A fourth century BCE silver jewellery collection, which is part of two hoards of Samarian coins (the Samaria and Nablus Hoards), was studied by non-destructive analyses. The collection, which consists of pendants, rings, beads and earrings, had been examined by visual testing, multi-focal microscopy and SEM-EDS analysis. In order to enhance our knowledge of past technologies of silver jewellery...

1 This paper presents a method to construct information granules that provide a relevant description of experimental observations and, at the same time, are represented in a compact and semantically sound form. The method works by first granulating data through a fuzzy clustering algorithm, and then representing granules in form of fuzzy sets. Specifically, an optimal Gaussian functional form f...

OBJECTIVE To report experience with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in 45 consecutive dogs admitted with extensive cutaneous wounds and to determine if NPWT is feasible in veterinary hospital practice. STUDY DESIGN Prospective descriptive study. ANIMALS Dogs (n = 45). METHODS Collected data were organized into 6 categories: patient data, wound data, NPWT data, adjunctive treatments...

BACKGROUND Debridement is essential for successful wound management. Enzymatic debridement is commonly utilized in wound care but has been reported to be unsafe in wounds with significant bacterial bioburden, unless used in conjunction with topical antimicrobials. We examine this hypothesis with 2 commercially available, commonly used preparations of enzymatic debriding agents. MATERIALS AND ...

Venous leg ulcer (VLU) is a huge healthcare problem with poorly understood pathophysiology. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and endoglin (Eng), are inflammatory and wound healing mediators. Eng, co-receptor for TGF-β type-II receptors, may be cleaved forming soluble Eng (sEng), antagonizing TGF-β signaling, a crucial process in vascular pathologies. We evaluated the accumulation in wound f...

an epithelial tumour of the scalp above and behind the right ear. The tumour was removed by operation, and cicatrization progressed favorably, until the wound was nearly healed; the growth then commenced to sprout again, raising the cicatrix in a nodulated form. On the 1st July, application of the chloride of zinc was commenced, and the patient was ordered a nitro-muriatic acid mix ? ture and n...

History Guy Leroy Hunner, a Boston gynaecologist, described this inflammatory bladder disease a century ago in great detail for the first time in a series of papers, the first being published in 1914 (republished in 1915). In this first paper he writes: “While cystoscopy usually reveals only one inflammatory spot, there may be two or three granulation areas near together or somewhat separated, ...

This article illustrates the outcomes of a 10-patient prospective case study series. The aim of the study was to evaluate the use of Urgosorb in the management of acute and chronic wounds. (Urgosorb is a dressing comprising calcium alginate fibres and hydrocolloid, and is recommended for sloughy and granulating wounds with moderate to high levels of exudate.) Parameters assessed were the effect...

6 Granulated sugar provides an excellent topical dressing for treating open wounds, especially those wounds that are contaminated. Advantages of using sugar include its rapid antibacterial action, enhanced tissue formation and epithelialization, and accelerated wound healing; it is also readily available and inexpensive. The use of finely powdered sugar to clean wounds was first reported by Scu...