Von Kempelen et al. : remarks on the history of articulatory-acoustic modelling [PDF]
The contribution of von Kempelen’s “Mechanism of Speech” to the ‘phonetic sciences‘ will be analyzed with respect to his theoretical reasoning on speech and speech production on the one hand and on the other in connection with his practical insights ...
Pompino-Marschall, Bernd
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A prospective randomised study to compare the efficacy of Medicam pediatric video Laryngoscope and Macintosh Laryngoscope as an intubating device in pediatric patients: Videolaryngoscopy in pediatric airway [PDF]
Introduction: Airway management in paediatric patients is always a challenging task due to limited functional reserve. Recently, many airway devices have been utilized with varied success rates.
Khalid Atif+2 more
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Management of Tracheo Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children – A Retrospective Study of series of 50 cases [PDF]
This retrospective study of series of 50 cases of inhaled foreign bodies in pediatric patients in one year, deals with which the cases presented and the types of foreign body removed.
Anbalagan, Subramanian+4 more
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Surveillance of paediatric exposures to liquid laundry detergent pods in Italy [PDF]
Objective To analyse paediatric exposures to pod and traditional laundry detergents in Italy and changes in exposure trends. Methods Analyses of a series of patients aged <5 years and exposed to laundry detergents between September 2010 and June ...
Celentano, Anna+5 more
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The weight of phonetic substance in the structure of sound inventories [PDF]
In the research field initiated by Lindblom & Liljencrants in 1972, we illustrate the possibility of giving substance to phonology, predicting the structure of phonological systems with nonphonological principles, be they listener-oriented (perceptual ...
Abry, Christian+4 more
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Best Practices in Second Stage Labor Care: Maternal Bearing Down and Positioning [PDF]
Despite evidence of adverse fetal and maternal outcomes from the use of sustained Valsalva bearing down efforts, current second-stage care practices are still characterized by uniform directions to “push” forcefully upon complete dilatation of the cervix
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists+8 more
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Carcinoma glottis with parotid metastasis
Introduction: Glottic carcinomas represent approximately one third of the laryngeal cancers. True glottis includes both true vocal cords including anterior and posterior commissures.
U Suryanarayan+3 more
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On the Acoustic Characterization of Ejective Stops in Waima’a [PDF]
We examine some acoustic properties of ejective stops in Waima’a (an Austronesian language spoken in East Timor), and compare them with other voiceless stop types that occur in the language. Previous studies of ejectives in other languages have suggested
Hajek, John, Stevens, Mary
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On the avoidance of voiced sibilant affricates [PDF]
In this paper it is argued that several typologically unrelated languages share the tendency to avoid voiced sibilant affricates. This tendency is explained by appealing to the phonetic properties of the sounds, and in particular to their aerodynamic ...
Zygis, Marzena
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Objective: To present the case of a 78-year-old man with Glottic SCCa stage I who underwent single stage transoral cordectomy type IV with medialization thyroplasty under general anesthesia.
Joyce Anne Regalado-Go+2 more
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