Retained intraocular foreign body (IOFB) is a major cause of visual loss following open globe injuries. Detecting the presence and accurate localization of IOFB in the setting of an open globe injury remains a challenge. There can be various mimics of intraocular IOFB on imaging including air, ocular calcifications, etc. Here, we describe a case of open globe injury wherein a retained perfluoro...

We report a case of a 32 year-old male with cataract in the right eye who has a history of explosive industrial accidents 25 years ago. Foreign body reflection was seen into the old conjunctival scar with slit-lamb examination. Metallic foreign body was expolored and surgically removed from the sclera. One month later, the patient underwent an uneventful cataract surgery in the right eye. This ...

plate, and by reproducing mechanically, by means of silk threads, the course of the rays, he is enabled to exactly localise in the three dimensions of space, the position of the foreign body. Some further details of this method were now given. The only objection to this process is that it is lengthy and that the apparatus is expensive?a set costing about ? I o, I os. There is, however, a much s...

The presence of foreign bodies in mushrooms affects their marketability and may result in health risks to consumers. The inspection of fresh or dried mushrooms today is very important in view of the increased consumption of this kind of food. Ten samples of dried mushrooms collected in supermarkets were examined for evidence of entomological contamination by macro and microscopic analytical met...

This study aims to investigate the effect of the Twin Deficits, i.e., deficit of government budget, and deficit in current account, on the foreign debt in Jordan during the period 1977 – 2004. A four variables cointegration analysis with the variables: outstanding foreign debt, budget deficit, current account balance proxied by its index, and gross fixed capital formation were exploited. Dicky-...

Although the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) is not intended to measure educational outcomes or institutional effectiveness, it may be a reliable and valid criterion to assess the quality or success of international pharmacy programs. This comprehensive review describes the evolution and historical milestones of the FPGEE, along with trends in structure, administration...

This study examines the spillover effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on green technology progress rate (as measured by the green total factor productivity). The analysis utilizes two measures of FDI, labor-based FDI and capital-based FDI, and separately investigates four sets of industry classifications-high/low discharge regulation and high/low emission standard regulation. The results...

Bengu Cobanoglu H1*, Erkan Vuralkan1, Cagrı Yegengil2, Dogus Hemsinli3 and Sedat Saylan4 1Otorhinolaryngology Department, Kanuni Research and Training Hospital, Trabzon,Turkey 2Orthopedics Department, Kanuni Research and Training Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey 3Cardiothorasic Surgery Department, Kanuni Research and Training Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey 4Anesthesiology Department, Kanuni Research and Tr...