CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, also known as torulosis and European blastomycosis, is a subacute or chronic mycotic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans (Torula histolytica, Cryptococcus hominis). Cryptococci ...

If one has not seen it for themselves, most individuals have heard of the classic experiment involving rubbing a balloon on the hair and making the balloon stick or having one's hair stand up. Well, ...

The familiar heat, wear and general grinding to a halt of friction are all caused by what's going on at the microscopic level when two things rub. And down there, even the smoothest surfaces usually ...

I love skirts that swirl, dresses that play with colour, that feel like celebration on skin. Yet every time my right thigh meets my left, there’s a sting. A hot, needle-pricking friction that ruins ...

The lack of moisture in the air and the friction of scarves and hats during winter create prime conditions for staticky hair. Certain hair types, like fine and damaged hair, are more prone to static ...

While the federal government sets performance standards for brake systems in new vehicles, there are no government regulations covering replacement brake pads. Given that a large percentage of ...

3 Department of Clinical Sciences, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Correspondence to Nick Maskell, Academic Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Southmead Hospital ...

4. Choosing the Right Pathway With Patient-Centric Algorithms for Acute Chest Pain e343 4.1. Patients With Acute Chest Pain and Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (Not Including STEMI) e343 4.1.1.

Objective To determine whether joint synovitis and tendon friction rubs (TFRs) can predict the progression of systemic sclerosis (SSc) over time. Patients and methods We performed a prospective cohort ...