A simple classification of inguinal hernias is presented which can be valuable to surgeons
as a (1) blueprint for dissecting the canal, (2) means for choosing the most appropriate …

Synthetic biomaterials have been incriminated for promoting wound infection. Perioperative
antibiotics have received praise for reducing the rate of infection after certain operations. …

Sutureless repair is successful for all but the largest of indirect inguinal hernias. After
reduction of the peritoneal sac, the presenting indirect component of the hernia is immediately …

This study develops a multivariate discriminant model to differentiate between low efficiency
and high efficiency community banks (less than $1 billion in total assets) based upon the …

While Western military institutions have been tolerant of heterosexual escapades in modern
times, they have been less broad-minded when faced with homosexual behavior. 1 In part, …

There can be no doubt that those who joined the officers corps in the eighteenth century
became members of an exclusive club with its own distinctive values. These values were …

This essay explores recent attempts to write the history of homosexuality and identifies two
distinct approaches: the biographical approach, which reports on the private lives of …

This article provides an assessment and critique of the current state of crisis management
literature with special emphasis on what historical case studies reveal about the validity of this …

A creep buckling hypothesis presented previously suggested that the known solutions for
short-time buckling can be used in terms of critical strain to estimate creep buckling. The major …

A preliminary annotated checklist of the Chrysomelidae of the Baja California peninsula,
Mexico is presented based on literature records and the examination of approximately 16,000 …