Veil Research Articles

An Open, Prospective, Randomized Pilot Investigation Evaluating Pain With the Use of a Soft Silicone Wound Contact Layer Vs Bridal Veil and Staples on Split Thickness Skin Grafts as a Primary Dressing

An open, prospective, randomized, pilot investigation was implemented to evaluate the pain, cost-effectiveness, ease of use, tolerance, efficacy, and safety of a soft silicone wound contact layer (Mepitel One) vs Bridal Veil and staples used on split thickness skin grafts in the treatment of deep partial or full-thickness thermal burns. Individuals aged between 18 and 70 years with deep partial or full-thickness thermal burns (1-25% TBSA) were randomized into two groups and treated for 14 days or until greater than 95% graft take was achieved, whichever occurred first. Data were obtained and analyzed on pain experienced before, during, and after dressing removal. Secondary considerations included the overall cost (direct), graft take and healing, the ease of product use, overall experience of the dressing, and adverse events. A total of 43 subjects were recruited. There were no significant differences in burn area profiles within the groups. The pain level during dressing removal was significant between the groups (P = .0118) with the removal of Mepitel One being less painful. The staff costs were lower in the group of patients treated with Mepitel One (P = .0064) as reflected in the shorter time required for dressing removal (P = .0005), with Mepitel One taking on average less than a quarter of the time to remove. There was no significant difference in healing between the two groups, with 99.0% of the Mepitel One group and 93.1% of the Bridal Veil and staples group showing greater than 95% graft take at post-op day 7 (+/-1) (P = .2373). Clinicians reported that the soft silicone dressing was easier to use, more conformable, and demonstrated better ability to stay in place, compared with the Bridal Veil and staples regime. Both treatments were well tolerated, with no serious adverse events in either treatment group. Mepitel One was at least as effective in the treatment of patients as the standard care (Bridal Veil and staples). In addition, the group of patients treated with the soft silicone dressing demonstrated decreased pain and lower costs associated with treatment.

HALLAZGO DE UNA CABEZA CERCENADA ("CABEZA TROFEO") EN EL VALLE DE NASCA (PERÚ): DETRÁS DEL RITUAL Y LA VÍCTIMA

El hallazgo de una cabeza cercenada (“cabeza trofeo”) en el yacimiento de El Trigal, valle de Nasca (Peru), nos lleva a desarrollar un analisis reflexivo acerca de las practicas violentas que se instauraron en la region a inicios del s. I de nuestra era. Inmersas dentro de una lectura del imaginario religioso (rituales) y expresion de politicas de poder, las “cabezas trofeo” se encuentran ademas en profusas representaciones iconograficas de la materialidad social Nasca. A ello se suman recientes hallazgos de cuerpos desmembrados y con huellas de agresion por armamento, ademas de otros reportes bioantropologicos que advierten una alta representatividad de lesiones por causas violentas, lo cual nos sugiere una lectura de politicas de violencia fisica (coercitivas) que ejercio esta sociedad, muchas veces encubiertas por el velo ideologico (religioso), con el fin de legitimar el orden social y politico en la region.

Piercing the Veil: Comparing Science and Mysticism as Ways of Knowing Reality by Richard H. Jones

<i>Piercing the Veil: Comparing Science and Mysticism as Ways of Knowing Reality</i> by Richard H. Jones

Corporate-Participant Liability for Direct Patent Infringement: A Look to Copyright Law’s Vicarious Liability Analysis

