PATHWAY TO A FULLY DATA-DRIVEN GEOTECHNICS: LESSONS FROM MATERIALS INFORMATICS


Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk

The constellation of dyslipidemia (hypertriglyceridemia and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), elevated blood pressure, impaired glucose tolerance, and central obesity is now classified as metabolic syndrome, also called syndrome X.In the past few years, several expert groups have attempted to set forth simple diagnostic criteria

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HIV prevalence among the female sex workers in major cities in Myanmar and the risk behaviors associated with it

Lin Aung Swe,1 Abdul Rashid2 1Beneficial Partner Group, Bahan Township, Myanmar; 2Department of Public Health Medicine, Penang Medical College, Georgetown, Malaysia Background: Myanmar is one of the countries hardest hit by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Asia.Aim: The objective of the study was to determine HIV prevalence among

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