Elements of Bayesian nonparametric statistical thought are explored in a series of case studies. Interpretation of a measurement as continuous, ordered, polychotomous, or dichotomous provides a framework in which examples are presented. Bayesian analogues to frequentist nonparametrics and overt Bayesian techniques are employed. Examples included are as follows: (1) averaging over families of di...

Bullet embolization of the pulmonary artery is a very rare event. When a bullet enters the pulmonary vasculature, it may cause haemorrhage, thrombosis, sepsis, intimal erosion and eventually occlusion. Locating the bullet with several imaging methods is important to confirm the diagnosis. If due care is taken, the appropriate surgical technique for removing the bullet embolus will be uncomplica...

Restriction fragments of yeast rDNA retained by purified RNA polymerases on nitrocellulose filters were analysed by gel electrophoresis. The EcoRI fragment B was preferentially retained by RNA polymerase I, but not by RNA polymerase III. The in vivo initiation sites for both polymerases are located within this fragment. Further analysis indicated that the preferred binding site for RNA polymera...

Penetrating cardiac trauma is rarely seen but when present there is a short time lag to keep the patients alive. Cardiac gunshot injuries are exceptional and it occurs mostly during interpersonal disagreements casualties or a mistakenly fired gun nowadays. Here we present a case of cardiac gunshot injury from the war of Kobani, Syria. The patient was mistakenly diagnosed to have a sole bullet i...

A 6.5-year old girl was brought to the emergency room with a gunshot injury. Bullet entry hole was under the right scapula, but no exit wound was found. Abdominal examination revealed no tenderness. No free air was seen under the diaphragm on the plain radiogram. Abdominal CT scan demonstrated minimal contusion in the liver and the bullet was detected in the pelvis near the right side of the ur...

An estimated 115,000 firearm injuries occur annually in the United States, and approximately 70% are nonfatal (1). Retained bullet fragments (RBFs) are an infrequently reported, but important, cause of lead toxicity; symptoms are often nonspecific and can appear years after suffering a gunshot wound (2,3). Adult blood lead level (BLL) screening is most commonly indicated for monitoring of occup...