PURPOSE This study aimed to assess the effect of the application of local cold and cold-hot packs upon the size of bruising at the injection site of subcutaneous enoxaparin sodium. METHODS One-hundred and eighty patients with coronary diseases were allocated randomly to three groups: (i) local cold gel pack group; (ii) local cold-hot gel pack group; and (iii) control group. Assessment of the ...

Effects of sample storage methods on the quantity and quality of labile soil organic carbon are not fully understood even though their effects on basic soil properties have been extensively studied. We studied the effects of air-drying and frozen storage on cold and hot water soluble organic carbon (WSOC). Cold- and hot-WSOC in air-dried and frozen-stored soils were linearly correlated with tho...

Species interactions commonly coevolve as complex geographic mosaics of populations shaped by differences in local selection and gene flow. We use a haploid matching-alleles model for coevolution to evaluate how a pair of species coevolves when fitness interactions are reciprocal in some locations ("hot spots") but not in others ("cold spots"). Our analyses consider mutualistic and antagonistic...

The green hydroponics walls are among new kinds of building facades, which receive more attention from architects lately. In addition to the positive effect these walls have in maintaining humidity in arid regions, they also have positive thermal performance in both cold and hot weather conditions. Therefore, they are in the center of designers’ focus for public spaces such as schools. In terms...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of preoperative dexamethasone sodium phosphate administration on posttonsillectomy morbidity for electrocautery ("hot") and sharp ("cold") dissection techniques. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, double-blind study. SETTING University pediatric hospital and county teaching hospital. Subjects A total of 219 children, aged 9 months to 12 years, undergoing tonsi...

We give the n! permutations of [n] = {1,2, . . . , n} a cyclic order inspired by the children’s game of Hot Potato. Our order is a transposition Gray code, meaning that consecutive permutations differ by a single transposition. Furthermore, each transposition is restricted in two ways: (1) It must transpose value n (the “hot potato”); (2) It must transpose positions that are circularly adjacent...

triticale (x triticosecale wittmack) is a hybrid seed plant result from wheat and secale. this seed has high amylolitic and protelytic activities, introducing it as adjuncts in mashing process. in this study, influence of malting process on physico-chemical properties variety of barley (namely sahra) and triticale and malt quality of them were investigate. malt of barley was selected as referen...