AIMS To measure accurately urinary elimination half life of trichloroacetic acid (TCAA). METHODS A longitudinal pilot exposure/intervention study measured the elimination half life of TCAA in urine. Beverage consumption was limited to a public water supply and bottled water of known TCAA concentration, and ingestion volume was managed. The five participants limited fluid consumption to only t...

Background: Acute compartment syndrome is considered a debilitating complication of limb trauma. Early detection of this compartment syndrome helps us in the early initiation of treatment which will result in preventing its subsequent complications reported in these cases. Methods: This research was an analytical cross-sectional study. Patients with direct trauma to extremities, who were refer...

Chronic exertional compartment syndrome is a common cause of exercise related pain that affects the legs most commonly, can be debilitating to many athletes. The condition often recalcitrant being treated by conservative measures, with surgical fasciotomies affected successful in alleviation symptoms. Current trends towards minimally invasive techniques utilizing an endoscope and small incision...

the acute compartment syndrome of the forearm is rare and may therefore be easily missed. although many clinicians will not see such a patient during their entire career, profound knowledge of the symptoms is required to recognize the syndrome in time. besides immediate identification of the compartment syndrome early surgical treatment is mandatory to avoid its devastating consequences. then t...

The transportation of perishable products is a crucial activity that must be carefully managed along the cold chain. refrigerated transport aims at ensuring suitable conditions by maintaining desired temperature level in compartment. Moreover, carriage fresh foodstuffs calls for additional precautions due to intrinsic metabolic foods which causes them highly sensitive. About 30% perishes on rou...

Resumo: Diversos são os desafios encontrados na manutenção de sistemas legados. Dentre estes desafios, a realização da Engenharia de Requisitos destaca-se como sendo uma área particularmente afetada pelas dificuldades envolvidas em projetos de manutenção. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar uma análise crítica da influência das principais dificuldades encontradas na manutenção de sistemas lega...