Background Dexmedetomidine, a highly selective alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist used for
short-term sedation of mechanically ventilated patients, has minimal effect on ventilation. …

Background Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist used for
short-term sedation of mechanically ventilated patients. The analgesic profile of …

Market economies are notoriously difficult to identify in the archeological record. This is
particularly true in the subtropical Maya lowlands of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize because …

The authors have examined 365 versions of Linux. For every version, they counted the number
of instances of common (global) coupling between each of the 17 kernel modules and all …

Hard real time systems are usually required to provide an absolute guarantee that all tasks
will always complete by their deadlines. We address fault tolerant hard real time systems, and …

Background Cerebral aneurysms are highly variable which may result in difficult surgical
exposure for clip ligation in select cases. Secure clip placement is often not feasible without …

A flow-through system using plexiglass "microbasins" was used to study methyl mercury
release from unpolluted, mercury polluted, and mercury enriched lake and river sediments. …

Study Design. The enhanced perioperative care (EPOC) program is an institutional quality
improvement initiative. We used a historically controlled study design to evaluate patients …

BACKGROUND: Transient adenosine-induced asystole is a reliable method for producing a
short period of relative hypotension during surgical and endovascular procedures. Although …

OBJECTIVE: Neurophysiological intraoperative monitoring of the glossopharyngeal nerve
has been performed only with needle electrodes inserted into the pharyngeal muscles or soft …