Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with portal hypertension [portopulmonary
hypertension (PPHTN)] occurs in 2% to 10% of patients with advanced liver disease and …

A 45-year-old man was seen in consultation for evaluation of a spiculated right-lower-lobe
mass that enlarged over 1 year. The patient had suffered accidental instillation of activated …

Objective Patients with COPD frequently do not discuss end-of-life care with physicians;
therefore, we sought to identify the barriers and facilitators to this communication as a first step to …

PURPOSE: COPD exacerbation is defined as a sustained worsening from the stable state
and beyond normal day-to-day variations, that is acute in onset and sufficient to warrant …

In a world historical perspective, the indigenous populations of Melanesia have been among
the last to be contacted and then pacified by Western colonial powers. Particularly true of …

During the last decade and a half, anthropologists have increasingly given up grand theoretical
debates to pursue mid-level articulations that effectively cross many of the discipline’s …

The global eminence of the United States is diminishing relative to non‐Western economic,
political, and cultural formations. Despite its unprecedented military superiority, its …

… T the north, lowland but inland areas such as the Strickland-Bosavi area exhibit important
cultural differences and are largely excluded from the present analysis (Knauft 1993a:21 4. …

… In a post-colonial era, such incursions are typically designed to topple political regimes or,
alternatively, repress political resistance rather than annex new territory outright (see Knauft, …

… To understand the earlier phases of political centralization, I believe it will be necessary
to examine what is happening with simple foragers (Knauft I99I), complex hunter-gatherers …