BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the treatment of choice for gallbladder lesions, but it is not a pain-free procedure. This study explored the pain relief provided by combined wound and intraperitoneal local anesthetic use for patients who are undergoing LC. METHODS Two-hundred and twenty consecutive patients undergoing LC were categorized into 1 of the following 4 grou...

We present fast sintering for silver (Ag) nanoparticle (NP) and flake layers printed using roll-to-roll (R2R) gravure printing. An infrared (IR) sintering module was applied to an R2R system to shorten the sintering duration of an R2R gravure-printed Ag layer. IR sintering of the conductive layer was improved by optimising the process condition. After printing of the Ag NP and Ag flake layers, ...

We show that the problem of finding a set with maximum cohesion in an undirected network is NP-hard. Key-words: social networks, complex networks, cohesion, np-complete, complexity in ria -0 06 21 06 5, v er si on 2 9 O ct 2 01 1 Maximiser la Cohésion est NP-dur Résumé : Nous montrons que le problème de trouver un ensemble de cohésion maximum dans un graphe non orienté est NP-dur. Mots-clés : r...

This study examined how child restraint system (CRS) features contribute to CRS installation errors. Sixteen convertible CRS, selected to include a wide range of features, were used in volunteer testing with 32 subjects. Subjects were recruited based on their education level (high or low) and experience with installing CRS (none or experienced). Each subject was asked to perform four child rest...

171 Augmentation of cxcl10 Expression in Nasal Fibroblasts Derived from Patients With Recalcitrant Chronic Rhinosinusitis Associated With Bronchial Asthma Mamoru Yoshikawa, MD, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, MD, Daiya Asaka, MD, Naoko Okada, PhD, Hirohisa Saito, MD, PhD, and Hiroshi Moriyama, MD. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; National Research Instit...

and Applied Analysis 3 In two main theorems in 20 , the authors proved the following results, which we now incorporate in the next theorem. Theorem A. Assume p ≥ 1 and φ is a holomorphic self-map of Π . Then the following statements true hold. a The operator Cφ : H Π → A∞ Π is bounded if and only if sup z∈Π Im z ( Imφ z )1/p < ∞. 1.8 b The operator Cφ : H Π → B∞ Π is bounded if and only if sup ...

Carisbamate (CRS) exhibits broad acute anticonvulsant activity in conventional anticonvulsant screens, genetic models of absence epilepsy and audiogenic seizures, and chronic spontaneous motor seizures arising after chemoconvulsant-induced status epilepticus. In add-on phase III trials with pharmacoresistant patients CRS induced < 30% average decreases in partial-onset seizure frequency. We ass...

OBJECTIVES This case-controlled study aimed to identify the association of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α-1031 and TNFβ+ 252 gene polymorphisms between chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and healthy controls. Another purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of these gene polymorphisms with factors related to CRS. METHODS All deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples were genotyped for TNFα...

Allergic rhinitis is a common comorbid condition in pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Testing for aeroallergen sensitization should therefore be considered in the evaluation of children with CRS. At present the aeroallergen sensitivity profile of children with CRS remains uncharacterized. In this study, we retrospectively identify a consecutive series of children with CRS and allergic rhi...

The concept of cognitive reserve emerged from observed disparities between brain pathology and clinical symptoms. It may explain better neuropsychological performance in healthy individuals. The objectives of this study were to measure reserve in healthy subjects using a new Cognitive Reserve Scale (CRS), analyze the internal consistency of the CRS, and analyze validity evidence. A total of 117...