Let T = u, ... Un be a text where every symbol Uj has a time slamp t, and a duration d(ai) a.s.sociatcd with it. The time stamps of the ai's are increasing, so that j > i implies tj > li. A text. symbol OJ is alive. at time tiff tj :S t:S t; + d(u;). A subsequence ai, ... OJ ... of T is alive iff every Gi k is alive at time tim.' that is. ti k + d(ai.) ~ tim for all k E {I, ... I m I}. We consi...

The unilateral involvement of all or nearly all of the cranial nerves, associated with various conditions, was first described by Garcin in 1926. Different conditions such as tumors or inflammations are known to be causes of this syndrome. The primary carcinoma of the middle ear is one of causes of the syndrome of Garcin. In Japan, we have had no report of this syndrome caused by the tumors of ...

shwaehman syndrome, next to cystic fibrosis, is the second cause of congenita! exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in children. it appears as steatorrhea, recurrent infections and hematologic abnormalities such as neutropenia, skeletal dysplasia and short stature. in this study, we reviewed 3 patients' histories. all of them showed cellular chemotaxic defect. one of them had been affected by neph...

poisoning remains a major cause of hospital admission into the emergency department and intensive care unit. proper diagnosis is the cornerstone for optimal management of poisoned patients. since the definitive analytical confirmation of the nature of the toxicant involved in the poisoning cannot be rapidly obtained in the majority of healthcare facilities, diagnosis relies on the medical histo...