Poisoning from toy beads

Far From Toy Trains

From Pathophysiological Toy to Diagnostic Tool

Stress echocardiography today enters the clinical arena as a safe and efficient option for diagnostic imaging of myocardial ischemia in the nineties. It is no longer considered an esoteric research tool in the hands of few high-tech laboratories but rather an extension of daily echocardiographic diagnosis.12 This article will briefly review the basic features of this new method: the pathophysio...

Pediatric ocular injuries from airsoft toy guns.

PURPOSE To report ocular injuries caused by airsoft guns in children. METHODS A retrospective chart review of pediatric patients who sustained ocular injuries related to airsoft guns between November 2005 and December 2007. Place of trauma, presenting symptoms and signs, surgical interventions performed, and final visual outcome were reviewed. RESULTS Thirty-two patients with a mean age of ...

SHOOT REGENERATION FROM SAFFRON PROTOPLASTS IMMOBILIZED IN Ca-ALGINATE BEADS

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) protoplasts were isolated from the cells of a suspension culture or calli with a solution of Cellulase, Pectinase and Hemicellulase and embedded in Ca-alginate beads. They were cultured with or without nurse cells in MS medium supplemented with 2,4-D and 6-benzylaminopurine at 25°C. After several changes of medium, cell-clusters appeared on the surface of the Ca-algi...

Is Recalling Good? Learning from Toy Recalls

Current research on product recalls suggests that recalls present significant challenges to managers and affect organizational performance. However, very little is known about the effect of product recalls on organizational learning. In this paper, we argue that product recalls help organizational learning and reduces future recalls. Specifically, we contend that product recall experience of va...