OBJECTIVE To compare 8% or 5% sevoflurane and propofol induction according to the ease of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) placement and hemodynamic effects in elderly patients. METHODS Ninety unpremedicated American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-III male patients >65 years, undergoing day case urological surgical intervention under general anesthesia at the Numune Education and Research Ho...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to collect basic data on the effect of asymmetry on the muscle strength of the left and right knee and ankle joints of soccer players at varying athletic performance levels, to guide the development of improved exercise programs. [Subjects and Methods] Forty-nine soccer players at three athletic performance levels participated: 15 professional, 16 amateur, an...

Human communication is one of the most complex social activity: it is a process of meaning construction which cooperatively involves all participants taking part in the interaction. Various clinical conditions may lead to impairments of communicative abilities: developmental disorders (e.g., autism, specific language impairment, Down syndrome), brain pathologies (e.g., closed head injury, right...

Approximately 50% of total harvested cereal grains are lost during the post-harvest handling and storage, insects main cause for both quantity (reductions in weight) quality. In present study effect microwave radiation was studied on one stored product pest, flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Hersbt). Adult were obtained from infested products at stores specialized selling Sakaka. Insects with i...

Journal of Polymer ScienceVolume 60, Issue 5 p. i-i COVER IMAGE Cover Image, Volume First published: 01 March 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20220071AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions Use check box below share version article.I have read accept the Wiley Onli...

8th Central European Conference on Cryptography 2008 1 Table 1. Experimental Results: Magma, Singular, and Mini-SAT. Num Vars Num Eqns β or Sparsity Magma Singular SAT 2 2 1.0 0.02 sec 0.01 sec 0.01 sec 3 3 1.0 0.04 sec 0.04 sec 0.07 sec 4 4 1.0 0.43 sec 423.48 sec 213.56 sec 5 5 1.0 4.32 sec > 75 mins 19278.9 sec 6 6 1.0 42.78 sec no trial > 75 mins 7 7 1.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on lower limb spasticity in subacute stroke patients. METHODS We studied thirty hemiplegic subacute stroke patients with ankle plantar flexor spasticity. ESWT was applied for 1 session/week, with a total of 3 sessions at the musculotendinous junction of medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles. Patients were evaluate...

This study was supported in part by a grant from the Foundation for Physical Therapy, Inc. The purpose of this study was to compare the relationships among isometric, isotonic, and isokinetic concentric and eccentric quadriceps and hamstring forces and three components of athletic performance in college-aged, male athletes. Bilateral quadriceps and hamstring muscle torque were obtained (N = 39)...