The performance of the gutter brooms sweeping system was studied by conducting an experimental test. test is carried out operating a sweeper to sweep plastic, paper, and leaf waste. results show that at broom rotation speed 150,6 rpm, plastic obtained 100% success rate with three settings for height broom, while waste position ± 0 mm touching road surface paper 15 pressing surface. comprehensiv...

Patients and methods This was a retrospective review of ultrasound images from a QA database (Qpath) of all positive patient care FAST exams from adult trauma patients at 2 urban, academic emergency departments over 2 years. Eligible studies were reviewed for location of intra-abdominal FF. FF seen in LUQ was further characterized as in splenorenal fossa, left paracolic gutter, and/or subdiaphr...

A 70-year-old male underwent elective total knee replacement for osteoarthritis. At initial review six weeks after surgery the prosthesis was functioning well and he was asymptomatic. He reattended clinic four months postoperatively having developed worsening pain on the lateral aspect of the knee but without any loss of function or stiffness of the joint. He subsequently underwent arthroscopy ...