BACKGROUND Robot-assisted surgery must be evaluated before its acceptance as an option for standard therapy in the pediatric population. Our objective is a comparison of results using the robot system with results for the laparoscopic and open approaches. METHODS Following IRB approval, robot-assisted procedures were case-matched with controls, selected from 1994 to 2005. Data for 150 Nissen ...

INTRODUCTION Various surgical techniques for the treatment of Hirschsprung disease (HD) have been proposed. The most relevant long-term complications of HD surgery include constipation, soiling/incontinence, enterocolitis, and anastomotic stricture. To date, there has been no randomized controlled trial evaluating the long-term outcome of OPEN surgery compared with transanal approaches with and...

By a result of Helton and McCullough [HM12], open bounded convex free semialgebraic sets are exactly open (matricial) solution sets D◦ L of a linear matrix inequality (LMI) L(X) 0. This paper gives a precise algebraic certificate for a polynomial being nonnegative on a convex semialgebraic set intersect a variety, a so-called “Perfect” Positivstellensatz. For example, given a generic convex fre...

Floral organ development determines agricultural productivity by affecting seed development, quality, and final yield. In this study, we described the novel ogl mutant in rice (Oryza sativa L.), which is characterized an open-glume phenotype, increased pistil number, reduced stamen decreased setting rate, smaller grains. Genetic analysis showed that phenotype might be controlled a recessive qua...

tuberose (polianthus tuberosa) is a commercially important cut flower; but its longevity and quality characteristics are compromised by stress during storage and transportation. thus, it is important to determine the most appropriate preservative solution to best maintained cut flowers. tests were done to examine the effects on of nano-silver (ns) (0, 15, 30 and 45 mg l-1) and sucrose (0, 4 and...

TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by modified sol—gel method using pure room temperature ionic liquid(RTIL) 2-hydroxyethylammonium formate as a reaction medium. The structure and morphology of TiO2nanoparticles were characterized with X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), BET surface analysis and scanningelectron microscopy (SEM). TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized in open and closed vessels. The ...