Rose thorn injury

Every Rose Has Its Thorn: Censorship and Surveillance on Social Video Platforms in China

Social media companies operating in China face a complex array of regulations and are liable for content posted to their platforms. Through reverse engineering we provide a view into how keyword censorship operates on four popular social video platforms in China: YY, 9158, Sina Show, and GuaGua. We also find keyword surveillance capabilities on YY. Our findings show inconsistencies in the imple...

Endothelin receptor antagonists in proteinuric renal disease: every rose has its thorn.

When Yanagisawa et al.1 first identified endothelin (ET), a novel polypeptide vasoconstrictor for which numerous other functions were identified later,2 there was early widespread enthusiasm and great expectation for therapeutic opportunities. ET-1 is the most powerful vasoconstrictor in this peptide family; the ET system is complex with a converting enzyme and two receptors, ETA-R and ETB-R. T...

Thorn injury mimicking a septic arthritis of the knee

On examination in the A&E department he had a swollen, generally tender right knee with decreased range of movement. There was a large effusion with a positive patellar tap. There was also evidence of a small puncture wound in the superomedial aspect of his right knee. He was apyrexic (36.2C) and systemically well. The knee was aspirated under aseptic technique, and 8ml of turbid fluid was samp...

A deadly thorn prick

Infection is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among haemodialysis patients. Some of the risk factors specific to this population include repeated access to the blood stream through venous cannulation for dialysis as well as a higher prevalent usage of prosthetic materials like haemodialysis catheters and arteriovenous grafts. In addition, defects in immunity and phagocytosis also cont...

[Rose is a rose is a rose].