BACKGROUND Burns present a devastating injury to patients. Burns caused by chemical agents, present a worse scenario. In a resource limited country like Nigeria, readily available sources of these corrosive agents are mainly from lead-acid battery vendors and to some extent local small scale soap manufacturers who use caustic soda. We hypothesized that with the reduction in small scale soap man...

BACKGROUND Chemical burns caused by hydrofluoric acid (HF) frequently occur in the Western Zhejiang Province. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of HF burns within this region. METHODS A 10-year retrospective analysis was conducted using data from all inpatients with HF burns. These patients were treated at the Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery at our ho...

Studies Study A. Holt RIG, Nicolucci A, Burns KK, et al., on behalf of the DAWN2 Study Group. Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs second study (DAWN2): cross-national comparisons on barriers and resources for optimal care—healthcare professional perspective. Diabet Med 2013;30:789–798. Study B. Nicolucci A, Burns KK, Holt RIG, et al., on behalf of the DAWN2 Study Group. Diabetes Attitudes, Wis...

This review summarizes studies concerning the covalent binding of [14C]TCE to rat liver microsomal protein and exogenous DNA, in vitro, the enhancement of this binding by inducers of mixed-function oxidases, and inhibition of binding by inhibitors of these enzymes. Furthermore, recent studies on this type of binding in various strains of mice and rats of both sexes and using microsomal preparat...

Traditional medicine remedies are believed to provide relief from pain; nevertheless, it can be a risky procedure if these remedies are prepared inappropriately. Here, we describe a patient who suffered from a split-thickness leg burn after applying a self-inflicted mixture consisting of white vinegar and aspirin prepared for knee pain. This case report highlights a rare cause of a chemical bur...

The lensing properties of the Plummer model with a central point mass and external shear are derived, including the image multiplicities, critical curves and caustics. This provides a simple model for a flattened galaxy with a central supermassive black hole. For the Plummer model with black hole, the maximum number of images is 4, provided the black hole mass is less than an upper bound which ...

THE results of the experimental investigation carried out in the laboratory of the Netherlands Ophthalmic Hospital in Utrecht to test my first clinical findings on the favourable action of " Corvasymton "t in a chemical burn of the eye have already been recorded (Fischer, Hodgson, and Wagenaar, 1950). In view of the favourable result 1 decided to use this drug once again when a patient with a c...

The affiliation of one of the authors in the paper by Zhang, Wei & Li [Acta Cryst. (2009), E65, m223] is corrected.[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809001184.].

CFD Modelling of Nanoparticles Dispersion in a Dust Explosion Apparatus Carlos Murillo, Olivier Dufaud, Omar López, Laurent Perrin, Alexis Vignes, Felipe Muñoz. Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique (LSGC), Nancy-Université, CNRS 1, rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy, France. Mechanical Engineering Department, Universi...