BACKGROUND Nasal douching is common practice in treatment of chronic sinusitis and after endoscopic sinus surgery. Current nasal delivery techniques show inconsistent sinus penetration. The aim of this study was to compare sinonasal penetration of nasal douching to an optimized nasal nebulizer in an operated cadaver model. METHODS Fourteen preserved cadavers were used receiving complete sphen...

The dangers of plastic "champagne" corks With the rising cost of cork there are now many types of sparkling wines, such as hock and Moselle, which have a ribbed plastic cork which is securely fastened by a metal band and twisted wire in the conventional way. When these corks are released, however, they are often projected with an extremely high velocity in spite of caution and care on the part ...

This community service program aims to provide knowledge and skills the on how manage process household waste, especially plastic, into valuable marketable products. The methods for implementing activities included lectures, practical exercises, guidance. evaluation used in involved utilization of questionnaires their subsequent qualitative descriptive analysis. outcome was an increase about wa...

Remember to bring in your own drinking water sample to be tested for Fluoride. Ahead of the actual laboratory work, you need to sign-out from the stockroom a 500 mL plastic bottle in which to store your drinking water sample. Note valuable laboratory time can be saved if your group has read this experiment ahead of time. It is suggested that one of the partners start to dissolve the toothpaste ...

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Many robots are designed for use in domestic environments where robots will be engaged in household chores. The robots need to learn ways to do the household chores that humans are now doing. We are taking a learning from demonstration (LfD) approach to this problem [1]. In terms of the household chores, a number of tasks are developed so far; for example, bringing a beer bottle from a refriger...