A persistent buccopharyngeal membrane is a rare entity with 23 reported cases in the literature. Patients often present at birth in airway distress with diagnosis initially unrecognized. The otolaryngologist is frequently consulted in the delivery room to establish a secure airway after attempts at direct laryngoscopy are unsuccessful. Historically, definitive treatment has proved challenging. ...

Temperature-related words such as cold-blooded and hot-headed can be used to describe criminal behavior. Words associated with coldness describe premeditated behavior and words associated with heat describe impulsive behavior. Building on recent research about the close interplay between physical and interpersonal coldness and warmth, we examined in a lab experiment how ambient temperature with...

A limited number of rooms are equipped with electronic equipment that allows ETS to remotely monitor AV operations or class capture problems so we can provide instant service without entering the classroom. These 23 rooms are clearly marked with signs alerting users to consider them "public" spaces and to refrain from discussing private or confidential matters. ETS limits the number of persons ...

This paper describes X-Rooms, a PC-based immersive visualization environment with integrated spatial audio, video and graphics. The concept is similar to the original CAVE® [1], but it uses a novel web-based visualization system running on top of a PCcluster with Windows XP installed. Compared to other common installations based on expensive high-end unix graphics systems, costs are reduced by ...

This paper describes an experiment to investigate the influence of luminance distribution on perceived brightness in interiors. Thirty subjects matched the brightness of mock offices using a dimmer. Two of the four mock offices used in the experiment had relatively uniform luminance distributions, created by ceiling fluorescent lighting equipped with K-12 acrylic lenses. The other two offices h...

INTRODUCTION The primary objective of this study was to determine the efficiency of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) techniques in disinfection of ICU rooms contaminated with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) after patient discharge. Secondary objectives included comparison of the efficiency of a vaporizator (HPV, Bioquell) and an aerosolizer using H₂O₂, and peracetic acid (aHPP, Anios) in MDRO envi...