Under current Federal Circuit doctrine, district courts must “pierce the corporate veil” before holding corporate officers and shareholders personally liable for their corporations’ direct infringement under § 271(a) of the Patent Act. This Note traces the statutory and jurisprudential development of direct and induced patent infringement leading up to the Federal Circuit’s most recent discussion of its veil-piercing standard in the Wordtech case. It then examines the Federal Circuit’s veil-piercing doctrine, its criticisms, and the various proposals to remedy the current problems. This Note responds to the proffered solutions, and argues that adopting the vicarious liability doctrine from copyright infringement law is a more appropriate approach than the veil-piercing analysis and other alternatives for deciding corporate-participant liability under § 271(a). Accordingly, a court would impose liability where a corporate-participant has the right and ability to control the infringing activity and receives an obvious and direct financial benefit from the infringing activity. Vicarious liability is preferable because it does not have a scienter requirement, is not jurisdiction specific but rather applies universally, and targets omissions in addition to affirmative acts. In sum, the vicarious liability approach is consistent with the congressional intent behind the Patent Act and is a well-crafted tool to address the problems that frequently arise in patent infringement litigation.

Flames, rings, veils, and eggs…the many faces of cytoplasm

Veterinary Clinical PathologyVolume 41, Issue 2 p. 174-174 Laboratory Medicine: Yesterday - Today – Tomorrow Flames, rings, veils, and eggs…the many faces of cytoplasm Aradhana Gupta, Aradhana Gupta Louisiana State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorStephen Gaunt, Stephen Gaunt Louisiana State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Aradhana Gupta, Aradhana Gupta Louisiana State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorStephen Gaunt, Stephen Gaunt Louisiana State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 June 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-165X.2012.00444.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume41, Issue2June 2012Pages 174-174 RelatedInformation

Repeatability and reproducibility of retinal straylight measurement using C-Quant compensation comparison method

Background In an ideal eye there would be no light scattering at all,but the eye media is not optically ideal.Intraocular straylight causes a veil of light and reduction in the contrast of the retinal image and thus decrease the quality of vision. Objective The present study was to investigate the repeatability and reproducibility of C-Quant straylight meter( Oculus,Germany) in measuring retinal straylight of myopia and post-laser in situ keratomileusis(LASIK) corneas. Methods This is a prospective research.The consecutive 35 eyes of 21 myopic patients and 34 eyes of 22 patients who received LASIK were included in this trail.Retinal straylight was measured for 7 times at a period of time and analyzed quantificational to evaluate the repeatability of measurement.Thirty-eight eyes of 19 patients were measured again at 3-7 days for 3 times at a period of time to assess the reproducibility of C-Quant straylight meter.The mean standard difference (SD) and coefficient of variation (CV) were used as the credibility evaluation.This clinical study complied with Helsinki Declaration and the informed consent was obtained prior to the medical procedure. Results The straylight Log(s) of 7 times measurement were all less than 0.95.The mean Log(s) were 0.92±0.12 and 0.93±0.17 respectively in myopia group and post-LASIK group,without statistically significant differences among 7 times measurement( F=0.335,P=0.812;F=1.000,P=0.409).The mean SD for the 7 times measurement was 0.07 Log units.SD and CV increased with the number of measurements.The differences of mean SD and CV between 3 times result and 6 times result were significant different (t =-2.080,P =0.045;t =-2.190,P =0.035 ).No difference was found between different time periods( t =-0.531,P=0.598 ).The difference of the results between two measurements from the same patient was 0.013. ConclusionsC-Quant is a noncontact,noninvade,rapid and convenient method for the measurement of straylight in myopia and post-LASIK eyes due to the high repeatability and reproducibility. Key words: C-Quant; Straylight; Myopia; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Repeatability; Reproducibility

Islam without a veil: Kazakhstan's path of moderation

Islam without a veil: Kazakhstan's path of moderation

Lightness of a black room seen through a veiling luminance

Lightness of a black room seen through a veiling luminance

La vendita di prodotti turistici: Internet versus agenzia? Un’analisi dal punto di vista della domanda

This work presents the results of an empirical study. It is focused on the perception tourism demand has of the Internet as an information tool and as a distribution channel, compared with the traditional travel agency channel. The paper explores the role of distribution as a market maker, in that, on the one hand, distribution filters and interprets the needs of consumers vis a vis producers, and on the other, it furnishes consumers with a pre-confectioned representation of the offering. In particular, the study focuses on the issue of how the Internet can intervene in tearing this “intermediation veil” which is traditionally woven by travel agencies. A brief literature review is presented in order to illustrate such intermediation effect and the role of the Internet in it. The literature is then used as an interpretive lens for empirical data concerning the view the demand has on the use of the Internet as an intermediary for tourism products. The empirical survey presented explores the use tourism products’ consumers make of the Internet, comparing it with the way they use the traditional channel of travel agencies. The results help understanding how consumers perceive the Internet, and what this might mean for the future of more traditional channels such as travel agencies.

