This, the first volume, deals with General Surgery, contains over 750 pages, with 262 wood engravings, which are chiefly original. It is a handy volume, resembling Mr. Pentland's publications of Muir and Ritchie's Bacteriology and Cunningham's Anatomy. The work may be confidently recommended as a reliable guide to the student, in which theoretical points are mostly eliminated, and pathology tre...

The knowledge of which we are already possessed relating to the composition of urinary concretions is considerable; hut there is, nevertheless, much that remains unknown, with regard to the practical, and consequently the most useful, application of our information. The author of the present treatise states, in the Introduction, that his object is to " describe and illustrate, by means of accur...

This paper describes the technologies, collaborative processes, and artistic intents of the musical composition Engravings for Prepared Snare Drum, iPad, and Computer, which was composed by Timothy Polashek for percussionist Brad Meyer using a jointly created electroacoustic and interactive musical instrument. During performance, the percussionist equally manipulates and expresses through two s...

Middle-gate is located in Hasankeyf, Batman dating back to 1800 BC and is one of the important historical structures in Turkey. The ancient structure has suffered major structural cracks due to aging as well as lateral pressure of a cracked rock which is predicted to be about 100 tons. The existing support system was found to be inadequate to support the load especially after a recent rock fall...