbnail.jp