Explosive Vomiting Associated with Proximal Colonic Distention during a Difficult Propofol-Assisted Colonoscopy

We present a case of explosive vomiting associated with the extensive manipulation of the stone calf puller proximal colon during a difficult colonoscopy procedure.The cause of vomiting in this case may have been multifactorial; however, proximal colonic distention was the most likely factor because the onset of vomiting coincided with proximal col

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United for Marriage: Dynamics of Elderly Couples

In the face of aging population and the fluidity of intimate relationships, this qualitative study aimed to understand the conjugal dynamics of elderly couples who have been together for more than 20 years.Reflections about the aging, the conjugality formation and the marriage transformations were made by the psychodynamic bias.The Mini-Exam of the

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Probabilistic Fatigue Assessment Based on Bayesian Learning for Wind-Excited Long-Span Bridges Installed with WASHMS

For long-span bridges located in wind-prone regions, it is a trend to install in situ Wind and crown apple costume Structural Health Monitoring System (WASHMS) for long-term real-time performance assessment.One of the functions of the WASHMS is to provide information for the assessment of wind-induced fatigue damage.Considering the randomness of wi

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