Thinner (Toluene), that is used as a solvent in industrial area, is an aromatic hydrocarbon material. Because it is cheap and easy attainable, it is common in all over the world. Toluene is commonly abused by inhaling to get a sensation of euphoria. Our case is a 40 year old male who was developed skin lesions by thinner self-injection to eight different part of his body. Abccess formation was ...

Throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, the effects of several financial cycles severely battered the banking system of the United States. As used here, the term "cycle" does not imply a recurring phenomenon, but rather a cycle through various phases--as in a boom and bust cycle. Most of these cycles began with a prolonged period of extraordinary growth centered in a particularly risky t...

A the initial euphoria about Internet-enabled reverse auctions has given way to a cautious but widespread use of reverse auctions in business-to-business (B2B) procurement, there is a limited understanding of the effect of auction design parameters on buyer surplus. In this paper, we study the effect of bidding competition, information asymmetry, reserve price, bid decrement, auction duration, ...

In the early euphoria associated with the launching of new internet-based businesses, most established traditional businesses felt compelled to respond by launching web-based retail outlets of their own. Stock market response to announcements of transactional web-site launches by business-to-consumer retail outlets are examined. Results provide support for theoretical predictions of the effect ...

The drama and scope of government policy affecting new media and society may not be accurately captured if we look only at what has happened since 1999. If we look back just a few years earlier, to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, just about any US media policy action before or since pales by comparison (Aufderheide, 1999). This is not to say that there have been no important events shaping ...

Khat leaves are cultivated in the highlands of the Horn of Africa, Southern Arabia and along the East African coast. In parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Yemen, khat leaves have been chewed for centuries for their mildly stimulating properties and are for many a regular part of social life. Traditionally, khat was used mostly by men during highly ritualised communal ‘khat parties’. Within a...

OBJECTIVE Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have higher rates of comorbid psychiatric disorders, including mood disorders, than the general child population. Although children with ASD may experience irritability (aggression, self-injury, and tantrums), a portion also experience symptoms that are typical of a mood disorder, such as euphoria/elevated mood, mania, hypersexuality, paran...

Although longan fruit seeds are waste, they contain phytochemical compounds that can be used as antibacterial. The purpose of this study is to determine the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Killing (MKC) extract on growth Staphylococcus aureus Propionibacterium acnes. test material was made from dry simplicial extracted using 96% ethanol through sokhletation method. Additionally, MIC ...

Géneros, sexualidades y cuerpos no normativos, aparecen representadas en series de televisión. A este respecto, las teorías crip queer exponen, forma crítica, la capacidad corporal obligatoria frente a discapacidad, obligatoriedad heteronormativa multitudes géneros sexualidades. 
 Este artículo pretende emplear perspectiva crip/queer para analizar tres los personajes principales primera te...

Cocaine dependence is a devastating disorder that is associated with a host of medical and psychosocial risks. This complex disorder is made up of distinct clinical components that are interwoven into a cycle of addiction (Figure 1). Cocaine activates ancient pleasure centers that dominate our thoughts, behaviors, and priorities, producing a pleasure-reinforced compulsion to use the drug. Repea...