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Having served as a certified Boone & Crockett measurer for the last seven years, I've been privileged to score many big whitetail bucks from West Virginia west to Nebraska. In [...]

Rare is the hunter who's taken two Boone & Crockett animals before the age of 25. Even less common is the hunter who's accomplished this feat with two species from [...]

J Med Genet 2004;41:68-74. doi: 10.1136/jmg.2003.010868 Cleft lip and/or cleft palate is among the most frequent birth defect seen in humans, with a reported prevalence of 1 in 700 births [...]

Imprinted gene(s) on human chromosome 7q32-qter have been postulated to be involved in intrauterine growth restriction associated with Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) as 7-10% of patients have mUPD(7). Three imprinted genes, [...]

Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is characterised by pre- and postnatal growth restriction in association with other clinically recognised dysmorphic features such as triangular facies, asymmetry, and fifth finger clinodactyly. (1-3) Since [...]

Pedro Meyer describes how recent advances in digital technology has influenced his work.

The poem "The Fires" by George Moore is presented. First line: The wind some wanted to blame; Last line: even as we are consumed .

Performance measures grounded on the objectives stated in corporate mission statements enable organizations to achieve product, process, service and market share improvements. For a matrix organization, three levels of measurement are required. The first quantifies the value of the customer, employee and shareholder to the organization while the second measures the organizational unit or processes in terms of cost, schedule and accuracy. The third evaluates the organization's basic work unit.

US industries have become increasingly consciousof quality improvement in the past ten years. Quality improvement covers such aspects as employee involvement, customer feedback, teamwork, statistical analysis and process improvements. All these concepts form part of a whole system which must be considered collectively and interdependently. This is opposed to viewing the company in terms of organizational structure which simply focuses on individual efforts.

The poem "Light in Mexico" by George Moore is presented. First Line: The light you wrote of at war's edge; Last Line: are pressed between the pages.