The current practice of organ transplantation has been criticized on several fronts. The philosophical and scientific foundations for brain death criteria have been crumbling. In addition, donation after cardiac death, or non-heartbeating-organ donation (NHBD) has been attacked on grounds that it mistreats the dying patient and uses that patient only as a means to an end for someone else's bene...

Perched on a granite rock, the Castle of Haut-Andlau is surrounded by forests and ditches which make its access difficult. Only after the first crumbling, the Lord of Andlau worried about its durability and conservation. Since only poor documentation about the castle exists, a complete surveying of the castle was demanded. The problematic became a true challenge, regarding the constraints impli...

'Should Lesotho be incorporated into the "new" South Africa?' is a much debated question throughout Lesotho. It is actually an old question, but its currency today stems from the political transformation of South Africa. Proponents point to Lesotho's economic dependence on South Africa, and tenuous existence as a state since its birth in the 19th century, to suggest that citizens might be bette...

Integration of sensors into various kinds of products and machines provides access to in-depth usage information as basis for product optimization. Presently, this large potential for more user-friendly and efficient products is not being realized because (a) sensor integration and thus usage information is not available on a large scale and (b) product optimization requires considerable effort...

Four patients with congenital defiother family were found to have varyciency of fibrin-stabilizing factor (facing degrees of factor XIII deficiency. tor XIII) from two families have been The observations support the hypothedescribed. The mother and the sibs in sis of autosomal recessive inheritance one family and both parents in the of factor XIII deficiency. T HE EXISTENCE OF A BLOOD FACTOR th...

Four patients with congenital defiother family were found to have varyciency of fibrin-stabilizing factor (facing degrees of factor XIII deficiency. tor XIII) from two families have been The observations support the hypothedescribed. The mother and the sibs in sis of autosomal recessive inheritance one family and both parents in the of factor XIII deficiency. T HE EXISTENCE OF A BLOOD FACTOR th...

In the metal cutting process, the friction and wear behavior between the cutting tool and machined surface is the most important factor that affects the surface quality and the service life of the cutter. The irregular pore structure of porous titanium alloy has changed its mechanical properties and the processing technology. The friction and wear mechanism of the cutting tool and the machined ...

Four patients with congenital defiother family were found to have varyciency of fibrin-stabilizing factor (facing degrees of factor XIII deficiency. tor XIII) from two families have been The observations support the hypothedescribed. The mother and the sibs in sis of autosomal recessive inheritance one family and both parents in the of factor XIII deficiency. T HE EXISTENCE OF A BLOOD FACTOR th...

Who will Monitor the Monitors? Informal Law Enforcement and Collusion at Champagne Brishti Guha Singapore Management University Abstract Informal monitors can sometimes substitute for formal law enforcement. Monitors hired to minimize cheating, however, are themselves vulnerable to collusion and extortion. I focus on one such informal monitor – the fair authorities at the trade fairs at Champag...

Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) affects the permanent incisors and molars, whose undermineralized matrix is evidenced by lesions ranging from white to yellow/brown opacities to crumbling enamel lesions incapable of withstanding normal occlusal forces and function. Diagnosing the condition involves clinical and radiographic examination of these teeth, with known limitations in determining...