The Touch Sensing Software (TSS) solution transforms a standard Freescale microcontroller into a proximity capacitive touch sensor controller. In TSS 3.0 and higher versions, the touch sense library enables capacitive sensing not only for the entire Freescale S08, ColdFire V1 family and ARM®CortexTM-M4 Kinetis, but also ARM Cortex-M0+ Kinetis L family of microcontrollers. In the TSS 3.0.1 Libra...

BACKGROUND Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is useful in reducing post-operative pain in laparoscopic nephrectomy compared to placebo. The purpose of this work is to compare post-operative pain and recovery after TAP block or trocar site infiltration (TSI) in this surgery. METHODS A prospective, single blinded study on patients scheduled for laparoscopic nephrectomy. Patients were assi...

Identifying recent HIV infection cases has important public health and clinical implications. It is essential for estimating incidence rates to monitor epidemic trends and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Detecting recent cases is also important for HIV prevention given the crucial role that recently infected individuals play in disease transmission, and because early treatment onse...

OBJECTIVE To document nutritional status and health behaviours of young indigenous women of childbearing age in rural communities in north Queensland. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey of 424 Aboriginal and 232 Torres Strait Islander (TSI) women aged 15-34 years, conducted in twenty-three rural and remote communities of far north Queensland in 1999-2000, with follow-up of a smaller cohort (n 132)...

INTRODUCTION Intra-operative complications like mechanical damages to the leads, infections and hematomas during generator replacements of implantable pacemakers and defibrillators contribute to additional costs for hospitals. The aim of this study was to evaluate operation room use, costs and budget impact of generator replacements using either a traditional surgical intervention (TSI) with sc...

This study examined the effect of an orally active thromboxane (TXA2) synthetase inhibitor (TSI) on the patency, TXA2 production, and platelet accumulation of reversed autogenous vein grafts. Ten dogs received TSI (U-63557A) 10 mg/kg po q8 hr for 6 weeks, beginning 24 hr prior to surgery, while 15 control dogs were untreated. One jugular vein was harvested and stored in 37 degrees C saline for ...

Abstract The study was conducted to assess the spatial and temporal variations of trophic state condition Lake Bunyonyi between October 2019 September 2020. Secchi depth (SD), total phosphorus (TP) chlorophyll- a (Chl- ) concentration were measured aid quantification lake using Carlson index (CTSI). (TSI) values based on SD, TP Chl- 60.82 ± 5.35, 68.99 11.04 61.74 7.51, respectively. March 2020...

Optical packet switching can seamlessly integrate data networking and optical networking [1]. Recent advances in optical technology make it possible to create systems with the capability to do switching in multiple domains (time, space and wavelength). Time-slot-interchange (TSI) is a form of network switching in time domain. Previous experimental TSI systems involve semiconductor laser amplifi...

PURPOSE To establish an effective system for isolating primary retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from newborn mice. METHODS The retinas were separated from enucleated eyeballs of Crl:CD-1 mice on postnatal day 1 to 4. RGCs were purified using three different methods, including two-step immunopanning (TSI), direct magnetic separation (DMS), and immunopanning-magnetic separation (IMS). Harvested ce...

Population exposure to multiple chemicals in air presents significant challenges for environmental public health. Air quality regulations distinguish criteria air pollutants (CAPs) (e.g., ozone, PM2.5) from hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)-187 chemicals which include carcinogens and others that are associated with respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and numerous other non-cancer health eff...