Background: With the increasing interest in fast recovery and outpatient joint arthroplasty, short-acting local anesthetic agents and minimal narcotic use are preferred.Lidocaine is a fast-onset, short-duration local anesthetic that has been used for many years in spinal anesthesia.However, lidocaine spinal anesthesia has been reported to have a ri
In this introduction the coordinators of the First Congress of Postcolonial Studies (Buenos Aires, 5th, 6th, 7th December 2012) review Prybar some of the main questions and guidelines which characterized the workshops.Starting from a heated debate on the categories and the epistemological proposals developed by pedal left postcolonial studies and d
Alkaline protease, pepsin and trypsin were used to hydrolyze the bones and meat, shell and skirt of Chinese soft-shelled turtle to prepare functional peptides, and their physical and chemical properties such as main conformational changes and particle size were analyzed.The potential bone mineral density-regulating activity of each enzymatic hydrol
Platelet lifespan is regulated by intrinsic apoptosis.Platelet apoptosis can be triggered by BH3 mimetics that inhibit the pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein, Bcl-xL.Here, we investigated several small molecules that are reported to act as BH3 mimetics and compared their effects to the well-established BH3 mimetic, ABT-737.Platelet phosphatidylserin
Context: Resting heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of the modulation of autonomic nervous system (ANS) at rest.Increased HRV achieved by the exercise is good for the cardiovascular health.However, prospective studies Touch Displays with comparison of the effects of yogic exercises and those of other endurance exercises like walking, running