A RARE CASE OF RUPTURED APPENDICEAL DIVERTICULITIS: A SIGNIFICANT SURGICAL PATHOLOGY



Estimation of Road Wetness from a Passenger Car

This paper presents an evaluation of a system aiming at estimating water depths on a road surface.Using accelerometers, the system Dishwasher Display Module records the vibrations of a wheel arch liner due to impacts of water droplets.The system setup, including the location of the accelerometers on a wheel arch and the data acquisition, is describ

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Smart Optical Catheters for Epidurals

Placing the needle inside the epidural space for locoregional anesthesia is a challenging procedure, which even today is Votive left to the expertise of the operator.Recently, we have demonstrated that the use of optically sensorized needles significantly improves the effectiveness of this procedure.Here, we propose an optimized configuration, wher

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Use of carnosine in the prevention of cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight and obese individuals: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Introduction Carnosine, an over the counter food supplement, has been shown to improve glucose metabolism as well as cardiovascular risk factors in animal and human studies through its anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antiglycating and chelating properties.The aim of this study is to establish if carnosine supplementation improves obesity, insulin

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