INTRAOCULAR SURGERY is usually performed using a combination of heavy sedation and local nerve blocks. 1,2 Occasionally, hypotension and respiratory depression are severe enough to require active resuscitation with oxygen, analeptic drugs, and a vasopressor. Most of these patients are elderly and are not monitored during the operation. In a few centres, general anaesthesia is used. It carries s...

Natural Horsemanship is popular among many amateur and professional trainers and as such, has been the subject of recent scientific enquiry. One method commonly adopted by Natural Horsemanship (NH) trainers is that of round pen training (RPT). RPT sessions are usually split into a series of bouts; each including two phases: chasing/flight and chasing offset/flight offset. However, NH training s...

Due to the fact that the buckling-restrained brace core yields subject to both tension and compression, it can adsorb energy and exhibit high ductility rendering it proper for tolerating earthquake loads. One of the important objectives of seismic standards is safeguarding the appropriate ductility for the structures because the structures, in case of being ductile, can dissipate a considerable...

A versatile microcomputer-based interactive graphics sawing program has been developed as a tool for modeling various hardwood processes, from bucking and topping to log sawing, lumber edging, secondary processing, and even veneering. The microcomputer platform makes the tool affordable and accessible. A solid modeling basis provides the tool with a sound geometrical and topological foundation....

Seventy-year-old Mary was admitted to the surgical ICU immediately after surgery for repair of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm and renal artery stenosis. Within 24 hours of postoperative care, it became clear she had become paraplegic, unresponsive, and was in acute renal failure. What was the likelihood she would survive all this? And if she did, would she be in a nursing home for her remaining da...

59 The Medicare Current Beneficiary Sur­ vey (MCBS) is a continuous panel survey of a nationally­representative sample of Medi care enrollees. The survey collects a variety of information on these Medicare beneficiaries with a focus on the social, economic, and demographic character istics of the Medicare population, bene ficiaries’ health status, and their health care serv ices, cost, and sour...

This thesis investigates how the intended direction (either self or other) and perception of future use when constructing a rationale style argument can impact upon decision confidence and argument quality (in terms of rhetorical structure and the use of rebuttals). The literature review reveals emerging needs for further understanding of how the perception held of intended rationale direction ...