Security intelligence agencies play a central role in state capture.Due to the very nature of how they are organised and operate, security intelligence agencies first become targets of these processes, before becoming their principal agents.Indeed, political elites and security intelligence agencies become natural partners in this endeavour, with t
School-Based Karate-Do: Supporting The Well-Being of Gay Male Youth
This paper explores how the traditional practice of karate-do can support the overall well-being of gay male youth (GMY).Many GMY are at a heightened risk of mental DMSO+ALOE VERA health issues that are linked to heteronormative attitudes, homophobic discrimination, and hegemonic masculinity found within sport culture.The traditional martial art of
Low-Light Image Enhancement via Pair of Complementary Gamma Functions by Fusion
Enhanced images by the traditional gamma correction (GC) method EVENING PRIMROSE OIL still have low contrast within high illuminance regions.In order to enhance the visibility in dark regions and simultaneously achieve high contrast in bright regions for low-light images, this paper proposes a novel method via a pair of complementary gamma function
Predictors of switching from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to corticosteroids in patients with acute pericarditis and impact on clinical outcome
Background: Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (A/NSAIDs) are the mainstay treatments for acute pericarditis.We sought to identify factors predicting failure of A/NSAIDs and switch to corticosteroid treatment (STCT) as well as the impact of STCT on pericarditis recurrence.Methods: We enrolled 148 patients with acute pericarditis recei