Background: Based on sound evidence, traditional mechanical bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery has mostly been abandoned during the last two decades. However, more recent evidence from USA large databases show that mechanical bowel preparation combined with oral antibiotics, reduces significantly surgical site infections (SSI) after elective colorectal surgery. Hypothesis-Aim: We...

A high-throughput correlative study of the local mechanical properties, chemical composition and crystallographic orientation has been carried out in selected areas cast Inconel 718 specimens subjected to three different tempers. The showed a strong Nb segregation at scale dendrite arms, with contents that varied between 2 wt% core arms 8 interdendritic regions 25 within second phase particles ...

OBJECTIVE Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE) involves mechanical compression and irritation of the ulnar nerve (UN) caused by environmental and dynamic abnormalities that can however also be found in asymptomatic patients. Using high-resolution ultrasound, we aimed to assess and compare the relevance of morphological and dynamic variants of the UN and its surrounding structures (UN abnormaliti...

A quantum computer is a multi-particle interferometer that comprises beam split-ters at both ends and arms, where the n two-level particles undergo the interactions among them. The arms are designed so that relevant functions required to produce a computational result is stored in the phase shifts of the 2 n arms. They can be detected by interferometry that allows us to utilize quantum parallel...

INTRODUCTION Stresses resulting from cast clasp arms during insertion and the removal of removable partial dentures are the main causes of deformations or fractures. Therefore, achieving clasp designs producing less stress is very important. OBJECTIVE Retentive clasp arms used for premolars were investigated through the reverse engineering approach. The aim was to determine stress distributio...

Although the mechanical function is quite clear, there is no consensus regarding the metabolic benefit of arm swing during human running. We compared the metabolic cost of running using normal arm swing with the metabolic cost of running while restricting the arms in three different ways: (1) holding the hands with the arms behind the back in a relaxed position (BACK), (2) holding the arms acro...

background inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that includes two entities, crohn`s disease (cd) and ulcerative colitis (uc). as with other complex diseases, both genetic susceptibility and environmental factors play role in the pathogenesis of these diseases. the tumor necrosis factor α (tnf-α) gene is located in the ibd3...

Three general patterns of segmental coordination (i.e., sequential [SEQ], simultaneous [SIM], and modified simultaneous [MSIM]) have been hypothesized for jumping. The purposes of this study were to describe the pattern of segmental coordination used in vertical jumping and to determine if skilled jumpers displayed distinguishing patterns of coordination. Maximum vertical jumps were performed i...

Background Advanced treatment of oral cancer increases survival rates; however, it also increases the risk of developing shoulder dysfunction, dysphagia, oral dysfunction, donor site morbidity and psychological issues. This single-arm preliminary pilot study aims to explore the effects of a six-month early intervention program following reconstructive surgery in oral cancer survivors. Methods...