OBJECTIVES: Arthrocentesis is the simplest surgical intervention for the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).It can be performed on an outpatient basis at a low cost and with low morbidity.The objective is to release the articular disc by disrupting the adhesion formed between its surfaces and the mandibular fossa through hydraulic pressure generated by

Introduction: Traditional architecture, all over the world, has many characteristics that ensure thermal comfort.In the past, people built their houses in harmony with the environment, while also optimally utilizing the building materials available locally.The traditional built form was climate-responsive; it evolved over centuries of experience an

Introduction High-fidelity mannequin-based simulation is frequently used to compliment medical student education during clinical clerkships.However, psychiatric educators have not broadly adopted this modality, focusing rather on standardized patient actors.We developed and delivered a simulation case involving a patient with alcohol withdrawal and

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Several novel bioactive components isolated from Chinese medicinal plants will be presented.These include novel maytansinoid tumor, inhibitors, some echofix spring reverb new ent-kaurane and rosane diterpenoids from Mallotus anomalus Meer et Chun (Euphorbiaceae), as well asnovel insecticide, stemona alkaloids from Stemona parviflora C.H.Wright (Ste