The history of heroin smoking and the subsequent development and spread of 'chasing the dragon' are examined. The first heroin smoking originated in Shanghai in the 1920s and involved use of porcelain bowls and bamboo tubes, thereafter spreading across much
Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue has been the only effective way of ex situ conservation of female germplasm in avian species. A novel needle-in-straw (NIS) vitrification method was developed to store tissue in straws instead of cryovials. Fragments of ovarian tissue
The Journal of chemical physics, 130(21), 215107-215107 (2009-06-11)
The electrostatic properties of lipid membranes are of profound importance as they are directly associated with membrane potential and, consequently, with numerous membrane-mediated biological phenomena. Here we address a number of methodological issues related to the computation of the electrostatic
The quality of paraffin sections is determined to a considerable degree by the properties of paraffin block such as crystal size and spatial homogeneity. A new temperature regimen of treatment in preparation of paraffin blocks has been developed. After impregnation
Journal of oral rehabilitation, 29(5), 458-466 (2002-05-25)
In a dentate subject a jaw relation can either be determined in maximum intercuspation and is as such given by the occlusal morphology, or the mandibular position can be allocated according to the centric position of the condyles. For comprehensive
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