MOVABLE KIDNEY FROM A SURGICAL STANDPOINT

Movable Kidney

papers by Dr. Suckling on this condition. The present little book is a further contribution from the same authority, wherein the author c*oes very fully i?to the subject, and attempts to prove that on it depend a very large number of the disorders usually defined as neurotic, and also some that are due to distinct changes in the tissues of a pathological nature. In the preface, Dr. budding take...

Movable Kidney, and Other Displacements and Malformations

Affective Touch from a Philosophical Standpoint

This chapter offers a critical philosophical examination of recent work on pleasant (or affective) touch. After developing a distinction between two notions of perceptual affect, I argue that “emotional” and “affi liative” touch are best understood as causing affective reactions, and that affective touch is best understood as perceptually presenting us with affective qualities. In other words, ...

Pyorrhœa Alveolaris; from a Tropical Standpoint

tion amongst Oriental races. In fact, it m?y be said to be the dental nil men t of the Orient, as dental caries is of the Occident, It is, however, widespread amongst Western races, and perhaps especially so amongst the European population of the United States of America. Perhaps for reasons not entirely unconnected with the last statement, moie rubbish has probably been written about alveolar ...

Neural Tube Defects: From a Proteomic Standpoint

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are congenital birth defects classified according to their resulting morphological characteristics in newborn patients. Current diagnosis of NTDs relies largely on the structural evaluation of fetuses using ultrasound imaging, with biochemical characterization used as secondary screening tools. The multigene etiology of NTDs has been aided by genetic studies, which ha...