IONUT VALENTIN LEDETI1,2, VASILE NICOLAE BERCEAN1*, IONUT MIHAI TANASE1, ANDREEA ANDA CREANGA1,3, VALENTIN BADEA1, CAROL CSUNDERLIK1 1Politehnica University Timiooara, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, 6 Carol Telbisz, 300001 Timiooara, Romania. 2“VICTOR BABEa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, 2 E. Murgu Square, 300041, Timiooara, Romania 3“...

AIM To analyze the type, severity, location, and timing of casualties in a Croatian Army brigade during an offensive action against enemy forces of about two infantry battalions timely prepared for defense. METHODS Casualties were analyzed according to bilateral manpower and equipment conditions, morale, time of the day, weather conditions, type of ground where the action took place, quality ...

The Supreme Court recently denied certiorari to review the Federal Circuit’s ruling in Apotex v. Pfizer (S. Ct. 906-1006, October 16, 2006). The ruling was predictable. Pfizer had mooted the case by providing a covenant not to sue Apotex on its Quinapril patent. But the underlying legal issue – subject matter jurisdiction in declaratory judgment cases – is currently pending before the Supreme C...

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The abbreviated tennis serve is a relatively novel modification of the traditional serve that has been reported to provide performance advantages over the traditional technique. However, there are limited objective data regarding the benefits and biomechanics of the abbreviated serve; no data exist that describe shoulder muscle activations during the abbreviated serve. The purpose of this study...