Book Review: The Politics of the Veil

Book Review: The Politics of the Veil

To See Across the Veil of Print:

To See Across the Veil of Print:

Las mujeres en el Islam : una aproximación

El artículo recoge algunos de los principales aspectos que regulan la vida de las mujeres en el contexto islámico. En concreto, analiza lo que El Corán dice sobre las mujeres, y examina también otras cuestiones culturales como los códigos de honor, la prescripción del uso del velo o la pervivencia de prácticas como la lapidación o la mutilación genital femenina, ya que todos estos referentes tienen una influencia muy directa sobre las vidas de las mujeres musulmanas. La tercera parte del estudio se dedica a revisar la legislación sobre el matrimonio islámico, en el que se incluyen figuras como la poliginia o el matrimonio por placer. El trabajo se cierra con un apartado de conclusiones que enumera las principales desigualdades que afectan a las mujeres islámicas

Study on the anti-angiogenic activity of tumstatin related peptide T3 mediated by short peptide to osteosarcoma vascular

Objective To observe the inhibitory effect of tumstatin related peptide T3 mediated by short peptide to osteosarcoma vascular. Methods Through MTS assay, wound healing assay, the inhibitory effect of targeting-T3 peptide and T3 peptide on the human umbilical veil endothelial cell was studied in vitro. After the preparation of 50 nude mice model bearing osteosarcoma, the nude mice bearing too large or too small tumors were eliminated and the left ones were divided into 4 groups (6 animals for each group: T3 peptide, targeting-T3 peptide, CTX, PBS) randomly. Through weight of tumor, histopathologicol slice and immunohistochemical methods. The inhibitory action of targeting-T3 peptide and T3 peptide on the neoge-netic vascular of osteosarcoma implanted in nude mouse was studied. Results In vitro, both T3 peptide and targeting-T3 peptide effectively inhibited the proliferation of human umbilical veil endothelial cell. In the experiment of vivo, the average weight of tumor of targeting-T3 peptide group was (1.104?.247) g, the average weight of the T3 peptide group was (1.484?.369) g. There was the statistical difference in tumor inhibition on the osteosarcoma betweent the targeting-T3 group and T3 group (F=16.353, P=0.000). The positive rate of vascular endothelial growth factor and metastasis in the lung in the targeting-T3 peptide group all descended than the T3 peptide group. Conclusion Because of the short peptide to osteosarcoma vascular, targeting-T3 peptide could significantly restrain the development of osteosarcoma. Coupling short peptide to T3 peptide increase the selective binding of T3 peptide to osteosarcoma vascular. Key words: Osteosarcoma; Tumor suppressor proteins; Vascular endothelial growth factors

Application of remifentanil in the surgery for upper limb fracture in cldldren

Objective To study the application of remifentanil combined with brachial plexus block using in the operation of children with upper limb.Methods A total of 40 children,aged 4～10 years,undergoing arm-fracture operation,breathing oxygen with opening veil,were randomly divided into two groups.The children were administered basal anesthesia before brachial plexus block.During the operation,the study group(n=20)was infused remifentanil，the initial rate was 0.05μg·kg-1·min-1，and the control group was infused ketamine to reinforce the analgesia.Results All patients finished the surgery safely.In study group,children recovery time[(14.0±4.8)min]Was more quickly than that of control group[(30.4±10.3)min](t=6.5 88,P＜0.01).Conclusion Remifentanil could efficiently assistant brachial plexus block in the operation of children with upper limb. Key words: Remifentanil; Anesthesia; Upper limb fracture

Everyday delusions: Blind to bias

Do you see the world through a veil of prejudice and self-serving hypocrisies? Or is it just other people who do that?

