A Unique Biblical Papyrus

Influenza: A Unique Disease

Dear Editor-in-Chief, Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus (1). Symptoms can be mild to severe (2). The most common symptoms include: high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, sneezing, and feeling tired (1). Three of the four types of influenza viruses affect people, Type A, Type B, and Type C (3, 4). Type D ha...

Papyrus for Education (Invited Presentation)

The CEA List laboratory has recently launched an initiative to define a version of Papyrus dedicated to education and/or beginners that are interested in using a fully UML/SysML compatible open source tool, but without the complexity of a complete tool. This short article provides the latest improvements on this initiative and discuss the possible and expected contributions from the community.

Once upon a Time, There Was Papyrus

Biblical Principles for Compensation

[Nine Biblical anesthetic premises.].

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The authors produced a historical analysis of nine anesthesia-related premises described in the Bible more than 3,500 years ago (Old Testament). Anesthetic drugs and adjuvants, patients, anesthesiologists attitudes and techniques are discussed in the light of Biblical and modern science. CONTENTS To help understanding, the nine premises evaluated are correlated to th...