Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common hereditary neuromuscular disease. No curative treatment for DMD is known. Prednisone therapy is the first medical treatment that alters the course of DMD. Several studies about the doses and administrations of…

[ca] L’any 1930 es registra l’entrada a la Biblioteca de Catalunya del primer dels quatre manuscrits que conformen el “Fons Verdú”. Posteriorment, el 1934, Higini Anglès es trasllada a Verdú (província de Lleida), d’on extreu de l’arxiu parroquial la resta…

How do we know whether we're teaching what we should be teaching and teaching it the way it should be taught?  The second half of this questions is something that all of ask ourselves on a regular basis as we…

How do we know whether we’re teaching what we should be teaching and teaching it the way it should be taught? The second half of this question is something that all of ask ourselves on a regular basis as we…

Dear Members:   First, Iʼd like to say what a pleasure it is to be serving at the new Editor of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. It was the first professional journal that I subscribed to when I came to…

The leaves in the Midwest are shifting their colors to crimson red, orange, and goldenrod. As I take a deep breath, I notice that the West Lafayette air now has a special crispness about it. Yes, it is getting chilly…

The pint is, as educators, we have to deal with many issues related to reaching beyond the core knowledge of our discipline.   After reading an article in Prism not long ago, I started thinking about the changes we have…

The Sciatic Nerve after originating from sacral plexus leaves the pelvis through the lower part of greater sciatic foramen into the gluteal region and divides into two components at any level from its origin to its usual division inside the…

La hemoncosis, causada por el nematodo del abomaso de rumiantes Haernonchus contortus, constituye una de las enfermedades parasitarias más notables del ganado ovino en todo el mundo. Las infecciones provocan síndromes anémicos y de mala digestión/absorción que pueden causar la…

Se realizó un análisis de la concentración de algunos minerales como potasio, sodio, calcio, magnesio y hierro en el tejido muscular del morocoto Piaractus brachypomus del Orinoco medio en Venezuela, capturado en algunas lagunas de inundación con redes de enmalle.…