The phase-field method has become the method of choice for simulating microstructure formation during solidification. Recent progress, both on the formulation of the model and on the numerical implementation, makes it now possible to simulate quantitatively the evolution of complex microstructures in three dimensions. This is illustrated by simulations of eutectic coupled growth. The morphologi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of Eutectic Mixture of Local Anaesthetics cream and rattle on soothing the vaccination pain on four-month-infants. METHODS The single blind randomised clinical trial was conducted from May 2012 to February 2013 at a clinic under the Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, and comprised four-month infants who were selected randomly and divided into three gr...

BACKGROUND Lumbar Puncture (LP) is an invasive procedure frequently used to diagnose meningitis among the pediatric population. Neonates and infants have not routinely received local anesthesia prior to LP. STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine whether emergency medicine physicians and pediatricians use local analgesics on neonates and infants prior to performing an LP and to identify which local anes...

BACKGROUND A variety of topical anesthetic compounds are available for use prior to minimally or moderately painful cutaneous laser procedures. A novel lidocaine/tetracaine-based peel has recently been developed that is applied to the skin as a cream and, once air dried, is removed as a flexible film that may prove useful in providing adequate dermal anesthesia for dermatologic laser surgery. ...