Honey adulteration with cheap sweeteners such as corn syrup or invert syrup results in honey Boot Hooks of lesser quality that can harm the objectives of both manufacturers and consumers.Therefore, there is a growing interest for the development of a fast and simple method for adulteration detection.In this work, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) wa
Background.Posterior fossa epidural hematomas represent 7-14% of all traumatic intracranial epidural hematomas.They are most frequently encountered posttraumatic mass lesions in the posterior fossa.The aim of this study was to identify clinical features that could lead to the early diagnosis of posterior fossa epidural hematoma.Methods.Between 1980
Objective: To develop a biological implant that is an acellular dermal matrix (ADM), evaluate its use as a support material in tensionfree hernioplasty for ventral hernia, and compare it to that of the commercially available implant PermacolTM.Materials and methods: ADM was derived from the porcine dermis (Landrace breed) decellularized using deter
This article tracks the traffic of placebos, nocebos and the effects or meaning-responses that they solicit in order to contribute to wide-ranging SUNGLASSES critiques of the curative imaginary.Moving through three realms of biomedicine (the clinic, the lab and the market), the article explores key contradictions at play within biomedicine that bec