Is there such thing as a populist thing? This article tries to answer this question by comparing two iconic objects: the Make America Great Again (MAGA) cap and yellow vest. Despite their centrality politics, is remarkably little systematic examination of these objects' affordances, let alone comparative study. We propose address lacuna performing pragmatic analysis each object's role in politi...

Protective clothing, worn for example by police, ambulance and private security services, has the task of protecting against weapon attacks is becoming increasingly important. International standards specify test methods to ensure protective effects classes, but surfaces or wearing comfort are not defined more detailed in standards. In study, a new measurement method developed presented determi...

Caring for an individual with a halo vest can be a frustrating and anxiety-provoking experience for healthcare professionals, the patient, and their families. Physicians or trained nurses apply halo vests in various situations in which cervical spine stabilization is required for an extended period. This device can be used as a first-line treatment in the management of nonoperative cervical tra...

The occipital condyle fracture is rare injury of the craniocervical junction. Meningeal spinal cysts are rare tumors of the spinal cord. Depending on location, these lesions may be classified as extradural and subdural, but extradural spinal cysts are more common. We present the case of a 15-year-old girl who suffered from avulsion occipital condyle fracture treated with use of "halo-vest" syst...

It has been shown that the liver of the newborn infant has a limited capacity to perform certain transformation or conjugation reactions when compared to older subjects (Driscoll and Hsia, 1958; Kretchmer, Levine, McNamara, and Barnett, 1956). This limitation is evident in the formation of glucuronides (Brown and Zuelzer, 1958; Vest, 1958) and plays an important role in the genesis of neonatal ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the success rates of simple and layered repairs of urethrocutaneous fistulae after hypospadias repair. PATIENTS AND METHODS The charts of 72 children who developed fistulae after hypospadias repair were reviewed; 39 had a simple closure of the fistula, whereas 32 had a 'pants over vest' repair, in all cases after excluding an impairment of urine outflow. RE...