Historical anecdote of anesthesia in Colombia*

Historical anecdote related to chemical tests for intoxication.

During the preparation of an article dealing with the life and work of Erik M.P. Widmark (1), we were given access to his original documents, various letters and correspondence, and reprints of his scientific papers. This was made possible through the kindness and cooperation of Mrs. Daisy Widmark, wife of the late Dr. Per-Erik Widmark, E.M.P. Widmark's son. We report here a historical event gl...

Easter Island: historical anecdote or warning for the future?

Two standard solutions for the ‘Malthusian Trap’ involve institutional reforms and technological progress. Using Easter Island as an example, we investigate the hypothetical role that technological progress and population management reform might have played in preventing the collapse of the island’s civilization. The model includes a composite manufactured good and a composite harvested renewab...

a fundamental study of "histiriographic metafiction", and "literary genres", as introduced in "new historical philosophy", and tracing them in the works of julian barnes.

abstract a fundamental study of “historio-graphic metafiction” and “literary genres”, as introduced in “new historical philosophy”, and tracing them in the works of julian barnes having studied the two novels, the porcupine and arthur & george, by julian barnes, the researcher has applied linda hutcheon’s historio-graphic metafictional theories to them. the thesis is divided into five cha...

Anecdote Recognition and Recommendation

We introduce a novel task Anecdote Recognition and Recommendation. An anecdote is a story with a point revealing account of an individual person. Recommending proper anecdotes can be used as evidence to support argumentative writing or as a clue for further reading. We represent an anecdote as a structured tuple — < person, story, implication >. Anecdote recognition runs on archived argumentati...

The historical background of cricoid pressure in anesthesia and resuscitation.