BackgroundContinuous interscalene block has been known to improve postoperative analgesia after arthroscopic shoulder surgery.This was a prospective study investigating the ultrasound-guided posterior approach for placement of an interscalene catheter, clinical efficacy and complications after placement of the catheter.MethodsForty-two patients und

This study focuses on the analysis of the existing design solution of shedding mechanism.It is characterised by a heald attachment into the heald shaft with a necessary design allowance.The preparation of a mathematical model for the new concept of the heald attaching to the heald shaft frame is explained in this study.A damping element for dissipa

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) populations, both in the wild and in captivity, have been continually declining over the decades.The present study examined the physiological stress response of captive Asian elephants in relation to body condition score and different working conditions.A total of 870 dung samples of 37 captive elephants (24 males a

Introduction: Exposure to cigarette smoke is a cause of olfactory dysfunction.We previously reported that in young mice, cigarette smoke damaged olfactory progenitors and decreased mature olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs), then, mature ORNs gradually recovered after smoking cessation.However, in aged populations, the target cells in ORNs by cigaret