OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Pain after uvulopalatoplasty continues to cause patients significant morbidity, especially from the tonsillectomy portion. The literature describes multiple techniques to reduce post-tonsillectomy pain, none being definitive. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of intraoperative ice pack application on post-uvulopalatoplasty pain. STUDY DESIGN Single-bli...

This paper discusses a rapid and sensitive method developed to determine trace levels of mercury in natural water samples by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry using a preconcentration system composed by mini-column packed with 100 mg of 2-aminothiazol modified silica gel (SiAT) coupled on-line with the spectrometer’s cold vapor generator system. The optimum preconcentration conditions a...

Acquisition and rearrangement of host genes by transposable elements (TEs) is an important mechanism to increase gene diversity as exemplified by the ∼3000 Pack-Mutator-like TEs in the rice genome which have acquired gene sequences (Pack-MULEs), yet remain enigmatic. To identify signatures of functioning Pack-MULEs and Pack-MULE evolution, we generated transcriptome, translatome, and epigenome ...

The goal of the project is to test and develop an herbal face pack that contains natural compounds act as antioxidants, antiseptics, skin brighteners. Natural components including coffee, multani mitti, arjuna powder, rice flour, gram orange peel nutmeg, milk saffron, aloe vera gel. All were sieved through #120 mesh, carefully weighed, geometrically blended for a homogeneous formulation, then t...

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This work presents a contribution to the study of process cold production by adsorption from solar energy. In this paper, we discuss comparative operation refrigerator using silica gel-water couple and zeolite-water through dynamic modeling simulation. The mathematical model representing evolution heat mass transfer at each component has been developed. It appears that temperature two adsorbent...

BACKGROUND South Africa is committed to health reforms that strengthen primary health care. Preparing future doctors to work in primary care teams with other professionals is a priority, and medical schools have shifted towards community-based and decentralised training of medical students. AIM To evaluate the effect on student performance of the Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) (an inte...