Intraperitoneal adhesions are frequently encountered and present significant challenges to the practicing surgeon, including increased operating time, bowel obstruction, pelvic pain, and infertility. Until recently, however, our knowledge of the biology of adhesion formation within the peritoneal cavity has been limited, which in turn limits prevention and treatment strategies for surgical pati...

Oxidative rancidity is a major cause of flavor deterioration in thermally treated meats. Common methods of preserving food quality, such as refrigeration, do not prevent lipid oxidation and the reaction even takes place at freezing temperatures. Off-flavors due to oxidative changes in meat are autocatalytic type reactions which produce various by-products that contribute to the rancid odors and...

Intraperitoneal adhesions are frequently encountered and present significant challenges to the practicing surgeon, including increased operating time, bowel obstruction, pelvic pain, and infertility. Until recently, however, our knowledge of the biology of adhesion formation within the peritoneal cavity has been limited, which in turn limits prevention and treatment strategies for surgical pati...

Skid-steered, tracked, teleoperated robots are used to perform high-risk critical missions such as bomb disposal under conditions deemed too risky to send a human. Tracked robots work well on structured surfaces such as asphalt roads, but not as well in unstructured environments, including collapsed buildings or on rough terrain covered with sand, brush, rocks and debris. Often the robots carry...