Background: Opioids added to local anesthetics for peripheral nerve blocks may intensify analgesia and prolong analgesic and sensorial block duration. These agents may also cause potentiation and prolongation of motor block. Objective: This study compared the postoperative effects of 30 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine +50 mcg fentanyl and 30 mL of 0.25% bupivaca...

O transtorno do espectro autista é uma disfunção global desenvolvimento e caracteriza-se por tríade de prejuízos persistentes que se manifestam em déficits na interação social, comunicação no comportamento, visto as pessoas diagnosticadas apresentam um comportamento repetitivo restritivo. Dentre os comportamentos atípicos apresentados destaca-se a seletividade alimentar. Tal geralmente está ass...

A paradigm for music expression understanding based on a joint semantic space, described by both affective and sensorial adjectives, is presented. Machine learning techniques were employed to select and validate relevant low level features, and an interpretation of the clustered organization based on action and physical analogy is proposed.

‘Tango’ mandarin is becoming one of the most demanded varieties in Mediterranean Region. However, no information on quality fruit this citrus area has been reported. In study, physico-chemical, nutritional and sensorial mandarins grafted onto Carrizo Citrange FA5 rootstocks from two locations (Sevilla Huelva) was evaluated by harvest season. The Sevilla exhibited lower levels acids sugars than ...

BACKGROUND The present study investigates sectioning the superior ovarian nerve (SON) in rats with functional sensorial denervation induced by capsaicin administration at birth and the effects on the establishment of puberty, ovulation, serum progesterone, and estradiol concentrations. METHODS The animals were allotted randomly to one of the following experimental groups. Groups of 8-10 rats ...