theatre enjoys the highest status in social relationships and this trait arises from two characteristics: the first one is that theatre is formed at the time and place of performance. theatre is created in specific time on stage for the audience. the second one is direct presence of the audience which is the third basic element of theatre. theatre is created through direct encounter of actors a...

This technical report disrobes the first case in Intra-operative Magnatic Resonance Imaging operating theatre (iMRI OT) (BrainSuite), of Awake Craniotomy. The procedure was for frontal lobe glioma excision in 24 y. old man. He was scheduled to undergo eloquent cortex language mapping intra-operatively. He was motivated and was excited to see the operating theatre. He requested to take his photo...

The use of ultraclean air (UCA) in operating theatres reduces the infection rate after joint replacement but some cases of infection still occur. We investigated one possible source of contamination, namely the setting up of instruments in a conventional plenum-ventilated preparation room. We measured bacterial fallout using agar settle plates and compared instruments set up in the preparation ...

This paper presents the next stage of an investigation into the potential of historical theatre sound effects as a resource for Sonic Interaction Design (SID). An acoustic theatre wind machine was constructed, and a digital physical modellingbased version of this specific machine was programmed using the Sound Designer’s Toolkit (SDT) in Max/MSP. The acoustic wind machine was fitted with 3D pri...

OBJECTIVE There have been concerns about the potential increases in operating time associated with the use of individually wrapped presterilized small orthopaedic implants compared with our traditional method of screw banks. We set out to quantify this theory. DESIGN Prospective experimental study. SETTING Theatre. PARTICIPANTS Orthopaedic Surgical Trainees and Theatre Scrub team. MAIN ...

A retrospective analysis of 44 cases of ruptured anaeurysm of the abdominal aorta showed that only 14 were correctly diagnosed when admitted to hospital. The diagnosis was established in the ward after admission in 14 cases, in the operating theatre in one, and at necropsy in 15. The various clinical presentations are described, since early diagnosis and operation are essential to save life. Aw...