AWAKE THORACIC EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA FOR LAPAROTOMY: A SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO GENERAL ANAESTHESIA IN ASTHMATIC PATIENTS

Awake thoracic epidural anaesthesia for laparotomy: A safer alternative to general anaesthesia in asthmatic patients

Asthma is a common obstructive lung disease with a hallmark of airway inflammation and hyper-reactivity in response to a variety of stimuli.The morbidity and mortality in asthma is directly related to reversible airway obstruction and bronchospasm in response to specific triggers.The goal of the anaesthetist is to avoid eliciting triggering stimuli

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The Missional congregation in the South African context

The term missional has come into use over the last years in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa and the Department of Science of Religion and Missiology of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria.This term refers to the role of the local congregation in the local community or communities and is used with, or in Microwave Rack Su

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An Adaptive Stochastic Model Predictive Control Strategy for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Bus During Vehicle-Following Scenario

Vehicle-following operation is a typical scenario in the future intelligent transportation environment.Keeping a safe distance is the most important goal in the vehicle-following scenario.For a plug-in hybrid electric bus (PHEB) running in a specific urban route, the challenge will become how to realize the optimal power split in hybrid powertrain

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