Human skin comprises a large number of distinguishable ecological niches. To describe fully the human skin microbiome, it will be necessary to identify the bacteria in each niche and to distinguish the commensal bacteria from the temporary residents. To contribute to the description of the human skin microbiome and employing a gene-based technology, we have identified the bacteria in two niches...

Mobile games now represent the largest sector of the game market when measured by revenue [1]. Ubiquitous smartphones with their wide range of integrated peripherals present designers with opportunities to use the devices in novel ways. Our goal was to build an Android app that turns a smartphone into the equipment to play a game similar to “laser tag”. A two-player game has been implemented as...

Figure 1. Presentation with median cleft lip, widened nasal tip, and fibroepithelial skin polyps.

RMH: rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma INTRODUCTION Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma (RMH) is a rare congenital lesion in the dermal and subcutaneous tissues of newborns that was first described as a striated muscle hamartoma in 1986 and named in 1989. Since then, 65 cases have been reported in the literature, some in association with other congenital abnormalities. Most cases have bee...

We report a case of a benign fibroepithelial polyp of the lowermost ureter, which prolapsed into the bladder and was associated with a huge, impacted ureteral stone. The polyp was considered to have resulted from chronic irritation of the ureteral mucosa caused by the stone. Review of the literature showed that six out of 74 reported cases had concomitant stones but the polyp was apparently cau...