Probucol administration of 4 weeks produced torsades de pointes associated with exacerbated QT interval prolongation in a 36-year-old woman with Romano-Ward syndrome. With discontinuance of probucol, the QT interval corrected for rate shortened from 620 msec to 500 msec and ventricular ectopic beats disappeared completely. Although probucol is known to prolong the QT interval, associated ventri...

Enterprise resource planning systems have required significant upgrades in the 21st century as many of the systems obtained prior to 2000 have become outdated due to vendor changes. SAP and Oracle have emerged as dominant vendors, and SAP has announced discontinuance of support in the future for its primary R/3 system. This study reports interviews with the chief information officers (CIOs) of ...

use of impure acids containing arsenic used for the manufacture of glucose and " invert" sugar. The number of cases amounted to over 6,000 and of deaths to at least 70. Many deaths returned as due to, "alcoholic neuritis" "alcoholism," "locomotor ataxy," &c., were probably caused by arsenical poisoning. Since the exposure of the cause of the outbreak and discontinuance of the use of impure acid...

The black pigment cells in the skin, iris, and retina of Eleutherodactylus martinicensis (Tschudi) are melanophores. Under the influence of c o 1 per cent, phenylthiourea the melanin disappears in about 84 hours at laboratory temperatures. After administration of the substance for 5 days, discontinuance of treatment is followed by return of the pigment within 72 hours, to an extent at least equ...

J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012;38:110-5) Ankylosed tooth is defined as ‘the discontinuance of normal passive tooth eruption without any mechanical barrier’. Ankylosed tooth treatment is a challenge to dental clinicians. In treatment of maxillary molar ankylosis cases there are risks of oro-antral fistula, displacement of root fragments into the maxillary sinus, as well as the necessit...

Fuel wood provides the main source of energy for cooking and space heating for over 80 percent of households living in Kenya. The heavy reliance on the biomass energy has exerted an imbalance in demand and supply consequently resulting in adverse environmental effects in Kenya. As part of innovation efforts, several energy-conserving technologies have been developed. A unique cook stove named M...