SEM low vacuum study of fat transfer Coleman’s technique: effect of centrifugation and sedimentation on adipocyte morphology

Introduction . The concept of beauty has always been important for man, if we think that cosmetics existed in ancient times and the body care had a crucial role. Among various techniques to repair physical defects exist lipofilling, that is an explant of fat tissue from a part of body and the implant in other areas; however, autologous fat graft is not very simple and often it causes damages to the cells. The procedure used is Coleman’s technique and, in literature, we find many variations of this method to overcome its limitations such as reabsorption of the implanted cells, formation of oil cysts and fibrous tissue. Today, there are some works that study what kind of modifications we can find utilizing Coleman’s technique but no one of these analyses with SEM the alterations that may suffer the fat. Therefore, our work is to evaluate changes induced by this procedure and to validate SEM for analyses of the tissue explanted. Materials and Methods. From 10 clinical surgeries of lipofilling we used: a) fragments of adipose tissue taken with Coleman’s technique. These fragments were divided in: untreated specimen, sedimented specimen for 15 minutes and centrifuged specimen at 1500 rpm for 3 minutes. Purpose of sedimentation and centrifugation was to remove blood and tryglicerides released by adipocytes during explants; b) a biopsy specimen of adipose tissue taken from the site of graft, as a control. Each fat graft specimen was freshly washed in PBS, fixed in glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide and observed at SEM FEI Quanta 200 in low vacuum. Results . The technique of lipofilling we studied causes different types of damage on the adipocytes during liposuction. The modifications we observed compared to control are: presence of oily surface veil, above all detectable in sedimented specimens and in centrifuged specimens; a reduction of the numbers of adipose cells up to 50% and an augmentation of damages to cell membrane about in 20% of adipocytes of centrifuged fragments. There aren’t differences of diameter of the cells after sedimentation and centrifugation. In the three observed specimens about a 90% of adipose cells with a normal structure without changements of volume and a 10-20% of altered cells was found. Conclusions . We can say that adipose tissue during fat graft has some modifications mainly due to the technique utilized. It justifies the higher engraftment of sedimented specimens compared to those centrifuged. We can say also that SEM in low vacuum can be easily applied to study new methods of lipofilling to improve Coleman’s technique.

Veiled Voices by Brigid Maher

<i>Veiled Voices</i> by Brigid Maher

Risk factors for dirty dairy cows in Norwegian freestall systems

Cow cleanliness is important for ensuring hygienic milk production and the well-being of dairy cows. The aim of this cross-sectional field study was to describe cow cleanliness in freestall-housed dairy herds and to examine risk factors related to thigh cleanliness. Cow cleanliness (n=2,335), management-related variables (e.g., ventilation and use of sawdust-bedded stalls), and housing-related variables (e.g., freestall design and number of cows per stall) were recorded in 232 Norwegian freestall-housed dairy herds. Cleanliness was scored on a 4-point scale ranging from clean (1) to very dirty (4). The cows were relatively clean on the udder and belly, dirtier on thigh and the rear part of the body, and dirtiest on the legs, with cleanliness scores (mean ± SD) of 1.64±0.62, 1.62±0.65, 2.02±0.75, 1.77±0.58, and 2.30±0.59, respectively. With dirty thighs as the response variable, several variables were tested in a logistic regression mixed model and with repeated measurements within herd and cow. A high number of cows per freestall [odds ratio (OR)=3.45], no use of sawdust as bedding (OR=3.24) versus use of sawdust, and a low-positioned (<0.85m above stall floor) upper head rail “enclosing” the front of the stall (OR=1.42 to 2.13) versus a position >0.85m were all risk factors for dirty thighs on the cows. Furthermore, liquid manure (score 2) versus more consistent manure (score 1; OR=1.66) and less tame cows (score 2) versus tame cows (score 1) were associated with an increased risk of dirty thighs (OR=1.24). The cleanest cows were associated with indoor temperatures in the range from 10 to 15°C. For each 10-percentage-unit increase in relative air humidity, the risk of dirty thighs increased (OR=1.32). Freestalls with a construction hindering normal lying, rising, and standing movements should be avoided. Furthermore, focus is needed on indoor climate and manure consistency to obtain cows with clean thighs.

