Abstract Accurate assessment of facial symmetry is a key component successful rhinoplasty surgery but often overlooked by both surgeon and patient. Up to three-quarters patients with significantly crooked nose have been found concurrent marked asymmetry. Whilst not contraindication rhinoplasty, provided that asymmetry identified in advance expectations realistic, the correction nasal deformitie...

BACKGROUND A higher incidence of lentigo maligna (LM) recurrences on the nose was previously observed in our cohort after non-surgical treatment. OBJECTIVES To determine histological parameters that might be related to the previously observed higher incidence of LM recurrences on the nose after non-surgical treatment. METHODS We randomly selected 22 surgical specimens of LM on the nose and ...

The identification of fungicide residues on crop foliage is necessary to make periodic pest management decisions. The determination of fungicide residue identities currently is difficult and time consuming using conventional chemical analysis methods such as gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy. Different fungicide types produce unique electronic aroma signature patterns when headspace volatile...

An electronic nose (e-nose) strategy is described based on SnO(2) nanowire arrays whose sensing properties are modified by changing their operating temperatures and by decorating some of the nanowires with metallic nanoparticles. Since the catalytic processes occurring on the metal nanoparticles depend on the identity of the metal, decorating the semiconducting nanowires with various metal nano...

Indoor air from swine finishing facilities was analyzed by olfactometry, gas chromatography (GC), and an electronic nose. Olfactometry used dynamic dilution triangular forced-choice. Air samples collected in Tedlar bags were analyzed using an AromaScan A32S electronic nose. Sixteen compounds, primarily nonsulfur protein metabolites were quantified by GC/mass spectrometry (MS) and an equation wa...

Odour, or rather the absence thereof, is gaining an increasing importance as selection criterion for adhesives. Typical examples in which this topic plays in important role include the hygiene, the building and the automotive industries. All types of adhesive are affected, regardless whether they are 100% solid systems (reactive or nonreactive), water or solvent-based. The lecture will cover th...

Introduction: This study was performed to evaluate the correlation between the objective and subjective sensation of nasal patency, assessed through a validated questionnaire, the Italian version of the NOSE scale, and the rhinomanometric results in a large cohort of patients complaining about nasal obstruction.     Materials and Methods: Data was obtained from a total of 233 adult patients, ...

BACKGROUND The efficiency of nasal surgeries can be determined by objective or subjective methods. We have assessed the effect of nasal obstruction after different nasal surgeries using Acoustic Rhinometry (AR) and Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) Scale. METHODS Between May 2011 and May 2012, 40 young adult patients and 10 healthy volunteers as control group who referred to ...

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the effect of controlled mouth breathing during the resting state using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Methods: Eleven subjects participated in this experiment in which the controlled “Nose” and “Mouth” breathings of 6 s respiratory cycle were performed with a visual cue at 3T MRI. Voxel-wise seed-to-voxel maps and whole-brain region of i...

Bananas are one of the largest horticultural commodities in Indonesia because each region there different types bananas. climacteric they will feel experience even though have been harvested. Currently, introduction banana ripeness is still done a conventional way by utilizing sight and smell. However, this method not effective determining fruit maturity we cannot distinguish between ripe banan...