The increasing population in Australia is highly urbanized. There is no doubt that the rapid growth in the numbers of residents in the metropolitan areas can highly affect the conditions in the public realm, places where people naturally interact with each other and their community. Therefore, a valid measurement of wellbeing is required for a planner to come up with solid decisions for improvi...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective comparative clinical case series. OBJECTIVE Burst C2 fractures are very rare. Treatment options include conservative treatment or fusion (anterior, posterior, or anterior and posterior). Anterior fusion addresses mainly hangman component. The bursting body usually needs posterior or combined anterior-posterior fusion, but both permanently sacrifice atlantoaxial moti...

BACKGROUND Lateral mass screw fixation (LSF) techniques have been widely used for reconstructing and stabilizing the cervical spine; however, complications may result depending on the choice of surgeon. There are only a few reports related to LSF applications, even though fracture fixation has become a severe complication. This study establishes the three-dimensional finite element model of the...

According to Lamy and Mayer, (I) and Porges and Pribram (2), the infusion of calcium chloride diminishes the elimination of urine through its influence on the circulatory system; by lowering the blood pressure (Porges and Pribram) or by constriction of the renal vessels and diminution of the amount of blood passing through the kidneys (Lamy and Mayer). We have found in previous investigations (...

Edition 3(1) of the International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE) contains four research articles and one book review. In the first paper, " Click If You Want to Speak: Reframing CA for Research into Multimodal Conversations in Online Learning , " Professor Marie-Noëlle Lamy from the UK Open University focuses on the neglected area of data collection visa -vis aud...

Hemoglobin Solutions Come of Age IN this issue of ANESTHESIOLOGY, Lamy et al. present their findings regarding the use of a commercially produced hemoglobin-based oxygen-carrying (HBOC) solution as an alternative to traditional allogeneic blood transfusions in patients who have undergone cardiac surgery. The study included a large number of patients (N 5 209) and involved the use of a commercia...

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D. Lamy, C. Jeanthon, J. Ras, F. Van Wambeke, O. Dahan, M. T. Cottrell, D. L. Kirchman, and P. Lebaron UPMC Univ Paris 06, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, 66650 Banyuls-sur-mer, France CNRS, UMR 7621, Laboratoire d’Océanographie Microbienne, LOMIC, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, 66650 Banyuls-sur-mer, France UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7144, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, S...

Apparent deletion of the short arms of one X chromosome associated with clinically detectable abnormalities, has been reported (Jacobs, Harnden, Court Brown, Goldstein, Close, MacGregor, Maclean, and Strong, I960; Jacobs, Harnden, Buckton, Court Brown, King, McBride, MacGregor, and Maclean, I96I; de Grouchy, Lamy, Yaneva, Salomon, and Netter, I96I; London, Kemp, Ellis, and Mittwoch, I964). Howe...