Why Was 10% Procaine Used?

Why was 10% procaine used?

To the Editor:—We read with interest the article by Johnson and Swanson on procaine neurotoxicity, and are interested in why they decided to use undiluted 10% procaine instead of 5% procaine prepared with 10% procaine and equal volumes of either 10% glucose or cerebral spinal fluid. When the first report of transient radicular irritation with spinal anesthesia using 5% lidocaine appeared, our d...

Why was Relativity Accepted?

Historians of science have published many studies of the reception of Einstein’s special and general theories of relativity. Based on a review of these studies, and my own research on the role of the light-bending prediction in the reception of general relativity, I discuss the role of three kinds of reasons for accepting relativity: (1) empirical predictions and explanations; (2) social-psycho...

Editorial: Why was my manuscript rejected?

Why the Cremieux Decree was abrogated

[Four months and seven days after American troops landed in North Africa, General Henri Giraud, French High Commissioner, declared null and void all Vichy legislation affecting the country. The step followed months of strong public protest in Britain and America, and appeared to be taken with some reluctance after much explanation for the delay. General Giraud's declaration was made in an inter...

Why Java Was Not Standardized Twice

Proprietary de facto standards are seldom formalized. This paper examines a case, the JavaTM Technology of Sun Microsystems, where this was attempted. Sun approached the ISO/IEC JTC1 standards body and later the ECMA standards consortium to formalize Java. It withdrew both times. In this paper, I examine what motivated Sun's actions. A conceptual framework is applied that distinguishes two leve...