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The purposes of the present survey research in diabetic patients were 1) to determine characteristics of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) use, 2) to identify factors related to CAM use such as sociodemographic, adverse effects, and quality of life, and 3) to determine differences between

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all be understood in terms of exact or approximate forms of these variational representations. The variational approach provides a complementary alternative to Markov chain Monte Carlo as a general source of approximation methods for inference in large-scale statistical models.

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Swine flu is now one of the major infectious diseases which still lack the effective therapeutic strategies. In this paper, we have reviewed the history of the spread, global epidemiology, symptoms and existing treatments. Also present review explores the potential plants for the ideal candidates for the drug discovery for this swine flu. The possible drugs include existing remedial measures as practiced in ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines such as ginger, turmeric, pepper and holy basil. These are the well established antiviral remediation in siddha and ayurvedic medicines, which are reported to successfully control swine flu in few cases. Present review also stresses the importance of these plants on treating swine flu as well as taking as prophylaxis measure.

Over the past decade, business law and ethics scholars have begun to take a serious look at the role business can play to reduce violence in society. This research has focused on the idea of business as a mediating institution that can influence society – for better or worse – while still fulfilling the role of profit-making and value generation (Fort, 2001). As argued by Professors Fort and Schipani, there are at least four ways business may be able to play a role in promoting more peaceful societies (Fort and Schipani, 2004; Fort and Schipani, 2003; Fort and Schipani, 2002). That is, business may be able to promote peace by: (1) fostering economic development, (2) exercising track two diplomacy, (3) adopting external evaluation principles, and (4) nourishing a sense of community (Fort and Schipani, 2004, pp. 121-129). Moreover, it is conceivable that practices that nourish a sense of community within business may spillover with similar effects into society (Fort and Schipani, 2007). Similarly, others have examined how business activity can impact society and peace. For example, Professor Gretchen Spreitzer has undertaken an empirical study considering the issue from the viewpoint of the organization and finds that business can implement participatory systems that might serve as a model for a more peaceful society (Spreitzer, 2007). Professors Frances Milliken and Elizabeth Morrison have examined the issue from the viewpoint of the individual and make a convincing case regarding the significance of employee voice (Milliken

symposium on the future of complementary, alternative and integrative medical research featuring nationally recognized speakers. The symposium took place on the UCLA campus in late January and was targeted to the Geffen School of Medicine’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). Its purpose