? 10n is effected by crawling on the balls of the eet and on the hands. Lathyrism was first recognised in Europe over yo. hundred and fifty years ago, and it is pvious that even in those early and unscientific ^lrnes it was ascribed to the ingestion of the ^eeds of various species of the genus Lathyrus, Gcause as early as 1671 the Duke of Wurtum^GlS issued an edict forbidding the use of these ^...

BACKGROUND The classic infratemporal fossa type A approach (IFTA-A) permits superior and anterior exposure of the jugular foramen. The transcondylar-transtubercular extension facilitates posteroinferior and medial access to the jugular foramen. The purpose of this study was to present the IFTA-A with transcondylar-transtubercular extension and to assess its surgical results. METHODS A review ...

A dynamic and stochastic distribution problem with a number of terminals and a eet of vehicles is analyzed. Customers request the transportation of batches of loads between diierent origins and destinations. A request can be accepted or rejected; if the request is accepted, a reward is received. Holding costs for vehicles and loads at terminals as well as transportation costs are included in th...