Adriana Mazzuco,1 Wladimir Musetti Medeiros,2 Milena Pelosi Rizk Sperling,1 Aline Soares de Souza,2 Maria Clara Noman Alencar,2 Flávio Ferlin Arbex,2 José Alberto Neder,2,3 Ross Arena,4 Audrey Borghi-Silva1 1Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, 2Pulmonary Function and Cl
The application of optimization techniques to design passive energy dissipation devices of structures subject to seismic excitation has rapidly increased in the past decades.It is now widely acknowledged that uncertainties inherent to the earthquake loading and structural parameters must be taken into account in the design process.In the case of fr
Penetrating injuries to the chest are among the most common injuries seen in the casualty department at Hillbrow Hospital, Johannesburg.Opinions regarding the surgical handling of patients with penetrating chest trauma continue to differ.The purpose of this study was to determine whether there would be a difference in outcome in patients who receiv
This work-report presents the findings of the activities carried out by the Social Dipping Liquid Service at DEA through the five-year period 2002- 2006; the presence of the Social Worker at the DEA was essential in the hours immediately after the clients’ admittance to Casualty, where the Social Welfare Service were able to provide prompt as