Abstract Lions Attacking a Dromedary created at Maison Verreaux brings up larger discussion about representations of racialized bodies (real and synthetic) in the history museum display. Looking to on display, I outline how taxidermied animals mannequins oscillate reinforce continual colonial projects present. show my reader construction ‘specimen’ is used dehumanizing processes that shapes who...

PURPOSE To measure the amount of light energy that dental students actually deliver to a Class I preparation in a dental mannequin. MATERIALS AND METHODS Approval for the study was obtained from the Dalhousie University Health Sciences Research Ethics Board. Each of 20 third-year dental students light-cured a Class I preparation in tooth 27 in a mannequin head. A photodetector located at the ...

This experimental research work was aimed to develop a 3D photographic method to be used in orthodontics diagnoses, having particular characteristics: precision of measurement, robustness of the method, speed of relief, ease of scanning, portability and low weight of the final system, low cost, non-invasive equipment. Various solutions of the experimental set-up have been implemented for the no...

BACKGROUND Emergency medical technicians intubate patients in unfamiliar surroundings and with less than ideal positioning. This study was designed to evaluate advanced life support (ALS) emergency medical technicians' (EMTs) ability to successfully intubate a simulated airway using a video-assisted semi-rigid fiberoptic stylet, the Clarus Video System (CVS). METHODS ALS EMTs were first shown...