Nerve and tendon gliding exercises are advocated in the conservative and postoperative management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). However, traditionally advocated exercises elongate the nerve bedding substantially, which may induce a potentially deleterious strain in the median nerve with the risk of symptom exacerbation in some patients and reduced benefits from nerve gliding. This study aime...

The presented study illustrates the characterisation of several artificial materials (bedding, joint mortars, and plasters) belonging to masonries UNESCO site Panamá Viejo, located in Panama City (Panama). This monumental represents first Spanish settlement on Pacific Coast, founded 500 years ago, 1519. Through mineralogical petrographic analyses collected samples, as stereomicroscope polarized...

The objective of this observational study was to determine the association of exposure to selected bedding types with incidence of subclinical (SM) and clinical mastitis (CM) in primiparous Holstein dairy cows housed in identical pens at a single facility. At parturition, primiparous cows were randomly assigned to pens containing freestalls with 1 of 4 bedding materials: (1) deep-bedded new san...

Incorporation of forest slash during stand establishment is proposed as ameans of increasing soil carbon and nutrient stocks. If effective, the increased soil carbon and nutrient status may result in increased aboveground tree growth. Eight years after study installation, the impact of forest slash incorporation into the soil on soil carbon and nutrient stocks, foliar nutrients and loblolly pin...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relation between sleeping position and quantity of bedding and the risk of sudden unexpected infant death. DESIGN A study of all infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly and of two controls matched for age and date with each index case. The parents of control infants were interviewed within 72 hours of the index infant's death. Information was collected on bedding, s...

The current OPSS and OPSD that provide specifications for drainage pipes in Ontario, are shown to be a simplified and more conservative version of the traditional Marston-Spangler method. The SIDD method was developed through extensive finite element analyses. It improves the pipe installation practice by lessening the requirements in bedding and compaction, and allowing the use of native backf...