Introduction, Outline and Acknowledgements

General Introduction and Outline of the Thesis

General Introduction and Outline of the Thesis

GEnERAl inTRoduCTion And ouTlinE of THis THEsis

1 bACkGROUND The introduction of laparoscopic techniques in the early 1990s revolutionized the field of surgery. Many traditionally open procedures were replaced by minimally invasive techniques. Laparoscopic surgery provides benefits to patients with regard to recovery, hospital stay, postoperative morbidity, return to normal activities and cosmetic results 1-7. Currently, the laparoscopic app...

OUTLINE Introduction 1 . - Logic and Knowledge 1

I this paper I offer a description of my experience so far, of a graduate seminar I have been teaching, for several years now. Depending on audience type and length, titles have varied as follows: “Logical Consequence and Reasoning” (10hrs), “Logics for Uncertainty” (10 to 20 hours module), “Non-Classical Logics: Selected Topics” and “Logic and Epistemology: Selected Topics” (1 semester each). ...

Chapter Outline and Navigation I . Introduction II

This report will review the similarities and differences of four species of pine seed caching members of the avian family Corvidae that live on the slopes and base of the San Francisco Peaks in north-central Arizona. The four species include the Clark’s nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus), western scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica), and Mexican jay (A. ultr...