Gracilis free muscle transfer (GFMT) is considered the gold standard in dynamic smile reanimation patients with long-standing facial paralysis. There are multiple motor nerves head and neck that can be used to provide innervation GFMT, either alone or combination. In this article, we review literature about these donor nerve options discuss their advantages disadvantages terms of excursion, spo...

BACKGROUND For individuals with a nut allergy, the avoidance of allergens is particularly challenging in situations where they are not preparing their own food. Many allergic reactions occur when eating outside the home. OBJECTIVE To identify and explore the challenges faced by nut-allergic individuals (NAIs) when they are eating in restaurants and other eating establishments. METHODS A qua...

BACKGROUND The Cry toxins, or δ-endotoxins, are a diverse group of proteins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis. While DNA secondary structures are biologically relevant, it is unknown if such structures are formed in regions encoding conserved domains of Cry toxins under shuffling conditions. We analyzed 5 holotypes that encode Cry toxins and that grouped into 4 clusters according to their phyl...

Expressionism emphasized energetic and dynamic mark making in contrast to the more reflective and spiritual Color Field abstraction. The Color Field movement stressed the overall consistency of form and process and less on gestural brushstrokes of its counterpart and can be seen in the prints of Latvian artists Ivars Hirss and Adja Yunkers. Abstract Expressionism favored highly abstract imagery...

They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things, Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. Walt Whitman, “Song ...

Panic disorder is characterized by a progression of panic symptom severity with repeated attacks. Repeated panic episodes evoke heightened anticipatory anxiety, phobic avoidance and are typically associated with comorbid symptoms of depression. Due to the heterogeneity of the disorder, reliable neurochemical correlates attending panic have not been identified. However, variable neuropeptide int...

This writing proposes to share joyful encounters between the art of clowning and sociopsychodramatic approach. The methodology adopted was cartography accompany process experienced in Group Studies Practices Psychology, Clowning, Psychodrama (GEP). During years 2017 2018, GEP held monthly meetings for twelve months which they studied principles these two approaches inspired by performing arts. ...