Some Details in Eustachian Catheterization

Intermittent Catheterization: The Devil Is in the Details

During the last few years, the international community debated urinary tract infection and re-use of catheters when managing neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). In this respect, the 2014 Cochrane review by Prieto and colleagues, "Intermittent catheterisation for long-term bladder management," became one of the leading documents tha...

Appendix: Some Details

Some Details of Nonlinear Estimation

The traditional view adopted by statistics and econometrics texts is that, in order to solve a nonlinear least squares (NLS) or nonlinear maximum likelihood (NML) problem, a researcher need only use a computer program. This point of view maintains two implicit assumptions: (1) one program is as good as another; and (2) the output from a computer is reliable. Both of these maintained assumptions...

Hepcidin assays: ironing out some details.

I ron is the fourth most common element in the earth’s crust and the most abundant transition metal in the human body. It is an essential element required for growth and survival. Maintaining the correct iron balance is crucial for health. All living organisms evolved sophisticated mechanisms to maintain appropriate iron levels in their cells and within their body. It was shown recently that th...

Some anatomical details of the knee joint.

In order to appreciate the arrangement of the capsule and ligaments of the knee joint it is advisable to consider the joint in the foetus, and trace the changes which occur (luring development of the adult structure. In the foetus the joint is a simple diarthrodial structure, the capsule being attached around the articular surfaces including that of the patella. The UP1)C end of the fibula arti...