Background The search for substances with antimicrobial properties is intensifying every day, given the increasing number of microorganisms resistant to the usual antibiotics. The use of plant components in the pharmaceutical field has gradually increased in Brazil. According to the World Health Organization, medicinal plants should be the best sources to obtain up new varieties of drugs [1]. D...

W ith the heal thcare reform debate intensifying, public discourse on the issue has begun to focus more on the mechanics of various proposals and less on the broad goals and principles that inform different plans. But as Rev. Kevin D. O'Rourke, O P , JCD, reminded the audience at a March conference sponsored by the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, those goals and principles must remai...

and suggestive radiologic findings (e.g., cavitary lesions, nodules, air-crescent sign). Second, although it has been limited in use by national health system and not been studied specifically, intensifying antifungal prophylaxis with the use of moldactive triazoles and increased surveillance by non-culture based diagnostic tests, such as Aspergillus galactomannan, might have an impact for post...

The following case illustrates how an orbital tumour may mimic a posterior segment mass on funduscopy by virtue of its indentation of the globe. Imaging techniques are shown to be vital in the elucidation of the true pathology. Case report A 30-year-old woman complained of severe throbbing pain in the right orbital region, associated with lacrimation and nausea, which had been intensifying over...

Driven by the motivation to enhance emotionally immersive experience of real-time messaging in 3D virtual world Second Life, we are proposing a conceptually novel approach to reinforcing (intensifying) own feelings and reproducing (simulating) the emotions felt by the partner through specially designed system, iFeel_IM!. In the paper we are describing the development of novel haptic devices (Ha...

We introduce a Cavitation Intensifying Bag as a versatile tool for acoustic cavitation control. The cavitation activity is spatially controlled by the modification of the inner surface of the bag with patterned pits of microscopic dimensions. We report on different measurements such as the transmission of ultrasound, temperature increase inside the bag during sonication. Several applications of...

Enhanced metabolic productivity of microbial, plant and animal cells in bioreactors can greatly improve the economics of biotechnology processes. Ultrasound is one method of intensifying the performance of live biocatalysts. Ultrasonication is generally associated with damage to cells but evidence is emerging for beneficial effects of controlled sonication on conversions catalyzed by live cells...

In this paper we introduce a new type of fuzzy modifiers (i.e. mappings that transform a fuzzy set into a modified fuzzy set) based on fuzzy relations. We show how they can be applied for the representation of weakening adverbs (more or less, roughly) and intensifying adverbs (very, extremely) in the inclusive and the non-inclusive interpretation. We illustrate their use in an approximate reaso...

This article reviews the basic concepts and techniques of time management as they relate to a medical lifestyle. Essential tools are described to help the physician reassess and sharpen skills for handling intensifying demands and constraints of juggling patient care, research, teaching, and family responsibilities. The historical background and principles of time management for three popular "...

In the paper we are proposing a conceptually novel approach to reinforcing (intensifying) own feelings and reproducing (simulating) the emotions felt by the partner during online communication through specially designed system, iFeel_IM!. The core component, Affect Analysis Model, automatically sense nine emotions from text. The detected emotion is stimulated by innovative haptic devices (Hapti...