The Natasha Plays

The Natasha Plays Yaroslava Pulinovich Translated by John Freedman These translations of The Natasha Plays: Natasha's Dream and I Won were originally produced by the MFA Program in Theatre Arts at Towson University in collaboration with the Center for International Theatre Development, with the following cast: Natasha Banina (Natasha's Dream).....................Julia M. Smith Natasha Vernikova (I Won)...............................Sarah Lloyd The productions were directed by Stephen Nunns. Natasha's Dream Character: Natasha—16 years old. Dressed in an athletic costume. Her hands are squeezed into fists. She often glances around her. She's missing one front tooth. Natasha See, that's all a bunch of crap that they're saying. None of that shit happened. Huh? You wanna hear what did? Anything else you want? Maybe you wanna quick fuck while we're waitin'? I'm not cussing. Those are regular words. (Silent. Looks straight ahead. Quiet suddenly.) All right. It happened . . . Huh? I'm not mumbling. I'm telling you normal (talks a little louder). It happened last year. September. We just got back from camp. I was even kinda happy that we were back. Because there was nothing but mosquitoes out at that camp and they put Cross-eyed Tanya in my room. So all night long I saw nothing but mosquitoes and her ass, and that's the last thing I wanted to see. The only funky thing that happened was when Vitya pantsed Alex and we all keeled over laughing. I felt a little bad for Alex—he probably didn't think it was so funny. Anyway. They said, pack up your things we're going home and when we were packed, I lifted Tanya's studded hair clip. What's a fat slob like her need with a hair clip? Then we got in the bus and I was kinda bummed out because I realized I can't even wear the thing. Tanya would sniff that out right away. I decided if I ever got a boyfriend I'd wear the hair clip on our dates. But until I get a boyfriend I'll just let it hang. But, man, it was like I knew something was going to happen! I mean, there was this guy. I'm not some scarecrow or something, but usually we just hung out at keggers. We even kissed a time or two. His breath stunk like potatoes all the time—I never realized how disgusting that is. I was kissing him at a dance once, we're kissing, and then I think—what if I stink like potatoes now but I just can't tell? Even if I didn't used to stink like potatoes I sure will now. So I ran into the bathroom and I stood there washing my mouth out with soap forever. Then a bunch of the girls dragged me [End Page 421] into one of the stalls to light up and I went with them. Sveta's inhaling beer and she opens the window and says, "You chicken to jump?" I say, "You stupid twit, are you crazy? Where you gonna jump to? It's the third floor." Sveta's all huffy and says, "I know you won't jump." And I say, "Who says I won't?" Man, she's telling me I won't jump! I say, "What makes you think I won't jump?" So she's going—"Jump! Jump!" And I say, "Hey pillow-tits, is your head screwed on wrong?" And she quick goes and opens the window wider. No, I mean, naturally, right then I got scared some but there was no going back then—I couldn't flake out in front of Sveta! So I give her this look like, you fucking cow, and down I went. I don't remember what happened after that. But as I was flying I really started shittin' it 'cause I figured this was it. And I made a wish: I want real love. I want a bridal veil and chocolate candies. And I want all the girls following us in a line and I want 'em all dying of envy. Only that's not the main thing. The main...

'Switching assets from one shadowy hand to another': piercing the veil of company and trust

'Switching assets from one shadowy hand to another': piercing the veil of company and trust